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The design competitions ask students to solve real-world design problems. These respected competitions give America’s best student designers a chance to put their talent front and center for the aerospace world. Winners receive monetary awards. To view a list of open design competitions, http://www.aiaa.org/DesignCompetitions/

Award Recipients

2018

  • Donald L Edberg
    California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
    Awarded
    Award: Innovation in Design: Meeting the Challenge of Assessing the Moon's Water Ice Resources
  • Mr Max A Feagle
    Awarded
    Award: Innovation in Design: Meeting the Challenge of Assessing the Moon's Water Ice Resources
  • Mr Thomas D Fergus
    Awarded
    Award: Innovation in Design: Meeting the Challenge of Assessing the Moon's Water Ice Resources
  • Mr MARCO FILECCIA
    Awarded
    Award: Innovation in Design: Meeting the Challenge of Assessing the Moon's Water Ice Resources
  • Joshua Kennedy
    Awarded
    Award: Innovation in Design: Meeting the Challenge of Assessing the Moon's Water Ice Resources
  • Samuel Kim
    Awarded
    Award: Innovation in Design: Meeting the Challenge of Assessing the Moon's Water Ice Resources
  • Damian Nicholas Magana
    Awarded
    Award: Innovation in Design: Meeting the Challenge of Assessing the Moon's Water Ice Resources
  • William J Morris
    Awarded
    Award: Innovation in Design: Meeting the Challenge of Assessing the Moon's Water Ice Resources
  • Ethan M LeBoeuf
    Awarded
    Award: Project Penguin
  • Brian McLemore
    Awarded
    Award: Project Penguin
  • Allison M Quinn
    Awarded
    Award: Project Penguin
  • Dr Kevin A Shinpaugh
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
    Awarded
    Award: Project Penguin
  • Mr Peter B Smith
    Awarded
    Award: Project Penguin
  • Michael Valosin III
    Awarded
    Award: Project Penguin
  • Vidya Vishwanathan
    Awarded
    Award: Project Penguin
  • Mr Samuel E Dowling
    Awarded
    Award: Shackleton Prospector
  • Mr Alain Haddad
    Awarded
    Award: Shackleton Prospector
  • Hyacinth G Jimenez
    Awarded
    Award: Shackleton Prospector
  • Mr Kit-Ho Kwok
    Awarded
    Award: Shackleton Prospector
  • Nathan Long
    Awarded
    Award: Shackleton Prospector
  • Mr Tony Nguyen
    Awarded
    Award: Shackleton Prospector
  • Stevie Nuss-Soeharto
    Awarded
    Award: Shackleton Prospector
  • Mr Nilkumar (Nil) Shah
    Awarded
    Award: Shackleton Prospector
  • Mr Ramez J Wassef
    Awarded
    Award: Shackleton Prospector
  • Miss Maria D Pantelidi
    Awarded
    Award: Shackleton Prospectors

2017

  • Inês d'Ávila
    Awarded
    Award: 2017 Undergraduate Team Space Design Competition
  • Mr Manuel Nunes Faria
    Awarded
    Award: 2017 Undergraduate Team Space Design Competition
  • Giuseppe Landolfo
    Awarded
    Award: 2017 Undergraduate Team Space Design Competition
  • Mr Eduardo Rebordão Pires
    Awarded
    Award: 2017 Undergraduate Team Space Design Competition
  • Ana Rita A Rebelo
    Awarded
    Award: 2017 Undergraduate Team Space Design Competition
  • Dr Mark S Ewing
    The University of Kansas
    Awarded
    Award: Pytheas
  • Mr Brian N Frew
    Awarded
    Award: Pytheas
  • Philip N Guzman
    Awarded
    Award: Pytheas
  • Bailey Miller
    Awarded
    Award: Pytheas
  • Mr Colin T Murphy
    Awarded
    Award: Pytheas
  • Conner Murphy
    Awarded
    Award: Pytheas
  • Mr Arno Prinsloo
    Awarded
    Award: Pytheas
  • Brooke N Reid
    Awarded
    Award: Pytheas

2016

  • Mr Loren S Clark
    Awarded
    Award: Project Hitchhiker
    AIAA Citation: Mars Sample Return System
  • Mr Michael A Busch
    Awarded
    Award: Team Alma
  • Mr Matthew Crisman
    Awarded
    Award: Team Alma
  • Mr Jacob N Denton
    Awarded
    Award: Team Alma
  • Mr Andrew A Holm
    Awarded
    Award: Team Alma
  • Samyak T Shah
    Awarded
    Award: Team Alma
  • Andrew Slowik
    Awarded
    Award: Team Alma
  • Kyle Weiskircher
    Awarded
    Award: Team Alma
  • Mrs Catherine M Beck
    Awarded
    Award: Team LoCATE
  • Matthew R Ciasto
    Awarded
    Award: Team LoCATE
  • Joseph Lasser
    Awarded
    Award: Team LoCATE
  • Mr Joseph A Mueller IV
    Awarded
    Award: Team LoCATE
  • Jeffrey D Pekosh
    University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
    Awarded
    Award: Team LoCATE
  • Seth Zelman
    Awarded
    Award: Team LoCATE
  • Mr Sabeeh Butt
    Awarded
    Award: Team Trident
  • Samuel Forgerson
    Awarded
    Award: Team Trident
  • William j Kazakis
    Awarded
    Award: Team Trident
  • Jiby V Mamen
    Awarded
    Award: Team Trident
  • Scott Neuhoff
    Awarded
    Award: Team Trident
  • Mihir Patel
    Awarded
    Award: Team Trident

2012

  • Nikhil Agarwal
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Conceptual Design and Architecture for a Deep Space Habitation Module
  • Miss Erin E Ahern
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Conceptual Design and Architecture for a Deep Space Habitation Module
  • Wahab M Alshahin
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Conceptual Design and Architecture for a Deep Space Habitation Module
  • Eric Anden
    University of Illinois at Urbana
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Conceptual Design and Architecture for a Deep Space Habitation Module
  • Mr Tyler C Buell
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Conceptual Design and Architecture for a Deep Space Habitation Module
  • Zach Butcher
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Conceptual Design and Architecture for a Deep Space Habitation Module
  • Mr Stephen Michael Carey
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Conceptual Design and Architecture for a Deep Space Habitation Module
  • Mr Mark A Guttman
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Conceptual Design and Architecture for a Deep Space Habitation Module
  • Jordan Holquist
    University of Colorado at Boulder
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Conceptual Design and Architecture for a Deep Space Habitation Module
  • Rasheed Ibrahim
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Conceptual Design and Architecture for a Deep Space Habitation Module
  • Zachary Lee-Richerson
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Conceptual Design and Architecture for a Deep Space Habitation Module
  • Erik Alberto Lopez
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Conceptual Design and Architecture for a Deep Space Habitation Module
  • Robbie A Lozar-McDonald
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Conceptual Design and Architecture for a Deep Space Habitation Module
  • Stephen M Lutz
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Conceptual Design and Architecture for a Deep Space Habitation Module
  • Samantha McCue
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Conceptual Design and Architecture for a Deep Space Habitation Module
  • Anil A Mohammed
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Conceptual Design and Architecture for a Deep Space Habitation Module
  • Ryan Marcial Montero
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Conceptual Design and Architecture for a Deep Space Habitation Module
  • Michael Mueller
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Conceptual Design and Architecture for a Deep Space Habitation Module
  • Benjamin M Parks
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Conceptual Design and Architecture for a Deep Space Habitation Module
  • Mr Andrew G Putch
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Conceptual Design and Architecture for a Deep Space Habitation Module
  • Dr Kevin A Shinpaugh
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Conceptual Design and Architecture for a Deep Space Habitation Module
  • Mr David Slaby
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Conceptual Design and Architecture for a Deep Space Habitation Module
  • Ryan A Smoot
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Conceptual Design and Architecture for a Deep Space Habitation Module
  • Ryan Stanley
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Conceptual Design and Architecture for a Deep Space Habitation Module
  • Kapil Varshney
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Conceptual Design and Architecture for a Deep Space Habitation Module

2010

  • Dr Drew M Ahern
    Awarded
    Award: Alecto Technical's Stalward Space Weather Observatory
    AIAA Citation: Competition Topic: Nanosatellite/CubeSat Constellation to Monitor L2 Space Weather
  • Mr Stanley C Burns Jr
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Awarded
    Award: Alecto Technical's Stalward Space Weather Observatory
    AIAA Citation: Competition Topic: Nanosatellite/CubeSat Constellation to Monitor L2 Space Weather
  • Elizabeth A Chapman
    University of Illinois
    Awarded
    Award: Alecto Technical's Stalward Space Weather Observatory
    AIAA Citation: Competition Topic: Nanosatellite/CubeSat Constellation to Monitor L2 Space Weather
  • Elizabeth A Chapman
    University of Illinois
    Awarded
    Award: Alecto Technical's Stalward Space Weather Observatory
    AIAA Citation: Competition Topic: Nanosatellite/CubeSat Constellation to Monitor L2 Space Weather
  • Dr Victoria L Coverstone
    University of Miami
    Awarded
    Award: Alecto Technical's Stalward Space Weather Observatory
    AIAA Citation: Competition Topic: Nanosatellite/CubeSat Constellation to Monitor L2 Space Weather
  • Joseph Gonzalez
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Awarded
    Award: Alecto Technical's Stalward Space Weather Observatory
    AIAA Citation: Competition Topic: Nanosatellite/CubeSat Constellation to Monitor L2 Space Weather
  • Mr Krunal Kishor Patel
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Awarded
    Award: Alecto Technical's Stalward Space Weather Observatory
    AIAA Citation: Competition Topic: Nanosatellite/CubeSat Constellation to Monitor L2 Space Weather
  • Mr Travis V ONeal
    Awarded
    Award: SCINet L-CoNERR
    AIAA Citation: Competition Topic: Nanosatellite/CubeSat Constellation to Monitor L2 Space Weather
  • Mr Anthony J Piplica
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded
    Award: SCINet L-CoNERR
    AIAA Citation: Competition Topic: Nanosatellite/CubeSat Constellation to Monitor L2 Space Weather
  • Mr Andrew Punnoose
    Awarded
    Award: SCINet L-CoNERR
    AIAA Citation: Competition Topic: Nanosatellite/CubeSat Constellation to Monitor L2 Space Weather
  • Subbiah G Ramasamy
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded
    Award: SCINet L-CoNERR
    AIAA Citation: Competition Topic: Nanosatellite/CubeSat Constellation to Monitor L2 Space Weather
  • Amy D Stevens
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded
    Award: SCINet L-CoNERR
    AIAA Citation: Competition Topic: Nanosatellite/CubeSat Constellation to Monitor L2 Space Weather
  • Suyog Benegalrao
    Awarded
    Award: Space Weather Experimental Platform (SWEPT)
    AIAA Citation: Competition Topic: Nanosatellite/CubeSat Constellation to Monitor L2 Space Weather
  • Ms Danielle E Hansen
    Awarded
    Award: Space Weather Experimental Platform (SWEPT)
    AIAA Citation: Competition Topic: Nanosatellite/CubeSat Constellation to Monitor L2 Space Weather
  • Mr Matthew Jason LeVine
    Awarded
    Award: Space Weather Experimental Platform (SWEPT)
    AIAA Citation: Competition Topic: Nanosatellite/CubeSat Constellation to Monitor L2 Space Weather
  • Sydney Lewis
    Awarded
    Award: Space Weather Experimental Platform (SWEPT)
    AIAA Citation: Competition Topic: Nanosatellite/CubeSat Constellation to Monitor L2 Space Weather
  • Gabriel Morocoima
    NASA
    Awarded
    Award: Space Weather Experimental Platform (SWEPT)
    AIAA Citation: Competition Topic: Nanosatellite/CubeSat Constellation to Monitor L2 Space Weather
  • Mr Stephen Artie Rooks
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded
    Award: Space Weather Experimental Platform (SWEPT)
    AIAA Citation: Competition Topic: Nanosatellite/CubeSat Constellation to Monitor L2 Space Weather
  • Dr David A Spencer
    Purdue University- Sch of Aero and Astro
    Awarded
    Award: Space Weather Experimental Platform (SWEPT)
    AIAA Citation: Competition Topic: Nanosatellite/CubeSat Constellation to Monitor L2 Space Weather

2008

  • Mr. Michael Larsen
    University of Illinois
    Awarded

2006

  • Michael S Balch
    Awarded
  • Miss Snehil C Chandra
    Awarded
  • Mr. Catlin C Garcia
    University of Michigan
    Awarded
  • Mr. Gerasimos Houpis
    University of Michigan
    Awarded
  • Mohammed Q Islam
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute
    Awarded
  • Mr. Danny Lau
    Stanford University
    Awarded
  • Alex D Menkhaus
    Awarded
  • Mr. Nathan N Meredith
    Awarded
  • Colin S Miranda
    University of Michigan
    Awarded
  • Shane P Moore
    University of Michigan
    Awarded
  • Timothy J Murray
    Pennsylvania State University
    Awarded
  • Miss Kieumi L Nguyen
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ
    Awarded
  • Brad A Petrilla
    Awarded
  • Mr. Christopher M Philyaw
    Orbital Sciences Corporation
    Awarded
  • Mr. Martin J Pietraszkiewicz
    University of Michigan
    Awarded
  • Mr. Richard C Prasad
    University of Michigan
    Awarded
  • Mr. James F Russell
    Virginia Tech
    Awarded
  • Mr. Jeffrey D Schloemer
    University of Michigan
    Awarded
  • Jason A Solimani
    Vertex Aerospace LLC
    Awarded
  • Mr. Daniel L Spracher
    Awarded
  • Christopher E Szwec
    SURVICE Engineering
    Awarded
  • Miss Diana Valtierra
    The Raytheon Corporation
    Awarded
  • Mr. David M Williams
    Awarded
  • Amanda M Yothers
    Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Awarded

2005

  • Quentin R Alldredge
    ATK Space Systems
    Awarded
  • Natasha Barra
    UCLA
    Awarded
  • Mitchell J Bott
    Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
    Awarded
  • Ms. Dawn M Cole
    Awarded
  • Christopher A Covell
    Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
    Awarded
  • Skylar A Cox
    Space Dynamics Lab
    Awarded
  • Tyler H Field
    University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
    Awarded
  • Joshua L George
    Utah State University
    Awarded
  • Patrick T Greene
    Awarded
  • Miss Cassandra M Guess
    UCLA
    Awarded
  • Robert N Hone
    Utah State University
    Awarded
  • Mr. David C Huish
    Utah State University
    Awarded
  • Gina M Miller
    The Boeing Company
    Awarded
  • David T Omer
    Utah State University
    Awarded
  • Richard C Page III
    AGI
    Awarded
  • Mr. Kenneth Parker
    UCLA
    Awarded
  • Mr Thammanit Piputsitee
    GE Aviation
    Awarded
  • Harshil M Shah
    UCLA
    Awarded
  • Mr Lyle A Shipton
    MathWorks Inc.
    Awarded
  • Mr. Scott E Tagge
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Awarded
  • Jeffery G Williams
    Utah State University
    Awarded

2004

  • Mr. Eric C Alderson
    University of Wisconsin Madison
    Awarded
  • Mr Richard D Browning
    The Aerospace Corporation
    Awarded
  • Miss Jessica A Calhoun
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded
  • Mr. Michael J Campola
    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
    Awarded
  • Mr. Michael A Cline
    Awarded
  • Ms. Michelle L Closen
    Awarded
  • Doug Clover
    MDA
    Awarded
  • Charles R Curry Jr.
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded
  • Dr Eugene G Fahnestock
    NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
    Awarded
  • Mr. Christopher W Foster
    The Boeing Company
    Awarded
  • Mr. Jeffery S Ginn
    Awarded
  • Mr. Trevor W Goerig
    Ohio University
    Awarded
  • Mr. Adam J Hicks
    Ohio University
    Awarded
  • Mr. Carl E Hippner
    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU)
    Awarded
  • Mr. Ricky F Lenix
    Awarded
  • Miss Charity J Lewis
    Awarded
  • Mr. William F Mudge III
    Awarded
  • Marika Naruse
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded
  • Mr. Christopher M Neglia
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded
  • Afroz Nissar
    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
    Awarded
  • Mr. David P Perner
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded
  • Ms. Jennifer N Rome
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded
  • Mr. Gregory K Sells Jr.
    The Ohio State University
    Awarded
  • Mr. Jonathon J Smith
    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
    Awarded
  • Mr. Ryan L Solomon
    Awarded
  • Mr. Amir Tal
    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
    Awarded
  • Mr. Joshua M Thomas
    Ohio University
    Awarded
  • Mr. Phillip A Walker
    Awarded
  • Mr. Shae E Williams
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded

2003

  • Matthew S Abate
    University of Cincinnati
    Awarded
  • Mr. Lucas M Allen
    Awarded
  • Mr. Jason Amundson
    University of Illinois
    Awarded
  • Mr. Kevin A Brown
    Andrews Space Inc
    Awarded
  • Sharyl Byram
    Awarded
  • Mr. Anthony J D`agostino
    University of Cincinnati
    Awarded
  • Richard J Gimlin
    Boeing Engineering Operations & Technology
    Awarded
  • Katherine M Grendell
    University of Cincinnati
    Awarded
  • Mr. Richard J Hudec
    The Boeing Company
    Awarded
  • Mr. Andrew P Oestreich
    Awarded
  • Mr. Justin E Register
    University of Cincinnati
    Awarded
  • Mr. Eric Riedl
    University of Cincinnati
    Awarded
  • Mr. Adam C Stevens
    Awarded
  • Mr. Wei C Tang
    University of Illinois
    Awarded
  • 1Lt David C Tess
    Awarded
  • Mr. Shane W Wake
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Awarded
  • Mr. Michael Y Wang
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Awarded
  • Heidi L Wilkin
    USAF
    Awarded
  • Matthew J Wright
    Boeing Defense, Space & Security
    Awarded
  • Mr. Asher K Yap
    University of Illinois
    Awarded
  • John T Yim
    Awarded

2002

  • Mr. Eric D Aufderhaar
    Awarded
  • Dr Ian G Clark
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory
    Awarded
  • Mr. Brandon P Florian
    UCLA
    Awarded
  • Ashkan Ghassemzadeh
    Awarded
  • Mr. Joshua A Gray
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded
  • Donko V Jeliazkov
    Awarded
  • Mr. Robert E Kramer
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded
  • Jeffrey Kwong
    Virgin Galactic Corporation
    Awarded
  • Mr. Albert Y Lau
    Stanford Univ
    Awarded
  • Mr. Chester Lin
    Awarded
  • MAJ Christopher P Maston
    US Air Force
    Awarded
  • Megan L Mitchell
    UCLA
    Awarded
  • Mr. Hoang L Nguyen
    UCLA
    Awarded
  • Mr. Robert D Quiroz
    Polytechnic University
    Awarded
  • Mr. Stephen C Ringler
    The Aerospace Corporation
    Awarded
  • Yevgeniy Segal
    Awarded
  • Jon G Wallace
    SpaceWorks Engineering, Inc. (SEI)
    Awarded

2001

  • Dr Gabriel F Benavides
    NASA Glenn Research Center
    Awarded
  • Mr. Jonathan W Brogan
    Awarded
  • Jeffrey P Cantono
    Awarded
  • Mr. Matthew A Hausman
    Awarded
  • Dr Zachary C Krevor
    Vulcan, Inc.
    Awarded
  • Raymond Leung
    Awarded
  • Christine Linderman
    Awarded
  • Mr. Phillip W Mann
    Awarded
  • Michael V McLaine
    Awarded
  • Mr. Sam P Morrison
    Awarded
  • Mr. Michael V Prato
    University of Illinois
    Awarded
  • Mr. Brandt Sartell
    Awarded
  • Mr. Evgeniy Sklyanskiy
    University of Illinois
    Awarded
  • Mr. John Tsohas
    Purdue University
    Awarded
  • Mr. Brian S Woodard
    University of Illinois
    Awarded
  • Mr. Scott J Zimmer
    Awarded

1997

  • LCDR Keith A Beals
    Sierra Nevada Corporation
    Awarded
  • George D Beavers
    Naval Postgraduate School
    Awarded
  • Bruce A Dickey
    Naval Postgraduate School
    Awarded
  • Mr. Adam C Duus
    Aeronautical & Astronautical Engr
    Awarded
  • LT Douglas C Eskins
    Awarded
  • Ms. Cherissa M Fischer
    Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp
    Awarded
  • Mr. Andrew P Gode
    Motorola Inc
    Awarded
  • Brigitte Horner
    Missile Defence Agency
    Awarded
  • Ms. Miriam K Jarrett
    Awarded
  • Ezra J Ledbetter
    Naval Postgraduate School
    Awarded
  • Ms. Penny C Lindenmuth
    Pennsylvania State University
    Awarded
  • Mrs. Linda M Mendenhall
    Massachusettes Institute of Technology
    Awarded
  • Mr. Benjamin P Mui
    Hughes Space and Communications Company
    Awarded
  • Thomas H Newman
    Naval Postgraduate School
    Awarded
  • Joseph P Reason
    Naval Postgraduate School
    Awarded
  • Mr. Ryan M Roth
    Awarded
  • Mr. Saumil S Shah
    Boeing
    Awarded
  • LCDR Gary Smilowitz
    DON
    Awarded
  • Mr. Mark R Springer
    Awarded
  • Mr. Jee W Suh
    University of Illinois
    Awarded
  • Mr. Jason A Webber
    Awarded