AIAA celebrates our members’ ingenuity and achievements to inspire and advance the future of aerospace. From the important missions that reinvent our national uses of air and space, to the innovative new applications that enhance everyday living, AIAA recognizes individuals and institutions that are making the world safer, more connected, and more prosperous.
Please join your colleagues as we recognize and celebrate new AIAA Fellows, Honorary Fellows, and winners of the following awards:
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Honorary Fellow is the highest distinction conferred by AIAA, and recognizes preeminent individuals who have had long and highly contributory careers in aerospace and who embody the highest possible standards in aeronautics and astronautics.
Roger A. Krone, Leidos
Salvatore “Tory” Bruno, United Launch Alliance, LLC
Wesley L. Harris, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
AIAA confers the distinction of Fellow upon individuals in recognition of their notable and valuable contributions to the arts, sciences or technology of aeronautics and astronautics.
Maruthi Akella, University of Texas at Austin
Erian A. Armanios, University of Texas at Arlington
Erik P. Blasch, Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Terry J. Burress, Lockheed Martin Corporation
J. Russell Carpenter, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Louis N. Cattafesta III, Florida A&M University – Florida State University
William J. Devenport, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
John J. Dong, The Boeing Company
Thomas L. Frey Jr., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
James W. Gregory, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Yanping Guo, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Marillyn A. Hewson, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Felix R. Hoots, The Aerospace Corporation
Naveed Hussain, The Boeing Company
James K. Kuchar, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Robert M. Lightfoot Jr., Lockheed Martin Space
Gen Lester L. Lyles, U.S. Air Force (retired)
Anastasios S. Lyrintzis, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Sergey O. Macheret, Purdue University
Sandra H. Magnus, Georgia Institute of Technology
Dimitri J. Mavriplis, University of Wyoming
Lawrence M. Robertson III, US Air Force Research Laboratory
Mary M. Roybal, Raytheon Missiles & Defense
Walter H. Rutledge, CENTRA Technology, Inc. (A PAE Company)
Amanda R. Simpson, Airbus Americas
Mark N. Sirangelo, University of Colorado
Grant H. Stokes, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Afzal Suleman, University of Victoria
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AIAA/Fellows Dinner
12700 Sunrise Valley Dr Suite 200
Reston, VA 20191
Tickets are $130
Attending the 2022 AIAA Awards Gala? You must do one of these two things:
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Please join AIAA, along with executives from Lockheed Martin, The Boeing Company, Raytheon, Airbus, United Launch Alliance, and hundreds of aerospace leaders representing corporations, academic institutions, and government agencies, for an extraordinary evening of recognition as we celebrate individuals who have made tremendous achievements during their careers and continue to shape the aerospace industry.
Our reimagined AIAA Awards Gala will take place under the stars in an outdoor event space at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC. This setting will allow for social distancing and free-flowing networking, as well as interactive experiences with a model of the JPL Mars Helicopter, Ingenuity.
For the health and safety of our attendees due to the continued impact of the coronavirus pandemic, we have come to the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 AIAA Fellows Dinner scheduled for 16 July 2020.
Stay tuned for more information about the 2021 Fellows Dinner, scheduled to occur on Tuesday, 17 August 2021.
Please help us celebrate the recently announced Class of 2020 AIAA Fellows and Honorary Fellows.
Honorary Fellow is the highest distinction conferred by AIAA, and recognizes preeminent individuals who have had long and highly contributory careers in aerospace and who embody the highest possible standards in aeronautics and astronautics.
AIAA confers the distinction of Fellow upon individuals in recognition of their notable and valuable contributions to the arts, sciences or technology of aeronautics and astronautics.
Wednesday, 17 May 2023
Reception: 1830 hrs–1915 hrs | Dinner: 1930 hrs–2200 hrs
Honorary Fellow is the highest distinction conferred by AIAA, and recognizes preeminent individuals who have had long and highly contributory careers in aerospace and who embody the highest possible standards in aeronautics and astronautics.
Mark Drela, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
James G. Maser, Aerojet Rocketdyne
William A. Sirignano, University of California, Irvine
AIAA confers the distinction of Fellow upon individuals in recognition of their notable and valuable contributions to the arts, sciences or technology of aeronautics and astronautics.
Behçet Açıkmeşe, University of Washington
Steven J. Beresh, Sandia National Laboratories
Charles F. Bolden Jr., The Charles F. Bolden Group
Helmut Ciezki, DLR – German Aerospace Center
Capt. Meredith B. Colket III, Combustion Consulting Services, LLC, United Technologies Research Center (retired)
Daniel DeLaurentis, Purdue University
Christopher D’Souza, NASA Johnson Space Center
Ismet Gursul, University of Bath
Kauser S. Imtiaz, NASA
R. Steven Justice, The Ginn Group
Raymond M. Kolonay, Air Force Research Laboratory
Rodney Makoske, Lockheed Martin
Jill Marlowe, NASA
Pamela Melroy, NASA
David G. Mitchell, Mitchell Aerospace Research
Eugene Morelli, NASA Langley Research Center
Scott E. Palo, University of Colorado Boulder
Surendra Sharma, NASA Ames Research Center
Robert T.-I. Shin, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Rickey J. Shyne, NASA Glenn Research Center
Leena Singh, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Michael Sinnett, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Lawrence W. Stephens, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
Mitchell L.R. Walker II, Georgia Institute of Technology
Brian L. Wardle, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Michael E. White, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
Michael Winter, Pratt & Whitney
Thomas H. Zurbuchen, NASA (retired)
Please contact Patricia Carr, at [email protected], with any questions.
Seating Requests
If you would like to sit with a newly inducted Fellow, please send your request to Patricia Carr at [email protected] by 1 May 2023.
Pictured: Class of 2023 AIAA Associate Fellows
The Class of 2024 Associate Fellows will be officially recognized for their accomplishments in engineering or scientific work, outstanding merit, and contributions to the art, science, or technology of aeronautics or astronautics.
Join us in recognizing these exemplary professionals during the Associate Fellows Induction Ceremony and Dinner, to be held in conjunction with the 2024 AIAA SciTech Forum at the Hyatt Regency Orlando on Wednesday evening, 10 January.