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Awards Nominations

Over the years, the Honors and Awards program has celebrated thousands of the best and brightest for their outstanding achievements in the aerospace profession. We take great pride in honoring dedicated individuals for their technical contributions, literary excellence, and service to AIAA.

We invite you to nominate a colleague who you think exemplifies the awards below via the online submission portal by 1 October 2025.

Lectureship Awards

• AIAA David W. Thompson Lecture in Space Commerce Award | Learn More
• AIAA von Kármán Lecture in Astronautics Award | Learn More
• AIAA / NAE Yvonne C. Brill Lecture in Aerospace Engineering Award | Learn More Nomination Deadline: 15 January 2026

Technical Excellence Awards

• AIAA Aeroacoustics Award | Learn More
• AIAA Aerodynamics Award | Learn More
• AIAA Aircraft Design Award | Learn More 
• AIAA F. E. Newbold V/STOL Award | Learn More
  
• AIAA Fluid Dynamics Award | Learn More
• AIAA George M. Low Space Transportation Award | Learn More
• AIAA Ground Testing Award | Learn More 
• AIAA Hap Arnold Award for Excellence in Aeronautical Program Management Award | Learn More
• AIAA Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Award | Learn More
  
• AIAA James A. Van Allen Space Environments Award | Learn More 
• AIAA Jeffries Aerospace Medicine and Life Sciences Research Award | Learn More 
• AIAA Losey Atmospheric Sciences Award | Learn More
• AIAA Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Award | Learn More
• AIAA Piper General Aviation Award | Learn More 
• AIAA Plasmadynamics & Lasers Award | Learn More
• AIAA Space Science Award | Learn More 
• AIAA Space Systems Award | Learn More
• AIAA Theodor W. Knacke Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Award | Learn More
• AIAA Thermophysics Award | Learn More 
• AIAA von Braun Award for Excellence in Space Program Management | Learn More

Partnered Awards

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