The Ernest E. Sechler Memorial Award in Aeronautics
The Ernest E. Sechler Memorial Award in Aeronautics is given to the graduate student who has made the most significant contribution to the GALCIT teaching and research effort this year. The award was established in 1980 to honor Ernie Sechler who was the first graduate of GALCIT and a faculty member for 46 years. Throughout his career, he was a faculty advisor to the graduate students and made many contributions to Aeronautical engineering, particularly in structural mechanics and the utilization of energy resources.
| Year | Winner | Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Emile Oshima | Gharib |
| 2022 | Josefine Graebbner | Murray |
| 2022 | Liam Heidt | Murray |
| 2022 | Michael Stramenga | Colonius |
| 2021 | Simon Toedtli | McKeon |
| 2020 | Michael McConnell | Chung |
| 2020 | Kai Matsuka | Chung |
| 2019 | Joel Lawson | Austin |
| 2019 | Fabien Royer | Pellegrino |
| 2019 | Simon Toedtli | McKeon |
| 2018 | David Huynh | McKeon |
| 2018 | Arnold Deffo Nde | Ortiz |
| 2018 | Yichuan (Ryan) Song | Austin |
| 2018 | Cong Wang | Gharib |
| 2018 | Akshay Sridhar | Pullin |
| 2017 | Ilana Gat | Dimotakis |
| 2017 | Thibaud Talon | Pellegrino |
| 2016 | Neel Nadkarni | Daraio |
| 2015 | N. Cymbalist | Dimotakis |
| 2015 | H. Burgoyne | Daraio |
| 2014 | N. Bitter | Shepherd |
| 2014 | J. Steeves | Pellegrino |
| 2013 | N. Parziale | Shepherd |
| 2013 | J. Rabinovich | Blanquart |
| 2012 | P. Mehrotra | Dimotakis |
| 2012 | K. Patterson | Pellegrino |
| 2011 | J. Damazo | Shepherd |
| 2010 | P. Boettcher | Shepherd |
| 2010 | J. Mihaly | Rosakis |
| 2009 | L. Lamberson | Rosakis |
| 2009 | N. Boechler | Daraio |
| 2009 | J. Rimoli | Ortiz |
| 2008 | A. Grosberg | Gharib |
| 2008 | M. Mello | Rosakis |
| 2008 | M. Munson | Gharib |
| 2007 | S. Kramer | Ravi |
| 2006 | C. Franck | Ravi |
| 2005 | R. Zhang | Ravi |
| 2004 | T. Kidd | Ravi |
| 2003 | M. Rubel | Leonard |
| 2002 | D. Anderson | Rosakis |
| 2001 | D. Coker | Rosakis |