Barbara Lippiatt Wins Silver Medal

U.S. Department of Commerce Silver Medal for her work. Lippiatt is an economist in the Office of Applied Economics of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) but is currently serving on rotation as a program analyst in the Office of the Director. The Silver Medal is bestowed for “exceptional performance characterized by noteworthy or superlative contributions that have a direct and lasting impact within the Department.” The award citation notes that “Ms. Lippiatt is cited for development of sound environmental and economic performance metrics in the highly charged field of ‘green’ products.”