Martin Summerfield Propellants and Combustion Graduate Award

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Through its annual graduate award program, the AIAA Foundation presents awards to graduate students doing excellent research in the air and space sciences. Funding for this award is provided through individual memorial gifts (given after the death of Martin Summerfield, [1916–1996] who was an American physicist and rocket scientist) and the AIAA Foundation. Basic Criteria and other information can be found at www.aiaa.org/scholarships/

Award Recipients

2024

  • Mr Taaresh Sanjeev Taneja
    University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
    Awarded
    Award: 2024

2022

  • Hongyuan Zhang
    University of Minnesota
    Awarded
    Award: 2022

2021

  • Hiba kahouli
    University of Southern California
    Awarded
    Award: 2021

2017

  • Mr Principio Tudisco
    Awarded
    Award: AIAA Martin Summerfield Propellants and Combustion Graduate Award

2015

  • Dr Robert T Fievisohn
    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine
    Awarded
    Award: AIAA Martin Summerfield Propellants and Combustion Graduate Award
    AIAA Citation: Rob received his Bachelor's degree from Clarkson University in 2008 and commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. He then went on to the Air Force Institute of Technology to complete his Master’s degree. Afterwards, Rob worked at the Air Force Research Labs in the Aerospace Systems Directorate. In 2013, he separated from the Air Force as a Captain and came to the University of Maryland to pursue a PhD.

2011

  • Dr Brian R Pomeroy
    Sierra Nevada Corporation
    Awarded
    Award: AIAA Martin Summerfield Propellants and Combustion Graduate Award

2010

  • Mr Shreekrishna Shreekrishna
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Awarded
    Award: AIAA Martin Summerfield Propellants and Combustion Graduate Award

2009

  • Dr Justin Locke
    United Technologies Research Center
    Awarded
    Award: AIAA Martin Summerfield Propellants and Combustion Graduate Award

2008

  • Sadegh Dabiri
    Awarded
    Award: AIAA Martin Summerfield Propellants and Combustion Graduate Award

2007

  • Mr. Andrej Grubisic
    Johns Hopkins University
    Awarded
    Award: AIAA Martin Summerfield Propellants and Combustion Graduate Award

2006

  • Audrey T Turley
    Awarded
    Award: AIAA Martin Summerfield Propellants and Combustion Graduate Award

2005

  • Dr Patrick D OConnor
    Dyno Nobel, Inc
    Awarded
    Award: AIAA Martin Summerfield Propellants and Combustion Graduate Award

2004

  • Dr Andrea C Zambon
    Combustion Research & Flow Technology Inc
    Awarded
    Award: AIAA Martin Summerfield Propellants and Combustion Graduate Award

2003

  • Dr Christopher P Stone
    Computational Science and Engineering
    Awarded
    Award: AIAA Martin Summerfield Propellants and Combustion Graduate Award

2002

  • Oscar Hsu
    NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center
    Awarded
    Award: AIAA Martin Summerfield Propellants and Combustion Graduate Award

2001

  • Dr Eric H Cardiff
    NASA
    Awarded
    Award: AIAA Martin Summerfield Propellants and Combustion Graduate Award

2000

  • Dr Lance S Jacobsen
    GoHypersonic Inc.
    Awarded
    Award: AIAA Martin Summerfield Propellants and Combustion Graduate Award

1999

  • Prof Brian D Ritchie
    The Ohio State University - MAE Department
    Awarded
    Award: AIAA Martin Summerfield Propellants and Combustion Graduate Award