Alan M. Lytle, research engineer in the Building and Fire Research Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md., is the recipient of the 2008 Robert J. Painter Award.  The award, given by ASTM International and the Standards Engineering Society, honors individuals who contribute the most outstanding service to standards development in a given year.

Lytle was recognized for his exceptional leadership and service in developing relevant standards in the evolving industry of 3D imaging systems.  A member of ASTM International since 2006, Lytle is chair of ASTM Committee E57 on 3D Imaging Systems and also serves on Committee E54 on Homeland Security Applications. 

Following active duty service as a nuclear-trained submarine officer in the U.S. Navy, Lytle joined the staff at NIST in 2001 as a robotics engineer and was selected to lead the Construction Metrology and Automation Group in 2004.  His present research focuses on improving construction productivity through the use of automation systems and advanced field measurement. 

Lytle is a graduate of Virginia Tech where he earned a B.S. in electrical engineering and an M.S. in environmental engineering.  He returned to his alma mater for his Ph.D., and is currently researching 3D imaging-based construction object recognition under the supervision of Dr. Mike Vorster in the Charles E. Via Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Outside of ASTM International, Lytle is a member of the International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction, the Construction Industry Institute and FIATECH

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