Session Category: Recognition

Excellence in Aerospace Awards Luncheon (Proof of Purchase Required)

SERVICE AWARDS

2019 Engineer of the Year
Timothy Dominick
Sr. Principle Mechanical Engineer
Northrop Grumman

 “ For successful development and implementation of a novel structural insulator material, JT-700, into multiple controllable solids propulsion systems with potential applications across the aerospace industry”

AIAA Sustained Service Award

Timothy Dominick
Sr. Principle Mechanical Engineer
Northrop Grumman

“For sustained AIAA leadership at the section, region, and national committee levels attested by service to the Delaware Section and Public Policy Committee.”

Marty K. Bradley
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Long Beach, CA

“For sustained, significant service at the national level with emphasis on Technical and Program/Integration Committee leadership, including formation of new committees.”

TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS

2019 AIAA Space Automation and Robotics Award

Orbital Express Team
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Received by: Lt. Col. Fred Kennedy, U.S. Airforce

In recognition of Orbital Express’s pioneering work in demonstrating autonomous orbital robotics, including these firsts: autonomous robotic grapple, robotic ORU changeout, and robotic fluid transfer in space.

2019 AIAA Space Systems Award

Jess M. Sponable
XS-1 Program Manager, Defense Advanced Research Programs Agency

For unique and extraordinary leadership in providing the pathway for the evolution of the United States military launch capability towards robust and affordable reusable space systems.

2019 AIAA  von Braun Award for Excellence in Space Program Management

Christopher M. Crumbly
Executive Director, von Braun Center for Science and Innovation

For sustained excellence in furthering human spaceflight through strategic planning, managing several NASA projects, and leading key programs within the Space Launch System.

2019 AIAA Aerospace Power Systems Award

Judith A. Jeevarajan
Senior Scientist, NASA Johnson Space Center

In recognition of significant contributions to the design, development, and test of safe and reliable battery energy storage power systems for aerospace applications.

2019 AIAA Air Breathing Propulsion Award

Karen A. Thole
Professor and Department Head, Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University

For significant technical contributions to the understanding of convective heat transfer in gas turbine engines, and continuing efforts to promote participation of underrepresented groups in aerospace.

2019 AIAA Energy Systems Award

Arun Majumdar
Director, Precourt Institute for Energy and Jay Precourt Professor of Mechanical Engineering and of Photon Science, Stanford University

For superior contributions to the science and engineering of nanoscale energy-conversion materials and devices and outstanding energy-related service at the highest administrative levels.

2019 AIAA Wyld Propulsion Award

Stanley K. Borowski
Senior Aerospace Research Engineer (Retired), NASA Glenn Research Center

For sustained outstanding contributions in advanced propulsion, including the development and application of nuclear thermal propulsion for future human lunar and Mars exploration missions.

 

BEST PAPERS

Best Papers are voted to be the latest, most significant research by AIAA technical peers. We will recognize the following:

2018 ASME Propulsion Best Paper

“Additive Manufacturing of Liquid Rocket Engine Combustion Devices: A Summary of Process Developments and Hot-Fire Testing Results” (AIAA 2018-4625)

  • Paul Gradl, Sandy E. Greene, Christopher Protz, Brad Bullard, James Buzzell, Chance Garcia, Jessica Wood, Kenneth Cooper, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama
  • James Hulka, Jacobs Technology, Inc,. Huntsville, Alabama
  • Robin Osborne, ERC Incorporated, Huntsville, Alabama


2018 AIAA Aerospace Power Systems Best Papers  

“An Intelligent Autonomous Power Controller for the NASA Human Deep Space Gateway” (AIAA-4634)

  • Jeffrey Csank, James Soeder, Jeffrey Follo, Matthew Muscatello, Yu Hin Hau and Marc Carbone, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio

 

“The Kilopower Reactor Using Stirling TechnologY (KRUSTY) Nuclear Ground Test Results and Lessons Learned” (AIAA 2018-4973)

  • Marc A. Gibson, James Sanzi and Maxwell H. Briggs– NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland Ohio
  • David I. Poston, Patrick McClure – Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos, New Mexico
  • Thomas Godfroy, Vantage Partners, LLC, Brookpark, Ohio2018 AIAA Aerospace Power Systems Best Student Paper

 

“The SPACE Computer Code for Analyzing the International Space Station Electrical Power System: Past, Present, and Future” (AIAA 2018-4635)

  • Sara G. Miller, Brandon T. Klefman, Steven Korn, Terrian Nowden, Ann M. Delleurand David McKissock, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio

2018 AIAA Electric Propulsion Best Paper

“In-Flight Verification and Validation of Colloid Microthruster Performance” (AIAA 2018-4643)

  • John Ziemer, Colleen Marrese-Reading, Curt Cutler, Charles Dunn, Andrew Romero-Wolf, Shahram Javinda, Thanh Le, Irena Li, Phil Barela, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California
  • Nathaniel Demmons, Vlad Hruby, Busek Company, Inc., Natick, Massachusetts
  • Jacob Slutsky, James Ira Thorpe, Peiman Maghami, Oscar Hsu, James O’Donnell, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland2018 AIAA Gas Turbine Engine Best Paper

    “Active Turbine Tip Clearance Control Trade Space Analysis of an Advanced Geared Turbofan Engine” (AIAA 2018-4822)
  • Jonathan L. Kratzand Jeffreys W. Chapman, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio2018 AIAA High Speed Air-Breathing Propulsion Best Paper
    “Sustained Combustion Limits of a Central Dump Solid Fuel Ramjet Combustor at High Altitude Operational Conditions” (AIAA 2018-4449)
  • Ronald G. Veraarand Wolter Wieling, TNO Defence Security and Safety, Rijswijk, The Netherlands2018 AIAA Hybrid Rockets Best Paper
    “Investigation of Graphite Nozzle Erosion in Hybrid Rockets Using O2/C2H4” (AIAA 2018-4531)
  • Landon T. Kamps, Shota Hirai, Kazuhito Sakurai, Tor Viscor– Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
  • Yuji Saito– Tokoku University, Sendai, Japan
  • Raymond Guan– The University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
  • Hikaru Isochi, Naoto Adachi– Uematsu Electric Co., Akabira, Japan
  • Mitsunori Itoh– IHI Corporation, Yokohama, Japan and Harunori Nagata, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.2018 AIAA Hybrid Rockets Best Student Paper
    “Hypergolic Ignition and Relights of a Paraffin-based Hybrid Grain” (AIAA 2018-4661)
  • Alicia Benhidjeb-Carayon, Jason Gabland Timothee L. Pourpoint, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana2018 AIAA Liquid Propulsion Best Paper
    “Computational Analysis of Supercritical and Transcritical Flow in Cooling Channels with Rough Surface” (AIAA 2018-4465)
  • Hideyo Negishi, Yu Daimon and Hideto Kawashima, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Ibaraki, Japan2018 AIAA Nuclear and Future Flight Propulsion Best Paper
    Consideration of Low Enriched Uranium Space Reactors (AIAA 2018-4673)
  • David L. Black, Retired, Formerly Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Washington, D.C.2018 AIAA Pressure Gain Combustion Best Paper
    Characterization of Detonation Wave Propagation in a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine using Direct High-Speed Imaging (AIAA – 4688)
  • John W. Bennewitz, Blaine R. Bigler– ERC, Inc.
  • William A. Hargus, Stephen A. Danczyk– Air Force Research Laboratory
  • Richard D. Smith– GHKN Engineering, LLC.2018 AIAA Propellants and Combustion Best Paper
    “Complete Determination of the Velocity Gradient Tensor upstream of the Flame Front with High-Speed Tomo-PIV/Dual-Plane-PIV/OH-PLIF Measurements” (AIAA – 0153)
  • Tongxun Yi, Christopher A. Fugger, Naibo Jiang, Josef Felver, Mikhail N. Slipchenko,and Sukesh Roy– Spectral Energies, LLC
  • Travis Smith, Jamie Lim, Matthew Sirignano, Benjamin L. Emerson, Tim C. Lieuwen– School of Space Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Benjamin R. Hallsand James R. Gord– Air Force Research Laboratory2018 AIAA Space Architecture Best Paper

    “Recommendations for Next Generation Crew Quarters” (ICES 2018-106)

  • Brandon W. Maryatt, NASA Johnson Space Center
  • Michael J. Van Wie, KBRwyle
  • Toni A. Clark, Leidos, Inc.2018 AIAA Space Architecture Best Student Paper

    “MARSH: Multi-Mission Artificial-Gravity Reusable Space Habitat” (AIAA 2018-5100)

  • Dale Martin, Melissa Adams, Spencer Aman, Derek Bierly, Andrew Delmont, Caleb Fricke, Simon Hochmuth, Nicholas Levitsky, Neel Patel, Aseel Syed, Skylar Trythall, Peter Wight and David L. Akin, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland2018 AIAA Solid Rockets Best Paper

    “An analytical model for acoustic induced heat release disturbances from aluminum combustion in solid rocket motors” (AIAA 2018-4788) 

  • Aurélien Genot, CNES DLA, Paris, France
  • Stany Gallier, ArianeGroup, Vert-le-Petit, France
  • Thierry Schuller, Laboratoire EM2C, Toulouse, France2018 AIAA Solid Rockets Best Student Paper
  • “Overview of a Supersonic Probe for Solid Propellant Rocket CCP Collection” (AIAA 2018-4882)
  • Stefania Carlotti, Filippo Maggi, Riccardo Bisin, StefanoDossi and LucianoGalfetti, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
  • Dominik Saileand Ali Gülhan, German Aerospace Center, Cologne Germany
  • Christopher Grolland Tobias Langener, European Space Agency, Noordwijk, The Netherlands2019 AIAA Terrestrial Energy Systems Best Paper

    “Impact of alternative fuel on gas turbine noise, vibration and instability” (AIAA 2019-0240)

  • Charith J. Wijesinghe and Bhupendra Khandelwal, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United KingdomIn addition to these technical awards, we will be presenting two citations for continued commitment to the work of AIAA:

    2019 Sustained Service Award

    Marty K. Bradley
    Technical Fellow, Boeing Commercial Airplanes

    For sustained, significant service at the national level with emphasis on Technical and Program/Integration Committee leadership, including formation of new committees.

    2019 Sustained Service Award

    Timothy Dominick
    Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer, Northrop Grumman

    For sustained AIAA leadership at the section, region, and national committee levels attested by service to the Delaware Section and Public Policy Committee.

Pickering Awards Lecture

One of NASA’s most remarkable interplanetary missions, the Dawn spacecraft used ion propulsion to orbit and explore the two largest uncharted worlds in the inner solar system, dwarf planet Ceres in 2015-2018 and protoplanet Vesta in 2011-2012. Dawn is the only spacecraft ever to orbit a body in the main asteroid belt, the only spacecraft to orbit a dwarf planet, and the only spacecraft to orbit two extraterrestrial destinations. Dawn’s mission would have been impossible without its xenon-fueled ion propulsion system, which ultimately provided a total effective velocity change of 11.5 km/s (25,700 miles per hour) — comparable to that provided by the entire three-stage Delta II launch vehicle that started the spacecraft on its deep-space journey.

Ion propulsion is a type of space electric propulsion, a technology that has now been used on nearly 600 spacecraft. Over 40% of commercial geosynchronous satellites launched in recent years rely on the extraordinary capability of this technology. Eight deep-space exploration missions with electric propulsion have been launched and yet we have just scratched the surface of what electric propulsion can do. Under development in 20 countries around the world, electric propulsion will continue to see widespread use on commercial communication satellites with likely prolific use in large constellations in low altitude orbits. It will be used for exciting new deep space robotic science missions. Higher power versions are expected to benefit all forms of planetary defense techniques, human missions to Mars, and asteroid mining, and advanced versions will ultimately enable rapid transportation throughout the solar system.

The Pickering Lecture will describe this extraordinary space propulsion technology and how Dawn and other missions take advantage of it to accomplish amazing interplanetary adventures. Download the flyer.

SciTech Forum Awards Luncheon (Proof of Purchase Required)

Education Awards:

Abe M. Zarem Award for Distinguished Achievement in Aeronautics
Cole Anderson
Oregon State University


Abe M. Zarem Educator Award in Aeronautics
Roberto Albertani
Oregon State University

Abe M. Zarem Award for Distinguished Achievement in Astronautics
Johnie Sublett
Georgia Institute of Technology

Abe M. Zarem Educator Award in Astronautics
Dimitri Mavris
Georgia Institute of Technology

 

Literary Awards:

2020 AIAA Gardner-Lasser Aerospace History Literature Award
Jeremy R Kinney
National Air and Space Museum
Reinventing the Propeller: Aeronautical Specialty and the Triumph of the Modern Airplane

2020 AIAA History Manuscript Award
Glen R. Asner
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Stephen J. Garber
NASA Headquarters
Manuscript: “Untethering Spaceflight:  A History of U.S. Space Exploration Policy 1999-2004”

2020 AIAA Pendray Aerospace Literature
Russell M. Cummings
U.S. Air Force Academy
For being the lead author on a groundbreaking undergraduate text that introduces computational  fluid dynamics to aeronautical engineering students.

2020 AIAA Summerfield Book Award
Dr Steve A. Brandt
US Air Force Academy
COL Randall J. Stiles
Colorado College
J. Bertin
Ray Whitford
Introduction to Aeronautics: A Design Perspective, Third Edition

Service Award:

2020 AIAA Diversity and Inclusion Award

Charles Wilson
MIT Lincoln Laboratory (retired)
For zealously pursuing AIAA’s Diversity and Inclusion initiative, hosting special events and collaborating with organizations to promote progress in diversity for AIAA and with the AIAA New England Section team.

Technical Awards:

2019 AIAA  Aerodynamic Measurement Technology Award 
Marcus Aldén
Lund University
For wide ranging and pioneering work in developing and applying laser diagnostic techniques, including linear and non-linear approaches, for study of fundamental and practical combustion.

2020 AIAA de Florez Award for Flight Simulation
Edward L. Burnett
Lockheed
Martin Aeronautics (Retired)
For his outstanding contributions to the nation’s most advanced military aircraft through the art of modeling and simulation to enhance controllability and performance.

2020 AIAA ICME Prize
Will be announced at SciTech

2020 AIAA Intelligent Systems Award
Jonathan P. How
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
For outstanding and sustained contributions to the decision making and control of intelligent autonomous aerospace vehicles

2020 AIAA Mechanics and Control of Flight Award
Christopher N. D’Souza
NASA Johnson Space Center
For seminal contributions to the theory and practice of autonomous guidance, navigation, and control of space vehicles

2020 AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Award
Stephen P. Engelstad
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
“For outstanding contributions as an industry leader in R&D and DOD applications of new aeronautics computational mechanics and composites structure/certification technologies.”

2020 AIAA Survivability Award
Charles F. Frankenberger
Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division
For technical and leadership excellence in propulsion system survivability enhancement and executing multi-service test programs to evaluate and improve overall aircraft survivability.

 

Best Papers:

2019 AIAA Adaptive Structures Best Paper
“Off-Design Sonic Boom Performance for Low-Boom Aircraft” (AIAA 2019-0606)
Authors: David S. Lazzara, Todd Magee, Hao Shen, James H. Mabe, Boeing Research & Technology

2019 AIAA Atmospheric and Space Environments Best Paper
“Remote Sensing of Spacecraft Potential at Geosynchronous Orbit using Secondary and Photo Electrons” (AIAA 2019-0311)
Authors: Miles T. Bengston, Hanspeter Shaub, University of Colorado

2019 AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Best Paper

“Effects of Model Simplification on Wind Reconstruction During Open-Loop Longitudinal Flight” (AIAA 2019-1599)
Authors: Hunter G. McClelland, Craig A. Woolsey, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

2019 Collier Research Hypersizer/AIAA Structures Best Paper Award
“Experimental and Numerical Study on the Low Velocity Impact Damage of a Shear Dominated Composite Laminate” (AIAA 2019-1269)
Authors: Shiyao Lin, Anthony M. Waas, University of Michigan

2019 AIAA Design Engineering Best Paper
“An Exploratory Design Tool for Lattice Airplane Wing Components” (AIAA 2019-3067)
Authors: Patrick Riley, Samar Malek, United States Naval Academy

2019 AIAA Guidance Navigation and Control Best Paper
“Vision-Based Navigation for the NASA Mars Helicopter”  (AIAA 2019-1411)
Author:  David S. Bayard, Dylan T. Conway, Roland Brockers, Jeff Delaune, Larry Matthies, Håvard F. Grip, Gene Merewether, Travis Brown, Miguel San Martin, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

2019 AIAA High Speed Air Breathing Propulsion Best Paper
“Study of Parasitic Combustion in an Optically Accessible Continuous Wave Rotating Detonation Engine ” (AIAA 2019-0473)
Authors: Fabian Chacon, Mirko Gamba The University of Michigan

2020 AIAA Meshing Visualization and Computational Sciences Best Student Paper 
“Advancing Layer Surface Mesh Generation” (AIAA 2020-TBD)
Authors: Jasmeet Singh, Carl Ollivier-Gooch, University of British Columbia

2019 AIAA Modeling and Simulation Best Paper 
“The Suitability of Objective Motion Criteria for Rotorcraft Manoeuvres” (AIAA 2019-0180)
Author: Michael Jones, German Aerospace Center (DLR)

2019 AIAA Pressure Gain Combustion Best Paper 
“Operational Stability Limits in Rotating Detonation Engine Numerical Simulations” (AIAA 2019-0748)
Authors: Daniel Paxson, NASA Glenn Research Center, Doug Schwer, Naval Research Lab

2019 AIAA Sensor System and Information Fusion Best Paper 
“Autonomous Wildfire Monitoring Using Airborne and Temperature Sensors in an Evidential Reasoning Framework” (AIAA 2019-2263)
Author: Alexander A. Soderlund, Mrinal Kumar, Chao Yang Ohio State University

2019 Shahyar Pirzadeh Memorial Meshing Visualization and Computational Environments Best Paper Award 
“Verification of Unstructured Grid Adaptation Components” (AIAA 2019-1723)
Authors: Michael A. Park, Aravind Balan, W. Kyle Anderson, NASA Langley Research Center; Marshall C. Galbraith, Philip C. Caplan, Hugh A. Carson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology;Todd Michal, Joshua A. Krakos, Dmitry S. Kamenetskiy, Boeing Research & Technology; Adrien Loseille, Frédéric Alauzet, INRIA Paris-Saclay; Loïc Frazza, Sorbonne Universités; Nicolas Barral, Imperial College London

2019 AIAA Spacecraft Structures Best Paper 
“Analysis of the Column Bending Test for Bending of High Strain Composites” (AIAA 2019-1746)
Authors: Ajay Sharma, TJ Rose, Andrew Seamone, Francisco López, University of Colorado; Thomas Murphey, Opterus R&D

 

BEST STUDENT PAPERS AND STUDENT PAPER COMPETITIONS

2019 The Walter R. Lempert Student Paper Award in Diagnostics for Fluid Mechanics, Plasma Physics, and Energy Transfer 
“Single-Exposure Field-of-View Extension Using Multiplexed Structured Image Capture” (AIAA 2019-0832)
Authors: Cary Smith, Jacob Harrold, Zhili Zhang, Mark Gragston, The University of Tennessee


2019 AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Best Student Paper
“Experimental Validation of the Unsteady CFD-generated Airwake of the HMS Queen Elizabeth” (AIAA 2019-3029)
Author: Neale A. Watson, Mark D. White, Ieuan Owen, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom

2019 AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Student Paper Competition
“Beneficial Effect of the Coupled Wing-Body Dynamics on Power Consumption in Butterflies” (AIAA 2019-0566)
Authors: Madhu Sridhar, Chang-kwon Kang, David Brian Landrum, University of Alabama in Huntsville

David P. Weaver Student Best Paper Award

Guidance, Navigation and Control Graduate Student Paper Competition

Harry H. and Lois G. Hilton Student Paper Award in Structures

Intelligent Systems Student Paper Competition

Jefferson Goblet Student Paper Award

Lockheed Martin Student Paper Award in Structures

Meshing, Visualization, and Computational Environments student paper competition

SwRI Student Paper Award in Non-Deterministic Approaches

1st Place – 2019 AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Student Paper Competition 
“Sensitivity computation of statistically stationary quantities in turbulent flows” (AIAA 2019-3426)
Authors: Nisha Chandramoorthy,Qiqi Wang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2nd Place – 2019 AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Student Paper Competition
“A Novel Flux Reconstruction Method for Diffusion Problems”(AIAA 2019-3063)
Authors: Philip E. Johnson, University of Michigan, Eric Johnsen, University of Michigan, H.T. Huynh, NASA Glenn Research Center

3rd Place – 2019 AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Student Paper Competition
“Assessment of low-dissipative shock-capturing schemes for transitional and turbulent shock interactions” (AIAA 2019-3208)
Authors: David J. Lusher, University of Southampton, Neil D. Sandham, University of Southampton

 


PARTNER AWARDS

2019 ASEE John Leland Atwood Award
Azad M. Madni, Ph.D.
University of Southern California
For exemplary leadership in aerospace systems engineering education and research, and for lasting contributions to the aerospace industry as thought leader, author, educator, researcher and mentor.

2019 ASME/Boeing Structures & Materials Award
“Effect of Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) Manufacturing Signature on Mechanical Performance” (AIAA 2019-0516)
Authors:Minh Hoang Nguyen, University of Michigan, Avinkrishnan Ambika Vijayachandran, University of Michigan, Paul Davidson, University of Michigan, Damon Call, Toray Composites American, Dongyeon Lee, Toray Composites American, Anthony M. Waas, University of Michigan

American Society for Composites Student Paper Award 
Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Best Student Paper Competition

Dryden Lecture in Research

Raphael T. Haftka, University of Florida
Lecture: “Evolution of optimization, experiments, and uncertainty quantification with increasing computing power.”

Durand Lecture for Public Service and Luncheon

 

Robert D. Braun, University of Colorado Boulder
Lecture: “Space Technology: An investment in our future.”

Following the lecture, network with fellow attendees during a lunch reception and have the opportunity to speak with Braun. Sponsored by Lockheed Martin Corporation.