AIAA to Recognize Technical Excellence in Aerospace at the 2021 AIAA AVIATION Forum Written 23 July 2021

Harold E. Addy Jr., NASA Glenn Research Center, is being presented with the 2021 AIAA Losey Atmospheric Sciences Award for exceptional achievements and leadership in advancing aviation safety and the state of art of atmospheric research through experimental ice accretion and aerodynamic studies.

David L. Carroll, CU Aerospace LLC, is being presented with the 2021 AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Award for scientific enhancement and innovation of high energy lasers and plasma-driven devices, entrepreneurial aerospace leadership, and education of scientist engineers.

Rodger E. Farley, Farley Flight Aerospace LLC, is being presented with the 2021 AIAA Otto Winzen Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of a lifetime of achievements in applying aerospace mechanics to the dynamic response of aerospace vehicles from spacecraft to aircraft and balloons.

Ephraim J. Gutmark, University of Cincinnati, is being presented with the 2021 AIAA Aeroacoustics Award for his pioneering and outstanding contributions to the application of aeroacoustics practice to achieve quiet aircraft engines and new understanding of voice production and treatments.

Mark D. Maughmer, Pennsylvania State University, is being presented with the 2020 AIAA Aerodynamics Award for foundational developments in airfoil and wing design, advancement of novel airfoil, and contributions to rotorcraft aeromechanics.

Charles Meneveau, Johns Hopkins University, is being presented with the 2021 AIAA Fluid Dynamics Award for advancing both the theoretical and practical understanding of turbulence through groundbreaking modeling techniques and applications of large-eddy simulation.

Scott A. Morton , DoD HPCMP, is being presented with the 2021 AIAA Aerodynamics Award for a career devoted to extending the application of CFD to challenging unsteady aerodynamic phenomena, such as transonic flutter, complex vortical flowfields, and maneuvering flight.

Guillermo Paniagua, Purdue University, is being presented with the 2021 AIAA Ground Testing Award for significant contributions in aerothermal high speed flow instrumentation and novel wind tunnels to support the aerospace industry, outstanding service to AIAA, dissemination, and mentorship.

Pipistrel Velis Electro (award accepted by Paolo Romagnolli and Tine Tomažič, Ajdovščina, Slovenia) is being presented with the 2021 AIAA Aircraft Design Award for creating the world’s first certified electric aircraft leading the marketplace in a new era of green aircraft design and technology.

Zhuomin Zhang , Georgia Institute of Technology, is being presented with the 2021 AIAA Thermophysics Award in recognition of outstanding contributions to microscale and nanoscale thermophysics and the understanding of interactions between thermal radiation and micro/nanostructured materials.

Willem A. Anemaat, DARcorporation, is being presented with the 2021 AIAA Sustained Service Award for extensive service to AIAA through work on technical committees, national awards, publications, and conferences and forums.

Terry J. Burress, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, is being presented with the 2021 AIAA Sustained Service Award for continuous and exemplary service to the AIAA South Central Region and the Modeling and Simulation Technical Committee, including strengthening the membership and the technical excellence of the Institute and its committees in both formal and informal leadership roles.

David W. Levy, Sierra Nevada Corporation, is being presented with the 2021 AIAA Sustained Service Award for sustained service as AIAA Wichita Section and Aircraft Design Technical Committee Chair, Design/Build/Fly Competition Contest Administrator, and Drag Prediction Workshop Organizing Committee.