Dr. Johnson received a Doctoral degree in Physics-Photonics (2004) from Oklahoma State University based on research directed at the application of porphyrins in chemical detection. Since joining the Naval Research Laboratory in 2004, she has pursued a wide variety of research including distributed sensing, environmental monitoring, self-decontaminating materials, and natural products. She holds eight patents and has published more than 125 papers and reports on her work. Dr. Johnson received the 2013 Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Navy Scientists Engineers of the Year award in the category of Emergent Investigator as well as the 2018 NRL Edison Patent Award.
Edison Patent Award
US Naval Research Laboratory
NRL Edison Patent Awards were established in 1991 to recognize NRL employees for their contributions to patents issued during the preceding calendar year. The selected patents are those judged to have the greatest potential benefit to the Nation.
Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Navy Scientists and Engineers of the Year – Emergent Investigator
US Department of the Navy
The annual science and engineering awards program was established in 2006 to recognize the excellence of the Department of the Navy's highest performing scientists and engineers who have made significant contributions in their fields, to the Department, Sailors, Marines, and the future Fleet. The award recipients are part of the 36,000 professionals in the Department of the Navy's science and engineering community.