FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] New Book Focuses on Birth of Soviet Union’s Air and Missile Defense Systems Details Technical and Policy Considerations that Drove Development of Systems September 21, 2015 – Reston, Va. – “Intercept 1961: The Birth of Soviet Missile Defense,” written by Mike Gruntman, an AIAA Associate Fellow, and

Aviation Week will hold a webinar on Wednesday, 16 September 2015, at 1:00 p.m. EDT, to review the results of their recent Workforce Study. The three leaders of the Aviation Week 2015 Workforce Study will review key data that should be of interest to employees, including jobs, pay, and which companies are doing a great

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] AIAA Foundation Announces Winners of its 2014–2015 Undergraduate Team Aircraft Design CompetitionSeptember 9, 2015 – Reston, Va. – August 26, 2015 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of its 2014–2015 Undergraduate Team Aircraft Design

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] AIAA Announces Class of 2016 Associate FellowsWill be Honored on 4 January 2016 in San Diego, California September 8, 2015– Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce its Class of 2016 Associate Fellows. AIAA formally will honor and induct

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AIAA John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Will Deliver October Address on “Student Design-Build-Fly Micro- and Nano-Satellites” August 27, 2015 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation is pleased to announce the results of its annual Undergraduate Team Space Transportation Design Competition. The 2014–2015 competition asked contestants to

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AIAA John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] August 27, 2015 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation is pleased to announce the results of its annual Undergraduate Team Space Transportation Design Competition. The 2014–2015 competition asked contestants to design a reliable and reusable transport vehicle for space missions.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Ayodeji T. Bode-Oke Wins AIAA 2015 Zarem Award For Distinguished Achievement in AeronauticsWinner is from the University of Virginia August 20, 2015 – Reston, Va. –Ayodeji T. Bode-Oke from the University of Virginia (UVA), Charlottesville, Virginia, has won the 2015 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ (AIAA)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AIAA John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Salutes the Aerospace Industry’s Drive to Push Boundaries and Tackle Seemingly Unsolvable Problems July 14, 2017 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) celebrated National Aviation Day today on Wednesday, 19 August, the anniversary of the birth of Orville Wright. This day

By Duane Hyland, AIAA Communications (2008-2017) NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, recently inducted 15 AIAA members, eight Honorary Fellows and seven Fellows, into its newly established “Hall of Honor.” Created by NASA Langley and its alumni, the Hall’s inaugural class had nineteen members and “recognizes the center’s trailblazers in air and space flight,” according

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] AIAA Space and Astronautics Forum to be Held in Pasadena, California Forum Will Explore Future of Space Exploration, Expansion of Commercial Space Efforts, Cybersecurity, and Human Settlement of Space August 10, 2015 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will hold its

by Hannah Thoreson, AIAA Communications Pictured, left to right: Executive Director Sandy Magnus with Aviation Forum Twitter Contest winners Katelynn Orona, Ghassan Atmeh, and Roberto Palumbo. AIAA once again held contests on Twitter during this summer’s AIAA AVIATION 2015 and AIAA Propulsion & Energy 2015 forums. The goal of the contests was to spur engagement and activity related to

by Duane Hyland, AIAA Communications (2008-2017) Tau Beta Pi has named three AIAA student members as Tau Beta Pi Scholars. Each student has received a cash award to help them with the costs of their senior year of undergraduate studies. Tau Beta Pi received 804 scholarship applications this year, and selected 258 applicants for awards.

AIAA is seeking an outstanding candidate with an international reputation to assume the responsibilities of Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Propulsion and Power. JPP  is devoted to the advancement of the science and technology of aerospace propulsion and power through the dissemination of original archival papers contributing to advancements in airbreathing, electric, and advanced propulsion;

Panelists: Moderator Barbara Esker, NASA ARMD; Elizabeth Bierman, Honeywell Aerospace; Amanda Billiot, Pratt & Whitney; Jim Free, NASA Glenn Research Center; Klod Kokini, Purdue University By Hannah Godofsky, AIAA Communications A panel of university and NASA aerospace experts at the Propulsion and Energy 2015 forum traded ideas about how to improve work-life balance across the U.S.

Panelists: Moderator Mark Lewis, Science and Technology Policy Institute; Steve Gorrell, Brigham Young University; Mike Hawes, Lockheed Martin Corp.; Carole Hedden, Aviation Week & Space Technology; Yvette Weber, U.S. Air Force/p> by Ben Iannotta, Editor-in-Chief, Aerospace America Data shows that the aerospace industry is having trouble keeping young technical talent, and panelists at the 2015 AIAA

Speaker: Micahel Tschanz, Walt Disney World® by Lawrence Garrett, AIAA Web Editor Engineers can be a great asset to creative storytelling, and model-based design and engineering are helping to reshape The Walt Disney Co. theme parks, said Michael Tschanz, director of technology and analysis with design and engineering at Walt Disney World, during “Developing Creative

Panelists: Moderator James Heidmann, NASA’s Glenn Research Center; Keith Blodgett, GE Aviation; Michael Mastaler, NASA; Richard “Dick” Scharnhost, Boeing Co.; Roy Shultz, Mira Facilities 2 Inc.; Paul Van Slooten, United Technologies Research Center By Duane Hyland, AIAA Communications (2008-2017) Government and aerospace industry experts debated the merits of computational fluid dynamics modeling and experimental fluid dynamics

Speaker: Robert Cabana, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center By Duane Hyland, AIAA Communications (2008-2017) Long considered the nerve center of the U.S. space program, the site of NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, has witnessed every manned mission the U.S. has started. With the end of the space-shuttle era in 2011, Kennedy faced

Panelists: Doug Garrand, Aerospace Testing Alliance; Michael Mastaler, NASA; Michael Holden, CUBRC; Michael McWithey, Lockheed Martin Corp.; David Schuster, NASA’s Langley Research Center; Roger Simpson, NASA’s Stennis Space Flight Center By Hannah Godofsky, AIAA Communications Wind tunnels have been a key part of the testing and validation process in aerospace for a long time. However, the

Panelists: Moderator Michael D. Griffin, Schafer Corp.; Frank Culbertson, Orbital ATK; Mike Hawes, Lockheed Martin Corp.; Lee Monson, retired from Boeing Co. by Ben Iannotta, Editor-in-Chief, Aerospace America Why are government satellites, rockets and aircraft so darn expensive? The answer can be boiled down to a single word: Fear — fear of test failures; fear of

Panelists: Moderator Graham Warwick, Aviation Week & Space Technology; Jean Boti, Airbus Group; Douglas Juul, Lockheed Martin Corp.; Mary Beth Koelbl, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center; Neil R. Garrigan, GE Aviation by Lawrence Garrett, AIAA Web Editor Whether with aircraft, space launch vehicles or missile systems platforms, the aerospace propulsion and energy sector is undergoing

Panelists: Moderator James G. Maser, Pratt & Whitney; Jean-Paul Ebanga, CFM International; Leslie J. Kovacs, United Launch Alliance; Richard “Ric” Parker, Rolls-Royce; Marc Vales, Airbus Safran Launchers; Bernard Zimmerman, Pratt & Whitney By Hannah Godofsky, AIAA Communications The global collaboration panel at the 2015 AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum, moderated by James G. Maser, vice president

Panelists: Moderator Rubén Del Rosario, NASA’s Glenn Research Center; Michael Armstrong, Rolls-Royce; Marty Bradley, Boeing Co.; Andrew Gibson, Empirical Systems Aerospace Inc.; Charles Lents, United Technologies Research Center; Johannes Stuhlberger, Airbus by Ben Iannotta, Editor-in-Chief, Aerospace America Creating an electric passenger plane capable of carrying more than 100 people will require persistence and an unprecedented cross-domain

Panelists: Moderator Mitchell Walker, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jonny Dyer, Skybox Imaging; Mark Lewis, Science and Technology Policy Institute, Institute of Defense Analyses; Peter Lord, Space Systems Loral; Roger Myers, Aerojet Rocketdyne; Jeff Sheehy, NASA By Duane Hyland, AIAA Communications (2008-2017) “Competition in the global space-propulsion market continues to increase as industry continues to invest in

Speaker: Christopher “Chris” Lorence, GE Aviation By Duane Hyland, AIAA Communications (2008-2017) Christopher “Chris” Lorence, general manager of engineering technologies with GE Aviation, kicked off the 2015 AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum in Orlando, Florida, with a talk on the future of propulsion and energy systems. Lorence believes that eventually propulsion and energy systems on aircraft

NASA has released a NASA Research Announcement (NRA) entitled “Use of the NASA Physical Sciences Informatics System”, which solicits ground-based research proposals using an open science method to generate new scientific insights by utilizing experimental data residing in NASA’s Physical Sciences Informatics (PSI) system. This online database provides investigators access to the raw and processed

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AIAA John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] July 13, 2015 – Reston, Va. – The AIAA Foundation has awarded nine AIAA Foundation undergraduate scholarships for the 2015–2016 academic year. The Vicki and George Muellner Scholarship for Aerospace Engineering, named for and endowed by former AIAA President Lt. Gen. George Muellner, U.S. Air Force (retired)

Panelists: Moderator Doug Cline, Lockheed Martin Corporation; William Gropp, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Brian Mitchell,senior principl engineer, GE Global Research; and Mark Seager, chief technology officer, High Performance Computing Ecosystem by Lawrence Garrett, AIAA web editor Supercomputing has made significant contributions in aerospace engineering in recent decades, including advances in computational fluid dynamics that has fundamentally altered the way aircraft are designed. And

by Lawrence Garrett, AIAA web editor Kurt Erbacher, vice president for the G650 Aircraft Program at Gulfstream, in remarks Friday morning at the 2015 AIAA AVIATION Forum, lauded the breakthroughs offered by this fast-flying business jet. There are “well over 100 airplanes [now] in service,” Erbacher said in his keynote address. “Customers love the airplane” in

by Hannah Godofsky, AIAA communications Touching on everything from bug residue on aircraft to the economic impacts of aviation, NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden said NASA is anxious to continue its research with the industry, and he singled out environmentally friendly flight as a special priority. “Any conversation about the future of aviation has to begin

Panelists: moderator Christoppher Stonehouse, senior vice president, customer service; Jack Arehart, president, MRO Services, Delta TechOps; William “Bill” Meehan, chief operating officer, Frontier Airlines Inc.; Bart Roberts, vice president, flight operations, JetBlue Airways; David Seymour, senior vice president, technical operations, American Airlines by Lawrence Garrett, AIAA web editor Airlines, manufacturers and maintenance providers must welcome

Nominating Period for 2015–2016 AIAA Board of Directors Now Open The 2015–2016 AIAA Nominating Committee will meet in early September to review nominees and select candidates to partici­pate in the Board of Directors (BoD) Election to fill the following vacancies by election in 2016: Vice President-Elect, Member Services Vice President-Elect, Technical Activities Director–Technical, Information Systems

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] June 5, 2015 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will celebrate technical achievements in aircraft and atmospheric systems at a 12:30 p.m. (CST) awards luncheon, on June 25, as part of the AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition (AIAA AVIATION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] June 4, 2015 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics will celebrate technical achievements in the aerospace sciences at a 12:30 p.m. (CST) luncheon on June 23, as part of the AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition (AIAA AVIATION 2015), June 22–26,

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] To be Presented at AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition in Dallas, Texas June 3, 2015 – Reston, Va. – Michael Sinnett and the Boeing 787-8 Development Team, Seattle, Washington, will receive the 2015 Elmer A. Sperry Award. Michael Sinnett, vice president, product development, will accept

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition 2015 to ExplorePushing the Boundaries of the Imaginable: Leveraging the Aviation Ecosystem Globalization, NextGen Implementation, NASA Aeronautics, and Aviation Cybersecurity Featured Discussion Topics May 27, 2015 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will hold

AIAA has created a new committee on Materials (Materials CoS) that will develop industry-wide standards for component, subsystem, and system test with respect to RF breakdown risk mitigation in RF/microwave components.  This includes multipactor and ionization breakdown.  An industry-wide committee of experts in RF/microwave breakdown in spacecraft components is required to review and maintain standards. 

Special Issue on “Federated and Fractionated Satellite Systems (FSS)” The Journal of Aerospace Information Systems is devoted to the applied science and engineering of aerospace computing, information, and communication. Original archival research papers are sought that include significant scientific and technical knowledge and concepts. In particular, articles are sought which demonstrate the application of recent

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Blacksten 703.264.7532 [email protected] Honored for Leadership in the Creation, Design, Development, and Manufacture of Commercial Airplanes, Exemplified by the Boeing 777 April 27, 2015 – Reston, Va. – Alan Mulally, an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Honorary Fellow, past president of AIAA, a member of the Board of

Special Issue on “Computational Guidance and Control” A clear trend in the field of aerospace guidance and control has emerged in recent years in what we call “Computational Guidance and Control” (CG&C). In contrast to traditional guidance and control, CG&C has the following identifying trademarks: Guidance and control laws and controllers of fixed structures are

National Volunteer Week, taking place 12–18 April 2015, is a time of celebration and inspiration, as non-profit organizations nationwide honor the thousands of individuals who take action throughout the year to help strengthen their communities. AIAA is grateful for the contributions you make to the Institute and the global aerospace community. Whether you are active

by Hannah Godofsky, AIAA Communications The 19th annual Design, Build, Fly competition was held 10-12 April 2015 at TIMPA Airfield near Tucson, Arizona.  Sponsored in conjunction with Raytheon Missile Systems and Cessna Aircraft, the annual contest is held by AIAA in either Tucson or Wichita during alternating years.  This year’s contest welcomed over 650 students from

By Steve Sidorek, AIAA Public Policy Director This year’s California Aerospace Week, held 23–24 March in Sacramento, was co-hosted by AIAA and the Aerospace States Association, California Chapter. Elections in November 2014 brought a new wave of legislators to Sacramento and also triggered the formation of two new select committees on aerospace. These developments created an

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: DUANE HYLAND 703.264.7558 [email protected] Roy V. Harris to Receive AIAA 2015 Distinguished Service Award Honored for 58 Years of Service to AIAAMarch 31, 2015 – Reston, Va. – Roy V. Harris, an AIAA Fellow, and director of Aeronautics (retired) at NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, has won the American Institute

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: DUANE HYLAND 703.264.7558 [email protected] Jean-Jacques Dordain to Receive the AIAA 2015 Goddard Astronautics Award Honored for Outstanding Vision and Leadership in Space ExplorationMarch 30, 2015 – Reston, Va. – Jean-Jacques Dordain, an AIAA Associate Fellow, and director general of the European Space Agency (ESA), Paris, France, has won the American Institute

“The AIAA community is excited about the upcoming one year mission to the ISS and look forward to following the adventures of Scott and Mikhail as they expand the boundaries of human knowledge and experience,” said Sandra Magnus, AIAA executive director and former astronaut. “Step by step we continue to move closer to extending the

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: DUANE HYLAND 703.264.7558 [email protected] The Honorable Ralph M. Hall to Receive the AIAA 2015 Public Service Award Honored for Outstanding Service to and Leadership of the U.S. Space ProgramMarch 16, 2015 – Reston, Va. – The Honorable Ralph M. Hall, U.S. Congressman (R-Texas 4th) (1981 – 2015), Rockwall, Texas, has won

By Duane Hyland, AIAA Communications (2008–2017) On the evening of 3 March, nearly 400 members of the aerospace community—representing government, industry, and academia—came together at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding, on 3 March 1915, of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), the

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: DUANE HYLAND 703.264.7558 [email protected] Russell Cummings and Andreas Schuette Win AIAA 2015 International Cooperation Award Honored for Outstanding Leadership of an International Team Exploring Stability of Air and Sea VehiclesMarch 9, 2015 – Reston, Va. – Dr. Russell Cummings, an AIAA Associate Fellow, and a professor of aeronautics at the U.S.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: DUANE HYLAND 703.264.7558 [email protected] AIAA Statement on Marion Blakey’s Departure From the Aerospsace Industries AssociationFebruary 25, 2015 – Reston, Va. –The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Executive Director Sandra H. Magnus released the following statement congratulating Marion Blakey on her seven-year tenure as president and chief executive officer of