The NASA Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal (abbreviated EEAM) was established by NASA in 1981 to recognize unusually significant engineering contributions towards achievement of aeronautical or space exploration goals. This award is given for individual efforts for applications of engineering principles or methods that have resulted in a contribution of fundamental importance in this field or have significantly enhanced understanding of this field or have significantly advanced the state of the practice as demonstrated by an application to aerospace systems.

Recent recipients

2006

2006 award recipients include: *

Claude A. Bryant Claude may refer to: __NOTOC__ People and fictional characters * Claude (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Claude (surname), a list of people * Claude Lorrain (c. 1600–1682), French landscape painter, draughtsman and etcher ...

* Keyur C. Patel * Frank J. Vaughn * Walter C. Engelund * Donald R. Pettit * Russell A. Wincheski * John P. McManamen * John W. Slater * Russell A. Paielli *

James L. Walker James L. Walker (June 1845 – April 2, 1904), sometimes known by the pen name Tak Kak, was an American individualist anarchism, individualist anarchist of the Egoist anarchism, Egoist school, born in Manchester, New Hampshire, Manchester. Wa ...

2007

2007 award recipients include: * James Baughman *

Kendall Brown Kendall Brown (born 15 August 1989 in Dunedin, New Zealand), is a halfpipe snowboarder based in Wanaka, New Zealand. At age 16 years old, at the 2006 Winter Olympics she finished 25th. At the 2010 Winter Olympics she finished 15th, after dislocat ...

Steven Fredrickson Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; ...

* Charles Harris *

Michael Kirsch Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

* Chia-Yen Peng *

Scott Berry Scott Berry (born July 20, 1962) is an American baseball coach and former catcher, who is the former head baseball coach of the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. He played college baseball at Crowder College from 1983 to 1984. He then served as the ...

Michael Burms Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

Lawrence Freudinger Lawrence may refer to: Education Colleges and universities * Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States * Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States Preparator ...

Eastwood Im Eastwood may refer to: Places ;in Australia *Eastwood, New South Wales ** Eastwood railway station **Electoral district of Eastwood *Eastwood, South Australia ;in Canada * Eastwood, Ontario * Eastwood, Edmonton, Alberta, a neighborhood ;in the ...

Joseph Lavelle Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

Todd Bonalsky Todd or Todds may refer to: Places ;Australia: * Todd River, an ephemeral river ;United States: * Todd Valley, California, also known as Todd, an unincorporated community * Todd, Missouri, a ghost town * Todd, North Carolina, an unincorporate ...

* K. Cramer * Robert Hall * David Iverson * Pappu Murthy * Shannon Bragg-Sitton *

John Edwards Johnny Reid Edwards (born June 10, 1953) is an American lawyer and former politician who served as a U.S. senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2004 alongside John Kerry, losing to incumbents George ...

* Steven Harrah * Steven Jones * Shahana Pagen

2008

2008 award recipients include: * W. Keith Belvin *

Charles Camarda Charles Joseph "Charlie" Camarda (born May 8, 1952, in Queens, New York) is an American engineer and a NASA astronaut who flew his first mission into space on board the Space Shuttle mission STS-114. He served as Senior Advisor for Engineering Dev ...

* Dennis J. Eichenberg *

Stephen F. Harvin Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; ...

Roger Mattson Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic languages, Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", " ...

Stephen Scotti Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; ...

John A. Wagner John A. Wagner (May 26, 1885 - December 8, 1964) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Early life On May 26, 1885, Wagner was born in Le Roy Township, Calhoun County, Michigan. Wagner's grandfather was John Wagner, an early settler. ...

Thomas F. Zoladz Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the A ...

* Jeffrey S. Boyer * Rebecca Castano *

Ronald M. Galvez Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'', Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English '' Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised form of ...

* Dan Jackson * Robert E. McMurray * Stephen Snodgrass * William P. Winfree * John R. Brophy * Brian K. Cooper * Thomas W. Goodnight * William A. Kilgore *

Patrick F. Morrissey Patrick may refer to: *Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name * Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People *Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint * Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick ...

Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu, is a Ghanaian robotics engineer at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the chief engineer and technical group leader for the mobility and manipulation group at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory He ha ...

* Michael J. Wright * Jay Brusse * Lyle T. Davis * George R. Harpster * David J. Mangus *

David J. Pogue David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

Glenn Rakow Glenn may refer to: Name or surname * Glenn (name) * John Glenn, U.S. astronaut Cultivars * Glenn (mango) * a 6-row barley variety Places In the United States: * Glenn, California * Glenn County, California * Glenn, Georgia, a settlement i ...

* Katherine P. Vanhooser * Pen-Shu Yeh

2009

2009 award recipients include: * Ayman A. Abdallah * Shawn P. Breeding * Prasun N. Desai * Mark G. Femminineo * Lorie R. Grimes-Ledesma *

Jonathan E. Jones Jonathan may refer to: *Jonathan (name), a masculine given name Media * ''Jonathan'' (1970 film), a German film directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer * ''Jonathan'' (2016 film), a German film directed by Piotr J. Lewandowski * ''Jonathan'' (2018 ...

Mary J. Li Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...

* Daniel L. Polis * Michael J. Schuh * John M. Van Eepoel * Shannon J. Zelinski * Mark A. Balzer *

Chad B. Bryant Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic t ...

* Theodore R. Drain * Gerard Floyd *

Scott Hensley Scott Hensley is an engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. He was named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2014 for his contributions to radar remote sensing of the Earth and plan ...

* Dennis L. Kern *

Frank S. Milos Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Curr ...

* John K. Ramsey *

Regina L. Spellman Regina (Latin for "queen") may refer to: Places Canada * Regina, Saskatchewan, the capital city of the province ** Regina (electoral district) ** Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina France * Régina, French Guiana, a commune United States * Re ...

* Philip R. Ward * Thomas G. Bialas *

James M. Corliss James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

* Michael J. Dube * Dion T. Fralick * Brent W. Jett * Won S. Kim * Bo J. Naasz * Giulio Rosanova * Thomas R. Stevenson * Harold D. Wiedemuth * Richard K. Bird * Michael J. Deliz * Sandra K. Elam * Gani B. Ganapathi *

William T. K. Johnson William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

* Raymond J. Lanzi *

Allen R. Parker Allen, Allen's or Allens may refer to: Buildings * Allen Arena, an indoor arena at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee * Allen Center, a skyscraper complex in downtown Houston, Texas * Allen Fieldhouse, an indoor sports arena on the Unive ...

Dara Sabahi Dara is a given name used for both males and females, with more than one origin. Dara is found in the Bible's Old Testament Books of Chronicles. Dara �רעwas a descendant of Judah (son of Jacob). (The Bible. 1 Chronicles 2:6). Dara (also known ...

Oscar Toledo Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology), ...

*Thomas C. Williams

2010

2010 award recipients include: * Timothy C. Adams * Steve N. Beck * Ed Cheung * Myron A. Diftler *

Thomas Friedmann Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the A ...

* Martin B. Houghton *

Eugene A. Morelli Eugene may refer to: People and fictional characters * Eugene (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Eugene (actress) (born 1981), Kim Yoo-jin, South Korean actress and former member of the sin ...

* Paul W. Roberts *

James Taylor James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, havi ...

Dennis Albaijes Dennis or Denis is a first or last name from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius, via one of the Christian saints named Dionysius. The name came from Dionysus, the Greek god of ecstatic states, particularly those produced by wine, which is sometime ...

* Daniel L. Berry * D. Steven Cooley * Marcia S. Domack * Daniel B. Gazda *

Young K. Kim Young may refer to: * Offspring, the product of reproduction of a new organism produced by one or more parents * Youth, the time of life when one is young, often meaning the time between childhood and adulthood Music * The Young, an American roc ...

David E. Myers David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

Jose I. Rodriguez Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods. * Jose ben Abin * Jose ben Akabya *Jose the Galil ...

* John C. Thesken * Christian C. Bechtold * Kevin R. Boyce * Mark G. D’Agostino *

Richard E. Dyke Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stro ...

* Michael G. Gilbert * Darlene S. Lee * Janiene Pape * Don J. Roth * Jirong Yu * Robin A. Beck * Scott C. Burleigh * Paul M. Danehy * David F. Everett * Mark W. Hilburger * Joseph C. Lewiz *

John C. Pearson John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

* Henry P. Sampler * Daniel E. Yuchnovicz

2011

2011 award recipients include: * Xin An * Jay Brandon * William M. Cirillo * Robert Fong * Charles E. Hall * David G. Johnson * Justin H. Kerr *

Jeffrey L. Lindner Jeffrey may refer to: * Jeffrey (name), including a list of people with the name * ''Jeffrey'' (1995 film), a 1995 film by Paul Rudnick, based on Rudnick's play of the same name * ''Jeffrey'' (2016 film), a 2016 Dominican Republic documentary film ...

* Fred G. Martwick * Bijan Nemati * Mark A. Stephen * Nathan C. Wood * Robert J. Black * Stephen T. Bryson *

Anthony L. Cook Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the ''Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, ...

* Bryan Fraser * Richard R. Hofer * Ira Katz *

Denney J. Keys Denney may refer to: * Denney, Territoire de Belfort Denney () is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France. See also *Communes of the Territoire de Belfort department The followin ...

* Alok K. Majumdar *

Ioannis G. Mikellides Ioannis or Ioannes ( el, Ιωάννης), shortened to Giannis or Yannis (Γιάννης) is a Greek given name cognate with Johannes and John and the Arabic name Yahya . Notable people with the name include: * Ioannis I, Tzimiskis, Byzantine Emp ...

* Jeffrey R. Piepmeier * John S. Townsend * Ping Y. Yu * Kristin L. Bourkland * Hon M. Chan *

Kimberly B. Demoret Kimberly or Kimberley may refer to: Places and historical events Australia * Kimberley (Western Australia) ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Kimberley * Kimberley Warm Springs, Tasmania * Kimberley, Tasmania a small town * County of Kimberley, a c ...

* Dan M. Goebel * Megan K. Jaunich *

Sotirios Kellas Sotirios ( el, Σωτήριος) or Sotiris () is a male given name of Greek origin, meaning "salvation" (, ). Sotiria () is the female version of the name. It may refer to: People Politicians and statespersons *Sotirios Hatzigakis (born 1944), G ...

* Todd Klaus * Gregory C. Marr *

Kathleen Andreozzi Minear Kathleen may refer to: People * Kathleen (given name) * Kathleen (singer), Canadian pop singer Places * Kathleen, Alberta, Canada * Kathleen, Georgia, United States * Kathleen, Florida, United States * Kathleen High School (Lakeland, Florida) ...

* Mark Schoenenberger * Albert C. Whittlesey * Randy R. Bowman * Steven R. Chesley * Thomas P. Flatley * Karen L. Gundy-Burlet * Wayne A. Jermstad * Daniel P. Kelly * Dzu K. Le * Dr. G. Patrick Martin * Nelson Morales * V. S. Scott * Donna V. Wilson

2012

2012 award recipients include: * Sasan C. Armand * Robert B. Ciotti * Omar A. Haddad * Michael G. Houts * Sean D. McCauliff *

Craig R. Pires __NOTOC__ Craig may refer to: Geology *Craig (landform), a rocky hill or mountain often having large casims or sharp intentations. People (and fictional characters) *Craig (surname) *Craig (given name) Places Scotland *Craig, Angus, aka Barony of ...

* Michael S. Woronowicz * Ponnampalam Balakumar * Douglas D. Counter *Douglas Hamilton * Jeffery Kolodziejczak * Donald B. Owens * Sriram Rallabhandi * Michael E. Yettaw * Steven X. Bauer * Brett A. Cruden * James T. Heineck * Jer C. Liou * Grant E. Palmer * Patrick A. Tobbe * James A. Chervenak * Bob Downing *

Gerard Holzmann Gerard J. Holzmann (born 1951) is a Dutch-American computer scientist and researcher at Bell Labs and NASA, best known as the developer of the SPIN model checker. Biography Holzmann was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands and received an Engineer' ...

*Duncan MacPherson * Peter A. Parker * David H. Williams

2013

2013 award recipients include: *

Phillip A. Allen Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek language, Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philip ...

*Philip C. Calhoun *Samuel B. Fowler *Louise Jandura *Carl Liebe (aerospace), Carl Liebe *Benjamin J. Pearson *Edward T. Schairer *Christopher V. Voorhees *Daniel C. Allgood *Benjamin D. Cichy *William J. Glaccum *Roy R. Johnson *David M. O’Dell *Keith Peterson (aerospace), Keith Peterson *Peter J. Shirron *Jeffrey S. West *Steven F. Balistreri *Patrick H. Dunlap *Ken Hersey *John T. Kaneshige *Jeb Stuart Orr *Tommaso P. Rivellini *Eric M. Slimko *Todd White (aerospace), Todd White *Kevin E. Berry *Rodger E. Farley *Russell W. James *Bradford Kercheval *Hume L. Peabody *Alejandro Miguel San Martin *Shaun R. Thomson *David A. Zoller

2014

2014 award recipients include: *Michael J. Aftosmis *Gajanana C. Birur *Michael G. Burns *William J. Downs *Stephen D. Hunter *Erich F. Klein *Christopher Miller (aerospace), Christopher Miller *Robin J. Osborne * John M. Van Eepoel *Gary A. Allen, Jr. *Albion H. Bowers *Nathan J. Burnside *Stuart D. Glazer *Jeffrey M. Jaso *James C. Knox *Marcus S. Murbach *Timothy J. Ray *Douglas N. Wells *Anthony P. Bartolone *Aaron M. Brandis *Andrew J. Cecil *Michael R. Hannan *Ralph Jones (aerospace), Ralph Jones *Dmitry G. Luchinsky *Thomas E. Nolan *Donald V. Sullivan *William A. Wood *Mehdi Benna *Nelson A. Brown *Jeffrey Cheezum *David B. Harper *Peter E. Kascak *Pamela A. McVeigh *Salvatore M. Oriti *John M. Tota *Tony Yu

2015

2015 award recipients include: *Cecil W. Acree *Sundareswara Balakrishna *Gregory L. Barnett *Karen L. Bibb *Arthur T. Bradley *Jeffrey S. Brink *Robert J. Bruckner *Donald L. Carter *Benjamin D. Cichy *Eric C. Dimpault-Darcy *Tammy D. Flowers *Ulrik B. Gliese *Michael H. Haddock *Philip J. Hamory *Patricia A. Howell *Thomas P. Jasin *Timothy J. Ray *Robert J. Kenny *Michael P. Kovach *Lisa M. Ling *Forrest E. Lumpkin *Diego F. Pierrottet *David L. Pletcher *Steven Z. Queen *Stuart E. Rogers *Alan M. Schwing *David A. Sheppard *Robert W. Stough *Sean S. Swei *Chun Y. Tang *Paulo F. Uribe *Donald E. Van Drei *Gary K. Won

2016

2016 award recipients include: *Morgan B. Abney *Jeffrey L. Coughlin *Paul S. Kinard *Christopher I. Morris *Mark V. Vaccaro *John W. Van Norman

2017

2017 award recipients include: *Christopher D. Karlgaard *Thomas A. Ozoroski

2018

2018 award recipients: *Jessie Christiansen, Jessie L. Christiansen *Theodore J. Garbeff *Cole D. Kazemba *Jayanta Panda *Stefan R. Schuet *Zion W. Young

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