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Best papers in a specific aircraft technology, integration or operations discipline are selected from papers presented at technical forums by the respective technical committee.

Award Recipients

2025

  • Mr. Donald L Simon
    NASA Glenn Research Center
    Awarded
    Award: 2024 AIAA Electrified Aircraft Technology Best Paper
    AIAA Citation: Adaptive Control and Scaling Approach for the Emulation of Dynamic Sub-scale Torque Loads AIAA 2024-2356
  • Susie Go
    NASA Ames Research Center
    Awarded
    Award: 2024 AIAA Electrified Aircraft Technology Symposium Best Paper
    AIAA Citation: Parametric Modeling and Mission Performance Analysis of a True Parallel Hybrid Turboprop Aircraft for Freighter Operations AIAA 2024-3581
  • Mr. Ralph H Jansen
    NASA-Glenn Research Center
    Awarded
    Award: 2024 AIAA Electrified Aircraft Technology Symposium Best Paper
    AIAA Citation: Parametric Modeling and Mission Performance Analysis of a True Parallel Hybrid Turboprop Aircraft for Freighter Operations AIAA 2024-3581
  • Mr Greg Zilliac
    NASA Ames Research Center
    Awarded
    Award: 2024 AIAA Electrified Aircraft Technology Symposium Best Paper
    AIAA Citation: Parametric Modeling and Mission Performance Analysis of a True Parallel Hybrid Turboprop Aircraft for Freighter Operations AIAA 2024-3581
  • Dahlia Pham
    NASA Ames Research Center
    Awarded
    Award: 2024 AIAA Electrified Aircraft Technology Symposium Best Paper
    AIAA Citation: Parametric Modeling and Mission Performance Analysis of a True Parallel Hybrid Turboprop Aircraft for Freighter Operations AIAA 2024-3581
  • Jeff Bowles
    NASA-Ames
    Awarded
    Award: 2024 AIAA Electrified Aircraft Technology Symposium Best Paper
    AIAA Citation: Parametric Modeling and Mission Performance Analysis of a True Parallel Hybrid Turboprop Aircraft for Freighter Operations AIAA 2024-3581
  • Dr Elyse D Hill
    NASA Langley Research Center
    Awarded
    Award: 2024 AIAA Electrified Aircraft Technology Best Paper
    AIAA Citation: Adaptive Control and Scaling Approach for the Emulation of Dynamic Sub-scale Torque Loads AIAA 2024-2356
  • Santino Bianco
    NASA Glenn Research Center
    Awarded
    Award: 2024 AIAA Electrified Aircraft Technology Best Paper
    AIAA Citation: Adaptive Control and Scaling Approach for the Emulation of Dynamic Sub-scale Torque Loads AIAA 2024-2356
  • Mr Noah S Listgarten
    Awarded
    Award: 2024 AIAA Electrified Aircraft Technology Symposium Best Paper
    AIAA Citation: Parametric Modeling and Mission Performance Analysis of a True Parallel Hybrid Turboprop Aircraft for Freighter Operations AIAA 2024-3581

2024

  • Bruno F. Santos
    Faculty of Aerospace Engineering - TU Delft
    Awarded
    Award: 2023 AIAA Electrified Aircraft Technology Best Paper
    AIAA Citation: Coupled Hybrid & Electric Aircraft Design and Strategic Airline Planning AIAA 2023-3869
  • Prof Volker Gollnick
    Hamburg University of Technology
    Awarded
    Award: 2023 AIAA Aircraft Operations Best Paper Award
    AIAA Citation: Trajectory-related measures to mitigate the climate impact of aviation: A comparative study AIAA 2023-4220
  • Mrs Noa R Zuijderwijk
    student
    Awarded
    Award: 2023 AIAA Electrified Aircraft Technology Best Paper
    AIAA Citation: Coupled Hybrid & Electric Aircraft Design and Strategic Airline Planning AIAA 2023-3869
  • Dr Maurice Hoogreef
    Delft University of Technology
    Awarded
    Award: 2023 AIAA Electrified Aircraft Technology Best Paper
    AIAA Citation: Coupled Hybrid & Electric Aircraft Design and Strategic Airline Planning AIAA 2023-3869
  • Mr Tim Burschyk
    German Aerospace Center (DLR)
    Awarded
    Award: 2023 AIAA Aircraft Design Best Paper Award
    AIAA Citation: Design and Assessment of Long Range Aircraft Concepts with focus on Fossil Kerosene, Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Liquid Hydrogen as Energy Carriers - AIAA 2023-3229
  • Mr Michael Iwanizki
    DLR-Braunschweig
    Awarded
    Award: 2023 AIAA Aircraft Design Best Paper Award
    AIAA Citation: Design and Assessment of Long Range Aircraft Concepts with focus on Fossil Kerosene, Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Liquid Hydrogen as Energy Carriers AIAA 2023-3229
  • Mr Jannik Häßy
    DLR - German Aerospace Center
    Awarded
    Award: 2023 AIAA Aircraft Design Best Paper Award
    AIAA Citation: Design and Assessment of Long Range Aircraft Concepts with focus on Fossil Kerosene, Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Liquid Hydrogen as Energy Carriers AIAA 2023-3229
  • Sebastian Woehler
    DLR- German Aerospace Center
    Awarded
    Award: 2023 AIAA Aircraft Design Best Paper Award
    AIAA Citation: AIAA 2023-3229 Design and Assessment of Long Range Aircraft Concepts with focus on Fossil Kerosene, Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Liquid Hydrogen as Energy Carriers
  • Mr Pieter-Jan Proesmans
    Delft University of Technology
    Awarded
    Award: 2023 AIAA Electrified Aircraft Technology Best Paper
    AIAA Citation: Coupled Hybrid & Electric Aircraft Design and Strategic Airline Planning AIAA 2023-3869
  • Ms Zarah Zengerling
    German Aerospace Center (DLR)
    Awarded
    Award: 2023 AIAA Aircraft Operations Best Paper Award
    AIAA Citation: Trajectory-related measures to mitigate the climate impact of aviation: A comparative study AIAA 2023-4220
  • Mr Benjamin Benjamin Lührs
    Awarded
    Award: 2023 AIAA Aircraft Operations Best Paper Award
    AIAA Citation: Trajectory-related measures to mitigate the climate impact of aviation: A comparative study AIAA 2023-4220

2023

  • Dr Dustin Otten
    Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
    Awarded
    Award: 2021 AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems & Technologies Best Paper
    AIAA Citation: Preliminary Study of Shock / Boundary-Layer Interactions Generated by a Sharp Fin Mounted Above a Flat Plate AIAA 2021-4118
  • Dr Frank K Lu
    University of Texas at Arlington
    Awarded
    Award: 2021 AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems & Technologies Best Paper
    AIAA Citation: Preliminary Study of Shock / Boundary-Layer Interactions Generated by a Sharp Fin Mounted Above a Flat Plate AIAA 2021-4118
  • Prof Serhat Hosder
    Missouri University of Science and Technology
    Awarded
    Award: 2021 AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems & Technologies Best Student Paper
    AIAA Citation: Aerothermal Uncertainty Quantification of Deployable Entry Technologies Using Multi-Fidelity Modeling AIAA 2021-4228
  • Dr Mario Santos
    The Boeing Company
    Awarded
    Award: 2021 AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems & Technologies Best Student Paper
    AIAA Citation: Aerothermal Uncertainty Quantification of Deployable Entry Technologies Using Multi-Fidelity Modeling AIAA 2021-4228
  • Dr Imon Chakraborty
    Auburn University
    Awarded
    Award: 2022 AIAA Electrified Aircraft Technology Best Paper
    AIAA Citation: Sizing and Analysis of a Lift-Plus-Cruise VTOL Aircraft with Electrified Propulsion Systems - AIAA 2022-3513
  • Mr Ryan C Chartrand
    NASA Langley Research Center
    Awarded
    Award: 2022 AIAA Aircraft Operations Best Paper Award
    AIAA Citation: Identifying Common Coordination Procedures across Extensible Traffic Management (xTM) to Integrate xTM Operations into the National Airspace System AIAA 2022-3910
  • Dr Paul U Lee
    NASA Ames Research Center
    Awarded
    Award: 2022 AIAA Aircraft Operations Best Paper Award
    AIAA Citation: Identifying Common Coordination Procedures across Extensible Traffic Management (xTM) to Integrate xTM Operations into the National Airspace System AIAA 2022-3910
  • Aashutosh Aman Mishra
    Awarded
    Award: 2022 AIAA Electrified Aircraft Technology Best Paper
    AIAA Citation: Sizing and Analysis of a Lift-Plus-Cruise VTOL Aircraft with Electrified Propulsion Systems AIAA 2022-3513
  • Ms Connie Brasil
    Awarded
    Award: 2022 AIAA Aircraft Operations Best Paper Award
    AIAA Citation: Identifying Common Coordination Procedures across Extensible Traffic Management (xTM) to Integrate xTM Operations into the National Airspace System AIAA 2022-3910
  • Dr Thomas K West
    NASA Langley Research Center
    Awarded
    Award: 2021 AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems & Technologies Best Student Paper
    AIAA Citation: Aerothermal Uncertainty Quantification of Deployable Entry Technologies Using Multi-Fidelity Modeling AIAA 2021-4228
  • Mr Pieter-Jan Proesmans
    Delft University of Technology
    Awarded
    Award: 2022 AIAA Aircraft Design Best Paper Award
    AIAA Citation: Comparison of Future Aviation Fuels to Minimize the Climate Impact of Commercial Aircraft AIAA 2022-3288
  • Dr Roelof Vos
    TU Delft fac. Aerospace Engineering
    Awarded
    Award: 2022 AIAA Aircraft Design Best Paper Award
    AIAA Citation: Comparison of Future Aviation Fuels to Minimize the Climate Impact of Commercial Aircraft AIAA 2022-3288

2022

  • Mr Reynard de Vries
    Elysian Aircraft
    Awarded
    Award: 2022 AIAA Aircraft Design Best Paper Award
    AIAA Citation: Aerodynamic Performance Benefits of Over-the-Wing Distributed Propulsion for Hybrid-Electric Transport Aircraft AIAA-2022-0128
  • Dr Roelof Vos
    TU Delft fac. Aerospace Engineering
    Awarded
    Award: 2022 AIAA Aircraft Design Best Paper Award
    AIAA Citation: Aerodynamic Performance Benefits of Over-the-Wing Distributed Propulsion for Hybrid-Electric Transport Aircraft AIAA-2022-0128

2021

  • Dr Jacqueline L Huynh
    University of California, Irvine
    Awarded
    Award: 2020 AIAA Air Transportation Systems Best Student Paper Award
    AIAA Citation: Modeling, Assessment, and Flight Demonstration of Delayed Deceleration Approaches for Community Noise Reduction AIAA-2020-2874
  • Dr Imon Chakraborty
    Auburn University
    Awarded
    Award: 2021 AIAA Aircraft Design Best Paper Award
    AIAA Citation: A Generalized Energy-Based Vehicle Sizing and Performance Analysis Methodology AIAA-2021-1721
  • Prof Mykel J Kochenderfer
    Stanford University
    Awarded
    Award: 2020 AIAA Air Transportation Systems Best Paper Award
    AIAA Citation: Analysis of Fleet Management and Infrastructure Constraints in On-Demand Urban Air Mobility Operations AIAA-2020-2907
  • Mr Jeffryes W Chapman
    NASA Glenn Research Center
    Awarded
    Award: 2020 AIAA Electric Aircraft Technology Best Paper Award
    AIAA Citation: A Study of Large Scale Power Extraction and Insertion on Turbofan Performance and Stability AIAA-2020-3547
  • Prof R John Hansman
    Massachusettes Institute of Technology
    Awarded
    Award: 2020 AIAA Air Transportation Systems Best Student Paper Award
    AIAA Citation: Modeling, Assessment, and Flight Demonstration of Delayed Deceleration Approaches for Community Noise Reduction AIAA-2020-2874

2020

  • Michael Beyar
    Boeing Research & Technology
    Awarded
    Award: 2020 AIAA Aircraft Design Best Paper Award
    AIAA Citation: “Development of an Efficient Mach=0.80 Transonic Truss-Braced Wing Aircraft” (AIAA 2020-0011)
  • Sally A Viken
    NASA Langley Research Center
    Awarded
    Award: 2020 AIAA Aircraft Design Best Paper Award
    AIAA Citation: “Development of an Efficient Mach=0.80 Transonic Truss-Braced Wing Aircraft” (AIAA 2020-0011)
  • Mr Eric D Dickey
    Boeing
    Awarded
    Award: 2020 AIAA Aircraft Design Best Paper Award
    AIAA Citation: “Development of an Efficient Mach=0.80 Transonic Truss-Braced Wing Aircraft” (AIAA 2020-0011)
  • Mr Krishna Hoffman
    The Boeing Company
    Awarded
    Award: 2020 AIAA Aircraft Design Best Paper Award
    AIAA Citation: “Development of an Efficient Mach=0.80 Transonic Truss-Braced Wing Aircraft” (AIAA 2020-0011)
  • Dr Luca Maddalena
    The University of Texas at Arlington
    Awarded
    Award: 2018 Hypersonic Best Paper
    AIAA Citation: “Turbulence Dynamics in the Merging Process of Supersonic Streamwise Vortices” (AIAA Paper 2018-5161)
  • Dr Davide Viganò
    Missouri University of Science and Technology
    Awarded
    Award: 2018 Hypersonics Best Paper
    AIAA Citation: “Turbulence Dynamics in the Merging Process of Supersonic Streamwise Vortices” (AIAA Paper 2018-5161)
  • Dr Fabrizio Vergine
    C-Cat
    Awarded
    Award: 2018 Hypersonic Best Paper
    AIAA Citation: “Turbulence Dynamics in the Merging Process of Supersonic Streamwise Vortices” (AIAA Paper 2018-5161)
  • Mr Neal A Harrison
    Boeing Research & Technology
    Awarded
    Award: 2020 AIAA Aircraft Design Best Paper Award
    AIAA Citation: “Development of an Efficient Mach=0.80 Transonic Truss-Braced Wing Aircraft” (AIAA 2020-0011)
  • Alison Yu
    The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Awarded
    Award: 2019 AIAA Aircraft Operations Best Paper Award
    AIAA Citation: “Approach for Representing the Aircraft Noise Impacts of Concentrated Flight Tracks” (AIAA 2019-3186)
  • Gregory M Gatlin
    NASA Langley Research Center
    Awarded
    Award: 2020 AIAA Aircraft Design Best Paper Award
    AIAA Citation: “Development of an Efficient Mach=0.80 Transonic Truss-Braced Wing Aircraft” (AIAA 2020-0011)
  • Prof R John Hansman
    Massachusettes Institute of Technology
    Awarded
    Award: 2019 AIAA Aircraft Operations Best Paper Award
    AIAA Citation: “Approach for Representing the Aircraft Noise Impacts of Concentrated Flight Tracks” (AIAA 2019-3186)

2018

  • Mr John V Foster
    NASA-Langley Research Center
    Awarded
    Award: “High-Fidelity Multirotor Unmanned Aircraft System Simulation Development for Trajectory Prediction Under Off-Nominal Flight Dynamics” (AIAA 2017-2371)
    AIAA Citation: Best Paper of 2017 Aviation Technology, Integration and Operations: “High-Fidelity Multirotor Unmanned Aircraft System Simulation Development for Trajectory Prediction Under Off-Nominal Flight Dynamics” (AIAA 2017-2371)
  • Mr David Hartman
    NASA Langley Research Center
    Awarded
    Award: “High-Fidelity Multirotor Unmanned Aircraft System Simulation Development for Trajectory Prediction Under Off-Nominal Flight Dynamics” (AIAA 2017-2371)
    AIAA Citation: Best Paper of 2017 Aviation Technology, Integration and Operations: “High-Fidelity Multirotor Unmanned Aircraft System Simulation Development for Trajectory Prediction Under Off-Nominal Flight Dynamics” (AIAA 2017-2371)
  • Dr Wei Yao
    Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Institute of Mechancis
    Awarded
    Award: A comparative study of elliptic and round scramjet combustors by Improved Detached Eddy Simulation (AIAA 2017-2190)
    AIAA Citation: A comparative study of elliptic and round scramjet combustors by Improved Detached Eddy Simulation (AIAA 2017-2190)

2017

  • Dr Gregor Veble Mikic
    Joby Aviation
    Awarded
    Award: Design Studies of Thin-Haul Commuter Aircraft with Distributed Electric Propulsion
    AIAA Citation: AIAA 2016-3765
  • Mr Alex M Stoll
    Awarded
    Award: Design Studies of Thin-Haul Commuter Aircraft with Distributed Electric Propulsion
    AIAA Citation: AIAA 2016-3765

2016

  • Dr Jason R. Welstead
    NASA Langley Research Center
    Awarded
    Award: Conceptual Design of a Single-Aisle Turboelectric Commercial Transport with Fuselage Boundary Layer Ingestion
    AIAA Citation: AIAA 2016-1027
  • Mr James L Felder
    NASA Glenn Research Center
    Awarded
    Award: Conceptual Design of a Single-Aisle Turboelectric Commercial Transport with Fuselage Boundary Layer Ingestion
    AIAA Citation: AIAA 2016-1027

2015

  • Dr Dimitri N Mavris
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded
    Award: Microscale Simulations of Porous TPS Materials: Application to Permeability”
    AIAA Citation: AIAA 2014-3012
  • Mr Alexander Schneegans
    PACE Aerospace Engineering and Information Technology GmbH
    Awarded
    Award: “Microscale Simulations of Porous TPS Materials: Application to Permeability”
    AIAA Citation: AIAA 2014-3012
  • Mr Mathias Emeneth
    PACE America Inc
    Awarded
    Award: “Microscale Simulations of Porous TPS Materials: Application to Permeability”
    AIAA Citation: AIAA 2014-3012
  • Dr Imon Chakraborty
    Auburn University
    Awarded
    Award: “Microscale Simulations of Porous TPS Materials: Application to Permeability”
    AIAA Citation: AIAA 2014-3012
  • Mr William W Chung
    American System Corp
    Awarded
    Award: Transfer of Training on the Vertical Motion Simulator
    AIAA Citation: AIAA 2014-2006
  • David R Trawick
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded
    Award: “Microscale Simulations of Porous TPS Materials: Application to Permeability”
    AIAA Citation: AIAA 2014-3012

2014

  • Prof David J Mee
    The University of Queensland
    Awarded
    Award: Design of an Airframe Integrated 3-D Scramjet and Experimental Results at a Mach 10 Flight Condition,”
    AIAA Citation: AIAA 2012-5910
  • Mr Luke J Doherty
    The University of Queensland
    Awarded
    Award: Design of an Airframe Integrated 3-D Scramjet and Experimental Results at a Mach 10 Flight Condition,”
    AIAA Citation: AIAA 2012-5910
  • Prof Michael K Smart
    Hypersonix
    Awarded
    Award: Design of an Airframe Integrated 3-D Scramjet and Experimental Results at a Mach 10 Flight Condition,”
    AIAA Citation: AIAA 2012-5910

2012

  • Dr J. Russell Carpenter
    NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
    Awarded
    Award: Sequential Probability Ratio Test for Collision Avoidance Maneuver Decisions Based on a Bank of Norm-Inequality-Constrained Epoch-State Filters
    AIAA Citation: AAS 11-437

2009

  • Brian T Baxley
    NASA Langley Research Center
    Awarded
    Award: “Simulation Results for Airborne Precision Spacing Along Continuous Descent Arrivals”
    AIAA Citation: AIAA 2008-8931
  • Terrence Abbott
    Booz Allen Hamilton
    Awarded
    Award: “Simulation Results for Airborne Precision Spacing Along Continuous Descent Arrivals”
    AIAA Citation: AIAA 2008-8931

2008

  • Richard A Coppenbarger
    NASA Ames Research Center
    Awarded
    Award: Field Evaluation of the Tailored Arrivals Concept for Datalink-Enabled Continuous Descent Approach
    AIAA Citation: AIAA 2007-7778
  • Rob Mead
    Boeing Commercial Airplanes
    Awarded
    Award: Field Evaluation of the Tailored Arrivals Concept for Datalink-Enabled Continuous Descent Approach
    AIAA Citation: AIAA 2007-7778
  • Douglas N Sweet
    Architecture Technology Corporation
    Awarded
    Award: Field Evaluation of the Tailored Arrivals Concept for Datalink-Enabled Continuous Descent Approach
    AIAA Citation: AIAA 2007-7778

2007

  • Dr Sven A Brueckner
    Newvectors LLC
    Awarded
    Award: Demonstration of Digital Pheromone Swarming Control of Multiple Unmanned Air Vehicles
    AIAA Citation: AIAA 2005-7046
  • John Sauter
    Newvectors LLC
    Awarded
    Award: Demonstration of Digital Pheromone Swarming Control of Multiple Unmanned Air Vehicles
    AIAA Citation: AIAA 2005-7046
  • H Van Dyke Parunak
    NewVectors LLC
    Awarded
    Award: Demonstration of Digital Pheromone Swarming Control of Multiple Unmanned Air Vehicles
    AIAA Citation: AIAA 2005-7046
  • Robert Matthews
    NewVectors LLC
    Awarded
    Award: Demonstration of Digital Pheromone Swarming Control of Multiple Unmanned Air Vehicles
    AIAA Citation: AIAA 2005-7046