Congratulations again to Anne Gazaix, recipient of the 2026 AIAA Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Award!
As part of the recognition at AIAA AVIATION 2026, Anne delivered the 2026 MDO Award Lecture, reflecting on her career and her contributions to advancing multidisciplinary design optimization in aerospace engineering.
Her lecture highlighted the impact of MDO methodologies in bridging research and industrial applications, as well as her long-standing contributions to advanced simulation, collaborative innovation, and the development of tools such as GEMSEO.
The AIAA MDO Technical Committee thanks Anne for sharing her perspective and warmly congratulates her on this well-deserved recognition.
On behalf of the MDO Technical Committee,
Alex Guibert