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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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

9 September 2016 AIAA will present awards for key contributions to space science and technology during a 12:30 p.m. luncheon on September 15, as part of the AIAA Space and Astronautics Forum and Exposition AIAA SPACE, September 13-16, at the Long Beach Hyatt, Long Beach, California. Full Story

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] AIAA Foundation Announces Winners of Its 2015 – 2016 Undergraduate Team Engine Design Competition September 8, 2016 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of its 2015–2016 AIAA Foundation Undergraduate Team Engine Design Competition. This

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AIAA John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Teams from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Sweep Top Three Places September 8, 2016 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation is pleased to announce the results of its annual Undergraduate Space Design Competition. The 2015–2016 competition asked contestants to design

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] AIAA Space and Astronautics Forum and Exposition 2016 to be Held in Long Beach, CaliforniaVisions for Future Space Use, Free Market Space Economy, Mars Exploration, On-Orbit Satellite Servicing Among Agenda ItemsSeptember 6, 2016 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will hold

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AIAA John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] August 23, 2016 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation has announced the recipients of its seven Graduate Awards for the 2016–2017 academic year. Each academic year the AIAA Foundation presents the Orville and Wilbur Wright Graduate Awards. These $5,000 awards, given in

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AIAA John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] August 4, 2016 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) congratulates its 21 members who were recently elected as corresponding members and members of the International Academy of Astronautics. The newly elected members are: Mengu Cho,Republic of Korea,member, Engineering Sciences Section Janis

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AIAA John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Lecture Entitled “Rethinking Space Propulsion: Enabling the Future of Space Transportation and Exploration” July 22, 2016 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has selected Vigor Yang, AIAA Fellow, and the William R. T. Oakes Professor and chair of the School of

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Orbital ATK Cygnus Program To Receive AIAA Space Systems AwardHonored for Innovations and Service to the Global Space Community for Commercial Cargo July 14, 2016 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce that the Cygnus Program, Orbital ATK

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] AIAA to Celebrate Achievements in Aerospace Sciences at its June Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and ExhibitionMay 13, 2016 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will celebrate technical achievements in aerospace sciences during a 12:30 p.m. luncheon on June 14, as part

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Wanda M. Austin to Receive the 2016 AIAA Goddard Astronautics AwardHonored for Extraordinary Leadership, Vision, Inspiration, and Contributions to the Nation’s Space ProgramsMarch 29, 2016 – Reston, Va. – Wanda M. Austin, an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Honorary Fellow, and president and CEO of