Elmer A. Sperry Award Open for Nominations 10 July 2023 – 31 December 2030

Award Recipients

2021

• Dr Michimasa Fujino
  Honda Aircraft Company

  Awarded

  Award: 2021 The Elmer A Sperry Award

  AIAA Citation: In recognition of his singular achievement of research and development of new technologies for business aviation including the Over-the-Wing Engine Mount and Natural Laminar Flow airfoil, and the introduction to the market of commercial aircraft based on these technologies through the formation of HondaJet.

2006

• Dr Antony Jameson
  Stanford University

  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: In recognition of seminal work and continuing contributions to aviation through the development of innovative and efficient computational aerodynamic design codees and their application to the designs of aircraft.

1996

• Dr Richard H MacNeal
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: in recognition of the development and mechanization of NASA Structural Analysis (NASTRAN) for widespread utilization as a working tool for finite element computation

1994

• Russell G Alther
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: for the conception, design, and development of a slackfree connector for articulated railroad freight cars

1993

• Jurgen Gerstenmeier
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For their conception, design and development of the Antilock Braking System for application in motor vehicles
• Wolf-Dieter Jonner
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For their conception, design and development of the Antilock Braking System for application in motor vehicles
• Heinz Lieber
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For their conception, design and development of the Antilock Braking System for application in motor vehicles

1992

• Daniel Ludwig
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the design, development and construction of the modern supertanker

1991

• Malcolm P McLean
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: The developer of containerization for cargo transportation

1990

• Richard B Hanrahan
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For conception design, development and delivery of the FAA enroute air traffic control system
• John F Keeley
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For conception design, development and delivery of the FAA enroute air traffic control system
• James Mollenaurer
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For conception design, development and delivery of the FAA enroute air traffic control system

1989

• Harold E Froehlich
  CI International

  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the invention, development and deployment of the deep-diving submarine, Alvin

1988

• J A Piers
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For his pioneering work and technical achievements that led to the establishment of the OMEGA Navigation System the world’s first ground-based global navigation system

1987

• Harry R Wetenkamp
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: for his contributions toward the development and application of curved plate railroad wheel designs

1986

• Mr. George W Jeffs
  Rockwell Int'l Corp

  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For significant personal and technical contributions to the concept and achievement of a reusable Space Transportation System
• Dr William R Lucas
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For significant personal and technical contributions to the concept and achievement of a reusable Space Transportation System
• Dr George E Mueller
  Kistler Aerospace Corporation

  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For significant personal and technical contributions to the concept and achievement of a reusable Space Transportation System
• George F Page
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For significant personal and technical contributions to the concept and achievement of a reusable Space Transportation System

1985

• George H Plude
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the inclusion of numerous innovative design concepts and unusual method of construction of the first 1,000-foot self-unloading Great Lakes vessel, the M/V Stewart J. Cort
• Richard K Quinn
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the inclusion of numerous innovative design concepts and unusual method of construction of the first 1,000-foot self-unloading Great Lakes vessel, the M/V Stewart J. Cort
• Carlton R Tripp
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the inclusion of numerous innovative design concepts and unusual method of construction of the first 1,000-foot self-unloading Great Lakes vessel, the M/V Stewart J. Cort

1984

• Lawrence V Killpatrick
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the conception of the principles and development of ring laser gyroscopic system incorporated in a new series of commercial jet liners and other vehicles
• Warren M Macek
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the conception of the principles and development of ring laser gyroscopic system incorporated in a new series of commercial jet liners and other vehicles
• Theodore J Podgorski
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the conception of the principles and development of ring laser gyroscopic system incorporated in a new series of commercial jet liners and other vehicles

1983

• Stanley G Hooker
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: Commemorating their outstanding international contributions to the successful introduction and subsequent safe service of commercial spersonic aircraft exemplified by the Concorde
• Sir Archibald E Russell
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: Commemorating their outstanding international contributions to the successful introduction and subsequent safe service of commercial spersonic aircraft exemplified by the Concorde
• M Andre Turcatzi
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: Commemorating their outstanding international contributions to the successful introduction and subsequent safe service of commercial spersonic aircraft exemplified by the Concorde
• Henri Ziegler
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: Commemorating their outstanding international contributions to the successful introduction and subsequent safe service of commercial spersonic aircraft exemplified by the Concorde

1982

• Jorg Brenneisen
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For their contributions to the development and application of solid state adjustable frequency induction motor transmission to diesel and electric motor locomotives in heavy freight and passenger service
• Ehrhard Futterlieb
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For their contributions to the development and application of solid state adjustable frequency induction motor transmission to diesel and electric motor locomotives in heavy freight and passenger service
• Joachim Korber
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For their contributions to the development and application of solid state adjustable frequency induction motor transmission to diesel and electric motor locomotives in heavy freight and passenger service
• Edmund Muller
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For their contributions to the development and application of solid state adjustable frequency induction motor transmission to diesel and electric motor locomotives in heavy freight and passenger service
• G Reiner Nill
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For their contributions to the development and application of solid state adjustable frequency induction motor transmission to diesel and electric motor locomotives in heavy freight and passenger service

1981

• Edward J Wasp
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For his contributions toward the development and application of long distance pipeline slurry transport of coal and other finely divided solid materials

1980

• Malcolm T Stamper
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For their leadership in the development, successful introduction and acceptance of wide-body jet aircraft for commercial service
• Mr. Joseph F Sutter
  Awarded-CoRecipients

  AIAA Citation: for their leadership in the development, successful introduction and acceptance of wide¬body jet aircraft for commercial service.

1979

• Leslie J Clark
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For his contributions to the conceptualization and initial development of the sea transport of liquefied natural gas

1978

• Roberts Puiseup
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the development of the radial tire

1977

• Clifford L Eastberg
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the development, subsequent improvement, manufacture and appliction of tapered roller bearings for railroad and industrial uses
• Hanley Unbach
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the development, subsequent improvement, manufacture and appliction of tapered roller bearings for railroad and industrial uses

1975

• Jerome L Goldman
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For revolutionizing marine cargo transport through the design and development of barge carrying cargo vessels
• Frank A Nemec
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For revolutionizing marine cargo transport through the design and development of barge carrying cargo vessels

1972

• Leonard S Hobbs
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the design and development of the JT-3 turbo jet engine
• Perry W Pratt
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the design and development of the JT-3 turbo jet engine

1971

• Mr. George W Baughman
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For development of Centralized Traffic Control on railways
• Sedwig N Wight
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For development of Centralized Traffic Control on railways

1970

• Charles S Draper
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the successful application of intertial guidance systems to commercial air navigation

1969

• Douglas C MacMillan
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the design and construction of the N.S. Savannah, the first nuclear ship with reactor, to be operated for commercial purposes
• M. Nielsen
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the design and construction of the N.S. Savannah, the first nuclear ship with reactor, to be operated for commercial purposes
• Edward L Teale Jr.
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the design and construction of the N.S. Savannah, the first nuclear ship with reactor, to be operated for commercial purposes

1968

• Christopher S Cockerell
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the design, construction and application of a family of commercially useful Hovercraft
• Richard Stanton-Jones
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the design, construction and application of a family of commercially useful Hovercraft

1967

• Stan DeHaven
  NASA-Langley Research Center

  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For their contribution to automotive occupant safety
• Edward R Dye
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For their contribution to automotive occupant safety
• Marfred Schultz
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For their contribution to automotive occupant safety
• Herbert Stemmler
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For their contribution to automotive occupant safety
• Mr. Robert A Wolfe
  GenCorp

  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For their contribution to automotive occupant safety

1966

• Matsuataro Fujii
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the design, development and construction of the New Tokaido Line with its many important advances in railroad transportation
• Shigenari Oishi
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the design, development and construction of the New Tokaido Line with its many important advances in railroad transportation
• Hideo Shima
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the design, development and construction of the New Tokaido Line with its many important advances in railroad transportation

1965

• Richard L Loesch Jr.
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the concept, design, development, production and practical application of the family of jet transports exemplified by the 707, 720 and 727
• Maynard L Pennell
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the concept, design, development, production and practical application of the family of jet transports exemplified by the 707, 720 and 727
• Richard L Rouzie
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the concept, design, development, production and practical application of the family of jet transports exemplified by the 707, 720 and 727

1964

• Michael E Gluhareef
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the invention and development of the high-lift helicopter leading to the Skycrane
• Igor I Sikorsky
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the invention and development of the high-lift helicopter leading to the Skycrane

1962

• Lloyd J Hibbard
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For applying the ignitron rectifier to railroad motive power

1961

• Robert G Letourneau
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For high speed, large capacity, earth moving equipment and giant size tires

1960

• Frederick D Braddo
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the three-axis gyroscopic navigational reference

1959

• Sir Geoffrey De Havilland
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the first jet-powered passenger aircraft and engines
• Frank B Halford
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For the first jet-powered passenger aircraft and engines

1958

• Heinz Nordhoff
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For development of the Volkswagen automobile
• Ferdidand Porsche
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For development of the Volkswagen automobile

1957

• Richard M Dilworth
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For developing the diesel-electric locomotive
• Harold L Hamilton
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For developing the diesel-electric locomotive
• Eugene W Ketting
  Awarded

  AIAA Citation: For developing the diesel-electric locomotive

1956

• Donald Douglas Jr.
  Awarded