Yoko Kawai Parker, a systems engineering specialist at L3Harris Technologies, will receive a Special Recognition Award at the 2023 Women of Color STEM Conference.
As the head of the simulation and modeling working group, Yoko's expertise helps steer the company's technology development initiatives and roadmap.
Her responsibilities include cutting-edge physics model development for high-voltage, high-current pulse power systems and components.
Yoko is currently spearheading a $40 million-plus initiative to upgrade prompt X-ray simulators for the U.S. Department of Defense.
These simulators are designed to offer improved environmental sustainability, enhanced safety features, a reduced size, and an increased X-ray yield.
Yoko has a remarkable research portfolio that includes 70 papers on cluster chemical physics.
Her research primarily focuses on cluster ion reactions, specifically water clusters and their impact on atmospheric chemistry.
The 28th annual WOC STEM Conference will also present Special Recognition awards to:
Ana Lucia Ochoa-Lorenzini, director of supply chain management in the metal forming division of American Axle & Manufacturing Autumn Leake, chief engineer at the AIM-9X Sidewinder Technical Project Office, within the Naval Air Systems Command Diedra Hollins, deputy chief information officer at the Battelle Energy Alliance in the Idaho National Laboratory(INL) Judith Jeevarajan, Ph.D., vice president and executive director of the Electrochemical Safety Research Institute in UL Research Institutes Melody Martinez, chief of Section B's Prototypes and Flight Experiments Branch at the Air Force Research Laboratory Gitanjli McRoy, chief engineer for electric vehicle management systems at Ford Motor Company.
