Events Category: Aeronautics

AIAA HyTASP TC Webinar: Hypersonics Research and Diagnostic Development at UT San Antonio (AIAA Member Exclusive)


Featuring Special Guest Lecturer, Chris Combs, Janey & Dolph Briscoe Distinguished Professor, University of Texas at San Antonio

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This presentation will provide an introduction to the new hypersonic experimental research capability at UTSA with a particular focus on hypersonic aerodynamics and non-intrusive diagnostic development. Completed in 2021, the UTSA Mach 7 Ludwieg tube is one of only a small number at a U.S. academic institution operating at a Mach number of 7 or higher and one of only two with the current combination of high-Reynolds number (up to 200×106 m-1) and high-Mach number capability. The added availability of high-speed diagnostics equipment at UTSA makes the experimental test capability exceptionally rare. This talk will provide an overview of the many diagnostic capabilities currently employed and under-development, while providing insight toward the relevant fluid physics challenges currently being explored.

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Chris Combs 2026Chris Combs
Janey & Dolph Briscoe Distinguished Professor
University of Texas at San Antonio

AIAA Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Award Lecture – Anne Gazaix

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This on-demand webinar is free of charge and is open to the public.

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Award-winning researcher and industry leader Dr. Anne Gazaix shares inspiring insights from her 40-year journey at the intersection of research and industry. The lecture explores the evolution of multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO), the development of the open-source GEMSEO software, and the critical role of collaboration in driving innovation and enabling the industrial adoption of advanced engineering methods.

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Anne Gazaix 2026Anne Gazaix
R&T Manager at Airbus Operations (Retired)

Dr. Anne Gazaix retired as R&T Manager at Airbus Operations. She began her career at ONERA following the completion of her Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics, where she contributed to the advancement of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). After joining Airbus in 2007, she played a key role in the industrial adoption of multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO). From 2015, she was seconded to the IRT, where she led the Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Competence Centre and spearheaded the development of the open-source GEMSEO software. She was recognized for her pioneering contributions to simulation software, collaborative innovation, and the industrial adoption of MDO methodologies.

Lead in Full Color: Leadership Development Webinar Series

Member Exclusive: 4-Part Series
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Join us for “Lead in Full Color,” a four-part webinar series facilitated by David Sandhu. Every technical professional leads from a dominant thinking style. Understanding yours — and the styles around you — is the foundation of everything that follows. Lead in Full Color is built for engineers and technical professionals to give the frameworks to lead with the same precision they bring to their work — without becoming someone they’re not.

The webinar series is free for members and runs for 4 weeks with 4 sessions starting at 1 p.m. Eastern on Wednesdays in September.

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David Sandhu 2025 1David Sandhu
Sandhu is an investment advisor representative with EverSource Wealth Advisors, a registered investment advisor.

ASCEND 2028

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45th Digital Avionics Systems Conference

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The 45th DASC is an annual gathering of industry leaders, professionals, and experts in Avionics Sytems. It serves as a platform for networking, knowledge sharing, and collaboration, attracting a diverse audience from around the world. The 45th DASC offers a comprehensive agenda featuring keynote speeches, panel discussions, workshops, and interactive sessions, all focused on the latest trends, innovations, and challenges in our industry.

26th Integrated Communication, Navigation, and Surveillance (ICNS) Conference

The Integrated Communications Navigation and Surveillance (ICNS) Conference is the premier international aviation conference addressing technology and policy advances in CNS research, development and implementation programs, and policies related to CNS/ATM capabilities and applications. The ICNS Conference assembles leaders from government, industry, and academia, as well as senior technical experts to address important policy issues and contribute to the future directions of CNS and ATM.

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Fall 2025 AIAA Hypersonics Webinar (AIAA Member Exclusive)

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Featuring Francesco Panerai

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Join us for the Fall 2025 AIAA Hypersonics Webinar, presented by the HyTASP TC with featured speaker Francesco Panerai. This webinar will provide insights into carbon ablation mechanisms as Panerai discusses two recent experiments—high-speed X-ray imaging and plasma wind tunnel testing—that reveal how microstructure, oxygen interactions, and surface chemistry influence material erosion, mass loss, and failure mechanisms. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the complex processes governing high-temperature ablation in carbon-based materials.

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Francesco PaneraiFrancesco Panerai is an Assistant Professor in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research covers advanced materials for extreme environments, transport in porous media, and hypersonic aerothermodynamics. Prior to Illinois, he was a research scientist at NASA Ames Research Center. He received his PhD and Research Master in Aeronautics and Aerospace from von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (Belgium) and a M.Sc. and a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Perugia (Italy). He is a recipient of the 2019 Air Force Young Investigator Award and is an AIAA Associate Fellow. He is one of the founding members of the Center for Hypersonics and Entry Systems Studies (CHESS) at Illinois.

AIAA SciTech Forum 2028

The AIAA SciTech Forum program covers the science, technologies, and policies that are shaping the future of aerospace. The forum is the largest event for aerospace research, development, and technology in the world.

AIAA SciTech Forum 2027

The AIAA SciTech Forum program covers the science, technologies, and policies that are shaping the future of aerospace. The forum is the largest event for aerospace research, development, and technology in the world.

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