Meet Awardees From Across the Defense Enterprise in the DoD Innovator Spotlight Series
The DoD Innovators Spotlight Series is an opportunity for the public to meet and learn from exceptional scientists, engineers and other STEM professionals working across the DoD. The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology, located within the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, awards individuals and teams within the DoD civilian workforce in the fields of Research and Development, Technology Transfer and Transition, and STEM Advocacy with the following awards:
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Evelyn Villanueva
STEM Advocate of the Quarter

Dr. Jessica Liba
Laboratory Scientist of the Quarter

Dr. Travis Moscicki
STEM Advocate of the Quarter

Stephanie Luna
STEM Advocate of the Quarter

LTC(P) Jacob Johnson, PhD
STEM Advocate of the Quarter

DoD STARBASE Louisiana
STEM Advocate of the Quarter

Dr. Oscar A. Perez
STEM Advocate of the Quarter

Herandy Vasquez
STEM Advocate of the Quarter

Juan Ulloa
STEM Advocate of the Quarter

Dr. David Baker
Laboratory Scientist of the Quarter

Dr. Andrew Lee
STEM Advocate of the Quarter

Jonathan D. Stroud
STEM Advocate of the Quarter

Dr. Darin Sharar
Laboratory Scientist of the Quarter

Elizabeth “Libby” Hite
STEM Advocate of the Quarter

Jennifer Martin
Laboratory Scientist of the Quarter

Yolanda Tanner
STEM Advocate of the Quarter

Kelly Thompson
STEM Advocate of the Quarter

Tonya Hamann
STEM Advocate of the Quarter

Erica Borgers Klonkowski
STEM Advocate of the Quarter

Dr. Linda J. Mullen
SMART Scholars and Mentors of the Year

David Illig
SMART Scholars and Mentors of the Year

Dr. Tyler Helble
SMART Scholars and Mentors of the Year

Dr. Regina Guazzo
SMART Scholars and Mentors of the Year

Dr. Richard C. Ordoñez
SMART Scholars and Mentors of the Year

Khaldoon M. Ishmael
SMART Scholars and Mentors of the Year

Lynn Zanow
Technology Transfer Advocate of the Quarter

Marshall Schroeder
Laboratory Scientist of the Quarter

Mr. Wayne Jordheim
STEM Advocate of the Quarter

Matthew (Matt) Jones
Technology Transfer Advocate of the Quarter

David Y. Lee
Technology Transfer Advocate of the Quarter

Dr. Sara Quraishi
Laboratory Scientist of the Quarter

Dr. Oluseyi (Seyi) Ayorinde
STEM Advocate of the Quarter

Kiana Y. Williams
George F. Linsteadt Award For Excellence in Technology Transfer

Karen Presley
George F. Linsteadt Award For Excellence in Technology Transfer

Linda Burger
George F. Linsteadt Award For Excellence in Technology Transfer

Tim Miedzinski
STEM Advocate of the Quarter

John Bennewitz
Laboratory Scientist of the Quarter

Adam Wechsler
STEM Advocate of the Quarter

Kyle Verrinder
STEM Advocate of the Quarter

Dr. Gregory Anderson
STEM Advocate of the Quarter

Dr. Benjamin Gould
Laboratory Scientist of the Quarter

Dr. Cynthia Gagliano Doil
STEM Advocate of the Quarter

Ms. Sarah Buttrick
Technology Transfer Advocate of the Quarter

Dr. Jonathan Vernon
Laboratory Scientist of the Quarter

Dr. Khanh D. Pham
Laboratory Scientist of the Quarter

Dr. Igor Linkov
Laboratory Scientist of the Quarter

Tiffany Owens
STEM Advocate of the Quarter

Dr. Edward Diehl
Technology Transfer Advocate of the Quarter

Dr. Abigail Juhl
Laboratory Scientist of the Quarter

Jenna Dix
Technology Transfer Advocate of the Quarter

Steven Corbin
STEM Advocate of the Quarter

Annie Bullock-Yoder
Technology Transfer Advocate of the Quarter
