FACULTY NEWS
Dr. Daewon Kim and Dr. Michael Kinzel
Faculty Honored for Exceptional Achievements
He has also made many contributions to computational tools, turbulence, multiphase flows and hypersonics. As AIAA Associate Fellows, they are recognized for their technical leadership and the impact their research has on the aerospace community. s Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (AE) Faculty Earn 2025 Embry-Riddle Research and Innovation Awards: Dr. Yizhou Jiang was among the nine Embry-Riddle faculty members who were recipients of the 2025 Embry-Riddle Research and Innovation Awards. Jiang earned the prestigious Innovation Award for disclosing multiple aerospace- relevant inventions, including advanced manufacturing techniques using lunar and Martian materials. He also worked on new wearable energy systems and filed a new patent. This recognition highlights the innovative work emerging from the Aerospace Engineering department thanks to professors like Jiang.
In recognition of their groundbreaking contributions and exceptional service, several faculty members have been honored with prestigious accolades. These achievements underscore the university’s commitment to innovation and excellence in research and aerospace engineering: s Eagle Honored for Advancing Aeroacoustics Research: Dr. Anastasios Lyrintzis was the 2025 recipient of the AIAA Aeroacoustics Award, an honor that recognizes seminal contributions to aircraft noise reduction. Lyrintzis was celebrated for pioneering numerical methods, including surface integral techniques that extend computational fluid dynamics results into far-field aeroacoustic analysis. His work has been recognized for significantly advancing research on noise mechanisms and mitigation. This award underscores the impact
Lyrintzis has had on both education and aerospace research throughout his career.
s Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach Campus Faculty Named AIAA Associate Fellows for Excellence in Aerospace: Dr. Daewon Kim and Dr. Michael Kinzel were recognized for their outstanding contributions to aerospace engineering by being named to the 2026 AIAA Class of Associate Fellows. Kim earned his selection for his transformative work in future manufacturing technologies, adaptive structures and intelligent space systems, as well as his mentorship of emerging aerospace researchers.
Kinzel was recognized for advancing research in high-fidelity modeling of fluid dynamics, aerodynamics and atmospheric phenomena.
Dr. Anastasios Lyrintzis
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