ASDL has been named a Center of Excellence by General Electric in Robust Systems Design and Optimization under the University Strategic Alliance (GE USA), by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under the University Research Engineering Technology Institute (URETI) on Aeropropulsion and Power Technology (UAPT) program, and by the Federal Aviation Administration for Aircraft Noise and Aviation Emissions Mitigation.

To be the best aerospace systems research laboratory in the nation.