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AIAA Announces its Class of 2027 Associate Fellows

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LMT Lockheed Martin Corporation is mentioned as the employer of several individuals recognized as AIAA Associate Fellows, indicating their professional contributions in the aerospace field. BA The Boeing Company is listed as the employer of several individuals recognized as AIAA Associate Fellows, highlighting their professional achievements in aerospace. GD General Dynamics Mission Systems (Retired) is mentioned as the former employer of John T. Hays, one of the recognized AIAA Associate Fellows, indicating professional contributions in the aerospace sector. RTX RTX Technology Research Center is mentioned as the employer of Milos Ilak, an individual recognized as an AIAA Associate Fellow, highlighting professional contributions in aerospace. NOC Northrop Grumman Corporation is mentioned as the employer of Michael J. Belisle and Randy L. Spicer, both recognized as AIAA Associate Fellows, indicating their professional contributions in the aerospace field. AVAV Vortex Control Technologies is mentioned as the employer of Lance V. Bays, an individual recognized as an AIAA Associate Fellow, highlighting professional contributions in aerospace. SYNA Ansys, part of Synopsys, is mentioned as the employer of Valerio Viti, an individual recognized as an AIAA Associate Fellow, highlighting professional contributions in aerospace. ADI The article mentions several individuals who are associated with various universities and companies, including those in the aerospace sector. No specific stock performance or financial information is provided for any company.

AIAA Announces its Class of 2027 Associate Fellows RESTON, Va., Sept. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AIAA is pleased to announce its newly elected Class of 2027 Associate Fellows. The Institute will formally honor the class at the AIAA Associate Fellows Induction Ceremony and Dinner, Wednesday, 13 January 2027, at the Hyatt Regency Orlando during AIAA SciTech Forum 2027, 11–15 January 2027, Orlando, Florida.

“Congratulations to each member of the Class of 2027 Associate Fellows,” said AIAA President Keoki Jackson. “This distinguished group has advanced the state of science and technology in aeronautics and astronautics, breaking some of our industry’s most challenging barriers along the way. Their sustained excellence and technical leadership reflect the caliber of talent shaping the future of aerospace. We are proud to recognize their achievements and their impact on aerospace.”

The Class of 2027 AIAA Associate Fellows represent 50 AIAA sections in all seven AIAA regions. They come from 7 countries and 42 U.S. states.

The grade of Associate Fellow recognizes individuals “who have accomplished or been in charge of important engineering or scientific work, or who have done original work of outstanding merit, or who have otherwise made outstanding contributions to the arts, sciences, or technology of aeronautics or astronautics.” Only 17% of AIAA members are ever selected for this grade. To be selected, an individual must be an AIAA Senior Member in good standing, with at least 12 years of professional experience, and be recommended by three AIAA members.

For more information on the AIAA Honors Program or AIAA Associate Fellows, contact Patricia A. Carr at patriciac@aiaa.org.

Class of 2027 AIAA Associate Fellows

Pinar Acar, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Vivek Ahuja, Siemens Digital Industries Software

Daniil Andrienko, University of Colorado

Elias J. G. Arcondoulis, University of Southampton

Eldad J. Avital, Queen Mary University of London

Sally P. M. Bane, Purdue University

Lance V. Bays, Vortex Control Technologies

Michael J. Belisle, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Elizabeth Katherine Benitez, Air Force Research Laboratory

Neal Bitter, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Eleonora M. Botta, University at Buffalo

Christoph Brehm, University of Maryland, College Park

Brian S. Burgess, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

Stefano Campagnola, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Yongcan Cao, University of Texas at San Antonio

Jesse Capecelatro, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Anirban Chaudhuri, University of Texas, Austin

Bradley W. Cheetham, Advanced Space, LLC

Yin Chen, U.S. Army T2COM - AC

James Chou, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

Brandon Charles Chynoweth, Purdue University

Gökçin Çınar, University of Michigan

Steve Clark, The Boeing Company

Raghvendra V. Cowlagi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Chloe E. Dedic, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Mary Engola, Rocketdyne

Brian E. Est, Boeing Defense, Space & Security (retired)

Imraan A. Faruque, Oklahoma State University; Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Ola Fasehun, The Boeing Company

Ian J. Fialho, The Boeing Company

Wilhelm Alexander Friess, University of Maine

Dustin E. Gamble, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

Ebenezer P. Gnanamanickam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Patrick W. Goulding II, National Full-Scale Aerodynamcs Complex (AEDC)

Carmen Guerra-Garcia, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Patrick R. Hammer, Air Force Research Laboratory

Frank D. Han, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Svetlana Hanson, Metecs

Matthew E. Harvazinski, Air Force Research Laboratory

John T. Hays, Hays Research, LLC / General Dynamics Mission Systems (Retired)

Matthew A. Hitt, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

Linton K. Honda, The Aerospace Corporation

James F. Horton, Rocketdyne

Jason C. Howison, CFD Research Corporation

Zhen Hu, University of Michigan–Dearborn

Wade W. Huebsch, West Virginia University

Milos Ilak, RTX Technology Research Center

Prahladh S. Iyer, Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc.

Devin P. Jack, Adaptive Aerospace Group, Inc.

Steven A. Jacobson, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

Lulin Jiang, Baylor University

Kursat Kara, Oklahoma State University

Adeel Khalid, Kennesaw State University

Syed J. Khalid, GE Aerospace

Donghoon Kim, University of Cincinnati

Andrew J. Knoedler, DARPA

Timothy Kokan, Rocketdyne

Zhaodan Kong, University of California, Davis

Boris Kramer, University of California, San Diego

Steven E. Lamberson Jr., Bowhead Total Enterprise Solutions LLC

Gaël Le Bris, WSP

Lt Col Robert L. MacDermott, Air Force Institute of Technology

L. Greg Magone, The Boeing Company

Victor Maldonado, Texas Tech University

Scott M. Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Mark T. Maybury, Lockheed Martin Corporation

Jacob A. McFarland, Texas A&M University / University of Wisconsin—Madison

Jeremiah S. McNatt, NASA Glenn Research Center

Erik Mellquist, The Aerospace Corporation

John Metcalf, The MITRE Corporation

David A. Mills, Interdisciplinary Consulting Corporation

James M. Myers, The Aerospace Corporation (retired)

Mostafa R A Nabawy, University of Manchester

Adrian F. Nagle IV, BAE Systems, Inc.

Navid Nakhjiri, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Shreyas Narsipur, Mississippi State University

Nikhil Nigam, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Ryan A. Noguchi, The Aerospace Corporation

Cheryl O'Keefe, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Gustavo Luiz Olichevis Halila, Embraer

Jeffrey S. Parker, Advanced Space, LLC

Pat L. Patterson, Space Dynamics Laboratory/Utah State University

Antoni Perez-Poch, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Claudine Phaire, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

William J. Pomerantz, Patti Grace Smith Fellowship

Ashok Kumar Prajapati, NASA Headquarters/Science Mission Directorate

George H. Prueger, Rocketdyne

Ashley Purkey, Boeing Engineering & Technology Innovation

Kiran Ramesh, Arizona State University

Sivakumar Rathinam, Texas A&M University, College Station

Ali K. Raz, George Mason University

Thomas G. Recchia, U.S. Army, Armament Graduate School

Ashwin Renganathan, Pennsylvania State University

George “Geo” Richards, Grove City College

Mark A. Ricklick, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Beth Rieken, Muon Space

Cristina Riso, Georgia Institute of Technology

Gregory L. Roth, Air Force Research Laboratory

Keun Ryu, Hanyang University

Unnikrishnan Sasidharan-Nair, Florida State University

John A. Schaefer, The Boeing Company

Oliver Schmidt, University of California, San Diego

P. Chase Schulze, Systems Technology, Inc.

Andrea Scouras, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Gregory Luke Semrau, Moog Space & Defense

Nima Shamsaei, Auburn University

Randy L. Spicer, Northrop Grumman

Stephen Michael Spottswood, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory

Shannon M. Statham, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University

James D. Thorne, Institute for Defense Analyses

John S. Tomblin, Wichita State University

Aaron Towne, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Michael Tsay, Busek Co., Inc.

Valerio Viti, Ansys, part of Synopsys

Manan A. Vyas, NASA Glenn Research Center

Jian-Ping Wang, Peking University

Xingjian Wang, Tsinghua University

Doug Wells, NASA Langley Research Center

Michael T. Wolff, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

Yuying Xia, Swansea University

Suo Yang, University of Minnesota

CDR Jacob Yates, USN (Ret.), Mariner Space Institute

Jaiick (Jack) Yoh, Seoul National University

Pavlos K. Zachos, Cranfield University

Matthew J. Zahr, University of Notre Dame

Yu Yu April Zhang, University of South Florida

Beckett Y. Zhou, Georgia Institute of Technology

AIAA Media Contact: Rebecca Gray, RebeccaG@AIAA.org, 804-397-5270

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