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AIAA Announces 2024 Election Results

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 11, 2024 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has released the results of its recent 2024 elections. The newly elected AIAA officials will take office in May.

“We are proud to announce the newest AIAA leaders who will play key roles in serving our membership and driving the implementation of our strategy,” said Laura McGill, AIAA president. “I am grateful to each of the candidates for their willingness to lead important activities that benefit our profession. Thank you to all our candidates, as well as the members who took the time to get to know them and cast their vote. Congratulations to our new leaders.”

2024 Election Results for Council of Directors

    Speaker
    Dan Jensen, Rolls-Royce

2024 Election Results for Integration and Outreach Activities Division

    Director-Elect–Young Professional Group

    Taylor Fazzini, Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems

2024 Election Results for Regional Engagement Activities Division

    Director–Region III
    Peggy Cornell, NASA Glenn Research Center
    Director–Region VI
    Oleg Yakimenko, Naval Postgraduate School

2024 Election Results for Integration and Outreach Activities Division

    Director-Elect–Young Professional Group
    Taylor Fazzini, Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems
    Director–Aerospace Sciences Group
    Martiqua Post, U.S. Air Force Academy

Media contact: Rebecca B. 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, or follow AIAA on TwitterFacebookLinkedIn, or Instagram.

AIAA Announces 2023 Election Results

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 1, 2023 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announced today the results of its recent 2023 elections. The newly elected AIAA officials will take office in May.

“We are proud to announce the newest AIAA leaders who will play key roles in serving our membership and driving the implementation of our strategy,” said Laura McGill, AIAA president. “I am grateful to each of the candidates for your willingness to drive important activities that benefit our profession. Thank you to all our candidates, as well as the members who took the time to get to know them and cast their vote. Congratulations to our new President-Elect, Directors, and Chiefs.”

President-Elect

Daniel E. Hastings

    , Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2023 Election Results for Integration and Outreach Activities Division

Director–Business and Management Group
Gustavo Ordonez

    , Icarus Management Consulting, and University of California

Director–International Activities Group
Robert Winn

    , Engineering Systems, Inc.

Director-Elect Young Professional Group
Bryan Kowalczyk

    , University of Cincinnati

2023 Election Results for Regional Engagement Activities Division

Director–Region I
Kyle Zittle

    , Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Director–Region II
Ryan Sherrill

    , Air Force Research Laboratory

Director–Region VII
Cees Bil

    , RMIT University

2023 Election Results for Technical Activities Division

Director–Aircraft Technology, Integration, and Operations Group
David Maroney

    , The MITRE Corporation

Director–Space and Missiles Group
Stephen Blanchette

    , The Aerospace Corporation

Elections also were held for division chiefs.

Chief–Regional Engagement Activities Division
L. Jane Hansen,

    Cateni Consulting

Chief–Technical Activities Division
Lesley Weitz,

    The MITRE Corporation

Media contact: Rebecca B. 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, or follow AIAA on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, or Instagram.

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 New $10,000 Mary W. Jackson Scholarship

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 2, 2024 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation has launched a $10,000 undergraduate scholarship honoring the late NASA mathematician and aerospace engineer, Mary W. Jackson. The scholarship was created to provide even greater access to opportunity for the best students studying in the aerospace sciences and will be available to students studying at institutions in the United States or its territories.

“Honoring pioneering NASA scientist and aerospace engineer, Mary W. Jackson, through a scholarship is not just a tribute to her pioneering spirit, but a commitment to empowering the next generation of aerospace engineers. By investing in today’s students, AIAA is ensuring that her legacy inspires innovation and excellence in aerospace for years to come,” said Laura McGill, AIAA Foundation Chair.

Applications open 1 October 2024 and close 31 January 2025. The scholarship will be awarded in summer 2025. Students from underrepresented backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

For more information on AIAA’s Undergraduate Scholarships and Graduate Awards Program, visit aiaa.org/foundation.

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

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 or follow AIAA on X/TwitterFacebookLinkedIn, and Instagram.