Recognition
Class of 2022 AIAA Associate Fellows Dinner and Induction Ceremony
Monday, 3 January 2022
(ticketed event)
Reception: 1800–1830 hrs
Induction Ceremony: 1830–1930 hrs
Dinner: 1930 hrs
Seaport A-E, Hyatt
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 2022 Associate Fellows at this annual celebration event.
Admission to the reception, dinner, and induction ceremony is available on a first-come, first-served basis and can be purchased for $110 via the AIAA SciTech Forum registration webpage, or onsite (based on availability). Proof of purchase for the event is required. Dress is business attire or semi-formal.
Premier Lectures
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.
Admission to the lectures does not require AIAA SciTech Forum registration.
2022 Durand Lecture for Public Service
William H. Gerstenmaier
SpaceX
Lecture: Human Spaceflight—The Ultimate Team Sport
Lecture Date and Time: Monday, 3 January 2022, 1230–1400 hrs (Luncheon is provided to the first 100 attendees.)
Lecture will occur
after luncheon; admission to this lecture does not require AIAA SciTech Forum registration.
2022 AIAA Dryden Lecture in Research
Anthony M. Waas
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Lecture: Digital Tools for Design and Analysis of Composite Aerostructures
Lecture Date and Time: Wednesday, 5 January 2022, 1800 hrs
Admission to this lecture does not require AIAA SciTech
Forum registration.
SciTech Awards Ceremony and Luncheon
(ticketed event)
Thursday, 6 January 2022
1230–1400 hrs
Seaport A-E, Hyatt
We honor our up-and-coming students, our technical innovators, and our seasoned practitioners. We meet to elevate their work and encourage our community.
Proof of purchase for the luncheon is required and included in the registration fee where indicated. Admission for guests may be purchased onsite at the registration desk, as space is available. Please join us as we recognize the following winners:
2022 AIAA ICME Prize
Award winners will be announced at this luncheon
Education Award
2021 J. Leland Atwood Award
Saeed Farokhi
University of Kansas
For outstanding and consistent contributions to the aerospace profession especially in the areas of propulsion and high-speed aerodynamics, and a profound and long-lasting commitment to the education, mentorship, and professional development of both graduate and undergraduate aerospace engineering students.
Literary Award
2022 AIAA Gardner-Lasser Aerospace History Literature Award
John M. Logsdon
Space Policy Institute, George Washington University
For his book: Ronald Reagan and the Space Frontier
Literary Award
2022 AIAA Summerfield Book Award
Don L. Edberg
California State Polytechnic Institute, Pomona
For their book: Design of Rockets and Space Launch Vehicles
Literary Award
2022 AIAA Summerfield Book Award
Willie Costa
VUONG Global
For their book: Design of Rockets and Space Launch Vehicles
Service Award
2022 AIAA Diversity and Inclusion Award
Eric B. Holmes
NASA Headquarters
For sustained significant contributions to raise awareness on the value of diversity and inclusion in the aerospace workforce at large, an AIAA core value.
Technical Excellence Award
2022 AIAA Aerodynamic Measurement Technology Award
Noel T. Clemens
University of Texas at Austin
For the development and application of innovative laser-based imaging techniques to bring new insight into the physics of complex turbulent flows.
Technical Excellence Award
2022 AIAA Aerospace Design Engineering Award
Michael Buonanno
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
For design innovation and engineering leadership in the development of X-59, the Quiet Supersonic Technology X-plane.
Technical Excellence Award
2022 AIAA Aerospace Guidance, Navigation, and Control Award
Siva S. Banda
Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL/RQ (retired)
For outstanding and sustained contributions to advancing flight control theory and its applications.
Technical Excellence Award
2022 AIAA Air Breathing Propulsion Award
Srinath V. Ekkad
North Carolina State University
For significant technical contributions to the development of pioneering detailed heat transfer measurements inside gas turbines and continued leadership in the aerospace community to develop new industry-university partnerships.
Technical Excellence Award
2022 AIAA de Florez Award for Flight Simulation
Sunjoo K. Advani
International Development of Technology B.V.
For his exceptional impacts on simulation science, particularly in the worldwide implementation of objective measures of the quality of flight simulation motion systems.
Technical Excellence Award
2022 AIAA Energy Systems Award
George Crabtree
University of Illinois Chicago/Argonne National Laboratory
For his seminal contributions to defining the next-generation energy system and innovative technological and workforce development pathways to achieve it.
Technical Excellence Award
2022 AIAA Intelligent Systems Award
Ella M. Atkins
University of Michigan
For outstanding, creative, interdisciplinary solutions in the theory and deployment of intelligent autonomous aerospace vehicles over the past two decades.
Technical Excellence Award
2022 AIAA Mechanics and Control of Flight Award
Mark L. Psiaki
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
For the development of new nonlinear estimation algorithms and for their application to problems in satellite attitude and orbit determination and in GPS signal processing.
Technical Excellence Award
2022 AIAA Microgravity and Space Processes Award
Carlos Fernandez-Pello
University of California, Berkeley
For decades of microgravity research in smoldering, flame spread and spacecraft fire safety and for leadership in the microgravity research community.
Technical Excellence Award
2022 AIAA Propellants and Combustion Award
Tim C. Lieuwen
Georgia Institute of Technology
For outstanding leadership in research and development of high-performance, fuel-flexible power and propulsion combustion technologies.
Technical Excellence Award
2022 AIAA Survivability Award
Alex G. Kurtz
Survivability Assessment Flight, Aerospace Survivability and Safety Office, 704th Test Group, USAF (Retired)
For distinguished service and contributions to the aircraft/aerospace survivability/vulnerability community and discipline.
Technical Excellence Award
2022 AIAA Wyld Propulsion Award
Daniel J. Dorney
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
For his leadership, sustained contributions, and outstanding dedication to the design, development, testing, and operation of propulsion systems critical to our nation’s future in space.
AIAA Student Paper Competitions
Winners will also be announced at this awards luncheon.
- Aerodynamic Measurement Technology, Plasmadynamics and Lasers, Propellants and Combustion Student Paper Competition
- Aerospace Power Systems Student Paper Competition
- American Society for Composites Student Paper Award
- Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Best Student Paper Competition
- David P. Weaver Student Best Paper Award Student Paper Competition
- Guidance, Navigation and Control Student Paper Competition
- Harry H. and Lois G. Hilton Student Paper Award in Structures
- Intelligent Systems Student Paper Competition
- Jefferson Goblet Student Paper Award
- Lockheed Martin Student Paper Award in Structures
- Meshing, Visualization, and Computational Environments Student Paper Competition
- Sensor Systems and Information Fusion Student Paper Competition
- Small Satellites Student Paper Competition
- SwRI Student Paper Award in Non-Deterministic Approaches
- Thermophysics Student Paper Competition
Best Professional Paper Awards
These awards will be presented at the sponsoring committees.
2020 AIAA Pressure Gain Combustion Best Paper Award
“MHz Mid-infrared Laser Absorption of CO and CO2 for Pressure, Temperature, and Species in Rotating Detonation Rocket Flows” (AIAA-2020-3867)
Authors:
Anil P. Nair, Daniel D. Lee, Daniel I. Pineda, and R. Mitchell Spearrin, University of California, Los Angeles; Jason Kriesel, Opto-Knowledge Systems Inc. (OKSI); William A. Hargus Jr., John W. Bennewitz, and Stephen A. Danczyk, Air Force Research
Laboratory
2021 AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Best Paper Award
“Stall Model Identification of a Cessna Citation II from Flight Test Data Using Orthogonal Model Structure Selection” (AIAA 2021-1725)
Authors: Joost B. van Ingen, Coen C. de Visser, and Daan M. Pool, Delft University of Technology
2021 AIAA Design Engineering Best Paper Award
“Small UAS Design Toolkit: Characterization and
Development using Optimization and Advanced Manufacturing Modeling” (AIAA-2021-0625)
Authors: Brandon E. Sells and Philip Baldwin, Purdue University
2021 AIAA Electric Propulsion Best Paper Award
“Performance Measurements of a 5 kW-Class Rotating Magnetic Field Thruster” (AIAA 2021-3384)
Authors: Christopher L. Sercel, Tate Gill, Joshua M. Woods, and Benjamin Jorns, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
2021 AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Best Paper Award
“Convex Optimization Guidance for Precision Landing on Titan” (AIAA-2021-1345)
Authors: Rayan Mazouz and Marco B. Quadrelli, NASA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Erwin Mooij, Delft University of Technology
2021 AIAA Intelligent Systems Best Paper Award
“Multi-Class Anomaly Detection in Flight Data Using Semi-Supervised
Explainable Deep Learning Model” (AIAA-2021-0774)
Authors: Milad Memarzadeh, Bryan Matthews, and Thomas Templin, NASA Ames Research Center
2021 AIAA Liquid Propulsion Best Paper Award
“Chemical Composition of Mixed Oxides of Nitrogen using Raman Spectroscopy” (AIAA-2021-3589)
Authors: Alicia Benhidjeb-Carayon, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology; Victoria M. Boulos, Catriona
M. L. White, Jason R. Gabl, Robert G. Orth, and Timothée L. Pourpoint, Purdue University
2021 AIAA Modeling and Simulation Best Paper Award
“Deriving an Estimated Time of Arrival Accuracy
Requirement for Departure Scheduling Operations” (AIAA-2021-0672)
Authors: Lesley A. Weitz, Brock J. Lascara, and Stephanie Priess, The MITRE Corporation
Z021 AIAA Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Best Paper Award
“Active Manifold and Model Reduction for Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization” (AIAA 2021-1694)
Authors: Gabriele Boncoraglio and Charbel Farhat, Stanford University
2021 AIAA Pressure Gain Combustion Best Paper Award
“Individual Wave Detection and Tracking within a Rotating Detonation Engine through Computer Vision Object Detection applied to High-Speed Images” (AIAA-2021-1382)
Authors: Kristyn B. Johnson and Donald H. Ferguson, National
Energy Technology Laboratory; Andrew C. Nix and Zachary Tallman, West Virginia University
2021 AIAA Small Satellite Best Paper Award
“Formation Flying Orbit and Control Concept for the VISORS
Mission” (AIAA-2021-0423)
Authors: Adam Koenig and Simone D’Amico, Stanford University; and E. Glenn Lightsey, Georgia Institute of Technology
2021 AIAA Small Satellite Best Paper Award
“Adaptive Double-Layer Continuous Super-Twisting Control of a Satellite Formation” (AIAA-2021-0560)
Authors: Mason Nixon, Leidos; Yuri B. Shtessel, University of Alabama, Huntsville
2021 AIAA Small Satellite Best Paper Award
“Novel Approaches to Environmental Shielding for Small Satellites” (AIAA-2021-0806)
Authors: Coen J. Williams, Johnathan W. Ford, Jonathon L. Gabriel, Kaleb D. Overby, and Michael L. Anderson, United States Air Force
Academy; Jason H. Niebuhr, SAFE, Inc.
2021 AIAA Solid Rockets Best Paper Award
“Implicit Large-Eddy Simulation of Solid Rocket Motors using the Immersed Boundary Method” (AIAA-2021-3696)
Authors: Matteo Bernardini, M. Cimini, and F. Stella, Sapienza University of Rome; E. Cavallini, Italian Space Agency; A. Di Mascio, University of l’Aquila; F. Salvadore, CINECA; E. Martelli, Università degli Studi della Campania
"L. Vanvitelli"
2021 AIAA Structural Dynamics Best Paper Award
“Fundamental Understanding and Prediction of Loads and Stability of a Full-scale Hingeless Tiltrotor” (AIAA-2021-0090)
Authors: Seyhan Gul and Anubhav Datta, University of Maryland, College Park
2021 Collier Research HyperX/AIAA Structures Best Paper Award
“Structural Joints and Repairs: Bearing Fatigue Response in Bolted Hybrid Composite Joints” (AIAA-2021-1402)
Authors: John Brewer
and Anthony Palazotto, Air Force Institute of Technology; Casey Holycross and Michael Gran, Air Force Research Laboratory
2021 Shahyar Pirzadeh Memorial Award for the Outstanding Paper in Meshing, Visualization and Computational Environments
“Sparse Spatial Sampling: A mesh sampling algorithm for efficient processing of big simulation data”
(AIAA-2021-1484)
Authors: Daniel Fernex and Andre Weiner, Technische Universität Braunschweig; Bernd Noack, Harbin Institute of Technology; Richard Semaan, Technische Universität Braunschweig
Best Student Paper Awards
These awards will be presented at the sponsoring committees
2021 AIAA Small Satellite Best Student Paper Award
“Quantifying Characterizations of CubeSat Swarms Based on Chaotic Circuit Analysis” (AIAA-2021-1255)
Authors: Alec C. Nichols and John Baker, The University
of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; Jeffrey W. Hudack, Air Force Research Laboratory
Sponsors
