Following is a list of awards to MDL scientists and technologists during 2016:

1. Dr. John Hennessy
   Rising Researcher Recognition Award 2016, SPIE Security and Defense
2. Dr. Cecile Jung-Kubiak
   2016 JPL Discovery Award for "Leadership in Going Above and Beyond in Helping Mentor A New NASA Postdoc," Presented by The Instrument Electronics and Sensors Section of The Jet Propulsion Laboratory
3. Dr. Ryan. Briggs
   Voyager Award: for The Development of Novel Low-Power-Consumption Quantum Cascade Lasers for Planetary Science Instruments.

Following is a list of signs of recognition by external organizations of MDL scientists and technologists during 2016:

1. Dr. April Jewell
   Board Member 2014–2016, Southern California Section of The American Chemical Society (SCALACS), Elected Board Member 2014-2016, Southern California Section of The American Chemical Society (SCALACS).
2. Dr. Cecile Jung-Kubiak
   Senior Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - IEEE, 2016
3. Dr. Michael Hoenk
   Program Committee 2016, SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instruments – High Energy Detectors.
4. Dr. Robert Green, MDL Director
   Elected to The Basic Science Section of The International Academy of Astronautics
5. Dr. Shouleh Nikzad
   • Selected As One of The Global Women of Light By Optical Society of America (OSA) and Women in Science Technology Engineering and Entrepreneurship (WISTEE) For OSA's 100th Anniversary
   • Invited Alumna, USC Alumni Spotlight
   • Keynote Speaker APSIH Commencement Honoring Distinguished Graduates of Iranian Heritage
   • Radio Interview, Frontiers of Science