NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering
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The NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering is awarded by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences
"for excellence in the field of aeronautical engineering." Established by Jerome C. Hunsaker
and his wife, it was first awarded in 1968.
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
"for excellence in the field of aeronautical engineering." Established by Jerome C. Hunsaker
Jerome Clarke Hunsaker
Jerome Clarke Hunsaker was an American airman born in Creston, Iowa, and educated at the Naval Academy and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.-Life:...
and his wife, it was first awarded in 1968.
List of NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering winners
- 2010: Norman R. AugustineNorman Ralph AugustineNorman Ralph Augustine is a U.S. aerospace businessman who served as Under Secretary of the Army from 1975-77. Augustine currently serves as chairman of the Review of United States Human Space Flight Plans Committee.-Career:...
- 2005: Elbert L. RutanBurt RutanElbert Leander "Burt" Rutan is an American aerospace engineer noted for his originality in designing light, strong, unusual-looking, energy-efficient aircraft...
- 2000: Richard T. Whitcomb
- 1995: William R. SearsWilliam R. SearsWilliam Rees Sears was a notable aeronautical engineer and educator.-Career:William R. Sears was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of William and Gertrude Sears. He earned his BS degree from the University of Minnesota in 1934...
- 1990: Robert T. JonesRobert T. JonesRobert T. Jones, , was an aerodynamicist and aeronautical engineer for NACA and later NASA. He was known at NASA as "one of the premier aeronautical engineers of the twentieth century",.-Designer:...
- 1985: Thornton A. WilsonThornton WilsonThornton "T" Arnold Wilson was the Chairman of the Board and chief executive officer of Boeing corporation....
- 1980: James S. McDonnell
- 1973: Donald Wills Douglas, Sr.Donald Wills Douglas, Sr.Donald Wills Douglas, Sr. was a United States aircraft industrialist and founder of the Douglas Aircraft Company in 1921 .-Early life:...
- 1968: Leroy Randle GrummanLeroy GrummanLeroy Randle "Roy" Grumman was an American aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and industrialist. In 1929, he co-founded Grumman Aeronautical Engineering Co. later to become Grumman Aerospace Corporation, now part of Northrop Grumman.-Early life:Born in Huntington, New York, Grumman's forebears had...
External links
- NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering National Academy of Sciences web site