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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,

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] The Honorable Kay Ivey, Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, to Receive 2016 AIAA Public Service AwardHonored as a Distinguished Leader and Stalwart Supporter of the Aerospace Industry March 22, 2016 – Reston, Va. – The Honorable Kay Ivey, lieutenant governor of the State of Alabama, has won the

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Coalition of Space Organizations to Release White Paper “Ensuring US Leadership in Space”Will Propose Solutions for Challenges Facing U.S. Space Exploration and Use Initiatives What: A coalition of 13 space organizations will release its white paper, “Ensuring U.S. Leadership in Space.” White paper to call attention to

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Joseph Powers Succeeds Douglas Talley as Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Propulsion and PowerJanuary 13, 2016 – Reston, Va. – Joseph M. Powers, an AIAA Associate Fellow, and professor and associate chair of the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, with a concurrent appointment to the Department of

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Anthony Waas Wins 2016 AIAA Structures,Structural Dynamics, and Materials AwardHonored for Pioneering Contributions in the Development of Methods for Progressive Damage Analysis of Materials and Structures November 24, 2015 – Reston, Va. – Anthony Waas, an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Fellow, Boeing-Egtvedt Chair, professor

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] AIAA Congratulates Alan Mulally on Election to InternationalAir & Space Hall of Fame Will be Inducted at Ceremony on November 19 at San Diego Air & Space Museum October 16, 2015 – Reston, Va. – American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Honorary Fellow and Past President

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AIAA John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] October 16, 2015 – Reston, Va. – Arthur Brown, a student at the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, has won the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation’s Undergraduate Individual Aircraft Design Competition. He will receive a prize of $500.00.Z This year’s competition asked contestants to

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Honored for Sustained Efforts to Enhance the Depth and Breadth of Learning in Aerospace Education October 7, 2015 – Reston, Va. – Narayanan Komerath, an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Associate Fellow, and professor of aerospace engineering in the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Joshua Rovey to Receive 2016 Lawrence Sperry Award Honored for His Impact on the Field of Plasmadynamics and Space Propulsion October 6, 2015 – Reston, Va. – Joshua Rovey, an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ (AIAA) Associate Fellow, and Associate Professor of aerospace engineering at Missouri

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AIAA John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] September 29, 2015 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of its 2014–2015 AIAA Foundation Undergraduate Team Engine Design Competition. The competition required teams to submit a design for an ultra-high bypass ratio turbofan engine

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] AIAA Foundation Announces Winners of its 2014–2015 Undergraduate Team Aircraft Design CompetitionSeptember 9, 2015 – Reston, Va. – August 26, 2015 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of its 2014–2015 Undergraduate Team Aircraft Design

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] AIAA Announces Class of 2016 Associate FellowsWill be Honored on 4 January 2016 in San Diego, California September 8, 2015– Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce its Class of 2016 Associate Fellows. AIAA formally will honor and induct

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AIAA John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Will Deliver October Address on “Student Design-Build-Fly Micro- and Nano-Satellites” August 27, 2015 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation is pleased to announce the results of its annual Undergraduate Team Space Transportation Design Competition. The 2014–2015 competition asked contestants to

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AIAA John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] August 27, 2015 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation is pleased to announce the results of its annual Undergraduate Team Space Transportation Design Competition. The 2014–2015 competition asked contestants to design a reliable and reusable transport vehicle for space missions.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Ayodeji T. Bode-Oke Wins AIAA 2015 Zarem Award For Distinguished Achievement in AeronauticsWinner is from the University of Virginia August 20, 2015 – Reston, Va. –Ayodeji T. Bode-Oke from the University of Virginia (UVA), Charlottesville, Virginia, has won the 2015 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ (AIAA)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AIAA John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Salutes the Aerospace Industry’s Drive to Push Boundaries and Tackle Seemingly Unsolvable Problems July 14, 2017 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) celebrated National Aviation Day today on Wednesday, 19 August, the anniversary of the birth of Orville Wright. This day

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AIAA John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] July 13, 2015 – Reston, Va. – The AIAA Foundation has awarded nine AIAA Foundation undergraduate scholarships for the 2015–2016 academic year. The Vicki and George Muellner Scholarship for Aerospace Engineering, named for and endowed by former AIAA President Lt. Gen. George Muellner, U.S. Air Force (retired)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] June 5, 2015 – 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. (CST) awards luncheon, on June 25, as part of the AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition (AIAA AVIATION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] To be Presented at AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition in Dallas, Texas June 3, 2015 – Reston, Va. – Michael Sinnett and the Boeing 787-8 Development Team, Seattle, Washington, will receive the 2015 Elmer A. Sperry Award. Michael Sinnett, vice president, product development, will accept

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Honored for Leadership in the Creation, Design, Development, and Manufacture of Commercial Airplanes, Exemplified by the Boeing 777 April 27, 2015 – Reston, Va. – Alan Mulally, an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Honorary Fellow, past president of AIAA, a member of the Board of

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: DUANE HYLAND 703.264.7558 [email protected] Roy V. Harris to Receive AIAA 2015 Distinguished Service Award Honored for 58 Years of Service to AIAAMarch 31, 2015 – Reston, Va. – Roy V. Harris, an AIAA Fellow, and director of Aeronautics (retired) at NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, has won the American Institute

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: DUANE HYLAND 703.264.7558 [email protected] Jean-Jacques Dordain to Receive the AIAA 2015 Goddard Astronautics Award Honored for Outstanding Vision and Leadership in Space ExplorationMarch 30, 2015 – Reston, Va. – Jean-Jacques Dordain, an AIAA Associate Fellow, and director general of the European Space Agency (ESA), Paris, France, has won the American Institute

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: DUANE HYLAND 703.264.7558 [email protected] The Honorable Ralph M. Hall to Receive the AIAA 2015 Public Service Award Honored for Outstanding Service to and Leadership of the U.S. Space ProgramMarch 16, 2015 – Reston, Va. – The Honorable Ralph M. Hall, U.S. Congressman (R-Texas 4th) (1981 – 2015), Rockwall, Texas, has won

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: DUANE HYLAND 703.264.7558 [email protected] AIAA Foundation Presents Awards at International Student Conference Event Part of AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition 2015January 23, 2015 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation recently presented four student awards as part of its International Student Conference, held

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: DUANE HYLAND 703.264.7558 [email protected] AIAA Associate Fellows Class of 2015 “Associate Fellows” shall be persons who have accomplished or been in charge of important engineering or scientific work, or who have done original work of outstanding merit, or who have otherwise made outstanding contributions to the arts, sciences, or technology of

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: DUANE HYLAND 703.264.7558 [email protected] October 8, 2014 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has selected Greg F. Naterer, AIAA Associate Fellow, and dean of the faculty of engineering and applied science and professor of mechanical engineering at Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, as its

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: DUANE HYLAND 703.264.7558 [email protected] The AIAA Foundation Announces the Winners of Its 2013-2014 Undergraduate Team Aircraft Design CompetitionSeptember 24, 2014 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation has announced the winners of its 2013 – 2014 Undergraduate Team Aircraft Design Competition.. The 2013 – 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: DUANE HYLAND 703.264.7558 [email protected] AIAA Foundation Announces Winners of its 2013 – 2014 Undergraduate Team Space Transportation Design CompetitionSeptember 16, 2014 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation is pleased to announce the results of its annual Undergraduate Team Space Transportation Design Competition.The 2014 –

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: AIAA Communications [email protected] September 12, 2014 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and the AIAA Foundation are pleased to announce the recipients of the AIAA Foundation’s four Graduate Awards for the 2014–2015 academic year. Each year the AIAA Foundation presents Orville and Wilbur Wright Graduate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: DUANE HYLAND 703.264.7558 [email protected] AIAA Foundation Announces Winners of 2013-2014 Undergraduate Team Engine Design Competition Top Honors Won by Team from University of KansasAugust 20, 2014 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the AIAA Foundation/American Society of