Transformative idea earns prestigious DOD fellowship for Panesi May 14, 2021 1:45 pm by Debra Levey LarsonExcellence Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images According to the Department of Defense, the Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship is its most prestigious single-investigator award. Professor Marco Panesi is the director of U of I's Center for Hypersonics and Entry Systems Studies. Share on Facebook Tweet Email