2021 HENAAC Awards
Engineer
of the year
Marla E.
Pérez-Davis, Ph.D.
Director
Office of the Director
NASA Glenn Research Center
Executive
Excellence
Raquel
Rivera
Vice President, Manufacturing and Assembly
Pratt & Whitney, a Raytheon Technologies Business
Lifetime Achievement
Industry
Patricia R.
Sánchez
Manager, Commercial Applications, Engineering Innovation & Commercial Business, Commercial Programs
Bell Textron
professional
Achievement II
Luis
Alcoser, PE, PMP, MBA, JD
General Manager, Future Energy Innovation and Chevron Technology Ventures
Chevron
professional
Achievement i
Lidaris San Miguel
Rivera, Ph.D.
Global Coatings Additives Senior TS&D Scientist Dow Coating Materials
The Dow Chemical Company
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
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
Scientist
of the year
Daniela
Brunner, Ph.D.
Chief Innovation Officer
Data Sciences & Services Department
PsychoGenics, Inc.
Lifetime Achievement
Academia
Rolando A.
Flores Galarza, Ph.D.
Dean & Chief Administrative Officer, College of Agriculture, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences
New Mexico State University
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
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
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
Most Promising Engineer - Ph.d.
Lauren M.
Jackson, Ph.D.
Process Analyzer Engineering Specialist Analytical Center of Excellence
The Dow Chemical Company
Most Promising Engineer - Undergrad Degree
Ivan Lucatero
Sanchez
Mechanical Engineer Staff Corporate Engineering Technology & Operations, Multi Function Engineering & Science, Electronics Engineering
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Community
Service
Alexander
Szeto
Systems Engineering Manager
F-35 CNI Production Engineering
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Chairman’s
Award
Major General
R. Mark Toy
Chief of Staff
UNC Headquarters
United Nations Command
Lifetime Achievement
Government
Donald R.
Mendoza, Ph.D.
Senior Systems Engineer
Office of the Chief Engineer
NASA Ames Research Center
Outstanding Technical
Achievement
Cristina L.
Zavaleta, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Department Viterbi School of Engineering
University of Southern California
professional
Achievement i
Marvi Matos
Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Director of Engineering Design Practices Engineering Strategy and Operations
The Boeing Company
Excellence in
Education
Patricia
Ordóñez Franco, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Department of Computer Science and Information Technology
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
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
Most Promising Engineer - Undergrad Degree
Pryscila M.
Verduzco
NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar Verification and Validation Mission Systems Engineer
Columbus Technologies and Services, Inc.