Photo Release -- Two Northrop Grumman Employees Receive Asian American Engineer of the Year Awards
05 Mars 2013 - 4:00PM
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) employees Brad Furukawa and
Helena K. L. Chan, received top awards at the annual Asian American
Engineer of the Year (AAEOY) event, held this weekend in Dallas.
The AAEOY Award is a National Engineers Week Program recognizing
outstanding Asian American professionals for their leadership,
technical achievements and public service in the fields of science,
technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Photos accompanying this release are available at
http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=17437.
"We thank our employees for their contributions to Northrop
Grumman and heartily applaud them for receiving these prestigious
awards. It adds an exclamation point to their careers at Northrop
Grumman and brings them and the company great distinction," said
Denise Peppard, Northrop Grumman vice president and chief human
resources officer.
Since 2002, hundreds of Asian American professionals from U.S.
technology corporations, research institutions and the U.S. Armed
Forces have been honored with AAEOY awards. The past awardees
included Nobel Laureates, academicians, corporate executives and
astronauts.
Furukawa received an AAEOY Asian American Executive of the Year
Award. He is the vice president and chief technology officer for
Northrop Grumman's Enterprise Shared Services organization
responsible for strategy, enterprise architecture, advance
strategic programs and mission assurance. Furukawa is the executive
sponsor for Northrop Grumman's Asian American Professional Network
and has served as a mentor to numerous Asian American professionals
and recent graduates. In 2011 he was honored as a National
Association of Asian American Professional 100 recipient. He earned
his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Northern
Illinois University, DeKalb, Ill.
Chan received an AAEOY Most Promising Engineer of the Year
award. She is the integration and test lead of the U.S. Air Force
Deployable Instrument Landing program. Chan serves on the chapter
of St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral, San Diego and has volunteered
with Habitat for Humanity and Reading to Kids. Chan received a
Sandia National Laboratories Excellence in Engineering Fellowship
for her research on micro-scale gas chromatography. She earned a
bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and computer sciences
from the University of California at Berkeley and a master's and
doctorate degree in electrical engineering from the University of
Michigan.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cybersecurity, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government
and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
CONTACT: Mark Root
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mark.root@ngc.com
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