Eagle Honored for Advancing Aeroacoustics Research

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Dr. Anastasios (Tasos) Lyrintzis has been named by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) as its 2025 AIAA Aeroacoustics Award recipient.

AIAA, the world’s largest technical society for aerospace, described Lyrintzis’ aeroacoustics research as “seminal.” The Aeroacoustics Award, which was first conferred in 1973, is awarded annually to one individual who has made significant contributions to aircraft community noise reduction.

“The College of Engineering is proud to celebrate Dr. Lyrintzis’ well-deserved recognition,” said Dr. Jim Gregory, dean of the Daytona Beach College of Engineering. “As the highest honor in the field of aeroacoustics, the Aeroacoustics Award is a fitting reflection of his commitment to advancing aerospace engineering and his impressive research career.”

Lyrintzis, a distinguished professor of Aerospace Engineering, has devoted his career to researching and advancing numerical methods and applications for use in aeroacoustics endeavors. The 2025 Aeroacoustics Award was conferred to Dr. Lyrintzis “for contributions to aeroacoustics, including the introduction of surface integral methods for the extension of CFD results to the far-field.” The extension method pioneered by Dr. Lyrintzis allows researchers to study noise mechanisms and noise reduction techniques and has had a significant impact in the field.

“I am honored to be working with Tasos,” Dr. Reda Mankbadi, distinguished professor of Aerospace Engineering, said. Mankbadi, who has also conducted research in aeroacoustics, emphasized the importance of Lyrintzis’ “notable contributions in the advancement of Large-Eddy Simulation for jet aeroacoustics… the dominant source of noise in high-speed aircraft.”

Lyrintzis, who served as chair of the Department of Aerospace Engineering from 2012 to 2024, was also included on Elsevier’s 2024 list of the top 2% of aerospace engineering scientists for scholarly career impact. He is an AIAA, ASME and RaeS Fellow. His current research includes urban air mobility noise prediction work funded by NASA in partnership with Dr. Mankbadi and Dr. Golubev, professor of Aerospace Engineering and principal investigator on the project.

“I am deeply humbled and honored by this award,” Lyrintzis said. “I would like to thank my 22 Ph.D. students and my research collaborators who have helped me with my research endeavors.”