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AIAA Announces its Class of 2023 Associate Fellows

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 28, 2022 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce its newly elected Class of 2023 Associate Fellows.

“Congratulations to each member of the Class of 2023 Associate Fellows,” said AIAA President Laura McGill. “This distinguished group of professionals has made significant and lasting contributions to the aerospace profession. They exemplify expertise, passion, and dedication to advancing their specific disciplines, and they are truly shaping the future of aerospace.” The Institute is hosting a Class of 2023 Associate Fellows Meet and Greet on Tuesday, 24 January, during the 2023 AIAA SciTech Forum, National Harbor, Maryland, 23–27 January.

The grade of Associate Fellow recognizes individuals “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 aeronautics or astronautics.” To be selected as an Associate Fellow an individual must be an AIAA Senior Member in good standing, with at least 12 years of professional experience, and be recommended by three current Associate Fellows.

“The AIAA Associate Fellows personify the innovation that drives our industry forward,” said Dan Dumbacher, AIAA executive director. “The members of the Class of 2023 Associate Fellows embody the ingenuity and commitment that are crucial for developing solutions to the complex questions raised across the aerospace community. On behalf of the Institute, we recognize the families, friends, and colleagues who support the Associate Fellows as they contribute in such a meaningful way to the aerospace community.

For more information on the AIAA Honors Program or AIAA Associate Fellows, contact Patricia A. Carr at [email protected].

Class of 2023 AIAA Associate Fellows
  • Tarek Abdel-Salam, East Carolina University
  • Vishal Acharya, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • W. Nathan Alexander, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • Eric Andrews, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
  • Selin Aradag, TED University
  • Emily Arnold, University of Kansas
  • H. Pat Artis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • Turaj Ashuri, Kennesaw State University
  • Mario Asselin, Asselin Inc.
  • Benjamin L. Austin Jr., IN Space LLC
  • Steven Barrett, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Steven Beard, NASA/ARC-AFS Aerospace Simulation R&D
  • Stuart Benton, Air Force Research Laboratory
  • Samuel Case Bradford, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
  • Justin Bradley, University of Nebraska
  • Luca Carlone, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Imon Chakraborty, Auburn University
  • Jeffrey T. Chambers, Aurora Flight Sciences, A Boeing Company
  • Haiyang Chao, University of Kansas
  • Melissa Choi, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
  • Tammy L. Choy, The Aerospace Corporation
  • Clinton Church, Aurora Flight Sciences, A Boeing Company
  • Joshua W. Clemens, Lockheed Martin Corporation
  • Jean-François Clervoy, Novespace SA
  • James G. Coder, Pennsylvania State University
  • Ran Dai, Purdue University
  • Juan M. de Bedout, Raytheon Technologies
  • Shailen Desai, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
  • Michael Drews, Lockheed Martin Space
  • Kiran D’Souza, Ohio State University
  • Aaron Dufrene, CUBRC
  • Alexander Edsall, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
  • Kivanc Ekici, University of Tennessee
  • Dean Eklund, Air Force Research Laboratory
  • John A.N. Farnsworth, University of Colorado Boulder
  • Edward J. Feltrop, Textron Aviation
  • Kent Gee, Brigham Young University
  • Andrew Gibson, Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. (ESAero)
  • Kandyce Goodliff, NASA Langley Research Center
  • Michael Grieves, Digital Twin Institute
  • Daniel Guildenbecher, Sandia National Laboratories
  • Veeraraghava Raju Hasti, Purdue University
  • JT Heineck, NASA Ames Research Center
  • Neal Herring, Raytheon Technologies
  • Richard Hibbs, Jacobs Critical Mission Solutions
  • Joshua Hopkins, Lockheed Martin Space
  • Brent C. Houchens, Sandia National Laboratories
  • Mary K. Hudson, Dartmouth College and National Center for Atmospheric Research
  • Rohit Jain, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center
  • Mark Jefferies, Rolls-Royce PLC
  • Timothy R. Jorris, Lockheed Martin Corporation
  • Krishna M. Kalyanam, NASA Ames Research Center
  • Bryan Kelchner, Teknicare, Inc.
  • Graeme Kennedy, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Bhupendra Khandelwal, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
  • Steve Klausmeyer, Textron Aviation
  • Ashley Korzun, NASA Langley Research Center
  • Scott Kowalchuk, Sandia National Laboratories
  • Seth Lacy, U.S. Air Force
  • Vaios Lappas, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens/Cranfield University
  • Jonathan Latall, Boeing Defense, Space & Security
  • Bret Leonhardt, Northrop Grumman (Retired)
  • Yiannis A. Levendis, Northeastern University
  • Richard Linares, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Yu Liu, Southern University of Science and Technology
  • David N. Loomis, DNL Consulting
  • Adrien Loseille, INRIA
  • Bernadette Luna, NASA Ames Research Center
  • Raymond C. Maple, Textron Aviation
  • Marcias Martinez, Clarkson University
  • Marcus McWaters, Lockheed Martin Corporation
  • Zohaib T. Mian, Astra Space, Inc.
  • Robert Moehlenkamp, Aerojet Rocketdyne
  • Stéphane Moreau, Université de Sherbrooke
  • Matthew Munson, U.S. Air Force Academy
  • Kelly Murphy, NASA Langley Research Center
  • Venkateswaran Narayanaswamy, North Carolina State University
  • Fernando Manuel da Silva Pereira das Neves, University of Beira Interior, Portugal
  • Joseph Nichols, Raytheon Missiles & Defense
  • Andrew C. Nix, West Virginia University
  • Scott Nowlin, BAE Systems Inc.
  • Kui Ou, Honda Aircraft Company
  • Keith Owens, Moog, Inc.
  • Jose Palacios, Pennsylvania State University
  • Binfeng Pan, Northwestern Polytechnical University
  • Francesco Panerai, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Marco Panesi, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Nick Parziale, Stevens Institute of Technology
  • Soumya S. Patnaik, Air Force Research Laboratory
  • Evan Pineda, NASA Glenn Research Center
  • Daan Marinus Pool, Delft University of Technology
  • Amir R. Rahmani, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
  • Brent A. Rankin, Air Force Research Laboratory
  • Juergen Rauleder, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • John Rhoads, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
  • Matthew Ringuette, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
  • Katherine Rink, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
  • Wes Ryan, NASA Ames Research Center
  • Srikanth Saripalli, Texas A&M University
  • Christopher Schrock, Air Force Research Laboratory
  • Alessandro Scotti, Pilatus Aircraft Ltd
  • Thomas Sebastian, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
  • Daniel Selva, Texas A&M University
  • Alexey Shashurin, Purdue University
  • Steven P. Shepard, Lockheed Martin Space
  • Jay Sitaraman, U.S. Army DEVCOM AvMC
  • Carson Slabaugh, Purdue University
  • Peter M. Struk, NASA Glenn Research Center
  • Haithem Taha, University of California, Irvine
  • Spilios Theodoulis, Delft University of Technology
  • Stephanie J. Thomas, Princeton Satellite Systems
  • Nathan R. Tichenor, Texas A&M University
  • Massimiliano Vasile, University of Strathclyde
  • Felipe Viana, University of Central Florida
  • Yan Wan, University of Texas at Arlington
  • Peng Wei, George Washington University
  • Glen Whitehouse, Continuum Dynamics, Inc.
  • Julian Winkler, Raytheon Technologies Research Center
  • Lesley Wright, Texas A&M University
  • Vanessa Wyche, NASA Johnson Space Center
  • Tansel Yucelen, University of South Florida
  • Brian Yutko, The Boeing Company

Media Contact: Rebecca Gray, [email protected], 804-397-5270

About AIAA
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is the world’s largest aerospace technical society. With nearly 30,000 individual members from 91 countries, and 100 corporate members, AIAA brings together industry, academia, and government to advance engineering and science in aviation, space, and defense. For more information, visit aiaa.org, and follow AIAA on TwitterFacebookLinkedIn, and Instagram.

AIAA Announces Class of 2025 Honorary Fellows and Fellows

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 9, 2024 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) proudly congratulates its newly elected Class of 2025 Honorary Fellows and Fellows. The class will be inducted during a ceremony on Tuesday, 29 April, in Washington, DC, and celebrated during the AIAA Awards Gala on Wednesday, 30 April, AIAA Awards Gala tickets will be available in early 2025.

“Congratulations to each member of the Class of 2025 AIAA Honorary Fellows and Fellows for their remarkable accomplishments. They are among the most respected names in the aerospace profession,” said Dan Hastings, AIAA President. “These distinguished individuals have earned the respect and admiration of the global science and engineering community. We are in awe of their creativity and exceptional contributions that have advanced aerospace.”

Honorary Fellow is AIAA’s highest distinction, recognizing preeminent individuals who have made significant contributions to the aerospace industry and who embody the highest possible standards in aeronautics and astronautics. In 1933, Orville Wright became the first AIAA Honorary Fellow. Today, 245 people have been named AIAA Honorary Fellow.

AIAA confers Fellow upon individuals in recognition of their notable and valuable contributions to the arts, sciences or technology of aeronautics and astronautics. Nominees are AIAA Associate Fellows. Since the inception of this honor 2,092 persons have been elected as an AIAA Fellow.

“The Class of 2025 Honorary Fellows and Fellows are impressive aerospace professionals. They are dreamers who have transformed our understanding of flight and exploration, pushing the boundaries of human potential. I am privileged to call them friends and colleagues. Their groundbreaking work reminds me that innovation is born from passion, persistence, and the audacious belief that we can always reach a little further than we thought possible,” added AIAA CEO Clay Mowry.

2025 AIAA Honorary Fellows

Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr., USMC (Ret.), The Charles F. Bolden Group LLC
Alec Gallimore, Duke University
The Honorable Steven J. Isakowitz, The Aerospace Corporation

2025 AIAA Fellows

Maj. Gen. James B. Armor Jr., USAF (Ret.), The Armor Group LLC
Hamsa Balakrishnan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Brett A. Bednarcyk, NASA Glenn Research Center
John Maurice Carson III, NASA
Paul J. Cefola, University at Buffalo
Todd K. Citron, The Boeing Company
Stephen B. Clay, Air Force Research Laboratory
William A. Crossley, Purdue University
Boris Diskin, NASA Langley Research Center
Mary Lynne Dittmar, Axiom Space (retired) / Dittmar Associates
Stephen N. Frick, Lockheed Martin Space
Demoz Gebre-Egziabher, University of Minnesota
Luisella Giulicchi, European Space Agency
Vinay K. Goyal, The Aerospace Corporation
Michael J. Hirschberg, The Vertical Flight Society
Tristram Tupper Hyde, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Oliver L.P. Masefield, SolvAero Consulting GmbH
Richard G. Morgan, University of Queensland
Natasha A. Neogi, NASA Langley Research Center
Robert Pearce, NASA
Mason Peck, Cornell University
Lisa J. Porter, LogiQ, Inc.
Joseph M. Powers, University of Notre Dame
Michael G. Ryschkewitsch, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Murray L. Scott, Advanced Composite Structures Australia
Philippe R. Spalart, Flexcompute
Paul F. Taylor, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
Manuel Torres, Lockheed Martin

Media Contact: Rebecca Gray, [email protected], 804-397-5270

About AIAA
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is the world’s largest aerospace technical society. With nearly 30,000 individual members from 91 countries, and 100 corporate members, AIAA brings together industry, academia, and government to advance engineering and science in aviation, space, and defense. For more information, visit  aiaa.org, and follow AIAA on X/TwitterFacebookLinkedIn, and Instagram.