Dr Paul Bruce has been named as an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).

By selecting Associate Fellows, AIAA recognises individuals who have made outstanding contributions in aeronautics or astronautics.

Dr Bruce joins both Professor Rafael Palacios and Dr Matthew Santer as AIAA Associate Fellows at the Department of Aeronautics.

Speaking in reaction to the award, Dr Bruce said “It’s humbling and I’m delighted to be recognised by such a world-leading Aerospace community."

“While this is a personal success, the AIAA provides a great community that benefits our students too.” Dr Paul Bruce

Previously, Dr Paul Bruce has attended and helped organise various technical committees at AIAA conferences over the last few years. He has been a member of the Fluid Dynamics Technical Committee for three years, and is now on the Aerodynamic Measurement Technology Committee. Dr Bruce adds “I hope to keep contributing to the high-speed Aerospace community by playing a key role behind the scenes at conferences, by facilitating relationships and sparking ideas within this community.”

Dr Bruce attended this year in January with his research group in experimental high-speed aerodynamics. “I really admire what the AIAA stands for in terms of inspiring future generations. What I really love doing is going over to their conferences with my research group, with my PhD students, taking them to their first international conferences.”

“It's really beneficial for the students, as they get to meet people that they would only previously read about in books and papers.”

“So while this is a personal success, the AIAA provides a great community that benefits our students too.”

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is the world’s largest aerospace technical society. With nearly 30,000 individual members from over 91 countries, AIAA brings together industry, academia, and government to advance engineering and science in aviation, space, and defence.