2021 HENAAC Award Winners
Marla E. Pérez-Davis, Ph.D.
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Engineer of the Year
Director
Office of the Director
NASA Glenn Research Center
Daniela Brunner, Ph.D.
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Scientist of the Year
Chief Innovation Officer
Data Sciences & Services Department
PsychoGenics Inc.
Major General R. Mark Toy
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Chairman’s Award
Chief of Staff
UNC Headquarters
United Nations Command
Raquel Rivera
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Executive Excellence
Vice President, Manufacturing and Assembly
Pratt & Whitney
Raytheon Technologies
Diego del-Castillo-Negrete, Ph.D.
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Outstanding Technical Achievement – National Laboratory
Distinguished R&D Staff
Plasma Theory and Modeling Group
Fusion Energy Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Rolando A. Flores Galarza, Ph.D.
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Lifetime Achievement – Education
Dean and Chief Administrative Officer
College of Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences
New Mexico State University
Patricia R. Sánchez
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Lifetime Achievement – Industry
Manager, Commercial Applications Engineering
Innovation and Commercial Business, Commercial Programs
Bell Textron
Donald R. Mendoza, Ph.D.
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Lifetime Achievement – Government
Senior Systems Engineer
Office of the Chief Engineer
NASA Ames Research Center
Luis Alcoser, PE, PMP, MBA, JD
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Professional Achievement II – Industry
General Manager Future Energy Innovation and Chevron Technology Ventures
Chevron
Jonahira “Joni” R. Arnold, Ph.D.
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Professional Achievement II – Military
Division Chief
Structural Materials Division
Materials and Manufacturing Directorate
Air Force Research Laboratory
U.S. Air Force
Marvi Matos Rodriguez, Ph.D.
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Professional Achievement I
Director of Engineering
Design Practices
Engineering Strategy and Operations
The Boeing Company
Lidaris San Miguel Rivera, Ph.D.
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Professional Achievement I
Global Coatings Additives
Senior TS&D Scientist
Dow Coating Materials
Dow Chemical
Kenneth M. Armijo, Ph.D.
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Most Promising Engineer – Advanced Degree
Climate Change Security and Renewable Energy Technologies Engineer
Research and Development, Science and Engineering, Systems Engineer, Concentrating Solar Technologies
Sandia National Laboratories
Lauren M. Jackson, Ph.D.
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Most Promising Engineer – Advanced Degree
Process Analyzer Engineering Specialist
Analytical Center of Excellence
Dow Chemical
Michael A. Omana
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Most Promising Scientist – Master’s
Aerosol and Filtration Scientist
Research and Development, Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Counter Proliferation Research and Development
Sandia National Laboratories
Gregorio H. Hinojos
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Most Promising Engineer- Master’s
Section Leader EKV, Principal Software Engineer and Subject Matter Expert in the Strategic Missile Defense (SMD)
Software Product Engineering, Strategic & Naval Systems Center
Raytheon Technologies
Ivan Lucatero Sanchez
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Most Promising Engineer – Undergraduate
Mechanical Engineer Staff
Corporate Engineering Technology & Operations, Multi Function Engineering & Science, Electronics Engineering
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Pryscila M. Verduzco
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Most Promising Engineer – Undergraduate
NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar Verification and Validation Mission Systems Engineer
Columbus Technologies and Services, Inc.
Alexander Szeto
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Community Service
Systems Engineering Manager
F-35 CNI Production Engineering
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Patricia Ordóñez Franco, Ph. D.
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Education
Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science and Information Technology
University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras
Christian Servin, Ph.D.
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Education
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Department: ITS/ Computer Science, Division: Education and Career and Technical Education
El Paso Community College
Cristina L. Zavaleta, Ph.D.
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Outstanding Technical Achievement – Education
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering Department, Viterbi School of Engineering
University of Southern California