WARRENDALE, Pa., Jan. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — SAE International is seeking nominations for its aerospace engineering awards.

SAE International administers more than 60 award and recognition programs and co-sponsors three programs in cooperation with sister societies.

Aerospace Engineering Awards include:

• Engineering Leadership Award– This award commends an individual at the corporate official level for outstanding contributions to the field of aerospace engineering through his/her leadership skills, making the greatest positive impact on the aerospace community. Recognition may be for a singular accomplishment or lifetime achievement. Nomination Deadline: February 1.

• Steven M. Atkins Ability and Achievement in Science, Engineering and Technology (AASET) Award – Honor an individual with disabilities, who through their technical achievements, innovation, leadership and inspiration, have contributed to the aerospace industry. Nomination Deadline: February 1.

• Cliff Garrett Turbomachinery Engineering Award – The recipient of this award will be a distinguished authority in the field of turbomachinery and/or engineering related to creating, enabling, or advancing applications of turbomachinery in power systems, on-highway, off-highway, aircraft, and/or spacecraft uses. Nomination Deadline: February 1.

• Clarence L. (Kelly) Johnson Aerospace Vehicle Design and Development Award– This award will honor the distinguished career of an individual or team who has made significant contributions in the innovative design and development of advanced aircraft and/or spacecraft. Key criteria is the technical value and originality of the contributions. Nomination Deadline: February 1.

• Franklin W. Kolk Air Transportation Progress Award – Recognize an individual or team for their unique and outstanding contributions to air transportation and/or to the work of the aerospace technical committees in developing aerospace standards, specifications, technical reports, and data through cooperative research. Nomination Deadline: February 1.

• William Littlewood Memorial Lecture – Together, SAE and AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) honor an accomplished individual whose distinguished career has made a significant contribution in the field of civil air transportation. The recipient of this award will present a lecturer and author a technical paper primarily focused on the technical value and originality of their contributions as they have expanded civil air transportation. Nomination Deadline: February 1.

• Marvin Whitlock Award – An individual or team will be honored for their outstanding management accomplishment(s) which has resulted in superior aviation maintenance integrity of airline, fixed base, corporate or military aircraft operations. Nomination Deadline: February 1.

Additional aerospace awards Include:

• A4A/SAE Nondestructive Testing (NDT) Innovation Award – recognize a government and/or industry team that has developed and applied a technology, technique, process, or policy that advances inspection or test of civil/commercial aircraft structure, aircraft components, or aircraft systems. Improvements will be assessed as a function of process sensitivity, reliability, and cost effectiveness. Nomination Deadline: June 1.

• Rodica Baranescu Award for Technical & Leadership Excellence -this award celebrates the successes of women in the engineering profession and recognizes their leadership and exceptional technical contributions to the aerospace, automotive and commercial vehicle sectors. Nomination Deadline: July 1.

For questions or assistance with an award or a nomination, please contact Nicol Lachimia, SAE Awards Coordinator at nicol.Lachimia@sae.org.

SAE International is a global association committed to being the ultimate knowledge source for the engineering profession. By uniting over 127,000 engineers and technical experts, we drive knowledge and expertise across a broad spectrum of industries. We act on two priorities: encouraging a lifetime of learning for mobility engineering professionals and setting the standards for industry engineering. We strive for a better world through the work of our charitable arm, the SAE Foundation, which helps fund programs like A World in Motion® and the Collegiate Design Series™.

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