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2026 AIAA Young Professionals, Students, and Educators (YPSE) Conference

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The Mid-Atlantic Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is organizing the AIAA Young Professionals, Students, and Educators (YPSE) Conference on November 20, 2026. The conference is at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Kossiakoff Center.

We are seeking 15-minute presentations in areas of interest to the aerospace community from young professionals (under 35 years old), graduates, undergraduates, high school students, and educators. Topics can be technical or focus on Gender, Generation, and Geography (3G+). YPSE only requires an abstract and presentation submission to participate in the presentation sessions. Written papers are not accepted.

Technical track: Presentations are scored on various criteria, including the ability to convey the impact of the work, demonstrate knowledge of the field and methodologies, and communicate effectively. Monetary prizes are awarded to exceptional presentations in the various categories listed above.

3G+ track: Presenters are encouraged to share their stories and speak on topics including but not limited to dealing with imposter syndrome/burnout, authenticity, empowerment and outreach, intersectionality, and more.

This is an excellent opportunity to share your work with the aerospace community and learn more about the innovative work of fellow aerospace enthusiasts! You do not need to be a member of the Mid-Atlantic Section to participate!

Registration

Registration for presenters and attendees is now OPEN at aiaaypse.com. Presenter abstract submissions are due by Tuesday, October 27th. Abstracts should be a 250-500-word overview of the topic you will be presenting. Abstracts may be released to conference attendees. Complete papers are not accepted. Abstract submissions should be submitted using the link received via email after completion of the registration process or by using this link. Abstract acceptance notifications will be sent by Friday, October 30st.

For more information about the conference, please visit aiaaypse.com. If you have any questions about the conference, please contact us at [email protected].

2025 AIAA Young Professionals, Students, and Educators (YPSE) Conference

The AIAA Mid-Atlantic Section is organizing the AIAA Young Professionals, Students, and Educators (YPSE) Conference, to be held 21 November. The conference will be held at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Kossiakoff Center.
This is an excellent opportunity to share your work with the aerospace community and learn more about the innovative work of fellow aerospace enthusiasts! You do not need to be a member of the Mid-Atlantic Section to participate!
Registration closes: 19 November 2025 

For more information about the conference, please visit aiaaypse.com. If you have any questions about the conference, please contact us at [email protected].

2020 AIAA Young Professionals, Students, and Educators (YPSE) Conference

The Mid-Atlantic Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is organizing the AIAA Young Professionals, Students, and Educators (YPSE) Conference, to be held October 15th through October 16, 2020 in a fully virtual environment. Technical presentations in any area of interest to the aerospace community by Young Professionals (age 35 and under), Graduate, Undergraduate, High School Students and Educators are sought. Best presentation awards will be awarded in each category.

Registration

Registration is now open. Please register at aiaaypse.com before October 1st, 2020. If you would like to present at the conference, please indicate this on your registration. We are accepting abstracts for 15 minute presentations in any aerospace related category. Please submit abstracts no later than September 25th. You can update your registration to include your abstract at any time prior to this deadline.

Please email us at [email protected] or visit aiaaypse.com for more details. We hope you can make it!

AIAA Aerospace Recruitment Series: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Come learn about the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), a research division of the Johns Hopkins University. APL solves complex engineering, research, and analytic problems to safeguard our nation’s security and pioneer emerging technologies. Current students and new Bachelors, Masters and Ph.D. students are invited to tune in and learn more about APL.

We will talk about the exciting work we do and all APL career opportunities (internships and full time) and our two-year rotational program. Speakers include: Mechanical Engineering experts from Air and Missile Defense, Space Exploration and Force Projection Sectors and APL’s College Recruiting Program.

 

About AIAA Aerospace Recruitment Series
This series of recruiting opportunities takes place every month with AIAA Corporate Members and is made exclusively available to AIAA members and to those attending AIAA forums.

AIAA Mid-Atlantic Professional Section Young Professionals, Students, and Educators (YPSE) Conference

The AIAA Mid-Atlantic Professional Section will host its annual Young Professionals, Students, and Educators (YPSE) Conference from 3–4 February 2022. This conference is a virtual event that provides students, young professionals, and educators an opportunity to present technical 20-minute presentations in any area of interest to the aerospace community, as well as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion presentation for the conference DEI track. Awards will be given to exceptional technical presentations.

AIAA Young Professionals, Students, and Educators (YPSE) Conference

The AIAA Mid-Atlantic Section is organizing the AIAA Young Professionals, Students, and Educators (YPSE) Conference, to be held 18–19 November. The conference will be held at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Kossiakoff Center.

We are looking for 15-minute presentations in areas of interest to the aerospace community by young professionals (age 35 and under), graduate, undergraduate, high school students, and educators. Topics can be technical in nature or focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

Technical track: Presentations will be scored on various criteria including ability to convey impact of work, demonstrate knowledge of the field, methodologies, communication and more. Awards will be given to exceptional presentations in the various categories listed above.

DEI track: Presenters are encouraged to share their story and speak on topics including but not limited to improving DEI in Aerospace, dealing with imposter syndrome/burnout, authenticity, empowerment and outreach, intersectionality and more.

This is an excellent opportunity to share your work with the aerospace community and learn more about the innovative work of fellow aerospace enthusiasts!

Registration for presenters and attendees is now OPEN at aiaaypse.com. Presenter abstract submissions are due by Friday, 28 October. Abstracts should be a 250-500 word overview of the topic you will be presenting on. Abstracts may be released to conference attendees. Complete papers are not required. Abstract submissions should be emailed to the address specified during registration checkout. Notifications of abstract acceptance will be sent no later than Friday, 4 November.

Lunch and Learn: Predicting Heating Rates in Hypersonic Gap Flows with Guest Speaker Ms. Laura Holifield

The Dayton/Cincinnati Section offers a presentation that showcases a study investigating the flow structure in the vicinity of discontinuities at the surface of a high-speed air vehicle, with the effect of gaps and steps on aerodynamic heating of particular interest. Laura Holifield works as a researcher at the Air Force Institute of Technology, employed via the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education. She works within AFRL in the High Speed Systems Division, Fundamental Research Branch (AFRL/RQHF), with a research focus on hypersonic aerodynamics

Red Rover, Red Rover, Send Curiosity Right Over

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The Orange County Section will host a presentation by Todd Barber, senior propulsion engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. His presentation will cover Curiosity’s mission to the red planet in detail. Topics to be discussed include a bit on the history of Mars rovers at JPL, the scientific motivation for Curiosity, and the preparations for launch two days after Thanksgiving 2011. Todd Barber has spent two decades as lead propulsion engineer on the Cassini mission to Saturn, following part-time work on the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission, Deep Impact mission, and the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission, which landed the large rover Curiosity on the red planet on August 5, 2012.

Inventing the Joint Strike Fighter, A Zoom Presentation by Dr. Paul Bevilaqua

This presentation will describe the technical and program challenges involved in developing the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and show how an innovative idea became an international program with engineers from half a dozen countries developing a single replacement aircraft for multiple aircraft types. The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter was developed to meet the multirole fighter requirements of the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and our allies. The Air Force variant is a supersonic, single engine stealth fighter. The Navy variant has a larger wing and more robust structure in order to operate from aircraft carriers, while the Marine Corps variant incorporates an innovative propulsion system that can be switched from a turbofan cycle to a turbo shaft cycle for vertical takeoff and landing. This propulsion system enabled the X-35 to become the first aircraft in history to fly at supersonic speeds, hover, and land vertically. The development team won the Collier Trophy, which recognizes “the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America” each year, for this accomplishment.

This presentation will be on Wednesday, 9 November 2022, from 1200–1300 hrs PST, via Zoom.