Contact Jordan LaPier Director (202) 495-3320 jlapier@ourpublicservice.org NIST scientist wins Sammies award for inventing technique to identify 3D printing flaws November 10, 2021 Higgins is among the federal employees to be honored at the 2021 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals awards, known as the Sammies, which are hosted annually by the Partnership for Public Service.