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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Will Partner With Heidrick & Struggles For Recruitment June 1, 2017 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the world’s largest and most influential aerospace technical society, today announced its search for its next executive director. Current Executive Director Sandra H. Magnus

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] 2017 AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition To Discuss “Innovation or Disruption – Which Comes First?” Autonomy, Electric Aviation, Human-Machine Interaction, Supersonic Transport, and Unmanned Aerial Systems Among Subjects to be Explored May 18, 2017 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] AIAA To Celebrate Achievements in Aerospace Sciences At Its 2017 Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition May 16, 2017 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will celebrate technical achievements in aerospace sciences at a 12:30 p.m. (MDT) recognition luncheon on June

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$500 Grants Available for First-Time Teams May 16, 2017 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation, The Boeing Company, and FIRST LEGO League have entered into a collaboration to provide grants to FIRST LEGO League teams. Teams participating in the program for the first time can apply for grants

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] AIAA To Recognize Achievements in Aircraft and Atmospheric Systems At Its 2017 Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition May 16, 2017 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will celebrate technical achievements in aircraft and atmospheric systems at a 12:30 p.m. (MDT)

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AIAA John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Melissa B. Rivers, NASA; John C. Vassberg, The Boeing Company; Richard A. Wahls, NASA March 22, 2017 – Reston, Va. – Melissa B. Rivers, research aerospace engineer, Research Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center; John C. Vassberg, Boeing Technical Fellow, and technical lead, BCA Advanced Concepts/Design Center, The

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Honored for Service and Leadership to America’s Space Program March 21, 2017 – Reston, Va. – Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr., United States Marine Corps (retired) and former NASA administrator, has won the 2017 AIAA Public Service Award. Bolden will receive the award at the AIAA

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AIAA John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Honored for Over Three Decades of Exemplary Service and Leadership to AIAA March 20, 2017 – Reston, Va. – Robert C. Winn, an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Fellow, and chairman of the board, a principal of the firm, and director of aviation at Engineering

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AIAA John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Awards Recognize Outstanding Engineering, Math, Science and Technology Students July 22, 2016 – Reston, Va. – Twelve student members of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) have been named winners of Aviation Week Network’s awards program: “Tomorrow’s Engineering Leaders: The 20 Twenties.” “Each year the

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Lodewijk van Nieuwenhuijze and Frans Schenk Win 2017 AIAA/AAAE/ACC Jay Hollingsworth Speas Airport Award Honored for Their Design of the Buitenschot Land Art ParkFebruary 17, 2017 – Reston, Va. – Lodewijk van Nieuwenhuijze, advisor, H+N+S Landscape Architects and Frans Schenk, project leader, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, The Netherlands,

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AIAA John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Recognizes Research and Contributions to Supersonic Wind Tunnel Research, Gas Dynamics, and History of Technology February 16, 2017 – Reston, Va. – Walter G. Vincenti, AIAA Fellow, and professor emeritus of aeronautics and astronautics, Stanford University, Stanford, California, has won the 2016 AIAA/ASME/SAE/AHS Daniel Guggenheim Medal. Vincenti

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected]   AIAA Congratulates John M. Grunsfeld On Being Selected as the Winner of the 2017 National Space Trophy February 6, 2017 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) congratulates AIAA Senior Member John M. Grunsfeld, retired astronaut, and former associate administrator of the

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AIAA John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Recognizes Research and Contributions to Supersonic Wind Tunnel Research, Gas Dynamics, and History of Technology January 31, 2017 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has selected its Class of 2017 AIAA Fellows and Honorary Fellows. The induction ceremony will take place

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Hanspeter Schaub Appointed Editor-in-Chief of AIAA’s Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets January 20, 2017 – Reston, Va. – Jim Maser, president of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), has appointed Dr. Hanspeter Schaub, an AIAA Associate Fellow and the Alfred T. and Betty E. Look

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] AIAA Congratulates Charles Elachi on Being Selected as the Winner of the 2016 National Space TrophyAIAA Fellow is Director of NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory January 28, 2016 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) congratulates AIAA Fellow Dr. Charles Elachi, director of

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] John Crassidis Wins 2016 J. Leland Atwood AwardAward Honors Crassidis’ Commitment to Excellence in Aerospace Engineering Education December 20, 2016 – Reston, Va. – John Crassidis, an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Fellow, and CUBRC Professor in space situational awareness, and director of the Center

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] France A. Córdova to Present AIAA Durand Lecture for Public ServiceDecember 14, 2016 – Reston, Va. – France A. Córdova, director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), Arlington, Virginia, has received the 2017 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Durand Lectureship for Public Service. Córdova will

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Israel J. Wygnanski to Present AIAA Dryden Lecture in ResearchDecember 13, 2016 – Reston, Va. – Israel J. Wygnanski, professor, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, has received the 2017 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Dryden Lectureship in Research. Wygnanski,

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Honored for Contributions to Experimental, Analytical and Computational Composite Structures November 29, 2016 – Reston, Va. – Anthony M. Waas, professor and Boeing-Egtvedt Endowed Chair, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, has won the 2017 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)–American Society

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AIAA John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] October 25, 2016 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of its annual Undergraduate Individual Aircraft Design Competition. This year’s competition asked entrants to design a Military Flying Straddle Carrier capable of moving combat troops

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