Stuhlinger Medal of Outstanding Achievement in Electric Propulsion Awardees

Current Recipient

Ernst Stuhlinger Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Electric Propulsion

2024 (Toulouse, France)

  • Vlad Hruby - (USA) - In Recognition of his Sustained Technical and Leadership Contributions to Electric Propulsion Technologies and Flight Programs

Past Recipients:

Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Electric Propulsion

  • 2005 (Princeton, NJ, USA)
    • Ernst Stuhlinger - (Germany, USA) - For his seminal theoretical work on ion propulsion
    • Robert G. Jahn - (USA) - For his elucidating work on the fundamentals of electromagnetic plasma propulsion, and for his continuing legacy in EP education
    • Harold R. Kaufman - (USA) - For his landmark development work on the electron-bombardment ion thruster, and for his innovative solutions to numerous problems in ion propulsion
    • Kyoichi Kuriki - (Japan) - For his leadership and technical contributions to EP research and space testing
    • Horst W. Loeb - (Germany) - For his landmark work on the radio-frequency ion thruster
    • Alexei I. Morozov - (Russia) - For his contributions to the understanding and development of Hall thrusters, and for his original ideas in EP
  • 2007 (Florence, Italy)
    • David "Dave" C. Byers - (USA) - For his vision, and many contributions to the advancement of electric propulsion
    • Vladimir Kim - (Russia) - For his contributions to the solution of numerous technical problems in Hall propulsion
    • Paul J. Wilbur - (USA) - For his seminal work and many classic contributions to ion propulsion, and for his invaluable role in EP education

Ernst Stuhlinger Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Electric Propulsion

  • 2009 (Ann Arbor, MI, USA)
    • Monika Auweter-Kurtz - (Germany) - For her sustained and productive record of contributions to various aspects of electric propulsion research and education
  • 2011 (Wiesbaden, Germany)
    • Yoshihiro Arakawa - (Japan) - For his contributions to the understanding and control of disruptive plasma behavior in EP devices and his leading role as an EP educator in Japan
    • Mariano Andrenucci - (Italy) - For his contributions to the theory and testing of various electric propulsion concepts and for his invaluable role in educating generations of scientists and leaders in electric propulsion
    • Askold V. Zharinov - (Russia) - For his pioneering work on ExB plasma acceleration leading to his invention and development of the Thruster with Anode Layer (TAL)
  • 2013 (Washington, D.C., USA)
    • Hitoshi Kuninaka - (Japan) - For his leadership in the development of the microwave ion thruster system and of the Hayabusa Mission, the world's first asteroid sample return
  • 2015 (Kobe, Japan)
    • John R. Brophy - (USA) - In recognition of his contributions to the theory and testing of various electric propulsion concepts and his leadership in the development of the ion propulsion system for the DAWN mission
  • 2017 (Atlanta, GA, USA)
    • Roger M. Myers - (USA) - For sustained technical and leadership Contributions to Electric Propulsion Technologies, Programs, and Applications
  • 2019 (Vienna, Austria)
    • Garri A. Popov - (Russia) - For sustained technical and leadership Contributions to Electric Propulsion Technologies, Programs, and Applications
  • 2022 (Boston, MA, USA)
    • Alec D. Gallimore - (USA) - For exemplary contributions to the understanding of EP physics and greatly expanding the scale of EP educational capabilities
    • Dan M. Goebel - (USA) - For his outstanding contributions to the development of ion and Hall thruster technology and dissemination of EP knowledge