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2021

NASA Government Invention of the Year

2020

Aviation Systems Division Best Paper Award

Federal Employees of the Year

Ames Honor Awards

Presidential Rank & NASA Honor Awards

NASA Government Invention of the Year

2019

Aviation Systems Division Best Paper Award

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) Associate Administrator Awards

Ames Honor Awards
  • Best First Paper - William J. Coupe
  • Contractor Employee - Carla D. Ingram
  • Contractor Employee - Jimmy Nguyen
  • Contractor Employee - Priya Venkatesan
  • Group Team - NASA Ames UAS-NAS ACAS Xu Team

NASA Honor Awards

NASA Software of the Year Award

ATM Seminar Best Paper in Track
  • "Accrued Delay Application in Trajectory-Based Operations" by Husni Idris, Christopher Chin, and Antony Evans

2018

Aviation Systems Division Best Paper Award

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) Associate Administrator Awards

Ames Contractor Council Awards

Ames Honor Awards

Presidential Rank and NASA Honor Awards

Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC) “Best of Session”
  • “Performance Evaluation of Conflict-Free Trajectory Taxiing in Airport Ramp Area Using Fast-Time Simulations” by Nikolai Okuniek, Yoon C. Jung, Ingrid Gerdes, Zhifan Zhu, Sergei Gridnev, and Hanbong Lee

AIAA 2108 William T. Piper, Sr. General Aviation Systems Graduate Award
  • Brandon Cook


2017

NASA Software of the Year

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) Associate Administrator Awards
  • Michelle Eshow - Technology and Innovation

ATM R&D Seminar
  • David Thipphavong - Best Paper in Track

NASA Honor Awards

2016

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) Associate Administrator Awards
  • Joseph Rios - Technology and Innovation

Ames Technology Transfer Awards

Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC) “Best of Session” and “Best of Track”
  • “NASA UAS Traffic Management National Campaign: Operations across Six UAS Test Sites” by Joseph Rios, Daniel Mulfinger, Jeffrey Homola, and Priya Venkatesan

Ames Honor Awards

NASA Honor Awards

2015

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) Associate Administrator (AA) Awards

Ames Technology Transfer Awards
  • Patent Application Award: “Method and System for Air Traffic Rerouting for Airspace Constraint Resolution” - Alexis Clymer, Heinz Erzberger, David McNally, Alexander Morando, Kapil Sheth, Fu-Tai Shih
  • Patent Application Award: “Miles-In-Trail with Passback Restrictions for Use in Air Traffic Management” - Sebastian Gutierrez Nolasco, Kapil Sheth
  • Software Release Awards: “Inverse Reinforcement Learning (IRL) Augmentation for PyMDPToolbox” - Michael Bloem
  • Software Release Award: “Portable Guidance Display (PPGD) and Primary Flight Display (PFD) software” - Gordon Hardy, Darrell Wooten
  • Software Release Award: “Surface Operations Simulator and Scheduler (SOSS)” - Sergei Gridnev, Yoon Jung, Waqar Malik, Robert Windhorst, Zhifan Zhu

Patent Award

Ames Honor Awards

AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Award and the National Omicron Delta Kappa John D. Morgan Graduate Scholarship

NASA Honor Awards

Inventions and Contributions Board Awards
  • Steven Green, Minghong (Gilbert) Wu - Optimum Strategies for Selecting Descent Flight-Path Angles - Patent Application Award
  • Heinz Erzberger, David McNally, Kapil Sheth - Dynamic Weather Routes Tool - Software Release Award
  • Todd Lauderdale - Probabilistic Conflict Detection for Aircraft Using Actual Trajectory Prediction Errors - Software Release Award
  • Shivanjli Sharma (along with Charles Jorgensen) - Method for Visualization of Analog Signals - Tech Briefs Award
  • Joseph Rios - Parallel Dantzig-Wolfe Decomposition - Tech Brief Award
  • William Preston (along with Gregory Condon, John Freitas, and Rebecca Green) - Sector 33 App - Tech Briefs Award
  • Russell Paielli - Trajectory Specification for High-Capacity Air Traffic Control - Tech Brief Award


2014

NASA Commercial Invention of the Year

NASA Exceptional Space Act Awards
  • Direct-To - Danny Chiu, Heinz Erzberger, David McNally, Philippe A. Stassart

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) Associate Administrator (AA) Awards

Ames Contractor Council Awards
  • Girish Chachad
  • Julien Petersen
  • Dan Wilkins

NASA Honor Awards

33nd Digital Avionics Systems Conference Best Paper
  • "Optimizing Integrated Terminal Airspace Operations Under Uncertainty" by Christabelle Bosson, Min Xue, and Shannon Zelinski - Best Paper across Air Traffic Management track
  • "Architecture and Capabilities of a Data Warehouse for ATM Research" by Michelle Eshow, Max Lui, and Shubha Ranjan - Best Paper in Collaborative Decision Making (CDM)/System Wide Information Management (SWIM) session

Ames Honor Awards

AIAA Intelligent Systems Award

2013

NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) Associate Administrator Awards

NASA Ames Tech Transfer Awards

National Aeronautic Association's Dr. Mervin K. Strickler Award for Aerospace Education Leadership

32nd Digital Avionics Systems Conference Best Paper in Session

Journal of Air Traffic Control Technical Writing Award

Ames Honor Awards

NASA Honor Awards

69th American Helicopter Society Annual Forum Best Paper

10th USA/Europe ATM R&D Seminar (ATM2013) Best Paper Awards

Institution of Mechanical Engineers' Aerospace Division Kenneth Harris James Prize
  • “Automated conflict resolution, arrival management, and weather avoidance for air traffic management” by Heinz Erzberger, Todd Lauderdale, and Yung-Cheng Chu, published in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G Journal of Aerospace Engineering, August 2012.

Ames Contractor Council Awards

Aviation Week Magazine's Laureate Award for Aeronautics and Propulsion

University of Connecticut School of Engineering's Academy of Engineers

BEYA STEM Global Competitiveness Conference

2012

FAA Excellence in Aviation Research

AIAA/IEEE Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC) “Best Paper in Session”

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) Associate Administrator (AA) Awards

Ames Honor Awards

NASA Ames Aeronautics Technical Excellence in Publications Awards

NASA Honor Awards

* Honorary Division staff member

National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Aerospace Systems Conference 2012

2011

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) Associate Administrator (AA) Awards

NASA@Work Challenge

Ames Contractor Council Awards

AIAA/IEEE Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC) “Best Paper in Session”

Ames Honor Awards

NASA Ames Aeronautics Technical Excellence in Publications Awards

NASA Honor Awards

9th USA/Europe ATM R&D Seminar (ATM2011) Best Paper in “Airport” Track

U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame

Region III AIAA Student Conference

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2010

FAA Excellence in Aviation Research Award

NASA Government Invention of the Year Award

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) Associate Administrator (AA) Awards

Patent Awards
  • Russell Paielli for “Trajectory Specification for High-Capacity Air Traffic Control”
  • Future ATM Concepts Evaluation Tool (FACET) Development Team (Dr. Banavar Sridhar, Dr. Kapil Sheth, Dr. Gano Chatterji, Dr. Karl Bilimoria, and Dr. Shon Grabbe) for “Air Traffic Management Evaluation Tool”

Ames Contractor Council Excellence Awards

National Academy of Engineering Membership

AIAA de Florez Award for Flight Simulation

AIAA Sustained Service Award

Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC) “Best of Session” Awards

NASA Aeronautics Excellence in Publications Awards

NASA Honor Awards

Ames Honor Awards

Ames Safety Awards
  • Debbie Murchison
  • Ginny Rochette

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2009

AIAA Aerospace Software Engineering Award

FAA Excellence in Aviation Research Award

USA/Europe Air Traffic Management Seminar “Best Paper in Track” Awards

Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC) “Best of Session”

NASA Aeronautics Technical Excellence in Publications

NASA Honor Awards
  • The Very Closely Spaced Parallel Runway Team - Group Achievement
  • William N. Chan - Outstanding Leadership Medal
  • Richard A. Coppenbarger - Exceptional Technology Achievement Medal
  • Boris M. Rabin - Exceptional Achievement Medal
  • Jeffery A. Schroeder - Outstanding Leadership Medal
  • Robert D. Windhorst - Equal Employment Opportunity Medal
  • Shannon J. Zelinski - Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal

Ames Honor Awards
  • Sandy C. Lozito - Mentor
  • Rod David - Technical Support
  • Michael Bloem - Engineer

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2008

Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC) “Best of Session” Awards

NASA Aeronautics Excellence in Publications Awards

NASA Honor Awards
  • Lunar Lander Handling Qualities Simulation Team - Group Achievement
  • Dean Giovannetti - Exceptional Service Medal
  • Tom Alderete - Exceptional Achievement Medal

Ames Honor Awards

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2007

AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Forum Best Paper

NASA Honor Awards
  • Todd Farley - Exceptional Achievement Medal

Ames Honor Awards

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2006

NASA Software of the Year

AIAA Best Paper for Air Transportation Systems and Operations

NASA Honor Awards

Ames Honor Awards
  • Future ATM Concepts Evaluation Tool (FACET) Team - Commercialization/Tech Transfer Award
  • Vertical Motion Simulator JSF Team - Group Team
  • Eric R. Mueller - Community Service/Volunteer
  • Michael D. Madson - Project Manager

Ames Safety Awards
  • Wardell Lovett

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2005

Turning Goals Into Reality (TGIR) Award

Presidential Rank Award for Distinguished Senior Professional

AIAA Sustained Service Award

AIAA Best Paper

NASA Honor Awards

Ames Honor Awards
  • Airspace Concept Evaluation System (ACES) Team - Group Achievement
  • System Evaluation and Assessment (SEA) Data Analysis Team - Group Achievement
  • Future ATM Concepts Evaluation Tool (FACET) - Commercialization/Tech Transfer Award
  • Shannon J. Zelinski - Best First Paper at Ames

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2004

Turning Goals Into Reality (TGIR)

IEEE Control Systems Technology Award

AIAA Reed Aeronautical Award

NASA Honor Awards
  • FutureFlight Central Team - Group Achievement
  • Virtual Airspace Simulation Technologies Real-Time (VAST-RT) Development Team - Group Achievement
  • Airspace Concept Evaluation System (ACES) Development Group - Group Achievement
  • Dallas G. Denery - Outstanding Leadership Medal
  • Harry N. Swenson - Outstanding Leadership Medal

Ames Honor Awards

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2003

NASA Honor Awards
  • Karl D. Bilimoria - Exceptional Technology Achievement Medal

Ames Honor Awards
  • Steven D. Beard - Technology Development
  • Girish H. Chachad - Contractor Employee
  • Rodger A. Mueller - Engineer
  • Banavar Sridhar - Supervisor/Manager

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2002

Turning Goals Into Reality (TGIR) Award

NASA Space Act Board Award

AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference Outstanding Paper

NASA Software Release Award
  • Future ATM Concepts Evaluation Tool (FACET)

NASA Honor Awards

Ames Honor Awards
  • En Route Data Exchange (EDX) Team - Group Achievement
  • Traffic Flow Automation System (TFAS) Team - Group Achievement
  • Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS) Digital Model Control Unit (MCU) Development and Installation Team - Group Achievement

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2001

Turning Goals Into Reality (TGIR) Award

AIAA De Florez Award for Modeling and Simulation

American Society of Mechanical Engineers Holley Medal

Ames Honor Awards
  • Shawn A. Engelland - Engineer

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2000

Turning Goals Into Reality (TGIR) Award

Popular Science Magazine's “Best of What's New” Award

NASA Honor Awards
  • Steven M. Green - Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal

Ames Honor Awards
  • Distributed Air/Ground-Traffic Management (DAG-TM) Planning Team - Group Achievement
  • FutureFlight Central Team - Group Achievement
  • Wardell Lovett - Mentor
  • Mathias Ma - Contractor Employee
  • Harry N. Swenson - Supervisor/Manager

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1999

Ames Honor Awards
  • Dallas G. Denery - Mentor
  • Farid B. Haddad - Contractor Employee

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1998

NASA Software of the Year

Turning Goals Into Reality (TGIR) Award

NASA Honor Awards
  • Michelle Eshow - Exceptional Service Medal
  • Leonard Tobias - Exceptional Service Medal

Ames Honor Awards
  • Sandy C. Lozito - Mentor
  • Ginny Rochette - Secretary/Clerical

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1997

AIAA Dryden Lectureship in Research Award

NASA Honor Awards

Ames Honor Awards
  • Traffic Management Advisor (TMA) Development and Test Team - Group Achievement
  • Harry N. Swenson - Engineer

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1996

American Helicopter Society 52nd Annual Forum Best Paper

Ames Honor Awards
  • Final Approach Spacing Tool (FAST) Team - Group Achievement

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1995

NASA Honor Awards
  • Center/TRACON Automation System (CTAS) Team - Group Achievement
  • Banavar Sridhar - Exceptional Service Medal

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1994

Barry Carlton Award for Outstanding Paper in the IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems

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1993

Ames Honor Awards
  • Sandy Lozito - Contractor Employee

1991

AIAA Bay Area Chapter Engineer of the Year
  • Banavar Sridhar - Information Systems category

NASA Honor Awards
  • Ralph E. Bach Jr. - Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal

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1989

NASA Honor Awards
  • Dallas G. Denery - Exceptional Service Medal

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1988

NASA Honor Awards

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1986

AIAA Mechanics and Control of Flight Award

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