Dr. Sinue Gomez received the Outstanding Technical Achievement Award at the 2017 Women of Color STEM Conference.

Having obtained 50 U.S. patents, 50 invention disclosures, 37 internal technical reports, and 17 external publications, Gomez is the manager for glass surface technology at Corning Incorporated.

Gomez stated that she began working with Corning at the inception of Gorilla Glass. Her role involved supporting the business from a research and development perspective to create new and improved Gorilla glasses.

Currently, Gorilla Glass is included in nearly 5 billion devices worldwide.

Upon her arrival at Corning, Gomez had very little understanding of glass.

However, she was assigned to a high-profile project within a year. The project required her to learn quickly about glass composition and methods of enhancing its properties.

The team had to develop a new product in less than three months, which was an intense process. However, Gomez had the opportunity to work with the best in the industry.

The iPhone was launched with Gorilla Glass, which was a significant accomplishment for the team. Gomez expressed that the satisfaction of knowing that something she worked on is now used worldwide is immeasurable.

She also acknowledged that their efforts in the lab have created job opportunities for many people.

During the Women of Color STEM Awards, Gomez expressed her gratitude to her supervisors and other leaders at Corning for their support and encouragement.

She stated that she was always encouraged to learn and grow professionally.

Gomez also spoke about her work as a manager for developing cleaning processes and surface cleanliness requirements for pharmaceutical packaging.

She led a team of scientists and engineers in defining and understanding glass surfaces and product performance for pharmaceutical packaging.

Gomez began as an individual contributor and has now transitioned to a technology manager. Her current role requires her to focus on different aspects of glass and deal with different problems.