LOS ANGELES, March 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman
Corporation (NYSE: NOC) employee Katherine
Pendergraph received the Most Promising Engineer of the Year
award at the 14th annual Asian-American Engineer of the Year
(AAEOY) award ceremony, held this weekend in Los Angeles. The AAEOY Award recognizes
outstanding Asian-American professionals for their leadership,
technical achievements and public service in the fields of science,
technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
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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.
Pendergraph is a project engineer in Northrop Grumman's
Information Systems sector, where she is responsible for
verification and validation of development and operational software
for a communications system. She has also supported missile and
high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) programs. She is a mentor to
minority men and women as part of the Northrop Grumman Systems
Engineering Associates program and a member of the Society of Women
Engineers. She earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering
from the University of California,
Riverside and a master's in aerospace engineering from the
University of California, Los
Angeles.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and
commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
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