Engineering Tower at UC Irvine, located in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering | Credit: Falsedef; (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Conference Host: University of California Irvine
Take part in AIAA’s Regional Student Conference by presenting your research in a formal technical meeting, exchange ideas, and discuss programs with students from other universities in your region.
Please note: A university student in good standing at their institution who is also an AIAA student member is eligible to submit a paper to the Regional Student Conference. The submitting and presenting author(s) must be AIAA student members. Any student may attend the Regional Student Conference but may be subjected to a higher registration fee if they are not AIAA members. Please click here for more information to join as an AIAA Student Member.
You must be attending a high school/college/university in Region VI to participate in the Region VI Student Conference. Students can petition to present at a conference outside their university’s region by emailing studentprogram@aiaa.org.
Region VI includes Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii. Additionally, it includes the Canadian provinces of Yukon and British Columbia.
Cash prizes are awarded for first, second, and third place winners for each category. First-place regional winners are then invited to participate in the AIAA Foundation International Student Conference, held during the AIAA SciTech Forum each January.
Abstract Deadline: 2 February 2025
Manuscript Deadline: 24 February 2025
Agenda
Saturday, March 29
8:00-8:20 AM: Checkin & Breakfast
8:20-8:40 AM: Welcome & Opening Remarks
8:40-9:40 AM: Guest Speaker, Dr. Nahum Melamed, The Aerospace Corporation
9:40-9:50 AM: Break
9:50-10:50 AM: Student Presentations
10:50-11:00 AM: Break
11:00-12:00 PM: Student Presentations
12:00-1:00 PM: Networking Lunch
1:00-2:00 PM: Student Presentations & Tour at UCI National Fuel Cell Research Center
2:00-2:10 PM: Break
2:10-3:10 PM: Student Presentations
3:10-3:20 PM: Break
3:20-4:20 PM: Student Presentations
4:20-4:30 PM: Break
4:30-5:30 PM: Student Presentations
5:30-5:40 PM: Break
5:40-6:00P M: Closing Guest Speaker
6:00-7 PM: Networking Dinner
Sunday, 30 March
8:00-8:40 AM: Check-In & Breakfast
8:40-9:40 AM: Guest Speaker, Aleksey Matyushev, CEO & Co-Founder of Natilus
9:40-9:50 AM: Break
9:50-10:50 AM: Student Presentations
10:00AM-12:00 PM: Tour at Lyon Air Museum (first come, first serve based on registration signup)
10:50-11:00 AM: Break
11:00AM-12:00 PM: Student Presentations
12:00-1:00 PM: Networking Lunch
1:00-2:00 PM: Student Presentations & UCI Shi Lab Tour
2:00-2:10 PM: Break
2:10-3:10 PM: Student Presentations
3:10-3:20 PM: Break
3:20-4:20 PM: Student Presentations
4:20-4:30 PM: Break
4:30-5:30 PM: Student Presentations
5:30-5:40 PM: Break
5:40-6:00 PM: Closing Guest Speake
6:00-7:30 PM: Awards Dinner
Hotel and Travel
Conference attendees are responsible for their own hotel and travel accommodations. UCI has a number of hotel affiliates that provide a discount to visitors of UCI’s campus, click here to view the list of nearby hotels.