Local Sandia Labs chemist gets national recognition

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A local chemist is defying the odds in more ways than one.
Doctor Bernadette Hernandez-Sanchez grew up in Albuquerque’s South Valley, the oldest of six siblings, she says she was always interested in the world around her.
“Growing up, I didn’t see a whole lot of Hispanic role models that I could connect with so it’s exciting to be somebody that can be a role model for future students,” Hernandez-Sanchez said.
Now, she is getting nati