New Mexico State University
College of Engineering

James C. Owen, ’95

From the College of Engineering, the Distinguished Alumni awardee is James C. Owen, ’95. Owen is the associate laboratory director for weapons engineering and the chief engineer for weapons at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). His extensive interface responsibilities include the National Nuclear Security Administration Nuclear Weapons Enterprise, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Air Force. He is also the recipient of numerous DOE weapons performance awards.