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Winners of the Regional Student Conferences receive industry-wide recognition and compete for cash prizes for: one undergraduate, one team, one graduate, and one community outreach award. The competition is held during the AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition each January.

Previously this award was known as the AIAA National Student Award. A complete list of winners dating back to the award’s establishment in 1948 is available here.

Award Recipients

2024

  • Dr Casey P Fagley
    United States Air Force Academy
    Awarded
    Award: Aerodynamic Evaluation of Longitudinal and Lateral-Directional Stability Coupling on the NASA Orion Crew Module
  • Cadet Patrick J Koenig
    US Air Force Academy, HQ USAFA/DFAN
    Awarded
    Award: Aerodynamic Evaluation of Longitudinal and Lateral-Directional Stability Coupling on the NASA Orion Crew Module
  • Joseph V Roy
    Joseph Vaughn Roy
    Awarded
    Award: Aerodynamic Evaluation of Longitudinal and Lateral-Directional Stability Coupling on the NASA Orion Crew Module
  • Lucas J. B. Yantis
    Home
    Awarded
    Award: Aerodynamic Evaluation of Longitudinal and Lateral-Directional Stability Coupling on the NASA Orion Crew Module
  • Miss Georgia Warren
    18 Division ADFA
    Awarded
    Award: Development and testing of a stereo photogrammetry system for multi-axis optical tracking of free-flight models
  • Ryan J Thibaudeau
    n/a
    Awarded
    Award: Development of a Potassium Permanganate Catalyst-Infused Fuel Grain for Hydrogen Peroxide Hybrid Thruster Ignition Enhancement

2023

  • Caroline Dixon
    N/A
    Awarded-CoRecipients
    Award: Design of Large-Scale 3D Printed Components for UAV Cargo Transport
  • Nathan Kuczun
    University of Colorado
    Awarded-CoRecipients
    Award: Design of Large-Scale 3D Printed Components for UAV Cargo Transport
  • Mr Cody M Watson
    University of Colorado Boulder
    Awarded
    Award: Design of Large-Scale 3D Printed Components for UAV Cargo Transport
  • Cadet Molly E Ellinger
    USAF Academy
    Awarded
    Award: Experimental Verification of the USAFA 1-DOF Dynamic Stability Characterization for Aircraft Applications and Complimentary CFD Analysis
  • Dr Casey P Fagley
    United States Air Force Academy
    Awarded
    Award: Experimental Verification of the USAFA 1-DOF Dynamic Stability Characterization for Aircraft Applications and Complimentary CFD Analysis
  • Cadet Jacob J Szymanski
    USAF Academy DFAN
    Awarded
    Award: Experimental Verification of the USAFA 1-DOF Dynamic Stability Characterization for Aircraft Applications and Complimentary CFD Analysis
  • Mr Francis A Centlivre
    Home
    Awarded
    Award: Optimization of Heat Release Within a Dual-Mode Ramjet Using Ignition Delay Energy Source Terms

2022

  • Prof Soon-Jo Chung
    California Institute of Technology
    Awarded
    Award: Design of a Modular and Orientable Electrodynamic Shield for Lunar Dust Mitigation
  • Mr Tanmay Gupta
    Caltech
    Awarded
    Award: Design of a Modular and Orientable Electrodynamic Shield for Lunar Dust Mitigation
  • Mr Rithvik Musuku
    California Institute of Technology
    Awarded
    Award: Design of a Modular and Orientable Electrodynamic Shield for Lunar Dust Mitigation
  • Ms Leah S Soldner I
    House
    Awarded
    Award: Design of a Modular and Orientable Electrodynamic Shield for Lunar Dust Mitigation
  • Kaila Coimbra
    N/A
    Awarded
    Award: Design of a Modular and Orientable Electrodynamic Shield for Lunar Dust Mitigation (Team Category)
  • Isabella M Dula
    California Institute of Technology
    Awarded
    Award: Design of a Modular and Orientable Electrodynamic Shield for Lunar Dust Mitigation (Team Category)
  • Luis A Pabon Madrid
    Awarded
    Award: Design of a Modular and Orientable Electrodynamic Shield for Lunar Dust Mitigation (Team Category)
  • Mr Jules Penot
    California Institute of Technology
    Awarded
    Award: Design of a Modular and Orientable Electrodynamic Shield for Lunar Dust Mitigation (Team Category)
  • Malcolm G. A. Tisdale
    Awarded
    Award: Design of a Modular and Orientable Electrodynamic Shield for Lunar Dust Mitigation (Team Category)
  • Polina Verkhovodova
    California Institute of Technology
    Awarded
    Award: Design of a Modular and Orientable Electrodynamic Shield for Lunar Dust Mitigation (Team Category)
  • Ms Meaghan Munro
    Monash University
    Awarded
    Award: Novel Optical Diagnostics for the Study of Shock Separation in Rocket Nozzles (Undergraduate Category)
  • Mr Brandon C White
    Sandia National Labs
    Awarded
    Award: Preliminary Adaptation of Speech Source Localization Algorithm for Reduced Bandwidth of Interest in Tonadic Infrasound Signals (Masters Category)

2021

  • Mr Jeffrey Chen
    Awarded
    Award: Bréguet Range Equation in Constraint Analysis Form for Power-Rated Aircraft for Power-Rated Aircraft
  • Spencer L Stahl
    The Ohio State University
    Awarded
    Award: Effects of Fountain Flow Interaction on Dual Jet Impingement at Mixed Operating Conditions
  • Natasha Dada
    Awarded
    Award: Sharp-edge Handheld Identifier and Remover in Low-gravity Extravehicular Environments
  • Kalpana Ganeshan
    Awarded
    Award: Sharp-edge Handheld Identifier and Remover in Low-gravity Extravehicular Environments
  • Matthew Groll
    Awarded
    Award: Sharp-edge Handheld Identifier and Remover in Low-gravity Extravehicular Environments
  • Sophia D Kolak
    Awarded
    Award: Sharp-edge Handheld Identifier and Remover in Low-gravity Extravehicular Environments
  • Ms Swati Ravi
    Awarded
    Award: Sharp-edge Handheld Identifier and Remover in Low-gravity Extravehicular Environments
  • Adrien R Stein
    Awarded
    Award: Sharp-edge Handheld Identifier and Remover in Low-gravity Extravehicular Environments

2020

  • Mr Collin J O'Neill
    Ohio State University
    Awarded
    Award: Active Flow Control in a Compact High-Speed Inlet/Diffuser Model
  • Kunal S Gangolli
    Awarded
    Award: Implementation and Verification of a Versatile GN&C and Flight Software Architecture for an Active Control Launch System
  • Mr Athreya Gundamraj
    Awarded
    Award: Implementation and Verification of a Versatile GN&C and Flight Software Architecture for an Active Control Launch System
  • Wyatt Hoppa
    Awarded
    Award: Implementation and Verification of a Versatile GN&C and Flight Software Architecture for an Active Control Launch System
  • Mr Shrivathsav D Seshan
    Awarded
    Award: Implementation and Verification of a Versatile GN&C and Flight Software Architecture for an Active Control Launch System
  • Dr Christopher S Combs
    The University of Texas at San Antonio
    Awarded
    Award: Spectral Proper Orthogonal Decomposition Analysis of Shock-Wave/Boundary-Layer Interactions
  • Stephanie Cottier
    Awarded
    Award: Spectral Proper Orthogonal Decomposition Analysis of Shock-Wave/Boundary-Layer Interactions

2019

  • Matthew J Schwartz
    Awarded
    Award: Characterization of Near-Muzzle Ballistic Flow Fields using High Speed Shadowgraphy
  • Ryan Clay
    Awarded
    Award: Liquid Water Micropropulsion System for Small Satellites
  • Benjamin J Davis
    Awarded
    Award: Liquid Water Micropropulsion System for Small Satellites
  • Katherine Fowee
    Awarded
    Award: Liquid Water Micropropulsion System for Small Satellites
  • Mr Noah C Franks
    Awarded
    Award: Liquid Water Micropropulsion System for Small Satellites
  • Matthew F Fuehne
    Awarded
    Award: Liquid Water Micropropulsion System for Small Satellites
  • Margaret Linker
    Awarded
    Award: Liquid Water Micropropulsion System for Small Satellites
  • Steven M Pugia
    Awarded
    Award: Liquid Water Micropropulsion System for Small Satellites
  • Anna C Demoret
    US Air Force Academy, HQ USAFA/DFAN ACade
    Awarded
    Award: The Impact of a Notched Leading Edge on Performance and Noise Signature of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Propellers

2018

  • Calvin J Buechler
    Awarded
    Award: Project REPTAR: REcoverable ProTection After Re-entry
  • Miss Rhiannon K. R. Kirby
    Awarded
    Award: Tomographic Background-Oriented Schlieren for Three-Dimensional Density Field Reconstruction in Asymmetric Shock-containing Jets
  • Mr David Coleman
    Texas A&M University-College Station
    Awarded
    Award: Understanding Unsteady Aerodynamics of Cycloidal Rotors in Hover at Ultra-low Reynolds Numbers

2017

  • Darren D. Combs
    Awarded
  • Kimberly E Dutour
    Awarded
  • Gabriel A Frank
    Awarded
  • Colton S Hall
    Awarded
  • Daniel Johnson
    Awarded
  • Ms Mia Lee
    Awarded
  • Mr Trevor Luke
    Awarded
  • Scott G Mende
    Awarded
  • Daniel Nowicki
    Awarded
  • Ben Stringer
    Awarded
  • Chris I VanDamme
    Awarded
    Award: student conference
  • Miss Ashley M Scharfenberg
    Awarded
    Award: Winner

2016

  • 2Lt Robert S Larson
    Awarded
    Award: Aerodynamic Evaluation of the NASA Microgravity Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
  • Jan Schneiders
    Awarded
    Award: Beyond Nyquist by Pouring Space into Time
  • Ms Lauren Brunacini
    Awarded
    Award: Daedalus Astronautics@ASU: Outreach Program
  • Mr Erick R Shelley
    Awarded
    Award: Design of an Engine Air Particle Separator for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Applications
  • Daniel R Stralka
    Awarded
    Award: Design of an Engine Air Particle Separator for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Applications
  • Mr Jason Wolf
    Air Force Research Laboratory
    Awarded
    Award: Design of an Engine Air Particle Separator for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Applications

2015

  • 2Lt Jonathan Tsosie I
    Awarded
    Award: Colorimetric hydrogel-based microfluidic assay system to monitor malnutrition in a microgravity environment
  • Carlie Shields
    Awarded-CoRecipients
    Award: Engineers on Deck
  • Robert Swasey
    Awarded-CoRecipients
    Award: Engineers on Deck
  • Braden J Hancock
    Awarded
    Award: L-Dominance: A New Mechanism Combining Ɛ-Dominance and Pareto Knee Exploitation in Evolutionary Multi-objective Optimization
  • Mr Timothy Nysetvold
    Awarded
    Award: L-Dominance: A New Mechanism Combining ε-Dominance and Pareto Knee Exploitation in Evolutionary Multi-objective Optimization
  • Mr Gabriele Fabbi
    Awarded
    Award: Theroretical and Numerical Approaches for Impact Load Identification on an Aerospace Structure Correlation with Experimental Data

2014

  • Andrew S Fist
    Awarded
    Award: Improved Mean Flow Solution for Solid Rocket Motors
  • Edward Nickel
    Awarded
    Award: Miners in Space Microgravity Research Outreach
  • Mr Austin Ventura
    Awarded
    Award: Thermophoretic Force Measurements using a nano-Newton Thrust Stand

2013

  • Ms Sarah W Hester
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Thrust Augmentation of a Solid Rocket Motor by Means of Inert Gas
  • Ms Erica G. Hocking
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Fabrication and Characterization of Small-scale Pneumatic Artificial Muscles for a Bio-Inspired Robotic Hand
  • 2Lt Victor Jesus Lopez
    United States Air Force Academy
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Hybrid Rocket Demonstrator and Lesson Plan for STEM Outreach in Grades K-12
  • Mr William L Murray III
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Thrust Augmentation of a Solid Rocket Motor by Means of Inert Gas Injection
  • Braden J Hancock
    Awarded
    Award: Reducing Shock Interactions in a Single Stage High Pressure Turbine via 3D Aerodynamic Shaping
  • Mr Steven Alexander Leverette
    USC
    Awarded
    Award: student conference
    AIAA Citation: Thrust Augmentation of a Solid Rocket Motor by means of Inert Gas Injection

2012

  • Daniel E Becker
    Awarded
  • Mr Clark J Hoffman
    Awarded
  • Nathan McKay
    Awarded
  • Mr Jeffery Bryant Walters II
    Awarded
  • Christopher Karpurk
    Awarded
    Award: Integrating Low-Cost Rocket Science into Local Schools
  • Matthew H Summers
    Awarded
    Award: Integrating Low-Cost Rocket Science into Local Schools
  • Mr Gary Cai
    Awarded
    Award: Modelling and Optimisation of Air Distribution Systems in Commercial Aircraft Cabins using CFD Techniques
  • Mr Jason Ting
    Awarded
    Award: Modelling and Optimisation of Air Distribution Systems in Commercial Aircraft Cabins using CFD Techniques
  • Alan Vito Argondizza
    Awarded
    Award: Reduced Weight Hydraulic Actuation for Small Mobile Applications
  • Mr James John Paulos
    Awarded
    Award: Reduced Weight Hydraulic Actuation for Small Mobile Applications

2000

  • Giulio Romanelli
    Politecnico Di Milano
    Awarded
    Award: .
  • Mr. Daniel R Gerber
    The University of Alabama
    Awarded
    Award: student conference

1980

  • Kaydon A Stanzione
    Praxis Technologies, Inc
    Awarded