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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://aiaa.org/DesignCompetitions/

Award Recipients

2016

  • Edward Gomez II
    Awarded
    Award: Pyxis Aerospace
  • Mr Sean P Ryan
    Awarded
    Award: Project Hitchhiker
  • Grant T Roth
    Awarded
    Award: Project Hitchhiker
  • Patrick R Clark
    Awarded
    Award: Project Hitchhiker
  • Alexander Arto Kechejian
    Awarded
    Award: Pyxis Aerospace
  • Mr Robert B Groome
    Awarded
    Award: Project Argonaut
  • Mr Liam D Durbin
    Awarded
    Award: Project Argonaut
  • Mr Archit Arora
    Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis
    Awarded
    Award: Project Argonaut
  • Mr Carlos A Ayon Jr
    Awarded
    Award: Pyxis Aerospace
  • Mr William Ramsey Gallagher
    Cal Poly Pomona
    Awarded
    Award: Pyxis Aerospace
  • Diane C Kjelby
    Awarded
    Award: Project Hitchhiker
  • Alexandra Wyatt
    Awarded
    Award: Project Argonaut
  • Mr Jacob Katuin
    Awarded
    Award: Project Hitchhiker
  • John Cunningham
    Awarded
    Award: Pyxis Aerospace
  • Anthony J Gaudino
    Awarded
    Award: Project Hitchhiker
  • Sean Thompson
    Awarded
    Award: Pyxis Aerospace
  • Courtney Best
    Boeing
    Awarded
    Award: Project Argonaut
  • Dylan Greene
    Awarded
    Award: Project Hitchhiker
  • Annie Ping
    Awarded
    Award: Project Argonaut
  • Duncan C Harris
    Awarded
    Award: Project Argonaut
  • Henry W Heim
    Awarded
    Award: Project Argonaut
  • Thomas W Keane
    Awarded
    Award: Project Argonaut

2015

  • Mr Bryce C Prior
    Awarded
    Award: Project Aeneas: A Proposal fo an Orbital Transfer Vehicle
  • Evan Scott White
    Awarded
    Award: Hermes: Orbital Transfer Vehicle for Earth-Moon Lagrange Points
  • David R Brandyberry
    Awarded
    Award: Hermes: Orbital Transfer Vehicle for Earth-Moon Lagrange Points
  • David Knourek
    Awarded
    Award: Hermes: Orbital Transfer Vehicle for Earth-Moon Lagrange Points
  • Brenna Freeman
    Awarded
    Award: Project Export: Express Orbital Transport
  • Mr Jake Dluhy
    Awarded
    Award: Hermes: Orbital Transfer Vehicle for Earth-Moon Lagrange Points
  • Jacob M Madalon
    Awarded
    Award: Project Aeneas: A Proposal fo an Orbital Transfer Vehicle
  • Mr Rolfe Joseph Power IV
    Awarded
    Award: Project Aeneas: A Proposal fo an Orbital Transfer Vehicle
  • Benjamin A Merrel
    NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
    Awarded
    Award: Project Aeneas: A Proposal fo an Orbital Transfer Vehicle
  • Jacqueline Taylor
    Awarded
    Award: Project Export: Express Orbital Transport
  • Nathan A Gross
    Awarded
    Award: Project Aeneas: A Proposal fo an Orbital Transfer Vehicle
  • Mr Thomas A Mason II
    Awarded
    Award: Project Export: Express Orbital Transport
  • Matthew Kosky
    Awarded
    Award: Hermes: Orbital Transfer Vehicle for Earth-Moon Lagrange Points
  • Kevin Kim
    Awarded
    Award: Hermes: Orbital Transfer Vehicle for Earth-Moon Lagrange Points
  • Miss Ashley A Brady
    Awarded
    Award: Project Export: Express Orbital Transport
  • Zachary I Wood
    Awarded
    Award: Project Export: Express Orbital Transport
  • Peter J Grega
    Awarded
    Award: Hermes: Orbital Transfer Vehicle for Earth-Moon Lagrange Points
  • Courtney Best
    Boeing
    Awarded
    Award: Project Aeneas: A Proposal fo an Orbital Transfer Vehicle
  • Mr Pedro A Olmeta
    Awarded
    Award: Project Export: Express Orbital Transport
  • Francisco J Sanchez
    Awarded
    Award: Project Export: Express Orbital Transport
  • Annie Ping
    Awarded
    Award: Project Aeneas: A Proposal fo an Orbital Transfer Vehicle
  • Abishek Murali
    Awarded
    Award: Project Aeneas: A Proposal fo an Orbital Transfer Vehicle

2014

  • Timothy R Lanham
    Awarded
    Award: Air Launched Orbital Flight Technologies
  • Kailey Draves
    Awarded
    Award: Aether Air launch Vehicle
  • Brian A Duckmann
    Awarded
    Award: Aether Air launch Vehicle
  • Dr Alex E Sizemore
    AFRL
    Awarded
    Award: The J-HAWC Rockets
  • Jobin Kokkat
    Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
    Awarded
    Award: Air Launched Orbital Flight Technologies
  • Matthew A Dempsey
    Whisper Aero
    Awarded
    Award: Aether Air launch Vehicle
  • Lorena Jaimes Acosta
    Awarded
    Award: Aether Air launch Vehicle
  • James BA Sellers
    Air Force SEEK EAGLE Office
    Awarded
    Award: The J-HAWC Rocket
  • Julia H Liu
    Awarded
    Award: Air Launched Orbital Flight Technologies
  • Mr Jason B Allen
    Boeing
    Awarded
    Award: Air Launched Orbital Flight Technologies
  • Stanley Chan
    Awarded
    Award: Air Launched Orbital Flight Technologies
  • Rosemary F Chapple
    Awarded
    Award: Aether Air launch Vehicle
  • 2nd Lt Julian Patrick McCafferty
    Awarded
    Award: The J-HAWC Rocket
  • Tucker Gritton
    Awarded
    Award: Air Launched Orbital Flight Technologies
  • Mr Je Won Hong
    Awarded
    Award: Aether Air launch Vehicle
  • Mr Clayton J Summers
    Awarded
    Award: Air Launched Orbital Flight Technologies
  • Luis Berges
    Awarded
    Award: The J-HAWC Rocket

2012

  • VADM Jeevraj S Hejmady
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Design and Business Plan for a Commercial Earth-to-Orbit (ETO) Passenger Vehicle
  • Mr Kyle J. Dominguez
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Design and Business Plan for a Commercial Earth-to-Orbit (ETO) Passenger Vehicle
  • Dr Donald L Edberg
    California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Design and Business Plan for a Commercial Earth-to-Orbit (ETO) Passenger Vehicle
  • Mr Anku Aravind
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Design and Business Plan for a Commercial Earth-to-Orbit (ETO) Passenger Vehicle
  • Mr Phillip T Nguyen
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Design and Business Plan for a Commercial Earth-to-Orbit (ETO) Passenger Vehicle
  • anita shokouhi
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Design and Business Plan for a Commercial Earth-to-Orbit (ETO) Passenger Vehicle
  • Nicole Heersema
    NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Design and Business Plan for a Commercial Earth-to-Orbit (ETO) Passenger Vehicle
  • Mr Ravi kumar shakya
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Design and Business Plan for a Commercial Earth-to-Orbit (ETO) Passenger Vehicle
  • Mr Thomas James Hertz
    Virginia Tech
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Design and Business Plan for a Commercial Earth-to-Orbit (ETO) Passenger Vehicle
  • Mr Ajitpal Dhaliwal
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Design and Business Plan for a Commercial Earth-to-Orbit (ETO) Passenger Vehicle
  • Carlos A Pineda
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Design and Business Plan for a Commercial Earth-to-Orbit (ETO) Passenger Vehicle
  • Samira Motiwala
    California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Design and Business Plan for a Commercial Earth-to-Orbit (ETO) Passenger Vehicle
  • Mr Brian Undercoffer
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Design and Business Plan for a Commercial Earth-to-Orbit (ETO) Passenger Vehicle
  • Mr Erick Y Li
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Design and Business Plan for a Commercial Earth-to-Orbit (ETO) Passenger Vehicle
  • Ms Sweety Pate
    Maxar Space Systems
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Design and Business Plan for a Commercial Earth-to-Orbit (ETO) Passenger Vehicle
  • Maria C Rye
    Virginia Tech
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Design and Business Plan for a Commercial Earth-to-Orbit (ETO) Passenger Vehicle
  • Mr Sarnavi Mahesh
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Design and Business Plan for a Commercial Earth-to-Orbit (ETO) Passenger Vehicle
  • Matthew Christian Smith
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Design and Business Plan for a Commercial Earth-to-Orbit (ETO) Passenger Vehicle
  • Mr Rishabh Bana
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Design and Business Plan for a Commercial Earth-to-Orbit (ETO) Passenger Vehicle
  • LCDR Thomas Paul Kasmer
    U.S. Navy
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Design and Business Plan for a Commercial Earth-to-Orbit (ETO) Passenger Vehicle
  • Mr Rajdeep Chowdhuri
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Design and Business Plan for a Commercial Earth-to-Orbit (ETO) Passenger Vehicle
  • Matthew D Shepard
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Design and Business Plan for a Commercial Earth-to-Orbit (ETO) Passenger Vehicle
  • Mr Gregory A Wheeler Jr
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Design and Business Plan for a Commercial Earth-to-Orbit (ETO) Passenger Vehicle
  • Joel Alex Roy
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Design and Business Plan for a Commercial Earth-to-Orbit (ETO) Passenger Vehicle

2010

  • Dr James K Villarreal
    Raytheon Company
    Awarded
    Award: Astro Devils
  • Mr Benjamin Gregory Jimenez
    MITRE
    Awarded
    Award: Astro Devils
  • Dr Nagy S Nosseir
    San Diego State University
    Awarded
    Award: Human Exploration and Reconnaissance of a Massive Extraterrestrial Space-born object (HERMES)
  • Mr Umair Surani
    Awarded
    Award: Colbert
  • Andres Cedeno-Rodriguez
    Awarded
    Award: Human Exploration and Reconnaissance of a Massive Extraterrestrial Space-born object (HERMES)
  • Miss burcu kececi
    Awarded
    Award: Astro Devils
  • Miss Amanda Mattheis
    BAE Systems, Inc.
    Awarded
    Award: Astro Devils
  • Dr Kevin A Shinpaugh
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
    Awarded
    Award: Colbert
  • Jesse Cuevas
    San Diego State University
    Awarded
    Award: Human Exploration and Reconnaissance of a Massive Extraterrestrial Space-born object (HERMES)
  • Peter John Renslow
    Awarded
    Award: Astro Devils
  • Dr Michael Stephen Veto
    BAE Systems, Inc.
    Awarded
    Award: Astro Devils
  • Samantha Stoneman
    Awarded
    Award: Human Exploration and Reconnaissance of a Massive Extraterrestrial Space-born object (HERMES)
  • Mr Regal Ferrulli
    Arizona State University
    Awarded
    Award: Astro Devils
  • Mr Andrew L Lyford
    Orbital Sciences Corporation
    Awarded
    Award: Colbert
  • Mr Joshua Wray Eggleston
    Awarded
    Award: Colbert
  • Eric J Buckenmeyer
    Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
    Awarded
    Award: Colbert
  • Katherine Rybacki
    Awarded
    Award: Colbert
  • Mr. Benjamin M Pochup
    San Diego State
    Awarded
    Award: Human Exploration and Reconnaissance of a Massive Extraterrestrial Space-born object (HERMES)
  • Tyler Milner R Milner
    Arizona State University
    Awarded
    Award: Astro Devils
  • Anh Tuan N Luong
    Awarded
    Award: Human Exploration and Reconnaissance of a Massive Extraterrestrial Space-born object (HERMES)
  • Mr. Eric D Miller
    San Diego State University
    Awarded
    Award: Human Exploration and Reconnaissance of a Massive Extraterrestrial Space-born object (HERMES)
  • Daniel A Nelson
    San Diego State Univ
    Awarded
    Award: Human Exploration and Reconnaissance of a Massive Extraterrestrial Space-born object (HERMES)
  • Kristopher M Walbert
    Virginia Tech
    Awarded
    Award: Colbert
  • Ms Aishwarya Stanley
    Awarded
    Award: Astro Devils

2009

  • Mr. Patrick A Walsh
    Illinois Institute of Technology
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Pyxis
  • David S Szybilski
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Pyxis
  • Mr Austin B Ellis
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Pyxis
  • Colin E Das
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Pyxis
  • Kristopher M Curtis
    VPI
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Hippaforalkus
  • Hoong Chieh Yeong
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Pyxis
  • Wilbur Chang
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Pyxis
  • Mr. Philip E Maloney
    Virginia Tech
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Hippaforalkus
  • Mr. Isaac L Han
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Pyxis
  • Michael P Creaven
    GE Aerospace
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Hippaforalkus
  • Ryan Hubbard
    Virginia Tech
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Hippaforalkus
  • Mr. Christopher M Smith
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universi
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Hippaforalkus
  • Mr. Michael Kevorkian
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: Pyxis

2006

  • Mr. John C Mackin IV
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Awarded
  • Stef M Milczarek
    Awarded
  • Jessica R Senning
    Awarded
  • Mr. Christopher Lowder
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded
  • Jonathan L Sharma
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded
  • Eli Lazar
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Awarded
  • Dr Bradley G DeBlauw
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Awarded
  • Mr. Daniel J Reitz
    Awarded
  • John A Evans
    Jacobs ESTS Group
    Awarded
  • Dr Adam Trebs
    L3Harris
    Awarded
  • Paul E Martin
    NAVAIR
    Awarded
  • Vladimir Kudinok
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Awarded
  • Mr. John G Warner
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Awarded
  • Keith C O Donnell
    University of Illinois
    Awarded
  • Derek Bushman
    University of Illinois
    Awarded
  • Matthew Prior
    General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
    Awarded
  • Mr. Philip W Patnaude
    Awarded
  • Mark G Schaffer
    SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc.
    Awarded
  • Mr. Ronak Patel
    University of Illinois
    Awarded
  • Mr. Rajarshi Ghosh Dastidar
    Massachusettes Institute of Technology
    Awarded
  • Justin K Brown
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded
  • Mr. Stephen F Deisher
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded
  • Mr. Steven P Eberle
    University of Illinois
    Awarded
  • Parker D Hancock
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded
  • Mr. Kevin A Bokelmann
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded
  • Mr. Scott B Tashakkor
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    Awarded
  • Jeffrey Yunes
    Awarded
  • Mr. Keven Joye
    Awarded
  • Mr. Paul F Miles
    Awarded
  • Mr. Matthew P Giacomi
    University of Illinois
    Awarded
  • James M Owens
    Lockheed Martin Space Systems
    Awarded
  • Anna P Bancroft
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded

2005

  • Brian L Muench
    Awarded
  • Mr. Christopher Lowder
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded
  • Jonathan L Sharma
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded
  • LT Joel G Holder
    Awarded
  • Mr Lisandro M Martinez
    Awarded
  • Mr. Hardik D Patel
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded
  • Mr. Sapan N Shah
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded
  • Patrick M Reed
    University of Cincinnati
    Awarded
  • David C Nelson
    The Boeing Company
    Awarded
  • Mr. Matthew W Urbaniak
    University of Cincinnati
    Awarded
  • Jessica A Steinberger
    Awarded
  • Andrew M Dunnells
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded
  • Mr. Christopher B Jelks
    Awarded
  • Ms. Rachael J Lund
    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
    Awarded
  • George Briceno
    Awarded
  • Jeannette Dehmer
    Awarded
  • Jeannette Dehmer
    Awarded
  • Mr. Patrick G O`mara
    Awarded
  • Mr. Robert E Kramer
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded
  • Charles R Curry Jr.
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded
  • Mr. Ryan T Anderson
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded
  • Mr. Christopher P Amend
    University of Cincinnati
    Awarded
  • Michael J Holbrook
    University of Cincinnati
    Awarded
  • Mr Dustin A Ochoa
    Amentum
    Awarded
  • Sen Mareach Angok
    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
    Awarded

2004

  • Jason West
    Awarded
  • David K Pullen
    University of Maryland
    Awarded
  • Kara M Huffman
    Awarded
  • Ms. Erin L Cross
    Awarded
  • Mr. Dan H Kim
    Awarded
  • Melanie A Lang
    Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Awarded
  • Mr. Abraham M Daiub
    Awarded
  • Daniel Senai
    Space Analytix
    Awarded
  • Cadet Darin D Shanks
    University of Illinois
    Awarded
  • Mr. Jesse R Reich
    University of Maryland
    Awarded
  • Mr. Niraj Patel
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Awarded
  • Mr. Luke M Twarek
    University of Maryland
    Awarded
  • Ms. Lisa M Mueller
    Awarded
  • John A Magelitz
    Awarded
  • Dr Aaron T Dufrene
    CUBRC, Inc.
    Awarded
  • Mr. Charles R Prebil
    Apt A
    Awarded
  • Mrs. Jennifer R Handell
    Awarded
  • Justin J Pochynok
    Stratos Solutions
    Awarded
  • Mr. Evan R Ulrich
    University of Maryland
    Awarded
  • Mr. Joseph D Doyle
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Awarded