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2025

Waves of Change
STEM Awards

What makes the Waves of Change (WOC) STEM Awards so valuable is that they select the best of the best and recognize the work of a lifetime. Each year, WOC judges select award recipients from a talented pool of promising college students, new hires, mid-career professionals and managers, C-suite executives, innovators, inventors, and change agents. For almost 30 years, the judges have administered the selection process with integrity and distinction. We thank the 2025 judges for their dedication and selfless contribution.
Tamla Olivier Photograph
Technologist of the Year
Tamla Olivier
President and Chief Executive Officer
Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE)
2025 WOC STEM

All Award Winners

Get to know all the winners of the Waves of Change STEM Awards. These prestigious honors are given by a distinguished panel from industry, government, and academia. Dive into the full lists of awardees below and celebrate their incredible achievements.

Peer-Reviewed Awardees

Outstanding Achievements Awardees

Impact Awardees

Meet The

Selection Committee

Judges
Selection Committee Chairs
Angela Barbee
Board Director
Mark Vaughn, Ph.D.
Manager, Technical Talent Pipelining for the Technology Community
Corning Incorporated
All Members of the Selection Committee
JeanMarie Priola
Intel Data Tech Futures Division Data Operations Deputy Branch Chief
U.S. Air Force
Ruthie Barnes
Branch Chief
U.S. Air Force
Angela Butler
Capture Director
GDIT
Bridget Chatman
Chief Strategy and Operations Officer
MJT Holdings LLC
Anna Cordrey

Madhura Damle
Senior Project Manager, Supply Chain Programs
Rivian Automotive LLC
Krupa Deshmukh, Ph.D.
Program Leader, Biotechnology R&D
Corteva Agriscience
Vanessa Ellerby
Knowledge & Process Management Lead
Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific
Rachelle Forney
Software Campaign Prevention Specialist Manager
Ford Motor Company
Mary Hor-Lao
Director, Software Engineering
Abbott Neuromodulation
Lu Huang, Ph.D.
Senior Researcher
General Motors
Karen Hudson
Avionics Engineering Division Chief
Department of the Air Force
Judy Jeevarajan, Ph.D.
Vice President and Executive Director
UL Research Institutes
Autumn Leake
Chief Engineer
Jiwon Lee Moran, Ph.D.
Ruchi Mahindru
Distinguished Engineer
IBM Research
Gitanjli McRoy
Chief Engineer - EV Energy Management Systems
Ford Motor Company
Courtney Mixon
Senior Director - Boeing BDS Supply Chain
The Boeing Company
Isha Renta
Physical Scientist
Esha Sama
Senior Program Manager
World Wide Technology
D Sangeeta, Ph.D.
Founder and CEO
Gotara
Sherri Suehle
Mechanical Engineer IV
Textron Systems
Mark Vaughn, Ph.D.
Manager, Technical Talent Pipelining for the Technology Community
Corning Incorporated
Hui-ping Wang, Ph.D.
Senior Technical Fellow
General Motors
Zakia Williams-Greene, Ph.D.
Senior Pharmacologist
U.S. Food and Drug Administration

More Information about the

Waves of Change STEM Awards

  • A complete description of all award categories and selection criteria can be found here
  • Peer-Reviewed Awards (PR) are subject to competitive review processes.
  • Outstanding Achievement Awards (OAA) are based on employer recommendations.
  • Nominations are open to all without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristics.