Event Tag: engineering

Great Paper Airplane Contest

Hosted by the AIAA Greater Huntsville Section, in collaboration with the UAH AIAA Student Branch.

To celebrate Engineers’ Week, the AIAA Greater Huntsville Section, in collaboration with the UAH AIAA Student Branch, invites everyone to participate in the Great Paper Airplane Contest in the Conference Training Center Exhibit Hall at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. The event is open to both adults and kids of all ages. Attendees will build paper planes and compete in various categories like Aerobatics, Time of Flight, Distance, Accuracy, and an Artistic Category.

48th Annual Dayton-Cincinnati Aerospace Sciences Symposium (DCASS)

Presented By: AIAA Dayton-Cincinnati Section

Presented by the AIAA Dayton-Cincinnati Section, the Dayton-Cincinnati Aerospace Sciences Symposium (DCASS) is a unique venue for technical interchange with members of the regional aerospace community. The symposium program includes up to 12 parallel sessions in the morning and afternoon and a keynote address mid-day.

Technical presentations are solicited in all general areas of aerospace S&T, including:

Fluid Dynamics
Applied Aerodynamics
Aircraft and UAS Design and Applications
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Combustion and Fuels
Heat Transfer and Thermal Management
Experimental Methods Applications and Facilities
Flight Dynamics and Controls
Imaging and Diagnostics
Materials and Structures
Turbomachinery and Propulsion
Data Analysis and UQ
Orbital Mechanics
Space Systems and Structures.

All presentations are limited to 20 minutes, including questions. No written paper is required, and works in development for other technical forums are welcome. Best presentation awards will be made for each technology area.

Important Dates:

Priority Consideration Abstract Deadline 13 January
Final Abstract Deadline 31 January

Please contact the AIAA Dayton-Cincinnati Section with any questions.

AIAA LA-LV University Student Branches Mini-Conference 2023

Hosted by the AIAA Los Angeles-Las Vegas Section.

Please join the Los Angeles-Las Vegas Section to support the rising stars of aerospace—student members at USC, UCLA, UNLV, and Cal State Long Beach Student Branches. Students will present their projects and life in pursuit of their career. The career panel and other sessions will offer professional inspirations and guidance as well.

Engineers Week 2023 Kickoff

Hosted by the AIAA San Diego Section, in collaboration with the San Diego Engineering Council (SDCEC).

Come join AIAA SD and the San Diego County Engineering Council (SDCEC) as we kickoff Engineers Week 2023! This event will feature booths from local engineering societies and companies, STEM outreach, and an awards ceremony to celebrate the accomplishments of local engineers. Tickets can be purchased directly from SDCEC at the link below

The Groundbreaking Experience of Sandra Durbin

Hosted by the AIAA Northern Ohio Section, in collaboration with the International Women’s Air and Space Museum.

The AIAA Northern Ohio Section is teaming up with the International Women’s Air and Space Museum to offer a dinner and program focused Sandra Durbin, who joined the U.S. Navy in 1966 and subsequently became the first Black female Air Traffic Controller in the U.S. Navy, while simultaneously becoming the first in the U.S. Durbin will explore her groundbreaking career and service at both Naval Air Stations Pensacola and North Island. She will also share her post-military service activities and her work as the 2022-2023 California AMVETS Commander engaging with and serving fellow veterans.

Stars in the Sky: Casey Grant’s Story

Hosted by the AIAA Northern Ohio Section, in collaboration with the International Women’s Air and Space Museum.

The AIAA Northern Ohio Section is teaming up with the International Women’s Air and Space Museum to offer a dinner and program focused on Casey Grant as she shares her story as one of Delta Airlines’ first Black female flight attendants and a new project—International Black Aviation Day.

2024 Regional Leadership Conference

AIAA’s Annual Regional Leadership Conference is back in person! The purpose of the Regional Leadership Conference (RLC) is to provide best practices, share across the sections, and inform officers about the latest updates from the Institute.

The in-person session will offer roundtable discussions, present the 2024 section award winners, and AIAA Immediate Past President Laura McGill will give a talk on “Leading with Influence.” This is your chance to learn best practices from other sections and exchange ideas. Please note that registration for the 2024 AIAA AVIATION Forum or 2024 ASCEND is not required in order to attend the 2024 AIAA Regional Leadership Conference.

The Case for Space: How the Revolution in Spaceflight Opens a Future of Limitless Possibilities

Hosted by the AIAA Orange County Section, via Zoom.

The Orange County Section is hosting a talk by Robert Zubrin, President of Pioneer Astronautics, an aerospace R&D company located in Lakewood, Colorado; and is the Founder and President of the Mars Society. Uniting the entrepreneurial genius of Silicon Valley with the hard-won technological expertise of the old aerospace industry, a new generation of space companies has been born whose upstart members are revolutionizing our prospects. In this talk, Zubrin will examine the possibilities. Starting with a discussion of the present-day breakthroughs, Zubrin will take a deeper look at where it leads: to ultrafast global travel through suborbital space, to new industries on orbit, and to human settlement of the Moon, Mars, the asteroids, the outer solar system, and ultimately the stars.

Surveillance Balloon or Breakaway Airship?: A Chinese Conundrum

Hosted by the AIAA Los Angeles-Las Vegas Section.

This talk, by Prof. Rajkumar S. Pant, will provide a short description of the recent incidents in which an un-authorized aerial object (claimed as a surveillance balloon by US authorities, and a breakaway civilian airship by Chinese authorities) was shot down by an F-22 aircraft. This was followed by further sightings and shooting down of several similar (and not so similar) objects. We will describe the incidents based on the reports available, and also provide our insights on the issue, to try and obtain a solution to this modern conundrum, which has lead to a worsening of the diplomatic relations between USA and China.

Engineer’s Week Banquet – Huntsville

The annual Huntsville E-Week dinner returns in-person for 2023. Join us as we celebrate the local engineering community!

The annual Huntsville Engineers’ Week awards dinner returns in-person. Join us for this event at the Jackson Center, featuring a social, keynote speaker, and awards from multiple engineering organizations in our community. Our ticketing deadline is February 14th, 2023. Organization of this year’s event is led by the AIAA Greater Huntsville Section. Partner organizations that will also be recognizing members include the Huntsville Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers Huntsville Section, Aerojet Rocketdyne, University of Alabama in Huntsville, and Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University.