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Aleksandra Boskovic, research director for Optics, Surface and Integration Technologies at Corning Incorporated, will be named 2016 Technologist of the Year at the 21st Annual Women of Color STEM Conference. The conference will be held Thursday, Oct 13 to Saturday, 15, 2016.
Dr. Boskovic has five patents that enable telecommunications systems to keep up with bandwidth growth at the speed of light. Her most recent invention is an optical communication system. She has invented an optical networking device for optical networks with increased transparency, and an optical communication system with a fiber link capable of transmitting optical signals with high optical launch power over long distances.
Dr. Boskovic leads a research group that builds understanding in optics, surface science, and thin films in order to make important inventions. These innovations are for high bandwidth communications, data center applications around the world for productivity and higher capacity, and novel glass surfaces.
In addition to the top award, more than 40 STEM professionals nominated by their employers will be recognized.
Women of Color Conference is sponsored by Consumers Energy and Career Communications Group's Women of Color Magazine. Hosted by General Motors, the conference will take place at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center COBO Center from October 13 through 15, 2016.
Below are the finalists for the 2016 Women of Color STEM Conference Awards. TECHNOLOGIST OF THE YEAR
Aleksandra Boskovic, Ph.D. Research Director Corning Incorporated
BUSINESS LEADERSHIP
Leah Taylor Vice President - Investment Specialist J.P. Morgan Private Bank
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT - GOVERNMENT
Andrea Veil Executive Director, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT - INDUSTRY
Joi Harris Vice President - Gas Operations DTE Energy
COMMUNITY SERVICE - INDUSTRY
Sydney L. Davis Systems Integration Specialist Quality & Product Launch
Consumers Energy
COMMUNITY SERVICE - INDUSTRY
Raquel P. Cundiff Customer Engineering Manager The Boeing Company
COMMUNITY SERVICE - INDUSTRY
Vannia Willis
Contracted Research and Development (CRAD) Program Manager Huntington Ingalls Industries
COMMUNITY SERVICE - GOVERNMENT
Tiffany Owens Systems Safety Engineer Naval Sea Systems Command
CORPORATE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION
Rosa Bushkuhl, P.E. Project Engineer, New Business Development Consumers Energy
CORPORATE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION
Katy Wong Systems Engineer Senior Staff Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
Amber Brown Project Engineer Staff Lockheed Martin Corporation
CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
Anita Lee Wright Business Development & Proposal Operations Manager Northrop Grumman Corporation
MANAGERIAL LEADERSHIP - GOVERNMENT
Darlene Baxter Deputy Director, Project Planning and Control NASA Langley Research Center
MANAGERIAL LEADERSHIP - INDUSTRY
Esther Betancourt Director of Engineering Defense Systems Harris Corporation
MANAGERIAL LEADERSHIP - INDUSTRY
Audra E. Ryan-Jones Vice President, Federal Civilian Market Segment Leader Hewlett Packard Enterprise
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION - GOVERNMENT
Victoria Chung Head, Simulation Development and Analysis Branch Research Services Directorate NASA Langley Research Center
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION - INDUSTRY
Evelyn "Elven" Chern, Ph.D. Lead Principal-Technical Architect AT&T
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION - INDUSTRY
Sophia Shiue Business Process Manager Information and Communication Technology Product Design, Development, and Product Planning FCA US LLC
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION - INDUSTRY
Regina Sullivan, Ph.D. Aeronautical Engineer, Sr. Lockheed Martin Corporation
PRESIDENT'S AWARD
Paula Noble Vice President, Human Resources Corporate & Shared Services Group The Boeing Company
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT - GOVERNMENT
Kelly Oberia Elmore, MD, MBA CDR, MC, USN Director, Healthcare Business US Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT - GOVERNMENT
Dr. Juanita Harris Director, Weapons Development & Integration Directorate Department of the Army Senior Executive Service (SES)
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT - INDUSTRY
Melissa E. Morrison-Ellis, PMP Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netter Sensor System (JLENS) Deputy Program Manager Raytheon Company
K-12 PROMOTION OF EDUCATION
Alicia Morgan Program Leader and Advisory Board Chairperson Heart House Dallas and Bryan Adams High School Academies of Engineering and Biomedical Sciences
STUDENT LEADERSHIP
Courtney Lee Mason Student United States Naval Academy
TECHNICAL INNOVATION - GOVERNMENT
Sharon Robinson-Keith Mission Systems Lead Engineer F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office
TECHNICAL INNOVATION - INDUSTRY
Evelyn R. Anderson, CISM®, CGEIT®, CRISCTM Senior Technical Staff Member Global Technology Services Global Risk and Compliance Management IBM Corporation
TECHNICAL INNOVATION - INDUSTRY
Phyllis Spence Engineering Fellow Raytheon Company
VISIONARY AWARD
Pat Walker Locke President Seeds of Humanity Foundation, Inc.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Monica Brown Director, Enterprise IT Delivery Management T-Mobile
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Anudeep Cheema Supervisor, Information Communication and Technology (ICT) MOPAR Warranty Systems FCA US LLC
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Courtney H. Coulter Lead Electronics Engineer U.S. Army Communications - Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Camille R. Daniel Project Manager, Lead Analyst, Asst. Group Supervisor Force Projection Sector The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Ming Hu Director, Technology AT&T
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Arundhati Desai Project Manager FCA US LLC
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Andrea Jemison-Smith Manager - Torque and Core Technology General Assembly Manufacturing Engineering FCA US LLC
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Valarie W. Mackey IT Director The Coca-Cola Company
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Shava Meadows Systems Engineer Air Force Research Laboratory
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Amy Nguyen Computer Scientist/Project Lead Duke V2/V3 United States Army
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Jennifer Stringfellow Lead Data Manager, Test Engineer Missile Defense Agency
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Alana Tyler Murphy Senior Manager - Systems Engineering Raytheon Company
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Elaine Ward (WOC 2015) Technical Director, Enterprise Strategy & Transformation Technical Center The MITRE Corporation
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Tabice Ward Director - Information Protection & Security DTE Energy