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Below is a list of the Journal of Aerospace Engineering Best Paper Awards selected by a committee of the journal editorial board members. Congratulations to the authors for their work and contributions to the journal and the profession.
2023 Best Paper Award
Jing Sun; Wenting Shang; and An Chen
Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Phase Change Aerated Concrete with Paraffin Microcapsule 
2023 Best Paper Award Honorable Mention
Christopher Matetich; and
Jessica Vold, Ph.D.
Regolith-Based Polymer Matrix Composites for In Situ Material Creation for Long-Term Extraterrestrial Missions
2022 Best Paper Award
Matthew Troemner, S.M.ASCE;
Elham Ramyar, S.M.ASCE;
Jonathan Meehan; Benton Johnson;
Nima Goudarzi, Ph.D.; and
Gianluca Cusatis, Ph.D., M.ASCE
A 3D-Printing Centered Approach to Mars Habitat Architecture and Fabrication
2022 Best Paper Award Honorable Mention
Emily Pittman; Stylianos Koumlis;
Htet Naing Aung; Amanda Bellafatto; and
Leslie Lamberson
Rate-Dependent Fracture Behavior of Aerospace Epoxies: PR-520 and 3502
2021 Best Paper Award
Carl R. Hartsfield, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE; Travis E. Shelton; Gregory R. Cobb; Ryan A. Kemnitz, Ph.D.; and Joseph Weber
Understanding Flow Characteristics in Metal Additive Manufacturing
2021 Best Paper Award Honorable Mention
Diane L. Linne; Jason M. Schuler; Laurent Sibille, Ph.D.; Julie E. Kleinhenz, Ph.D.; Anthony J. Colozza; Homer J. Fincannon; Steven R. Oleson; Nantel H. Suzuki; and Landon Moore
Lunar Production System for Extracting Oxygen from Regolith
2020 Best Paper Award
Maria I. Allende, Ph.D.; B. Alan Davis; Joshua E. Miller, Ph.D.; Eric L. Christiansen, Ph.D.; Michael D. Lepech, Ph.D.; and David J. Loftus, Ph.D.
Hypervelocity Impact Performance of Biopolymer-Bound Soil Composites for Space Construction
2020 Best Paper Award Honorable Mention
Mohammed Aslam; C. R. Bijudas; Praveen Nagarajan; and Mini Remanan
Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Nonlinear Lamb Wave Mixing at Low Frequency
2019 Best Paper Award
Gnana Teja Pudipeddi; Ching-Tai Ng; and Andrei Kotousov
Mode Conversion and Scattering of Lamb Waves at Delaminations in Composite Laminates
2018 Best Paper Award
Chun-Xu Qu; Ting-Hua Yi, A.M.ASCE; Yu-Zheng Zhou; Hong-Nan Li, F.ASCE; and Yu-Feng Zhang
Frequency Identification of Practical Bridges through Higher-Order Spectrum
2017 Best Paper Award
Xiao Sun; Qingli Dai, A.M.ASCE; Muraleekrishnan Menon; and Fernando Ponta
Design and Simulation of Active External Trailing-Edge Flaps for Wind Turbine Blades on Load Reduction
2016 Best Paper Award
Anhduong Q. Le, A.M.ASCE; L. Z. Sun, Ph.D., M.ASCE; and Timothy C. Miller, Ph.D.
Health Monitoring and Diagnosis of Solid Rocket Motors with Bore Cracks
2015 Best Paper Award
Christopher R. Cater; Xinran Xiao; Robert K. Goldberg, M.ASCE; and Lee. W. Kohlman
Single Ply and Multi-Ply Braided Composite Response Predictions Using Modified Subcell Approach
2014 Best Paper Award
K. E. Jackson; E. L. Fasanella; and M. A. Polanco
Simulating the Response of a Composite Honeycomb Energy Absorber. I: Dynamic Crushing of Components and Multiterrain Impacts
2013 Best Paper Award
Dennis L. Huff
NASA Glenn’s Contributions to Aircraft Engine Noise Research
2012 Best Paper Award
Masoud Yekani Fard; Yingtao Liu; and Aditi Chattopadhyay
Analytical Solution for Flexural Response of Epoxy Resin Materials