Griffin Receives Honor for Book

Griffin Receives Honor for Book

Griffin Receives Honor for Book

Photo by Lisa Helfert.
Photo by Lisa Helfert.

Alumnus Michael Griffin, Ph.D. '77, aerospace engineering, and head of NASA, was honored earlier this fall along with James French, his co-author on Space Vehicle Design, 2nd Edition.

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) presented Griffin and French with its Summerfield Book Award, which goes to the best book published by the AIAA each year.

Related Articles:
Griffin "Eminent Scholar" at UAH
Alumnus Griffin Honored
Griffin Presents Plan for NASA’s Future
U.S. Senate Confirms Alumnus Griffin to Lead NASA
Celebrating Black Aerospace Engineers: James Lankford (M.S. ‘14, Ph.D. ‘18)
Three UMD Alumni Among Aviation Week Network’s 2021 20 Twenties
Gala Honors Alumni, Friends
Prestigious NAE Induction for Griffin, Baecher
Marc Dandin Receives NSF CAREER Award
Trio of Maryland Engineers Named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Lists

November 5, 2008


Prev   Next

Current Headlines

ION Storage Systems Continues March Toward Commercialization

Defense Department Invests $1.5M in Projects Investigating Advanced Materials

Fostering Global Collaboration: CRR Welcomes Stakeholders from Japan

Saetti Honored with Vertical Flight Society’s François-Xavier Bagnoud Award

UMD prominently showcased at ARPA-E summit

MATRIX Lab Establishes Industry Advisory Board

Dr. Katrina Groth Spotlighted in Electrical Apparatus Magazine

University of Maryland patents highlight energy technology

News Resources

Return to Newsroom

Search News

Archived News

Events Resources

Events Calendar