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  • AIAA Announces 2019 Region II Student Conference Winners AIAA Announces 2019 Region II Student Conference Winners

    26 April 2019

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] April 25, 2019 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce the 2019 Region II Student Conference winners. The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) sponsors student conferences in each AIAA region for student members at both the undergraduate

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  • AIAA Announces 2019 Region III Student Conference Winners AIAA Announces 2019 Region III Student Conference Winners

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] April 26, 2019 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce the 2019 Region III Student Conference winners. The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) sponsors student conferences in each AIAA region for student members at both the undergraduate

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  • AIAA Announces 2019 Region I Student Conference Winners AIAA Announces 2019 Region I Student Conference Winners

    24 April 2019

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] April 24, 2019 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce the 2019 Region I Student Conference winners. AIAA sponsors student conferences in each AIAA region for student members at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Students present their research

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  • AIAA Announces Results of 2019 Election AIAA Announces Results of 2019 Election

    22 April 2019

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] March 22, 2019 – Reston, Va. –The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics announced today the results of its 2019 election for President-Elect and Council of Directors positions. “It is with sincere gratitude that I thank our volunteers for stepping up to help lead AIAA in this

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  • Three K–12 Educators Win AIAA Foundation Educator Achievement Awards Three K–12 Educators Win AIAA Foundation Educator Achievement Awards

    18 April 2019

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Honored for Efforts to Promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education March 18, 2019 – Reston, Va. –Three K–12 educators from across the United States have won the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation Educator Achievement Awards, honoring their efforts to promote science, technology, engineering,

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  • Slovenia’s University of Ljubljana Wins 23rd Annual Student Design/Build/Fly Competition Slovenia’s University of Ljubljana Wins 23rd Annual Student Design/Build/Fly Competition

    15 April 2019

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Teams from 21 Nations Competed April 15, 2019 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation congratulates the winning teams in the 2018–2019 Textron Aviation/Raytheon Missile Systems/AIAA Foundation Student Design/Build/Fly (DBF) Competition, held April 11–14, at the Tucson International Modelplex Park Association (TIMPA)

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  • Chief Test Pilot Justin Paines to Deliver the AIAA Wright Brothers Lecture in Aeronautics at 2019 AIAA AVIATION Forum Chief Test Pilot Justin Paines to Deliver the AIAA Wright Brothers Lecture in Aeronautics at 2019 AIAA AVIATION Forum

    8 April 2019

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] “Turning Flight Control on its Head for the F-35, eVTOL, and Beyond” April 8, 2019 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has selected Justin Paines to give its 2019 Wright Brothers Lecture in Aeronautics. Paines will deliver his lecture on “Turning Flight Control on its Head for the F-35, eVTOL, and

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  • AIAA to Recognize Technical Excellence in Aerospace at the 2019 AIAA AVIATION Forum AIAA to Recognize Technical Excellence in Aerospace at the 2019 AIAA AVIATION Forum

    3 April 2019

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] April 3, 2019 – Reston, Va. –The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce the winners of technical excellence awards to be presented during the 2019 AIAA AVIATION Forum. The awards will be presented during the Excellence in Aerospace Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, 18

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  • AIAA Members to Speak at National Space Council Meeting on March 26 AIAA Members to Speak at National Space Council Meeting on March 26

    21 March 2019

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] March 21, 2019 – Reston, Va. – American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) members Col. Eileen Collins, Daniel Dumbacher, Sandra “Sandy” Magnus, and Wanda Sigur will lend their expertise on human space exploration at the fifth meeting of the National Space Council on March 26 at the

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  • AIAA Congratulates SpaceX and NASA on Successful Demo-1 Mission AIAA Congratulates SpaceX and NASA on Successful Demo-1 Mission

    18 March 2019

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] March 8, 2019 – Reston, Va. –The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) congratulates the SpaceX and NASA teams on the safe return to Earth of Crew Dragon this morning. The importance of what has been accomplished during the successful Demo-1 mission cannot be overstated. Today,

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  • AIAA Announces Its Class of 2019 Fellows and Honorary Fellows AIAA Announces Its Class of 2019 Fellows and Honorary Fellows

    4 February 2019

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Three Honorary Fellows and 29 Fellows Selected February 4, 2019 – Reston, Va. –The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has selected its Class of 2019 AIAA Fellows and Honorary Fellows. The induction ceremony for the new Fellows and Honorary Fellows will take place on 15

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  • Nashville International Airport Wins 2019 Speas Airport Award for Geothermal Lake Plate Cooling System Nashville International Airport Wins 2019 Speas Airport Award for Geothermal Lake Plate Cooling System

    28 January 2019

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] January 28, 2019 – Reston, Va. –The world’s largest aerospace professional society, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) congratulates the Nashville International Airport as the 2019 winner of the Jay Hollingsworth Speas Airport Award for its Geothermal Lake Plate Cooling System. The Nashville International Airport (BNA) won

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  • AIAA Transitions Technical Journals to Online-Only Format AIAA Transitions Technical Journals to Online-Only Format

    4 January 2019

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Reflecting Shift in Readership and Purchasing Patterns January 4, 2019 – Reston, Va. –The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will be publishing all of its technical journals in an online-only format beginning in January 2019. The shift away from print reflects changes in purchasing and readership patterns

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  • AIAA Announces New Managing Director of Member and Market Development AIAA Announces New Managing Director of Member and Market Development

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] January 4, 2019 – Reston, Va. –The world’s largest aerospace professional society, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), has named Katie Taplett as managing director of Member and Market Development. Taplett brings almost thirty years of sales, business development, and market/partnership development experience in the

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  • AIAA Statement on Senate Confirmation of OSTP Director AIAA Statement on Senate Confirmation of OSTP Director

    3 January 2019

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] AIAA President Congratulates Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier January 3, 2019 – Reston, Va. –The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) congratulates former National Science Board vice chairman Kelvin Droegemeier on being confirmed as Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). AIAA President

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  • Fifteen AIAA Student Members Named to 20 Twenties List Fifteen AIAA Student Members Named to 20 Twenties List

    31 December 2018

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] 15 AIAA Student Members Named to 20 Twenties ListAwards Recognize Outstanding Engineering, Math, Science and Technology Students March 3, 2016 – Reston, Va. – Fifteen student members of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) have been named winners of Aviation Week Network’s awards program, “Tomorrow’s

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  • AIAA and AIA To Host National A&D Workforce Summit AIAA and AIA To Host National A&D Workforce Summit

    by Steve Sidorek, AIAA Public Policy manager AIAA teamed with the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) to organize and host the 2016 National A&D Workforce Summit: Collaborating to Inspire and Build the Aerospace Workforce of Tomorrow. The two-day forum, which took place 7–8 September, in Washington, DC, convened nearly 150 leaders from academia, government, industry, and

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  • X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Team Wins 2015 AIAA Foundation Award for Excellence X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Team Wins 2015 AIAA Foundation Award for Excellence

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: DUANE HYLAND 703.264.7558 [email protected]   X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Team Wins 2015 AIAA Foundation Award for Excellence Honored For Creating a Durable, Affordable, Autonomous, Reusable Space SystemFebruary 23, 2015 – Reston, Va. – The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Team has won the 2015 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation’s

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  • AIAA Announces 2019 Sustained Service Award Winners AIAA Announces 2019 Sustained Service Award Winners

    21 December 2018

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] December 21, 2018 – Reston, Va. –The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Sustained Service Awards. “AIAA is grateful to our outstanding volunteers who offer their expertise, leadership, and energy to help the Institute shape the future

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  • AIAA Announces 2019 Winners of Literary Excellence Aerospace Awards AIAA Announces 2019 Winners of Literary Excellence Aerospace Awards

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Awards to be presented at AIAA SciTech Forum in San Diego December 21, 2018 – Reston, Va. –The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce that the following Literary Excellence in Aerospace Awards will be presented during the AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition

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