Awards Committee and Chairs Vice President Awards Country USA W. Dale Blair Affiliation Georgia Tech Research Institute IEEE Region Region 3 (Southeastern U.S.) Email Email Awards Committee Member Jenifer Castillo Rodriguez Affiliation Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico IEEE Region Region 9 (Latin America) Email Email Country DEU Alexander Charlish Affiliation Fraunhofer FKIE IEEE Region Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East) Email Email Country ITA Elisa Giusti IEEE Region Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East) Email Email Country USA Peter K. Willett Affiliation University of Connecticut IEEE Region Region 1 (Northeastern U.S.) Email Email Country ITA Fulvio Gini Affiliation University of Pisa IEEE Region Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East) Email Email IEEE AESS Early Career Award Selection Committee Chair 2024 - 2025 Country USA Peter K. Willett Affiliation University of Connecticut IEEE Region Region 1 (Northeastern U.S.) Email Email IEEE AESS Judith A. Resnik Space Award Selection Committee Chair 2024 - 2025 Country USA Michael Sievers Affiliation Jet Propulsion Laboratory IEEE Region Region 6 (Western U.S.) Email Email IEEE AESS Distinguished Service Award Committee Chair Country ITA Maria Sabrina Greco Affiliation University of Pisa IEEE Region Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East) Email Email IEEE AESS Industrial Innovation Award Selection Committee Chair 2025 - 2026 Country USA Darin Dunham Affiliation Lockheed Martin Corporation IEEE Region Region 3 (Southeastern U.S.) IEEE AESS Pioneer Award Selection Committee Chair 2024 - 2026 Country USA Yaakov Bar-Shalom Affiliation University of Connecticut IEEE Region Region 1 (Northeastern U.S.) Email Email Website Website IEEE AESS Engineering Scholarship Selection Committee Chair 2025 - 2026 Country ITA Fulvio Gini Affiliation University of Pisa IEEE Region Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East) Email Email Robert T. Hill Best Dissertation Award Selection Committee Chair Country DEU Philipp Markiton Affiliation Fraunhofer FHR IEEE Region Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East) Email Email Fred Nathanson Memorial Radar Award Selection Committee Chair 2025 - 2026 Country USA Brian Rigling Affiliation University of Dayton IEEE Region Region 2 (Eastern U.S.) Email Email Warren D. White Award Selection Committee Chair 2025 - 2026 Country USA Ram Narayanan Affiliation The Pennsylvania State University IEEE Region Region 2 (Eastern U.S.) Email Email IEEE AESS Technical Panel of the Year Award Selection Committee Chair Country ARE Roberto Sabatini Affiliation Khalifa University of Science and Technology (UAE, Region 8) and RMIT University (Australia, Region 10) IEEE Region Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East) Email Email Website Website IEEE AESS Chapter of the Year Award Selection Committee Chair 2026 Country USA J. Scott Goldstein Affiliation Parsons Corp IEEE Region Region 2 (Eastern U.S.) Email Email Fellows Evaluations Committee Chair Country ITA Maria Sabrina Greco Affiliation University of Pisa IEEE Region Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East) Email Email Harry Rowe Mimno Award Selection Committee Chair 2024 - 2026 Country USA Pau Closas Affiliation Northeastern University IEEE Region Region 1 (Northeastern U.S.) Email Email The Harry Rowe Mimno Award Chair is the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine. M. Barry Carlton Award Selection Committee Chair Country GBR Gokhan Inalhan Affiliation Cranfield University IEEE Region Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East) Email Email The M. Barry Carlton Award Chair is the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems.
Vice President Awards Country USA W. Dale Blair Affiliation Georgia Tech Research Institute IEEE Region Region 3 (Southeastern U.S.) Email Email
Country USA W. Dale Blair Affiliation Georgia Tech Research Institute IEEE Region Region 3 (Southeastern U.S.) Email Email
Awards Committee Member Jenifer Castillo Rodriguez Affiliation Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico IEEE Region Region 9 (Latin America) Email Email Country DEU Alexander Charlish Affiliation Fraunhofer FKIE IEEE Region Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East) Email Email Country ITA Elisa Giusti IEEE Region Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East) Email Email Country USA Peter K. Willett Affiliation University of Connecticut IEEE Region Region 1 (Northeastern U.S.) Email Email Country ITA Fulvio Gini Affiliation University of Pisa IEEE Region Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East) Email Email
Jenifer Castillo Rodriguez Affiliation Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico IEEE Region Region 9 (Latin America) Email Email
Country DEU Alexander Charlish Affiliation Fraunhofer FKIE IEEE Region Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East) Email Email
Country USA Peter K. Willett Affiliation University of Connecticut IEEE Region Region 1 (Northeastern U.S.) Email Email
Country ITA Fulvio Gini Affiliation University of Pisa IEEE Region Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East) Email Email
IEEE AESS Early Career Award Selection Committee Chair 2024 - 2025 Country USA Peter K. Willett Affiliation University of Connecticut IEEE Region Region 1 (Northeastern U.S.) Email Email
Country USA Peter K. Willett Affiliation University of Connecticut IEEE Region Region 1 (Northeastern U.S.) Email Email
IEEE AESS Judith A. Resnik Space Award Selection Committee Chair 2024 - 2025 Country USA Michael Sievers Affiliation Jet Propulsion Laboratory IEEE Region Region 6 (Western U.S.) Email Email
Country USA Michael Sievers Affiliation Jet Propulsion Laboratory IEEE Region Region 6 (Western U.S.) Email Email
IEEE AESS Distinguished Service Award Committee Chair Country ITA Maria Sabrina Greco Affiliation University of Pisa IEEE Region Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East) Email Email
Country ITA Maria Sabrina Greco Affiliation University of Pisa IEEE Region Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East) Email Email
IEEE AESS Industrial Innovation Award Selection Committee Chair 2025 - 2026 Country USA Darin Dunham Affiliation Lockheed Martin Corporation IEEE Region Region 3 (Southeastern U.S.)
Country USA Darin Dunham Affiliation Lockheed Martin Corporation IEEE Region Region 3 (Southeastern U.S.)
IEEE AESS Pioneer Award Selection Committee Chair 2024 - 2026 Country USA Yaakov Bar-Shalom Affiliation University of Connecticut IEEE Region Region 1 (Northeastern U.S.) Email Email Website Website
Country USA Yaakov Bar-Shalom Affiliation University of Connecticut IEEE Region Region 1 (Northeastern U.S.) Email Email Website Website
IEEE AESS Engineering Scholarship Selection Committee Chair 2025 - 2026 Country ITA Fulvio Gini Affiliation University of Pisa IEEE Region Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East) Email Email
Country ITA Fulvio Gini Affiliation University of Pisa IEEE Region Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East) Email Email
Robert T. Hill Best Dissertation Award Selection Committee Chair Country DEU Philipp Markiton Affiliation Fraunhofer FHR IEEE Region Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East) Email Email
Country DEU Philipp Markiton Affiliation Fraunhofer FHR IEEE Region Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East) Email Email
Fred Nathanson Memorial Radar Award Selection Committee Chair 2025 - 2026 Country USA Brian Rigling Affiliation University of Dayton IEEE Region Region 2 (Eastern U.S.) Email Email
Country USA Brian Rigling Affiliation University of Dayton IEEE Region Region 2 (Eastern U.S.) Email Email
Warren D. White Award Selection Committee Chair 2025 - 2026 Country USA Ram Narayanan Affiliation The Pennsylvania State University IEEE Region Region 2 (Eastern U.S.) Email Email
Country USA Ram Narayanan Affiliation The Pennsylvania State University IEEE Region Region 2 (Eastern U.S.) Email Email
IEEE AESS Technical Panel of the Year Award Selection Committee Chair Country ARE Roberto Sabatini Affiliation Khalifa University of Science and Technology (UAE, Region 8) and RMIT University (Australia, Region 10) IEEE Region Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East) Email Email Website Website
Country ARE Roberto Sabatini Affiliation Khalifa University of Science and Technology (UAE, Region 8) and RMIT University (Australia, Region 10) IEEE Region Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East) Email Email Website Website
IEEE AESS Chapter of the Year Award Selection Committee Chair 2026 Country USA J. Scott Goldstein Affiliation Parsons Corp IEEE Region Region 2 (Eastern U.S.) Email Email
Country USA J. Scott Goldstein Affiliation Parsons Corp IEEE Region Region 2 (Eastern U.S.) Email Email
Fellows Evaluations Committee Chair Country ITA Maria Sabrina Greco Affiliation University of Pisa IEEE Region Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East) Email Email
Country ITA Maria Sabrina Greco Affiliation University of Pisa IEEE Region Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East) Email Email
Harry Rowe Mimno Award Selection Committee Chair 2024 - 2026 Country USA Pau Closas Affiliation Northeastern University IEEE Region Region 1 (Northeastern U.S.) Email Email
Country USA Pau Closas Affiliation Northeastern University IEEE Region Region 1 (Northeastern U.S.) Email Email
M. Barry Carlton Award Selection Committee Chair Country GBR Gokhan Inalhan Affiliation Cranfield University IEEE Region Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East) Email Email
Country GBR Gokhan Inalhan Affiliation Cranfield University IEEE Region Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East) Email Email
