International recognition for MAVTech’s co-founder: NATO awards Fulvia Quagliotti the 2025 Von Kármán Medal

Congratulations to Professor Fulvia Quagliotti, who has been awarded the 2025 Von Kármán Medal by the NATO Science & Technology Board (STB) in recognition of her outstanding scientific contributions to NATO over more than 30 years.

The Von Kármán Medal is NATO’s most prestigious scientific distinction. It honors individuals who have demonstrated lifelong dedication to international collaboration in the fields of science and technology (S&T) and who have made significant, long-term contributions to the work of NATO’s Science and Technology Organization (STO).
Typically, the NATO Science & Technology Board awards only one Von Kármán Medal per year. The STO Excellence Awards recognize exceptional achievements in STO activities conducted and completed within the last four years, and may be granted to teams or individuals. As the governing body of the STO, the NATO STB provides strategic guidance for scientific and technological research.

The Von Kármán Medal was presented to Professor Quagliotti in Valencia, at the Quarter General Terrestre de Alta Disponibilidad, in the presence of the governance board of the NATO Science & Technology, as a recognition of more than three decades of collaboration, during which she has worked closely with the STO and its predecessor organizations.
Since joining the AGARD Flight Mechanics Panel in 1992, Professor Quagliotti has held several leadership positions within the STO, including: representative of the Italian academic community in the Scientific and Technical Committees (STC) for Applied Vehicle Technology (AVT) and for Systems Concepts and Integration (SCI); Vice Chair of the SCI STC; Chair of the SCI Programme Committee; Member of the AVT Strategic Committee; and Mentor of the AVT Panel, among other roles.

Fulvia Quagliotti’s long-standing commitment to defense research and her active involvement in NATO’s scientific network helped lay the foundations for the STO Helicopter Group, which remains active today through NATO’s Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) High Visibility Project.
She co-founded MAVTech in 2005 together with Professor Giorgio Guglieri, served as President of the Piedmont Aerospace District, and currently holds the position of Director. She is also the author and co-author of more than 150 scientific papers and has received numerous awards for her contributions to aerospace engineering.