AIAA-NE celebrates anniversaries, award winners, and promotions of distinguished members.
AIAA New England celebrates the anniversaries of 61 long-time members:
• 1 member for 25th year of anniversary
• 60 members for 50+th years of anniversary
AIAA New England celebrates the nice award winners from our section:
• Alex Meredith, 2022 AIAA Small Satellite Best Paper Award
• Prof Kerri Cahoy, 2022 AIAA Small Satellite Best Paper Award
• Harsh G Bhundiya, 2022 AIAA Spacecraft Structures Best Paper
• Prof. Zachary C Cordero, 2022 AIAA Spacecraft Structures Best Paper
• Dr. Wesley L Harris, 2023 AIAA Durand Lecture for Public Service
• Dr. Hiroaki Endo,2022 - Communications Section Award - Very Large Section
• Thomas E Robbins, 2022 Section-Student Branch Partnership Award - Very Large Section
• Charles F Wilson,2022 Section-Student Branch Partnership Award - Very Large Section
• Mark A Weiner, 2023 AIAA Missile Systems Award
AIAA New England recognizes and congratulates the recent promotions of the following members to the ranks of Associate Fellow (10), Fellows (3), and one Honorary Fellow (1).
Associate Fellows:
• Steven Barrett, MIT, For advancing aviation sustainability by improving scientific understanding of environmental impacts, and evaluating and developing technological, fuel-based, operational, and policy approaches to mitigating those impacts.
• Luca Carlone, MIT, For fundamental contributions to the theory and practice of visual navigation and certifiable perception algorithms.
• Melissa Choi, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, For sustained technical research and development leadership, aerospace systems and sensors analysis, and commitment to increased diversity and inclusion in the aerospace profession.
• Juan M. de Bedout, Raytheon Technologies, For significant contributions to technical leadership in aerospace engineering and technology.
• Alexander Edsall, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, In recognition of demonstrated success leading large-scale multidiscipline engineering teams, with achievements in concept formulation, planning, project organization, and organizational management, and being an expert on strategic GN&C.
• Yiannis A. Levendis, Northeastern University, For technical contributions to fuel combustion physics, chemistry, and diagnostics, and for educating engineering students in the fields of gas turbine combustion and air pollution.
• Richard Linares, MIT, For seminal contributions in space traffic management and space situational awareness and for the developments of LEO slotting, as well as service to the profession.
• Katherine Rink, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, For contributions to, and leadership of, air and missile technology development, with expertise spanning systems analysis, tracking, estimation, optimization, electronic warfare, and radar analysis.
• Thomas Sebastian, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, For developing innovative concepts in advanced aerodynamics, propulsion, and other aerospace systems, combined with extensive STEM outreach to promote excitement in aerospace careers.
• Brian Yutko, The Boeing Company, For advancing understanding and leadership in improving the sustainability of air transportation and for developing new aircraft configurations and automation systems.
Fellows:
• Robert Shin, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, For technical accomplishments in the development of advanced air vehicle systems and initiating extensive hands-on project-based STEM outreach efforts.
• Leena Singh, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, For developing optimal robust guidance and control systems, including novel attitude determination and control methods, across a range of spacecraft, aircraft, and hypersonic platforms.
• Brian Wardle, MIT, For contributions in both the science and engineering of nanostructured and hierarchical composite materials and devices for aerospace applications and the education of future aerospace leaders.
Hon Fellows
• Mark Drela, MIT, For unique, sustained contributions to a broad range of pathbreaking aircraft designs and for the development of widely used aircraft design software.
Congratulations and on behalf of the council, thank you for your commitment and contributions!