1992 Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Award[14] 1994 Invited participant in the 1994 Forum on Science in the National Interest - White House Office of Science and Technology Policy[15] 1999 Induction into the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Hall of Fame 2008 Catalyst Award - Science Club for Girls[16] 2008 Hispanic Scientist of the Year, Museum of Science and Industry (Tampa)[17] 2008 Lifetime Achievement award, Hispanic Business Media[18] 1996-2011 Honorary Doctoral Degrees, Goucher College, University of Saint Thomas (Minnesota), Pine Manor College, and Regis College (Massachusetts),[19] 2011 Leadership Award, Women Entrepreneurs in Science & Technology[20] 2012 MAKERS selection, and video, as a prominent woman leader[21] 2013 Woman of Distinction, American Association of University Women (AAUW) 2014 Distinguished Lecturer for the STEM Diversity Institute and the Five Colleges, Inc 2015 Distinguished Women Scientist, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy 2016 Morison Prize, MIT Program in Science, Technology & Society 2017 Honorary Co-Chair, March for Science[22] 2017 Storied Women of M.I.T.[23]