AIAA presented its premier awards at the AIAA Awards Gala, 30 April, at Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, DC. The Class of 2025 AIAA Fellows and AIAA Honorary Fellows and AIAA Foundation award and scholarship recipients also were recognized.
Alec Gallimore, and The Honorable Steven J. Isakowitz.
AIAA President Dan Hastings (left) and AIAA CEO Clay Mowry (right) with Hitoshi Kuninaka, recipient of the AIAA International Cooperation Award.
AIAA CEO Clay Mowry (left) and AIAA President Dan Hastings (right) with John Couluris, Senior Vice President of Lunar Permanence, Blue Origin, who received the AIAA Goddard Astronautics Award on behalf of Jeff Bezos.
Tim Lieuwen, Georgia Institute of Technology (left) and AIAA President Dan Hastings and AIAA CEO Clay Mowry (right) with Vigor Yang, recipient of the AIAA Reed Aeronautics Award.
AIAA President Dan Hastings and Sivaram Gogineni, Chair of the 2025 Guggenheim Medal Board of Award (left) and AIAA CEO Clay Mowry (right) with Stephen W. Tsai, recipient of the Daniel Guggenheim Medal.
Lesley Weitz, Chief, AIAA Technical Activities Division, and AIAA President Dan Hastings (left) and AIAA CEO Clay Mowry (right) with Christopher J. Ruscher, recipient of the AIAA Engineer of the Year Award.
AIAA President Dan Hastings and Nancy Andersen, member, AIAA Board of Trustees (left) and AIAA CEO Clay Mowry (right) with Gökçin Çınar, recipient of the AIAA Lawrence Sperry Award.
Mark Lewis, Purdue University, and AIAA President Dan Hastings (left) and AIAA CEO Clay Mowry (right) with Bhavya Lal, recipient of the AIAA Public Service Award.
AIAA President Dan Hastings and Laura McGill, AIAA Foundation Chair (left), and AIAA CEO Clay Mowry (right) with Basil Hassan, recipient of the AIAA Distinguished Service Award.
2025 AIAA Roger W. Kahn Scholarship recipients (left to right): Sowmya Venkatesh, Farrah Berry, Kazi Afra Saiara, and Logan Speight.
2025 Trailblazer STEM Educator Award recipients, Kevin L. Simmons, Kelsy Achtenberg, Allan Miller, with AIAA Foundation Chair Laura McGill and AIAA President Dan Hastings (left) and AIAA CEO Clay Mowry and Challenger Center President and Executive Director Mike Kincaid (right).
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