Outstanding Research Award in Astronautics

2024 Anton Kulinich – Investigation and model-based design of rotating
         detonation rocket engine system +
        Christopher Crews-Holloway – Aerothermal hypersonic wave rider    
         design optimization for aerogravity assist trajectories for fast      
         interplanetary transit
2023  George Travis - Design and manufacture of an innovative
           monopropellant tank
2022  Stanley Krzesniak - TechEdSat design & Space Systems lab
           development 
2021  Jose Esquivel Patricio - design of a small-scale microgravity
          experiment presented at the International Planetary Probel Workshop
          Kevin Bao - design of a linear aerospike engine for Mars sample
          return mission, invited International Planetary Probel Workshop 
          presentation
2020  Alex Drossler - asteroid mining and systems engineering 
           presented at the ATINER Mechanical Engineering Conference
2019  Roberto Rosila Mares, Reine Dominique Ntone Sike
2016  Sean Fritz
2015  Alex Carlozzi & Anthony Gong
2014  Matt Ringle
2013  Ben Nicaido
2012  Ali Guarneros-Luna & Jose Cortez
2011  Hai Le
2010  None awarded
2009  Sean Mobilia
2008  Amin Djamshidpour
2007  Richard Brill