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Marilyn J. Smith is an American aerospace engineer.

Smith earned her bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering at Georgia Tech. [1] Her studies were funded by Lockheed Martin. [2] She also worked for McDonnell Douglas. [2] Smith later joined the Georgia Tech faculty as professor and director of the Vertical Lift Research Center of Excellence. [1] In 2016, she was elected a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. [3] Smith was the 2022 recipient of the AIAA Aerodynamics Award. [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Marilyn J Smith". Georgia Tech. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Professor Marilyn Smith Chosen as a 2015 AHS Technical Fellow". Georgia Tech. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  3. "Professors J-P. Clarke and Marilyn J. Smith selected as AIAA Fellows". Georgia Tech. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  4. "AIAA to Present Technical Excellence Awards at the 2022 AIAA AVIATION Forum". American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  5. "Marilyn Smith Receives AIAA Aerodynamics Award". Georgia Tech. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.