Courses Category: Aerospace R&D

Diagnostic Methods for Electric Propulsion Research and Development – Online Short Course (Starts 6 October 2026)

From 6 October–5 November 2026 (5 Weeks, 10 Classes, 20 Total Hours)
Every Tuesday and Thursday at 1–3 p.m. ET (all sessions will be recorded and available for replay; course notes will be available for download)
AIAA’s new essential course on Electric Propulsion Diagnostics is taught by world-leading experts from the AIAA Electric Propulsion Technical Committee with decades of combined research and teaching experience.
All students will receive an AIAA Certificate of Completion at the end of the course.

From 3–12 November 2026 (2 Weeks, 6 Classes, 12 Hours)
Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 12–2 p.m. Eastern Time (all sessions will be recorded and available for replay; course notes will be available for download)
Taught by a former Senior Vice President at Sierra Nevada Corporation Space Systems and Program Executive at Airbus US, with vast experience and expertise in the field, and author of Blind Spots: Why Product Development Projects Miss Their Targets.
Part of a two course series, this essential course on Project Execution for Aerospace covers the internal-facing part of product development including design, development, testing, and validation, culminating in the delivery of the final product to the market. While both courses are recommended as a pair, you should register for this course if your primary problems are with overruns or project execution.
Note: register for the first course (Business Development for Aerospace Professionals) if you’re trying to identify customer needs and the best sales opportunities.
All students will receive an AIAA Certificate of Completion at the end of the course

From 9–18 November 2026 (2 Weeks, 4 Classes, 8 Total Hours)*
Every Monday and Wednesday from 1– 3 p.m. Eastern Time (all sessions will be recorded and available for replay; course notes will be available for download)
Advance your AI expertise with this cutting-edge course specifically designed for engineers.
All students will receive an AIAA Certificate of Completion at the end of the course.

*Originally scheduled for 28 April–7 May 2026, this course is postponed to Fall 2026 due to unforeseen circumstances.

This new unique course focuses on the aerodynamic properties of vortex flows.
All students will receive an AIAA Certificate of Completion at the end of the course.

This essential course taught by experts from the AIAA Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) Technical Committee introduces optimization, particularly for engineering applications.
All students will receive an AIAA Certificate of Completion at the end of the course

This new unique course taught by leading experts from AIAA’s Thermophysics Technical Committee covers the behavior and test methods for high temperature materials, which are critical for hypersonic vehicle design.
All students will receive an AIAA Certificate of Completion at the end of the course.

Responsible Ai

From 1 April – 22 May 2025 (8 Weeks, 16 Lectures/Classes, 32 Total Hours). Includes 4 cutting edge AI in Aerospace courses.

Every Tuesday and Thursday from 1–3 p.m. Eastern Time (all sessions will be recorded and available for replay; course notes will be available for download)

All students will receive an AIAA Certificate of Completion at the end of each course. Students that attend all 4 courses will receive an additional AIAA Certificate of Completion for the Responsible AI in Aerospace Learning Track.

Instructed by world-wide leaders for AI applications in Air Traffic Management and Control
All students will receive an AIAA Certificate of Completion at the end of the course

Instructed by Dr. Dianne DeTurris and Dr. Shannon Flummerfelt

New fundamental course covers all of the most important and relevant topics in Complex Systems Engineering
All students will receive an AIAA Certificate of Completion at the end of the course