2021 HENAAC Awards

 
 

Engineer
of the year

Marla E.
Pérez-Davis, Ph.D. 

Director
Office of the Director
NASA Glenn Research Center 

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Executive
Excellence

Raquel
Rivera

Vice President, Manufacturing and Assembly
Pratt & Whitney, a Raytheon Technologies Business

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Lifetime Achievement
Industry

Patricia R.
Sánchez 

Manager, Commercial Applications, Engineering Innovation & Commercial Business, Commercial Programs
Bell Textron 

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professional
Achievement II

Luis
Alcoser, PE, PMP, MBA, JD 

General Manager, Future Energy Innovation and Chevron Technology Ventures
Chevron 

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professional
Achievement i

Lidaris San Miguel
Rivera, Ph.D. 

Global Coatings Additives Senior TS&D Scientist Dow Coating Materials
The Dow Chemical Company

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Most Promising ENgineer - Ph.d.

Kenneth M.
Armijo, Ph.D. 

Climate Change Security and Renewable Energy Technologies Engineer Research and Development, Science and Engineering, Systems Engineer, Concentrating Solar Technologies
Sandia National Laboratories 

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Most Promising Scientist - Master’s Degree

Michael A.
Omana 

Aerosol and Filtration Scientist, Research and Development, Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Counter Proliferation Research and Development
Sandia National Laboratories 

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Scientist
of the year

Daniela
Brunner, Ph.D. 

Chief Innovation Officer
Data Sciences & Services Department
PsychoGenics, Inc. 

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Lifetime Achievement
Academia

Rolando A.
Flores Galarza, Ph.D. 

Dean & Chief Administrative Officer, College of Agriculture, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences
New Mexico State University 

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Outstanding Technical
Achievement

Diego del-
Castillo-Negrete, Ph.D.

Distinguished R&D Staff, Plasma Theory and Modeling Group Fusion Energy Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory 

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professional
Achievement II

Jonahira “Joni”
R. Arnold, Ph.D. 

Division Chief Structural Materials Division Materials and Manufacturing Directorate
Air Force Research Laboratory, U.S. Air Force 

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Excellence in
Education

Christian
Servin, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of Computer Science Department: ITS/ Computer Science, Division: Education and Career and Technical Education
El Paso Community College 

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Most Promising Engineer - Ph.d.

Lauren M.
Jackson, Ph.D. 

Process Analyzer Engineering Specialist Analytical Center of Excellence
The Dow Chemical Company

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Most Promising Engineer - Undergrad Degree

Ivan Lucatero
Sanchez 

Mechanical Engineer Staff Corporate Engineering Technology & Operations, Multi Function Engineering & Science, Electronics Engineering
Lockheed Martin Corporation 

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Community
Service

Alexander
Szeto 

Systems Engineering Manager
F-35 CNI Production Engineering
Northrop Grumman Corporation 

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Chairman’s
Award

Major General
R. Mark Toy 

Chief of Staff
UNC Headquarters
United Nations Command 

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Lifetime Achievement
Government

Donald R.
Mendoza, Ph.D.

Senior Systems Engineer
Office of the Chief Engineer
NASA Ames Research Center 

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Outstanding Technical
Achievement

Cristina L.
Zavaleta, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Department Viterbi School of Engineering
University of Southern California 

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professional
Achievement i

Marvi Matos
Rodriguez, Ph.D. 

Director of Engineering Design Practices Engineering Strategy and Operations
The Boeing Company  

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Excellence in
Education

Patricia
Ordóñez Franco, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor Department of Computer Science and Information Technology
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras 

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Most Promising Engineer - Master’s degree

Gregorio H.
Hinojos 

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 

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Most Promising Engineer - Undergrad Degree

Pryscila M.
Verduzco 

NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar Verification and Validation Mission Systems Engineer
Columbus Technologies and Services, Inc. 

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