Gallery: Celebrating Aviation Week's 20 Twenties Winners

20 Twenties 2026 awards.

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Joe Anselmo, editorial director at Aviation Week, welcoming guests and winners to the 20 Twenties award ceremony.

Greg Hamilton, president of Aviation Week, opening the 20 Twenties award ceremony.

20 Twenties winner, Andrea Silva, an undergraduate student at Case Western Reserve University studying Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, accepting her award.

20 Twenties winner, Matt Nurick, an undergraduate student at the University of Michigan studying Aerospace Engineering, accepting his award.

20 Twenties winner, Noah Parsons, a graduate student at West Virginia University studying Aerospace Engineering, accepting his award.

20 Twenties winner, Spoorti Nanjamma, a graduate student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University studying Systems Engineering, accepting her award.

20 Twenties winner, Jeanne Longlune, a student at the Technical University of Denmark studying Earth and Space Physics and Engineering, accepting her award.
 

20 Twenties winner, Nishigandha Kelkar, a graduate STEM MBA student at Stanford University, accepting her award.

20 Twenties winner, Katherine Lemke, an undergraduate student at Virginia Tech studying Aerospace Engineering, accepting her award.

20 Twenties winner, Lillian Croghan, a student at the University of Michigan studying Aerospace Engineering, accepting her award.

20 Twenties winner, Grace Gratton, an undergraduate student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University studying Space Physics, accepting her award.

20 Twenties winner, Abigail Frank, an undergraduate student at Purdue University studying Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, accepting her award.

20 Twenties winner, Lilly Etzenbach, a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology studying Astronautics, accepting her award.

20 Twenties winner, Maaz Dossa, an undergraduate student at the Georgia Institute of Technology studying Aerospace Engineering, accepting his award.

20 Twenties winner, Tanner Chase, a graduate student at Utah State University studying Electrical Engineering, accepting his award.

20 Twenties winner, Mina Cezairli, a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology studying Aeronautics and Astronautics, accepting her award.

20 Twenties winner, Shreya Chandra, an undergraduate student at the University of California, Davis, studying Aerospace Science and Engineering, accepting her award.

20 Twenties winner, Skylar Butler, an undergraduate student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University studying Astronomy and Astrophysics, accepting her award.

20 Twenties winner, Natalie Brattain, an undergraduate student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University studying Aerospace Physiology, accepting her award.

20 Twenties winner, Emanuele Bossi, an undergraduate student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University studying Data Science and Software Engineering, accepting his award.

20 Twenties winner, Daniella Bezuidenhout, a graduate student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University studying Aerospace Engineering, accepting her award.

20 Twenties winner, Priyanka Vasu, a graduate student at the University of Colorado Boulder studying Aerospace Engineering Sciences.

The 20 Twenties Class of 2026.

Grace Gratton, winner of the model plane at this year's awards.

20 Twenties winner, Daniella Bezuidenhout.

20 Twenties winner, Spoorti Nanjamma.

20 Twenties winner, Abigail Frank.

20 Twenties winner, Emanuele Bossi.

20 Twenties winner, Lillian Croghan.

20 Twenties winner, Katherine Lemke.

20 Twenties winner, Matt Nurick.

20 Twenties winner, Andrea Silva.

20 Twenties winners, Lillian Croghan and Matt Nurick.

20 Twenties winner, Jeanne Longlune.

20 Twenties winner, Lilly Etzenbach.

20 Twenties winner, Mazz Dossa.

20 Twenties winner, Noah Parsons.

20 Twenties winner, Tanner Chase.

20 Twenties winner, Shreya Chandra.