Established to provide an incentive to VFS members, who have not previously presented the results of their work at a technical forum, to begin presenting their work at local and regional VFS meetings.
Read more about Robert L. Lichten at Vertipedia.
2025
- Angela Buccio
- Bell Textron Inc.
For her paper, "Modeling Unsteady Aerodynamics in RCAS for High-Speed Rotor Aeroelastic Applications."
2024
- Cristiano Maria Capizzi
- Leonardo Helicopters
"Correlation of Rotor Loads during Ground Operations in a Turbulent Wind Environment"
2023
- Jessica Beyer
- Pennsylvania State University
2022
- Timothy Schmidt
- Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company
2021
- Andrew Lavoie
- Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Co.
2020
- Chloe Johnson
- University of Texas at Austin
2019
- Benjamin Leon
- Georgia Institute of Technology
2017
- Carolyn Walther
- Texas A&M University
2015
2014
- Raymond Beale
- Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
2013
- Brent Pafford
- University of Texas, Austin
2011
- Gregory M. Neiswander
- US Army Aeroflightdynamics Directorate
2010
- Mohammad Ali Rafiee
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2009
- Laura Buck
- The Boeing Company
2008
- Yvonne T. Fuchs
- NASA Langley Research Center
2007
- Jonathan Mitchell
- Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.
2006
- J. S. Wilson
- Research Scientist
- UARC - University of California, Santa Cruz, Ames Research Center
2005
- Jonathan K. Garhart
- Senior Project Engineer
- Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
2004
- Jongmin Kim
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2003
- Cheng-Ho Tho
- Bell Helicopters Textron Inc.
2002
- Geoffrey J. Jeram
- Georgia Institute of Technology
2001
- Marc Gervais
- University of Maryland
2000
- Craig P. Fuehne
- Washington University of St. Louis
"Application of Generalized Floquet Theory to Ground Resonance Data"
1999
- LCDR, Robert L. King
- US Navy
1998
- Joseph F. Horn
- Georgia Institute of Technology
1997
- Bryan S. Cotton
- Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.
"Autonomous Flight of the Cypher UAV"
1996
- Andreas P.F. Bernhard
- University of Maryland
1995
- Jeffrey D. Keller
- Princeton University
1994
- Jeffrey T. Evernham
- Boeing Defense & Space Group, Heli. Division
1993
- Carl Bauer
- The Boeing Company
"A Landing and Takeoff Control Law for Unique-Trim, Fly-by-Wire Rotorcraft Flight Control Systems"
Carl Bauer, right accepts the Lichten Award from the Society's Technical Director, Dr. John Shaw.
1992
- Hieu T. Ngo
1991
- D. Dale Davis
- US Army Aerostructures Directorate
1990
- Joshua H. Gordis
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
1989
- Earl P.N. Duque
- Research Scientist
- US Army Aeroflightdynamics Directorate - AVSCOM
1988
- Brian Hamilton
- McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co.
1986
- Barbara K. Townsend
- NASA Ames Research Center
In the photo, Zincone, left and VFS (then AHS) Technical Director David S. Jenney, right, recognized Lichten Award winner Barbara Townsend, NASA Ames.
1985
- Michael S. Lewis
- AVSCOM Aeromechanics Laboratory
1984
- Mark Davis
- United Technologies Research Center
1983
- Todd R. Quackenbush
1982
- Raymond S. Hansen and Jon P. Rogers
- NASA Ames Research Center, and Washington University
Hansen's Paper: "Toward A Better Understanding of Helicopter Stability Derivatives", and
Rogers' Paper: "Application of an Analytical Stall Model to Rotor Dynamics Analysis"
Rogers' Paper: "Application of an Analytical Stall Model to Rotor Dynamics Analysis"
1981
- Shyi-Yaung Chen
- Washington University
1980
- Kenneth P. Leighton
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1979
- Ivo Zvolanek
- McDonell Douglas Aircraft Co.
1978
- David P. Chappell
- Aeromechanics Laboratory, U. S. Army AVRADCOM
1977
- Debashis Banerjee
- Washington University in St. Louis
1976
- Thomas W. Sheehy
- Aerodynamicist
- Sikorsky Aircraft, Aeromechanics Branch
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