2022 Winners

Aviation Week Network has searched the globe for undergraduate or master’s degree students working to solve challenges within the aviation, aerospace and defense industries. A judging panel composed of hiring managers, engineers, and academics evaluated and scored nominees based on academic performance, civic contribution, personal challenges, and the value of each student’s research or design project.

Aviation Week Network has discovered 20 students who embody these traits and are on a course to change the future of aviation, aerospace and defense. Nominated by their universities, the honorees were selected from an international field of highly qualified students. The class of 2022 was top-ranked in academics, has articulated the value of their research and design projects, already dealt with personal struggles, and has an established record of giving back to their communities.

The 2022 recognition program had a 34% increase in applicants over the last, with 12 new schools participating, and five new countries represented, with an equal number of women to men with highly diverse cultural and demographic backgrounds. Everyone represented the future of aviation, aerospace and defense.