AIAA technical committees (TCs) and integration and outreach committees (IOCs) have selected the best professional and student technical papers presented at recent AIAA forums. With a standard award criteria and selection process from the respective committees, the following technical papers were selected as the “best,” and thereby were presented with a Certificate of Merit. The papers can be found online at the AIAA Aerospace Research Central (arc.aiaa.org), marked as “Best Paper.”
BEST PROFESSIONAL PAPERS
2023 AIAA Solid Rockets Best Paper
“Dual-Zone Temperature and Multi-Species Measurements in Solid-Propellant Flames via Broadband Mid-Infrared Laser Absorption Spectroscopy” (AIAA 2023-4029)
Authors: Vishnu Radhakrishna, Kyle E. Uhlenhake, Steven F. Son, and Christopher S. Goldenstein, Purdue University
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2023-4029
2024 AIAA Aerodynamic Measurement Technology Best Paper
“Internal Heat Transfer Measurement of Ablating Body in Mach 7 Flow via Luminescent Sensor” (AIAA 2024-2660)
Authors: Joseph Gonzales, University of Notre Dame; Kojiro Suzuki, University of Tokyo; and Hirotaka Sakaue, University of Notre Dame
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-2660
2024 AIAA Aerospace Design and Structures Best Paper
“Interactions between a Mach 3 Turbulent Boundary Layer and a Fully-Clamped Compliant Panel” (AIAA 2024-0933)
Authors: Scott J. Peltier, Autumn N. Garner, and Christopher J. Clifford, Air Force Research Laboratory; Garrett C. Jones and Jacob W. Floyd, Axient LLC; Caleb A. Williams, Daniel A. Reasor, Jr., and Thomas A. Mason, Air Force Research Laboratory
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-0933
2024 AIAA Aerospace Power Systems Best Paper
“Test Performance Results of a Magnetohydrodynamic Generator System Using an Ionized Plasma Flow to Simulate the Interplanetary Solar Wind” (AIAA 2024-0472)
Authors: Chris N. Torre and William V. Torre, Torre Space Power Systems
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-0472
2024 AIAA Aircraft Design Best Paper
“Incorporation of Producibility Considerations into an Aircraft Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Framework” (AIAA 2024-1089)
Authors: Michael Buonanno, Thomas Kwasniak, Nathan Quay, Amy Ross, and Daniel Sagan, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics; and Christopher A. Lupp and Brench L. Boden, Air Force Research Laboratory
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-1089
2024 AIAA Aircraft Operations Best Paper
“Determining Predicted Trajectory Accuracy Requirements for Advanced Air Mobility Operations” (AIAA 2024-3785)
Authors: Brock Lascara and Lesley Weitz, The MITRE Corporation
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-3785
2024 AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Best Paper
“Wind Tunnel Testing of AFC over a Deflected Aileron on the High-Lift Common Research Model” (AIAA 2024-3672)
Authors: LaTunia Pack Melton, Mehti Koklu, Marlyn Y. Andino, and Judith A. Hannon, NASA Langley Research Center
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-3672
2024 AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Best Paper
“Linear Parameter-Varying (LPV) System based Hybrid Loads Observer using an Uncertain Aircraft Model” (AIAA 2024-2486)
Authors: Oliver Luderer and Frank Thielecke, Hamburg University of Technology
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-2486
2024 AIAA Electric Propulsion Best Paper
“Carbon Transport in Electric Propulsion Testing – I: Multiscale Computations for Carbon Sputtering by Low Energy Ion Bombardment” (AIAA 2024-1135)
Authors: H. Tran, S. Clark, R. Thompson, D.A. Levin, J. Rovey, H.B. Chew, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-1135
2024 AIAA Electrified Aircraft Technology Best Paper
“Adaptive Control and Scaling Approach for the Emulation of Dynamic Sub-scale Torque Loads” (AIAA 2024-2356)
Authors: Santino J. Bianco and Donald L. Simon, NASA Glenn Research Center; and Elyse D. Hill, Oak Ridge Associated Universities
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-2356
2024 AIAA Electrified Aircraft Technology Symposium Best Paper
“System-Level Energy Pack Requirements for Sustainable Commercial Aviation” (AIAA 2024-3828)
Authors: Maxfield Arnson and Gokcin Cinar, University of Michigan; Elias Waddington, Phillip J. Ansell, and Matthew A. Clarke, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Reynard de Vries, Delft University of Technology; Francesco Salucci and Nirmit Prabhakar, Argonne National Laboratory; Jonathan Gladin, Georgia Institute of Technology; Mingxuan Shi, The Boeing Company; Edward Lovelace, Ampaire; and Peter de Bock, Department of Energy
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-3828
2024 AIAA Electrified Aircraft Technology Symposium Best Paper
“Parametric Modeling and Mission Performance Analysis of a True Parallel Hybrid Turboprop Aircraft for Freighter Operations” (AIAA 2024-3581)
Authors: Dahlia D. V. Pham, Noah S. Listgarten, Gregory G. Zilliac, and Susie Go, NASA Ames Research Center; Jeffrey V. Bowles, Ames Associate; and Ralph H. Jansen, NASA Glenn Research Center
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-3581
2024 AIAA Gas Turbine Engines Best Paper
“Changes in the Composition of Aircraft Lubricants Undergoing Thermal Breakdown” (AIAA 2024-2575)
Authors: Raquel Juarez and Eric L. Petersen, Texas A&M University
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-2575
2024 AIAA Ground Testing Best Paper Award
“Testing of Two Mars Powered Descent Vehicle Concepts in the Langley Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel” (AIAA 2024-3970)
Authors: Karl T. Edquist, NASA Langley Research Center; Bryan Falman, Jacobs Technology Inc; Devin E. Burns, Anthony Watkins, and Harry Pham, NASA Langley Research Center; and Heather Houlden, TMC Technologies
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2024-3970
2024 AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Best Paper
“Keypoint-based Stereophotoclinometry for Characterizing and Navigating Small Bodies: A Factor Graph Approach” (AIAA 2024-0513)
Authors: Travis Driver, Georgia Institute of Technology; Andrew Vaughan, Yang Cheng, and Adnan Ansar, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology; John Christian and Panagiotis Tsiotras, Georgia Institute of Technology
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-0513
2024 AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Best Paper
“Optimal Guidance for an Ideal Missile” (AIAA 2024-1989)
Authors: Curtis P. Mracek, USAF, Raytheon (Ret.)
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-1989
2024 AIAA History Best Paper
“On the History and Semantics of Burble in Aerodynamic Theory” (AIAA 2024-2216)
Authors: Benjamin C. Moulton, Utah State University; Cory D. Goates, Research in Flight; and Troy A. Abraham, Utah State University
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-2216
2024 AIAA Intelligent Systems Best Paper
“State Omniscience for Cooperative Local Catalog Maintenance of Close Proximity Satellite Systems” (AIAA 2024-0992)
Authors: Christopher W. Hays and Troy Henderson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Kristina Miller, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; and Sean Phillips and Alexander Soderlund, Air Force Research Laboratory
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2024-0992
2024 AIAA Joint High Speed Air Breathing Propulsion and Inlets Nozzles and Propulsion System Integration Best Paper
“Depressurisation Restart Method for a Hypersonic Inlet with Closed-Plenum Mass Flow Metering” (AIAA 2024-4116)
Authors: Lachlan J. Noller, Fabian Zander, and David R. Buttsworth, University of Southern Queensland
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-4116
2024 AIAA Liquid Propulsion Best Paper
“Investigations of Multi-Zonal Modeling Strategy for Rocket Combustion Dynamics” (AIAA 2024-0148)
Authors: Cheng Huang, University of Kansas; Ashvin Hosangadi, Combustion Research and Flow Technology, Inc. (CRAFT Tech); and Charles Merkle, Purdue University
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2024-0148
2024 AIAA Modeling and Simulation Best Paper Award
“Advancements in Flight Simulation Visual Systems: An In-Depth Analysis of Variable Collimation Display Technology” (AIAA 2024-4205)
Authors: Robert Batchko, Andrew Apodaca, Steven Winston, Samuel Robinson, Samuel Morales, Taeten Prettyman, David Perez, and Hye Jin Kim, Holochip Corporation; and Benito Graniela, Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD)
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2024-4205
2024 AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Best Paper Award
“Airborne Recovery of the X-61A Gremlin Unmanned Aircraft” (AIAA 2024-0570)
Authors: Ryan Carter and Tim Keeter, Dynetics, Inc.
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-0570
2024 AIAA Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Best Paper
“DeepGeo: Deep Geometric Mapping for Automated and Effective Parameterization in Aerodynamic Shape Optimization” (AIAA 2024-3839)
Authors: Zhen Wei, EPFL; Aobo Yang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST); Jichao Li, Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR; Michaël Bauerheim, ISAE-SUPAERO; Rhea P. Liem, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST); and Pascal Fua, EPFL
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2024-3839
2024 AIAA Pressure Gain Combustion Best Paper
“Rotating Detonation Combustor Performance Modeling Informed by Experimental Stagnation Pressure Measurements” (AIAA 2024-2792)
Authors: Kevin J. Dille, Carson D. Slabaugh, and Stephen D. Heister, Purdue University
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2024-2792
2024 AIAA Propellants and Combustion Best Paper
“Selectivity-Conversion Limit in Plasma-Driven Direct Methane-to-Methanol Conversion” (AIAA 2024-0402)
Authors: Charan R. Nallapareddy and Thomas C. Underwood, University of Texas at Austin
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-0402
2024 AIAA Sensor Systems and Information Fusion Best Paper
“Simulating the In-Flight Release of a Test Mass for a Simplified Gravitational Reference Sensor” (AIAA 2024-2451)
Authors: Anthony Y. Davila Alvarez, Zane Forrester, Peter Wass, and John W. Conklin, University of Florida
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2024-2451
2024 AIAA Shahyar Pirzadeh Memorial Best Paper
“LAVA Voronoi Mesher for Wall-Modeled Large-Eddy Simulations” (AIAA 2024-4306)
Authors: Victor C.B. Sousa, Abram K. Rodgers, Keshav Sriram, Emre Sozer, Michael F. Barad, Gerrit-Daniel Stich, François Cadieux, and Jared C. Duensing, NASA Ames Research Center
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-4306
2024 AIAA Small Satellite Best Paper
“Investigation of Structural Architectures for the PowerCube Origami-Inspired Solar Array” (AIAA 2024-1433)
Authors: Laura K. Schmitz, Antonio Pedivellano, Joachim Schmidt, Ambre Rabanel, and Thomas Sinn, DCUBED (Deployables Cubed GmbH)
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-1433
2024 AIAA Software Best Paper
“Certification of Reinforcement Learning Applications for Air Transport Operations Based on Criticality and Autonomy” (AIAA 2024-1463)
Authors: Marta Ribeiro, Iordanis Tseremoglou, and Bruno F. Santos, Delft University of Technology
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-1463
2024 AIAA Solid Rockets Best Paper
“A Numerical Method for Burnback Analysis of UV-cured Solid Rocket Propellant Grains” (AIAA 2024-0635)
Authors: Giovanni Polizzi, Andrea Ferrero, Filippo Masseni, and Dario Pastrone, Politecnico di Torino
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-0635
2024 AIAA Space Architecture Best Paper
“ECLSS – First Space Habitat Architecture” (ICES-2024-193)
Authors: Marc M. Cohen, Marc M. Cohen, Architect; Jonathan Metts; Donald C. Barker, MAXD, Inc.; Marie-Christine Desjean, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales, (CNES); and James Nabity, University of Colorado, Boulder
2024 AIAA Spacecraft Structures Best Paper
“A Truss-Supported Doubly-Curved Deployable Reflector Based on the Miura-Ori Pattern” (AIAA 2024-2256)
Authors: Tianshu Wang and Matthew Santer, Imperial College London
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-2256
2024 AIAA Structural Dynamics Best Paper
“High Speed Whirl Flutter Tests of Swept Tip Tiltrotor Blades” (AIAA 2024-1851)
Authors: Xavier Delgado and Anubhav Datta, University of Maryland
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2024-1851
2024 AIAA V/STOL Best Paper
“Thrust Testing and Experimental Validation of a Magnetically Levitated Rotor for Electric Flight Applications” (AIAA 2024-4314)
Authors: Peter R. O’Regan, Torbjörn A. Lembke, Ian M. Randall, Spencer B. Gedestad, Justin O. Juranovits, Archit N. Hardikar, Bernardo M. Concia, and Phillip C. Gomez, MagLev Aero, Inc.
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-4314
2024 Collier Aerospace HyperX/AIAA Structures Best Paper
“Design, Manufacturing, and Experiments of Additive Manufactured Stiffened Thin-walled Plates” (AIAA 2024-2077)
Authors: Adam Leicht, Mohammed Abir Mahdi, Kathleen McNamara, Hadi Noori, and Wei Zhao, Oklahoma State University
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-2077
2025 AIAA Electrified Aircraft Technology Best Paper
“Aluminum-Air Batteries for Aircraft Applications” (AIAA 2025-0506)
Authors: Cole S. Pawlak, Emily A. Lory and Phillip J. Ansell, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2025-0506
2025 AIAA Fluid Dynamics Best Paper
“Closed-Loop Simulations of Human-Scale Mars Lander Descent Trajectories on Frontier” (AIAA 2024-3535)
Authors: Gabriel C. Nastac, Zachary Ernst, Alexandra M. Hickey, Aaron C. Walden, Kevin E. Jacobson, William T. Jones, Eric J. Nielsen, Boris Diskin, Li Wang, and Ashley M. Korzun, NASA Langley Research Center; Patrick J. Moran, NASA Ames Research Center; and Hayden V. Dean, Bradford E. Robertson, and Dimitri Mavris, Georgia Institute of Technology
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-3535
2025 AIAA Thermophysics Best Paper
“Analysis of Fast Thin-Film Temperature Gauges for Hypersonic Environments” (AIAA 2025-2843)
Authors: Sunyoung Lee, Luke Vergeer, Julian Marin, Andreas Gross, Fangjun Shu, and Jay Frankel, New Mexico State University
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2025-2843
2025 AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Best Paper
“Identification of Sources of Sub-Convective Wall Pressure Fluctuations Using Space-Time Pressure-Velocity Correlations” (AIAA 2024-3166)
Authors: Humza Butt, Shishir Damani, William J. Devenport, and Todd K. Lowe, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-3166
25th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Best Paper
“Influence of Active Cooling on Engine Performance by Mitigating Aero-thermo-elastic Deformation of a Hypersonic Inlet” (AIAA 2023-3037)
Authors: Jennifer A. Horing, Kurt K. Maute, and Iain D. Boyd, University of Colorado Boulder
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2023-3037
BEST STUDENT PAPERS
2023 AIAA Solid Rockets Best Student Paper Award
“Solid Rocket Motor Internal Ballistics Using a Vortex Particle Method” (AIAA 2023-4032)
Authors: Griffin A. DiMaggio and Roy J. Hartfield, Jr., Auburn University; and Vivek Ahuja, Altair
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2023-4032
2024 AIAA Aerospace Power Systems Best Student Paper
“Power System Testing and Verification for a Space Camera System With 18650 Batteries” (AIAA 2024-0021)
Authors: Vikas Patel, Daniel Lopez, Gustavo Gavilanez, Nicola-Isabella Ruiz, Daniel Posada, and Troy Henderson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-0021
2024 AIAA Electrified Aircraft Technology Symposium Best Student Paper
“Modeling and Simulation of High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells in Parallel Hybrid Electric Turboprop Aircraft with Multi Whale Optimization Algorithms” (AIAA 2024-3829)
Authors: Yi-Chih Wang and Gokcin Cinar, University of Michigan
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-3829
2024 AIAA Solid Rockets Best Student Paper
“Electromagnetically Controlled Porosity Growth in a Composite Solid Propellant via Microwave Thermostatic Binder Susceptors” (AIAA 2024-0435)
Authors: Justin A. Lajoie and Brock Jones, Iowa State University; Adam R. Lawrence and Stuart J. Barkley, Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division; and Travis R. Sippel, University of Missouri
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-0435
2024 AIAA Space Architecture Best Student Paper
“What Space Architects Can Learn from System Failure Cases to Make Risk-Conscious Design Decisions” (ICES-2024-196)
Authors: Takaharu Igarashi and Karen Marais, Purdue University
2024 AIAA Walter Lempert Best Student Paper
“Coaxial rocket injector mixing and combustion via mid-infrared laser absorption tomography” (AIAA 2024-2420)
Authors: Alex R. Keller and R. Mitchell Spearrin, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); Fabio A. Bendana, Dean K. Kaialau, Armando A. Perezselsky, and Andrew C. Cortopassi, The Aerospace Corporation
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-2420
2024 AIAA Walter Lempert Best Student Paper – Honorable Mention
“Simultaneous fs/ps CARS and OH PLIF measurements of an ethylene-air flame in a dual-mode scramjet” (AIAA 2024-2131)
Authors: Andrew J. Metro, Alan J. Kim, Owen T. Petito, Robert D. Rockwell, and Chloe E. Dedic, University of Virginia; and Andrew D. Cutler, George Washington University
2024 AIAA Walter Lempert Best Student Paper – Honorable Mention
“Chirped Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy for Reactive Plasma Flows” (AIAA 2024-1823)
Authors: Charan R. Nallapareddy and Thomas C. Underwood, University of Texas at Austin
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-1823
2025 AIAA Best Student Paper Award in Applied Aerodynamics
“Effect of Internal Acoustic Excitation on Steady Wing Loads at Low Reynolds Numbers” (AIAA 2025-3376)
Authors: Robert Burcham and Shreyas Narsipur, Mississippi State University
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2025-3376
2025 AIAA Best Student Paper Award in Atmospheric and Space Environments
“Ice Crystal Shed Prediction in Turbomachinery Using Accretion Laser Scans and Subsurface Thermal Data” (AIAA 2025-3856)
Authors: Thomas J.S. Cross, Natan Zawadzki, Matthew McGilvray, and David R.H. Gillespie, University of Oxford
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2025-3856
2025 AIAA Best Student Paper in Aeroacoustics
“Numerical Investigation of Scattering and Shielding in a Propeller-Wing Configuration” (AIAA 2025-3369)
Authors: Maks J. Groom and Beckett Y. Zhou, Georgia Institute of Technology; and Leonard V. Lopes, NASA Langley Research Center
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2025-3369
2025 AIAA David Weaver Thermophysics Best Student Paper
“Simultaneous, Pathlength-Amplified Laser Absorption Measurements of Excited Air Species in a Shock Tube” (AIAA 2025-1995)
Authors: Devin Merrell, Dylan Drescher, Zev N. Granowitz, Efaine Chang, Jesse W. Streicher, Christopher Strand, and Ronald K. Hanson, Stanford University
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2025-1995
2025 AIAA Intelligent Systems Student Paper Competition
“Learning Approach to Efficient Vision-Based Active Tracking of a Flying Target by an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle” (AIAA 2025-3549)
Authors: Jagadeswara PKV Pothuri, Aditya Bhatt, Prajit Krisshna Kumar, Manaswin Oddiraju, and Souma Chowdhury, University at Buffalo
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2025-3549
2025 AIAA Intelligent Systems Student Paper Competition
“Nonlinear Control Laws Design for Generic Fighter Jet in Transonic Regime” (AIAA 2025-3551)
Authors: Júlia M. D. Alves and Antônio B. Guimarães Neto, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA); and Marco A. G. Moreira, Embraer
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2025-3551
2025 AIAA Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Student Paper Competition
“A Distributed Method for Solving Large-Scale Multidisciplinary Optimization Problems” (AIAA 2025-3736)
Authors: Nicholas C. Orndorff and John T. Hwang, University of California San Diego
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2025-3736
2025 AIAA Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Student Paper Competition – Runner Up
“Differentiable Surface Mesh Deformation for Non-Conformal, Independently Parameterized Components with Large Shape Changes” (AIAA 2025-3683)
Authors: Marius L. Ruh and John T. Hwang, University of California San Diego
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2025-3683
2025 AIAA Neil Y. Chen Memorial Best Student Paper Award
“Chain-of-Thought Flight Planner: End-to-End LLM Routing under Wind Hazards” (AIAA 2025-3711)
Authors: Amin Tabrizian, Mahyar Ghazanfari, and Peng Wei, George Washington University
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2025-3711
2025 AIAA Neil Y. Chen Memorial Best Student Paper Award – Runner Up
“The Impact of Alternative Fuels on US Domestic Aviation Emissions” (AIAA 2025-3102)
Authors: Matteo Guidotti, Rohit Gupta, Jared Dost, Dhairya Mehta, Aadit Kolar, Christopher Zhang, Phillip J. Ansell, and Matthew A. Clarke, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2025-3102
AIAA Guidance Navigation and Control Best Graduate Student Paper
“Auto-Tuned Primal-Dual Successive Convexification for Hypersonic Reentry Guidance” (AIAA 2025-1317)
Authors: Skye Mceowen, Daniel J. Calderone, Aman Tiwary, Jason S. K. Zhou, Taewan Kim, Purnanand Elango, and Behçet Açıkmeşe, University of Washington
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2025-1317
AIAA Harry H. and Lois G. Hilton Student Paper Award in Structures
“A Model-Informed Approach to Robust Calibration of Experimental Guided Wave Modes with Cyberphysical Systems” (AIAA 2025-1219)
Authors: Anirudh Gullapalli, Taha Aburakhis, Carol Featherston, Rhys Pullin, and Abhishek Kundu, Cardiff University
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2025-1219
AIAA Intelligent Systems Best Student Paper
“Uncertainty-Driven Distributional Reinforcement Learning for Flight Control” (AIAA 2025-2793)
Authors: Marek Homola, Yifei Li, and Erik-Jan van Kampen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2025-2793
AIAA Jefferson Goblet Student Paper Award
“Modelling Thermomechanical Behavior of Additively Manufactured Quasi-Woven Shells” (AIAA 2025-0616)
Authors: Nico Peters, Nicholas Elderfield, Leszek J. Sudak, and Joanna C.H. Wong, University of Calgary
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2025-0616
AIAA Meshing, Visualization, and Computational Environments Best Student Paper
“Aerodynamic Shape Optimization with Curved Mesh Adaptation” (AIAA 2025-0782)
Authors: Alexander W.C. Coppeans, Krzysztof J. Fidkowski, and Joaquim R.R.A. Martins, University of Michigan
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2025-0782
AIAA Prof. Kirti “Karman” Ghia Memorial Award Best Student Paper
“Comparison of Several Neural Network-Enhanced Sub-grid Scale Stress Models for Meso-scale Hurricane Boundary Layer Flow Simulation” (AIAA 2025-2212)
Authors: Md Badrul Hasan, Meilin Yu, and Tim Oates, University of Maryland
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2025-2212
AIAA Small Satellite Best Student Paper
“Icarus: Retractible Drag Sail for Small Satellites using Shape Memory Alloys” (AIAA 2025-1779)
Authors: Tycho Bogdanowitsch, Michael Garcia, Avery Rambur, Matthew Werneken, and Ryan Wu, Columbia University
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2025-1779
AIAA Terrestrial Energy Systems Best Student Paper
“Investigation on Elastomer Interactions with Multiple Blends of Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosenes and Aromatics” (AIAA 2025-0204)
Authors: Jerry Hamilton, Easton Wolfe, and Bhupendra Khandelwal, University of Alabama
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2025-0204
AIAA Uncrewed and Autonomous Systems Best Student Paper
“Dynamic Assessment and Control of an Insect-Inspired MAV With a Perching Mechanism” (AIAA 2025-1229)
Authors: Lina van Brügge, Technical University of Munich and Sophie F. Armanini, Imperial College London
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2025-1229
AIAA Uncrewed and Autonomous Systems Best Student Paper Honorable Mention
“Design, Development, Modeling, and Progress of A.L.I.C.E. – Autonomous Lunar Investigation and Communications Explorer” (AIAA 2025-1231)
Authors: Sohini Gupta and Adeel Khalid, Kennesaw State University
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2025-1231
American Society for Composites Student Paper Award
“Low-Velocity Impact Response of IM7/5320-1 Unidirectional Laminates Reinforced with Vertical Aligned Carbon Nanotubes” (AIAA 2025-0765)
Authors: Emmanuel Vielma and Daniela Garcia, University of Texas at El Paso; Vipul Ranatunga, Air Force Research Laboratory; and Alejandra G. Castellanos, University of Texas at El Paso
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2025-0765
Lockheed Martin Student Paper Award in Structures
“Design of Functionally Graded Inconel 718 Alloy Structures by Developing Material Property Closures” (AIAA 2025-1746)
Authors: Md Maruf Billah and Pınar Acar, Virginia Tech
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2025-1746.c1
