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The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is proud to announce that the following awards will be presented in conjunction with the AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento, California, July 9-12.
Frank Curran, vice president of Science Applications International Corporation in Huntsville, Alabama, will receive the 2006 AIAA Wyld Propulsion Award. The award is presented for outstanding achievement in the development or application of rocket propulsion systems. Curran is being recognized for technical contributions and program leadership resulting in the successful development and first U.S. flight tests of arcjet, NSTAR, and Hall-effect thrusters.
Herman Krier, professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Urbana, Illinois, will receive the 2006 AIAA Propellants and Combustion Award. The award is presented for outstanding technical contributions to aeronautical or astronautical combustion engineering. Strazisar is being recognized for pioneering research contributions in the area of gas turbine fluid dynamics and in particular for advancing the compressor technology through the development of laser anemometer measurement techniques and compressor stall control strategies.
Anthony Strazisar, chief scientist at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, has been selected to receive the 2006 AIAA Air Breathing Propulsion Award. The award is presented for meritorious accomplishments in the arts, sciences, and technology of air breathing propulsion systems. Krier is being recognized for outstanding contributions to the study of propellants, energetic materials, solid- and liquid-fuel rockets, shock hydrodynamics, viscous gas dynamics and plasma dynamics.
John Hunley, former chief historian at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, will receive the 2006 AIAA History Manuscript Award, which is presented for the best historical manuscript dealing with the science, technology, and/or impact of aeronautics and astronautics on society. His manuscript is entitled, “The Development of Propulsion Technology for U.S. Space-Launch Vehicles.”
All of the honorees will receive an engraved medal, a certificate of citation, and a rosette pin on Wednesday, July 12 during the awards luncheon held in conjunction with the with the AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento, California. AIAA advances the state of aerospace science, engineering, and technological leadership. Headquartered in suburban Washington, D.C., the Institute serves over 35,000 members in 65 regional sections and 79 countries. AIAA membership is drawn from all levels of industry, academia, private research organizations, and government. For more information, visit www.aiaa.org
