Nine MITRE innovators were celebrated at the 38th annual Becoming Everything You Are (BEYA) STEM Conference on Saturday, Feb. 17. These awards honor outstanding achievements in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) among professionals from underrepresented backgrounds.
This year's recipients are:
- Legacy Award: Asma Abuzaakouk, Ph.D.
- Research Leadership: Katherine Kim, Ph.D.
- Most Promising Engineer: Pam Bhattacharya, Ph.D.
- Most Promising Scientist: Connie Kim
- Senior Investigator: Sridevi Polavaram, Ph.D.
- Science Spectrum Trailblazer: Lex Crumpton
- Modern-Day Technology Leader Award: Margaret Achieng
- Modern-Day Technology Leader Award: Maha Malik
- Modern-Day Technology Leader Award: Nathan Ankomah-Mensah
MITRE has proudly partnered with the BEYA STEM Conference for 38 years. Since 1985, this collaboration has fostered STEM education, networking, and career advancement, while celebrating excellence in these rapidly evolving fields.
MITRE officers joined our honorees at the 2024 BEYA awards dinner. They include Nathan Ankomah-Mensah, left, MITRE SVP Cedric Sims, Katherine Kim Ph.D., Dr. Sridevi Polavaram Ph.D., with her daughter Ruthvika Mamillapalli, Asma Abuzaakouk Ph.D., Lex Crumpton, MITRE CEO Jason Providakes, Margaret Achieng, Pam Bhattacharya Ph.D., and MITRE VP Stephanie Turner.