Dr. Kerianne Hobbs, a research aerospace engineer with the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate, earned the 40 Under 40 award from the International Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) in 2020. “AFRL has been a great place to work to balance meaningful, challenging work, with my goals to pursue an advanced degree,” Hobbs said. “I feel exceptionally fortunate to have a job that allowed me to pursue my education goals in parallel with my professional goals and now I am in a place to contribute more than I could have imagined a decade ago.” (Courtesy photo)