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Mohammad Yousuff Hussaini, Ph.D., died on 16 February 2026. Hussaini was a renowned applied mathematician and computational engineer with a strong interest in the education and training of young scientists.
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AIAA Honorary Fellow Liebeck Died in January 2026
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Robert H. Liebeck, a world-renowned authority in the fields of aerodynamics, hydrodynamics, and aircraft design, died on 12 January 2026. He was 87 years old.
AIAA Fellow Hauck Died in November 2025
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Former NASA astronaut Rick Hauck, who flew on three Space Shuttle missions, including the Return to Flight in 1988, died on 8 November. He was 84 years old.
AIAA Fellow Saric Died in April 2025
William S. Saric, Ph.D., NAE, died on 22 April 2025. Saric dedicated his academic career to 1) foundational theoretical and experimental understanding of boundary-layer instability, laminar-turbulent transition, and flow control including under flight-operational conditions, 2) establishing the standards for careful validation-quality experiments and flight research, and 3) freely educating, collaborating with, and serving the international community and the next generation of researchers.
AIAA Associate Fellow Deininger Died in June 2025
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William (Bill) D. Deininger, Ph.D., died on 21 June. He was 68 years old. Deininger graduated with a B.S. in Physics from the State University of New York Cortland (1979). He then received an M.S. in Physics and Plasma Physics from Colorado State University (1982) and a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Pisa (1995).
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Remembering Geoffrey Andrews: 2018 Abe Zarem Graduate Award Recipient and K-12 Subcommittee Chair
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On 19 June, AIAA and the aerospace community lost a bright, brilliant, and warm figure when Geoffrey Andrews, age 30, died in a plane crash. Andrews was an engineer and aviator whose intelligence and dedication to giving back to others was admired by everyone who had the good fortune of crossing paths with him.
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AIAA Honorary Fellow Casani Died in June 2025
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John R. Casani, an engineer who served a central role in many of NASA’s deep space missions, died on 19 June. He was 92 years old. Casani volunteered on the AIAA Management Technical Committee and the Institute Development Committee (1996–2000); he also served as Board of Directors Vice President of Standards (1997–2000). A Class of 2009 Honorary Fellow, Casani also was honored with the 1979 AIAA Space Systems Award, the 1991 AIAA von Kármán Lectureship in Astronautics, and the 2005 AIAA Goddard Astronautics Award.
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