Recognition
Pictured: Class of 2023 AIAA Associate Fellows
AIAA is committed to ensuring that aerospace professionals are recognized and celebrated for their achievements, innovations, and discoveries that make the world safer, more connected, more accessible, and more prosperous. From the major missions that reimagine how our nation utilizes air and space to the inventive new applications that enhance everyday living, aerospace professionals leverage their knowledge for the benefit of society. AIAA continues to celebrate that pioneering spirit showcasing the very best in the aerospace industry.
Class of 2024 AIAA Associate Fellows Dinner and Induction Ceremony SOLD OUT
Ticketed Event: Wednesday, 10 January 2024
Reception: 1800–1845 hrs | Foyer outside of ballrooms Plaza G & F
Dinner: 1900 hrs | Plaza Ballroom H
Each year, the Institute recognizes exemplary professionals for their accomplishments in engineering or scientific work, outstanding merit and contributions to the art, science, or technology of aeronautics or astronautics. Join us to congratulate the Class of 2024 AIAA Associate Fellows at this annual celebration event.
AIAA would like to thank the following organizations for their generous support to the AIAA Associate Fellows Induction Ceremony.
Premier Lecture
2024 AIAA Dryden Lecture in Research
Peyman Givi
Distinguished Professor and James T. MacLeod Chair in Engineering
University of Pittsburgh
The lecture emphasizes the great importance of basic and applied research to the advancement in aeronautics and astronautics and is a salute to research scientists and engineers.
Lecture: The Promise of Quantum Computing for Aerospace Science and Engineering
Lecture Date and Time: Monday, 8 January 2024, 1730–1830 hrs
Location: Windermere Ballroom
Admission to this lecture does not require AIAA SciTech Forum registration.
Literary Award
2024 AIAA Gardner-Lasser Aerospace History Literature Award
Margaret A. Weitekamp
Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum
This award is presented for the best original contribution to the field of aeronautical or astronautical nonfiction literature published in the last five years dealing with the science, technology, and/or impact of aeronautics or astronautics on society.
“Space Craze: America’s Enduring Fascination with Real and Imagined Space Flight”
Award presentation: Thursday, 11 January 2024, plenary session, 0800 hrs
Location: Windermere Ballroom
Literary Award
2024 AIAA History Manuscript Award
Aaron M. Bateman
George Washington University
This award is presented for the best historical manuscript dealing with the science, technology, and/or impact of aeronautics and astronautics on society.
A Space Renaissance: The Strategic Defense Initiative and the Arms Race
Award presentation: Thursday, 11 January 2024, plenary session, 0800 hrs
Location: Windermere Ballroom
Literary Award
2024 AIAA Pendray Aerospace Literature Award
Ann P. Dowling
University of Cambridge
The award is presented for an outstanding contribution or contributions to aeronautical and astronautical literature in the relatively recent past.
Combustion Noise
Award presentation: Thursday, 11 January 2024, plenary session, 0800 hrs
Location: Windermere Ballroom
Literary Award
2024 AIAA Summerfield Book Award
Jeffrey W. Hamstra
Lockheed Martin Corporation
This award is presented to the author of the best book recently published (within the last five years) by AIAA.
The F-35 Lightning II: From Concept to Cockpit
Award presentation: Thursday, 11 January 2024, plenary session, 0800 hrs
Location: Windermere Ballroom
Service Award
2024 AIAA Mary W. Jackson Diversity and Inclusion Award
Amanda Simpson
Airbus Americas (retired)
U.S. Department of Defense (retired)
This award recognizes an individual or group within AIAA who has devoted time and effort and made significant contributions to the advancement of diversity and inclusion within the Institute. It also seeks to raise awareness on the value of a diverse membership and inclusive environment, and of important and challenging issues pertaining to diversity and inclusion in the aerospace workforce at large.
For leadership in bringing the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion to the forefront for the aerospace community through sustained efforts through professional societies
Award presentation: Monday, 8 January 2024, plenary session, 0800 hrs
Windermere Ballroom
Technical Excellence Award
2024 AIAA Air Breathing Propulsion Award
Aspi R. Wadia
GE Aviation (retired)
This award is presented to an individual for sustained, meritorious accomplishment in the arts, sciences, and technology of air breathing propulsion systems.
For sustained excellence, global impact, and revolutionary research and development in gas turbine aerodynamics.
Award presentation: 10 January 2024, plenary session, 0800 hrs
Location: Windermere Ballroom
Technical Excellence Award
2024 AIAA Aerodynamic Measurement Technology Award
Paul M. Danehy
NASA Langley Research Center
This award is presented for continued contributions and achievements toward the advancement of advanced aerodynamics flowfield and surface measurement techniques for research in flight and ground test applications.
For the development and application of optical and laser-based measurement techniques supporting NASA’s aeronautics and space exploration missions.
Award presentation: Tuesday, 9 January 2024, plenary session, 0800 hrs
Location: Windermere Ballroom
Technical Excellence Award
2024 AIAA de Florez Award for Flight Simulation
Marinus Maria van Paassen
Delft University
This award is presented for an outstanding individual achievement in the application of flight simulation to aerospace training, research, and development
For key contributions to the fields of human-in-the-loop vehicle simulation, real-time and distributed simulation software, and aerospace human factors.
Award presentation: Tuesday, 9 January 2024, plenary session, 0800 hrs
Location: Windermere Ballroom
Technical Excellence Award
2024 AIAA Energy Systems Award
Chih-Jen Sung
University of Connecticut
This award is presented for a significant contribution in the broad field of energy systems, specifically as related to the application of engineering sciences and systems engineering to the production, storage, distribution, and conservation of energy.
For outstanding contributions to flame dynamics and low-temperature chemistry for developing fuel-flexible, ultra-low emission, efficient combustion energy systems using conventional and alternative fuels.
Award presentation: Wednesday, 10 January 2024, plenary session, 0800 hrs
Location: Windermere Ballroom
Technical Excellence Award
2024 AIAA Intelligent Systems Award
Randal W. Beard
Brigham Young University
This award is presented to recognize important fundamental contributions to intelligent systems technologies and applications that advance the capabilities of aerospace systems.
For his innovative contributions to the guidance and control of autonomous aircraft and to the mentoring and training of the next generation of aerospace leaders.
Award presentation: Monday, 8 January 2024, plenary session, 0800 hrs
Location: Windermere Ballroom
Technical Excellence Award
2024 AIAA Mechanics and Control of Flight Award
David Mitchell
Mitchell Aerospace Research
This award is presented for an outstanding recent technical or scientific contribution by an individual in the mechanics, guidance, or control of flight in space or the atmosphere.
For industry-defining research and globally recognized leadership in flying qualities, handling qualities, and PIO evaluation in both fixed wing and rotary wing vehicles.
Award presentation: Tuesday, 9 January 2024, plenary session, 0800 hrs
Location: Windermere Ballroom
Technical Excellence Award
2024 AIAA Propellants and Combustion Award
Jeffrey Cohen
RTX Corporation
This award is presented for outstanding technical contributions to aeronautical or astronautical combustion engineering.
For outstanding contributions to sprays, combustion control, and gas turbine combustion.
Award presentation: Monday, 8 January 2024, plenary session, 0800 hrs
Location: Windermere Ballroom
Technical Excellence Award
2024 AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics, & Materials Award
Carlos E. S. Cesnik
University of Michigan
This award is presented to an individual who has been responsible for an outstanding sustained technical or scientific contribution in aerospace structures, structural dynamics, or materials.
For seminal contributions to research and education in structural modeling, dynamics, and health monitoring emphasizing multiphysics effects in very flexible aircraft, rotorcraft, and hypersonic vehicles.
Award presentation: Tuesday, 9 January 2024, plenary session, 0800 hrs
Location: Windermere Ballroom
Technical Excellence Award
2024 AIAA Survivability Award
Gary C. Wollenweber
GE Aerospace
This award is presented to an individual or a team to recognize outstanding achievement or contribution in design, analysis, implementation and/or education of survivability in an aerospace system.
For exceptional contributions during a longstanding career in aircraft engine thermal design that has led to improved aircraft survivability through IR signature reduction.
Award presentation: Tuesday, 9 January 2024, plenary session, 0800 hrs
Location: Windermere Ballroom
Technical Excellence Award
2024 AIAA Wyld Propulsion Award
Joseph Majdalani
Auburn University
This award is presented for outstanding achievement in the development or application of rocket propulsion systems.
For groundbreaking theoretical modeling and research on cyclonic rocket engines, revolutionizing the understanding of these and many other liquid, solid, and hybrid rocket engines.
Award presentation: Wednesday, 10 January 2024, plenary session, 0800 hrs
Location: Windermere Ballroom
AIAA Student Paper Competitions
Winners will be announced on Friday, 12 January, during the morning plenary session.
Location: Windermere Ballroom
- Aerospace Design and Structures Group
- American Society for Composites Student Paper Award
- Jefferson Goblet Student Paper Award
- Lockheed Martin Student Paper Award in Structures
- Harry H. and Lois G. Hilton Student Paper Award in Structures
- SwRI Student Paper Award in Non-Deterministic Approaches
- Green Engineering Best Student Paper Award
- Guidance Navigation and Control Best Graduate Student Paper
- Human Machine Teaming SciTech Paper
- Intelligent Systems Student Paper Competition
- Meshing, Visualization, and Computational Environments Best Student Paper
- Sensor Systems & Information Fusion Student Paper Grand Challenge
- Space Tethers Student Paper Competition
- Terrestrial Energy Systems Best Student Paper Award
- Unmanned Systems
Best Professional Paper Awards
These awards will be presented at the sponsoring committee’s meeting.
2023 AIAA Adaptive Structures Best Paper
“Homogenization Model for Multistable Honeycomb Metastructures Exhibiting Beam-like Behavior” (AIAA 2023-1394)
Authors: David Matthew Boston and Andres
F. Arrieta, Purdue University
2023 AIAA Aerospace Design and Structures Best Paper
“Using Broyden’s Method to Improve the Computational Performance of a Harmonic Balance Aeroelastic Solution
Technique” (AIAA 2023-2221)
Authors: Jeffrey P. Thomas and Earl H. Dowell, Duke University
2023 AIAA Electric Propulsion Best Paper
“Operation and Performance of a Magnetically Shielded Hall Thruster at Ultrahigh Current Densities on Xenon and Krypton” (AIAA 2023-0842)
Authors: Leanne
L. Su, Tate M. Gill, Parker J. Roberts, William J. Hurley, Thomas A. Marks, Christopher L. Sercel, Madison G. Allen, Collin B. Whittaker, Matthew P. Byrne, Zachariah B. Brown, Eric Viges, Benjamin A. Jorns, University of Michigan
2023 AIAA Electrified Aircraft Technology Best Paper
“Coupled Hybrid & Electric Aircraft Design and Strategic Airline Planning” (AIAA 2023-3869)
Authors: Maurice F. M. Hoogreef, Noa Zuijderwijk,
Elise Scheer, Pieter-Jan Proesmans, Bruno Santos, Delft University of Technology
2023 AIAA Gas Turbine Engines Best Paper
“High-Lift High-Work LPT Blades and Separation: A Machine-Learning-Based Approach to Separation Identification” (AIAA 2023-0113)
Authors: Jared N. Kerestes,
Christopher Marks, and John P. Clark, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory; Mitch Wolff, Wright State University; Ron-Ho Ni, Aerodynamic Solutions, Inc.; and Nathan Fletcher, Innovative Scientific Solutions, Inc.
2023 AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Best Paper
“Customized Real-Time First-Order Methods for Onboard Dual Quaternion-based 6-DoF Powered-Descent Guidance” (AIAA 2023-2003)
Authors: Abhinav
G. Kamath, Purnanand Elango,Taewan Kim, Skye Mceowen, Mehran Mesbahi, and Behçet Açıkmeşe, University of Washington; Yue Yu, The University of Texas at Austin; and John M. Carson III, NASA Johnson Space Center
2023 AIAA High Speed Air Breathing Propulsion Best Paper
“Manifold-based Modeling for Supersonic Turbulent Combustion” (AIAA 2023-2529)
Authors: Esteban Cisneros–Garibay and Michael E. Mueller,
Princeton University
2023 AIAA History Committee Best Paper
“Edgar Lineberry, Pioneer of Orbital Rendezvous” (AIAA 2023-0312)
Authors: John L. Goodman, Odyssey Space Research, LLC
2023 AIAA Inlets, Nozzles, and Propulsion System Integration Best Paper
“Modal Analysis of Serpentine Diffuser Distortion” (AIAA 2023-3308)
Authors: Spencer L. Stahl and Datta V. Gaitonde, The
Ohio State University; and Russell Powers and John T. Spyropoulos, Naval Air Warfare Center
2023 AIAA Liquid Propulsion Best Paper
“Flame-Acoustic Interaction in a Sub- and Supercritical, Single-Injector, LOX/CNG/LNG Rocket Combustor with Optical Access” (AIAA 2023-1838)
Authors: Jan Martin,
Wolfgang Armbruster, Michael Börner, Justin Steven Hardi, German Aerospace Center (DLR); and Michael Oschwald, German Aerospace Center (DLR) and RWTH Aachen University
2023 AIAA Modeling and Simulation Best Paper
“Development of a Shipboard Skid-equipped Rotary-wing Aircraft Manoeuvering and Securing Simulation Package” (AIAA 2023-0341)
Authors: Alexander R.
Schock and Robert Langlois, Carleton University
2023 AIAA Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Best Paper
“Advancements in Coupled Aeropropulsive Design Optimization for High-Bypass Turbofan Engines” (AIAA 2023-3591)
Authors: Andrew H. R. Lamkin,
Anil Yildirim and Joaquim R. R. A. Martins, University of Michigan; and Nathan A. Wukie, Air Force Research Laboratory
2023 AIAA Pressure Gain Combustion Best Paper
“Low-Order Model for Detonation Velocity Suppression in Rotating Detonation Combustors” (AIAA 2023-1291)
Authors: Provence Barnouin, Eric Bach, Christian
Oliver Paschereit, Myles D. Bohon, Technische Universität Berlin; and Ephraim J. Gutmark, University of Cincinnati
2023 AIAA Propellants and Combustion Best Paper
“Frictional Ignition of Metals in High Pressure Oxygen: A Critical Reassessment of NASA Test Data” (AIAA 2023-1489)
Authors: Andres Garcia Jimenez
and Zachary Cordero, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2023 AIAA Sensor Systems and Information Fusion Best Paper
“Drone Navigation Based on Integrated MEMS Inertial and Polarimetric Camera Measurements” (AIAA 2023-2705)
Authors: Verdiana
Bottino, G. de Alteriis, C. Conte, R. Schiano Lo Moriello, G. Rufino, D. Accardo, University of Naples Federico II
2023 AIAA Shahyar Pirzadeh Memorial Award for Outstanding Paper in Meshing, Visualization and Computational Environments
“Free-Form Deformation of Parametric CAD Geometry via B-Spline Transformations”
(AIAA 2023-3601)
Authors: Marlena C. Gomez, Marshall C. Galbraith, and Robert Haimes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2023 AIAA Small Satellite Best Paper
“On-Orbit Demonstration and Validation of Glint Image Capture” (AIAA 2023-1109)
Authors: Bhavi Jagatia, Ravi Teja Nallapu, and Philip Linden, Planet Labs PBC
2023 AIAA Software Best Paper
“Space ROS: An Open-Source Framework for Space Robotics and Flight Software” (AIAA 2023-2709)
Authors: Austin B. Probe, Emergent Space Technologies, Inc.; S. Will
Chambers and Amalaye Oyake, Blue Origin; Matthew Deans, Guillaume Brat, Nick Cramer, Brian Kempa, NASA Ames Research Center; Brian Roberts, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Kimberly Hambuchen, NASA Glenn Research Center
2023 AIAA Solid Rockets Best Paper
“Quantification of HCl in Solid Propellant Combustion Products” (AIAA 2023-1515)
Authors: F. Maggi, S. Carlotti, L. Nichelini, A. Masini, M. Adorno, A. Galavotti,
A. Verga, Politecnico di Milano; S. Dossi, ReActive Powder Technology s.r.l.; A. Neri, ESA-ESRI
2023 AIAA Spacecraft Structures Best Paper
“Kilometer-Scale Parabolic Reflector for a Radio Telescope in a Lunar Crater” (AIAA 2023-0754)
Authors: Manan Arya and JT Herrscher, Stanford University; Dario Pisanti,
Scuola Superiore Meridionale; Alessandro Verniani, Mélanie Delapierre, Gaurangi Gupta, Ashish Goel, Joseph Lazio, Paul Goldsmith, and Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
2023 AIAA Structural Dynamics Technical Committee Best Paper
“Three-Dimensional Blade and Hub Stresses of Coaxial Rotors in High-Speed Forward Flight” (AIAA 2023-1892)
Authors: Mrinalgouda Patil,
and Anubhav Datta, University of Maryland
2023 Collier Aerospace HyperX/AIAA Structures Best Paper Award
“A Mechanics-Informed Neural Network Framework for Data-Driven Nonlinear Viscoelasticity” (AIAA 2023-0949)
Authors: Faisal As’ad and
Charbel Farhat, Stanford University
Best Student Paper Awards
These awards will be presented at the sponsoring committee’s meeting
2023 AIAA Intelligent Systems Best Student Paper
“Twin-Delayed Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient for altitude control of a flying-wing aircraft with an uncertain aerodynamic
model” (AIAA 2023-2678)
Authors: Willem Völker, Yifei Li, and Erik-Jan van Kampen, Delft University of Technology
2023 AIAA Structural Dynamics Technical Committee Best Student Paper
“Experimental Effect of Sideslip Angle on the Dynamic Behaviour of Flared Folding Wingtips” (AIAA 2023-0376)
Authors: Fintan
Healy, Djamel Rezgui, Jonathan E. Cooper, University of Bristol
2023 AIAA Walter Lempert Best Student Paper Award
“Joint Temperature and Velocity Statistics in High-speed Flows Using Simultaneous CARS Thermometry and FLEET Velocimetry” (AIAA 2023-0221)
Authors:
Jonathan Crosmer, Erik L. Braun, David. G. Ritchie, Nathaniel S. Kiefer, James Braun, Guillermo Paniagua, Mikhail N. Slipchenko, and Terrence R. Meyer, Purdue University
2023 AIAA Walter Lempert Best Student Paper Award - Honorable Mention
“HTPB Combustion Temperature Measurements” (AIAA 2023-0162)
Authors: Clayton M. Geipel, Christopher J. Pfützner, and Brian
T. Fisher, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
2023 AIAA Walter Lempert Best Student Paper Award - Honorable Mention
“Preliminary Krypton Measurements by Two-Photon Absorption Laser Induced Fluorescence (TALIF) in Cold Flow and a Hollow Cathode Plasma”
(AIAA 2023-1863)
Authors: Jacob Gottfried, Seth Antozzi, Ciprian Dumitrache, and Azer P. Yalin, Colorado State University