Attention STEM Majors: Register today for the 2021 GMiS Conference! Full, all-access student registration is only $125! You’ve done the work. You’ve taken the classes. You’ve built your network. Now come to the GMiS Conference and find your dream job! And this year, it’s 100% Virtual. No airports. No middle… Read More »Register today for the 2021 GMiS Conference for only $125!
Professional Achievement IMarvi Matos Rodriguez, Ph.D.The Boeing Company Congratulations to Marvi Matos Rodriguez, Ph.D. of the Boeing Company for her selection as a 2021 HENAAC Award Honoree! Dr. Matos Rodriguez is an award-winning scientist and engineer with over 19 years of experience developing novel thermal protection materials used in rockets. Dr. Matos will… Read More »GMiS 2021 Award Winner Spotlight
Great Minds in STEM (GMiS) is proud to announce recent changes in our Board of Directors and within our GMiS Staff.
The Boeing Company Rosa Avalos Chumpitazi works for NASA’s International Space Station (ISS) Program in Houston Texas, where she serves as a Mechanisms and Operations Engineer for The Boeing Company. Born in a small village in Lima Peru, Rosa was raised by loving parents who… Read More »Rosa Avalos Chumpitazi
Disneyland Resort Esther Andras is currently a Principal Architect AIS for the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA. She was born in New Jersey, to loving parents who immigrated from the Philippines at a young age and met in the U.S. They were incredible role models… Read More »Esther L. Andras
United States Coast Guard Lieutenant Junior Grade Jesuar Smith graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 2012 where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Operations Research and Computer Analysis. Upon receiving his commission as a Coast Guard officer, he reported to the… Read More »LTJG Jesuar I. Smith
University of Texas at Austin Freshman AstroPhysics Davila/Treviño Memorial Scholarships Constant difficulties in life teach us to persevere and never give up, but as Vince Lombardi stated, “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” Vennicio Docasar has dealt with significant… Read More »Vennicio Docasar
University of Texas at El Paso Junior Electrical & Computer Engineering Lockheed Martin Astronaut Chris Handfield said, “No astronaut launches for space with their fingers crossed.” A phrase that has inspired and motivated Hanna every day as she works to achieve her academic and career… Read More »Hanna O’Leary
Shell Oil Company Born and raised in Venezuela, Vanessa Kertznus grew up in the shadow of the Central Cordillera. It was her surroundings, close to the mountains and the ocean, that helped to shape her education and career choices. With a love for science and… Read More »Vanessa Kertznus, Ph.D
Stanford University Junior Mechanical Engineering The Boeing Company Scholarship The 2020 GMiS Conference theme was “Every Challenge, Every Frontier.” Jennifer Lugardo exemplifies that theme. The challenges and obstacles she has encountered, have empowered her to accomplish her goals. In recognition of her perseverance, dedication, and… Read More »Jennifer Lugardo