Bio
Christi Johnson is a Technical Professional in the Multimodal Sensor Analytics group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where she has been a staff member since 2016. Before joining ORNL in 2014 as an intern in the SULI program, she received her B.S. degree in Physics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her research interests include hardware systems design, fabrication, and testing for small electronics to large-scale data acquisition systems, biometrics, and field-deployable systems design and development. Christi has been a team and task lead on several ORNL research projects in the biometrics area. In 2024, Christi was part of a team that was a finalist for the FedID Best Operational Success Award. Christi has been awarded four patents and three technology licenses for hardware design.
Professional Experience
Technical Professional (ORNL): May 2016 - Present
Post-Bachelor Research Associate (ORNL): May 2015-May 2016
SULI Intern (ORNL): January 2015-May 2015
SULI Intern (ORNL): August 2014-December 2014
Awards
2018 Technology Commercialization Award: Aether Spectrum LLC
2019 Technology Commercialization Award: Idemia Identity & Security USA LLC
2020 Technology Commercialization Award: Aether Spectrum LLC
2021 R&D 100 Award: Precision Deicer
2022 NSSD Awards for Research Accomplishment: BRIAR Team
2024 FedID Best Operational Success Award (team) finalist for the BRIAR Project
Education
Bachelors of Science in Physics from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, graduated in May 2014.
Professional Affiliations
IEEE, Women in Nuclear and Global Security (WiNGS), Committee for Women (CFW)
Trademarks and Patents
Patent: US 10,284,021 B2, Lighting System with Induction Power System
Patent: US 10,742,894 B2, Optical Array for High-Quality Imaging in Harsh Environments
Patent: US 11,131,502 B2, Heating System with Induction Power Supply and Electromagnetic Induction Power Supply
Patent: US 11,601,601, B2, Optical Array for High-Quality Imaging in Harsh Environments