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Meet Professionals from the Electric Propulsion Technical Committee

Join this interactive panel discussion for AIAA high school members. On this one-hour Zoom meeting you will hear from aerospace professional members of the AIAA Electric Propulsion Technical Committee. The EPTC’s work includes research, development, and application of electric propulsion devices, subsystems, and systems for auxiliary and primary propulsion for satellites and spacecraft. This is a great opportunity to hear directly from professionals in the field and ask them your own questions.

Online Session – 2025 Regional Leadership Conference

Can’t make the 2025 AIAA Regional Leadership Conference in-person session on 20 July in Las Vegas? Join us virtually to hear the latest updates within AIAA’s Regions, Sections and Student Branches. Please note that the section awards presentation and roundtable discussions will only take place at the in-person RLC session on 20 July. We encourage your participation at both.

 Agenda

Wednesday, 9 July

  • 6-6:05 p.m. ET: Welcome
  • 6:05-6:20 p.m. ET: AIAA National Updates & Branding Rollout
  • 6:20-6:35 p.m. ET: Section Responsibilities & Succession Planning
  • 6:35-6:45 p.m. ET: Section & Student Branch Funding
  • 6:45-7 p.m. ET: A Checklist for Planning Great Events
  • 7:10-7:20 p.m. ET: “Giving Back to the Next Generation” to include: Engagement with Student Branches, Young Professionals, STEM K-12, and Public Policy
  • 7:20-7:30 p.m. ET: Recruiting & Retaining Members
  • 7:30-7:40 p.m. ET: Social Media Best Practices
  • 7:40-7:55 p.m. ET: Moderated Q&A
  • 7:55-8 p.m. ET: Closing Remarks

Interested in attending the 2025 AIAA Regional Leadership Conference in-person session? Join us on 20 July in Las Vegas, Nevada.

2025 Regional Leadership Conference

Join us at the 2025 AIAA Annual Regional Leadership Conference. The Regional Leadership Conference (RLC) is designed to foster collaboration across the sections and student branches, share best practices, and inform officers about the latest updates from the Institute.

This year’s conference will offer roundtable discussions, announce the 2025 section award winners, and have a keynote presentation on “Dynamic Local Communities.” This is your chance to learn best practices from other sections, student branches, and exchange ideas.

Please note that registration for the 2025 AIAA AVIATION Forum or 2025 ASCEND is not required in order to attend the 2025 AIAA Regional Leadership Conference.

 Agenda

Sunday, 20 July

  • 1-1:15 p.m.: Welcome Remarks
  • 1:15-1:40 p.m.: Presentation on “Building Dynamic Local Communities”
  • 1:40-1:55 p.m.: AIAA Public Policy Update
  • 1:55-2:20 p.m.: Section Awards Presentation
  • 2:20-2:50 p.m.: Technical Symposia & Regional Student Conference Panel Discussion
  • 2:50-3 p.m.: Break
  • 3-4:40 p.m.: Roundtable Discussions on Various Topics in Membership Engagement
  • 4:40-5 p.m.: Q&A and Closing Remarks

2025 Region VII Student Conference

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AIAA is pleasead to announce that the Region VII/International Student Conference will be held from 1–2 December 2025 at the University of Sydney Student Branch, Sydney, Australia & Online. This conference is intended for AIAA Region VII Students from around the world, with the exceptions of Canada and Mexico, which have been incorporated into AIAA’s North America Regions. The conference will also be hybrid with an online component to accommodate students who are not able to travel to Australia to present their paper in-person.

The AIAA Region VII Student Conference is a technical and oral paper competition for high schoolers (grades 9–12), undergraduate and graduate students of all majors! Connect with professionals in the Aerospace industry and also meet other like-minded students who share similar interests, and receive feedback on your work! Students may submit any paper that covers the technical disciplines of AIAA, and will have the chance to compete for cash prizes in a fun-filled two-day event.

*This competition is subject to all applicable laws, including US export laws. US law prevents AIAA from accepting registration fees, awarding prize money to, providing feedback on or publishing entries from, persons residing in Iran, Cuba, North Korea, Crimea, Sudan, or Syria. Additionally with respect to the conflict in Ukraine, AIAA will continue our practice not allowing Russian- or Belarusian-based students to participate in the AIAA Region VII Student Conference.

Aerospace Career Pathways – Public Service (Member Exclusive Webinar)

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 On Demand Recording Available
AIAA Student Webinar Series

May 2020 Topics: Military/Public Service

AIAA Members: make sure you are signed in to the site  with your member credentials to be able to register.

This event is offered exclusively to AIAA members. Want to learn more about the benefits of AIAA membership?

Speaker:
Brian Stahl
U.S. Air Force and Sr. Air Force Advisor
Office of Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, Strategy, and Force Development

Col. Brian Stahl earned his commission in 2000 through the United States Air Force Academy and his Master of Aviation and Aerospace Management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2006. Over his career in the Air Force, Col. Stahl has accumulated 1,450 hours flying in the F-16, F-22, T-38, and T-37. Since moving from pilot to command, Col. Stahl has advised the Department of Defense on matters of national security affecting the Air Force. In this capacity, he provides crucial, research-driven guidance to decision-makers at the Pentagon who use his recommendations and observations as the basis for important decisions affecting the future of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. aerospace defense policy.

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Col. Brian Stahl
U.S. Air Force and Sr. Air Force Advisor

Cancelled – 2020 Region III Student Conference

The student and volunteer organizers of the AIAA Region III Student Conference have cancelled their conference due to concerns about the coronavirus.

The Region III Student Conference was scheduled to be held 27-28 March at Ohio State University and has been cancelled at this time because the university has suspended all face-to-face events on campus until further notice due to a concern for the health and safety of visitors, students, faculty, and staff. AIAA will provide a full refund of conference registration fees in the next 3 to 5 business days.

Student papers submitted to the conferences will still be evaluated by technical judges, and feedback will be provided after reviews have been completed. Additional information about rescheduling is forthcoming. We apologize for this inconvenience, and we appreciate your understanding and patience. For any questions, please contact Michael Lagana at [email protected].

We encourage everyone to follow the coronavirus safety guidelines set out by the  WHO  and  CDC.

For updates about how the coronavirus could impact AIAA events and forums, please visit https://aiaa.org/coronavirus

2019 Region II Student Conference

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) sponsors student conferences in each AIAA Region as a means to encourage students in aerospace-related fields to discuss research, exchange knowledge, and generate interest in the field of aerospace engineering.

The AIAA Region II Student Conference is an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to present their research to their peers and professional members from industry. The students’ papers and presentations—in three categories: Undergraduate, Masters, and Undergraduate Team— will be judged and eligible for monetary prizes.

2019 Region II Student Conference Winners

Undergraduate Category

  • 1st place – Airfoil Lift Calculation Using Wind Tunnel Wall Pressures, Sreevishnu Oruganti and Shreyas Narsipur, North Carolina State University
  • 2nd place – Developing a Robust Crack Detection System for Deployment on a UAV Platform, William J. Bell, Mississippi State University
  • 3rd place – Damage Tolerance Investigation of Hybrid Structure under Low-Velocity Impact, Benjamin R. Ingling and Dr. Stephanie C. TerMaath, University of Tennessee

Masters Category

  • 1st place – Design and Testing of a Fault-tolerant Space Suit, J. Sublett, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • 2nd place – Simulation of Langmuir Probe Response to a Non-Maxwellian Plasma, Alicia C. Sherrod and Trevor Moeller, University of Tennessee Space Institute
  • 3rd place – Experimental Evaluation of Methods for Performance Enhancement of Paraffin Fueled Hybrid Rocket Motors, Reed M. Clay, Mississippi State University

Team Category

  • 1st place – Implementation and Vårification of a Versatile GN&C and Flight Software Architecture for an Active Control Launch System, Kunal S. Gangolli, Athreya Gundamraj, Wyatt Hoppa, and Shrivathsav Seshan, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • 2nd place – High Altitude/Mach Rocket, Reed Antonich, Jarrett Elrod, Ethan Hunt, David Lomonte, William McCormick, Amanda Noori, Jesse Nyffenegger, and Siliviu Solomon, Florida Institute of Technology
  • 3rd place – Design and Development of an Autonomous Payload Return Vehicle, Sean Widmier, Thomas Salverson, Colin Oberthur, An Nguyen, Sean Mitchell, Kyle Daigle, and Trystan May, University of Alabama in Huntsville

Region II Sponsors Additional Categories for this Student Conference. The Winners are as Follows:

Freshman/Sophomore Open Topic Competition

The Freshman & Sophomore Open Topic category provides students an opportunity to experience participating in the paper competition without requiring the submissions to held to the level of depth of the technical paper competition.

  • 1st Place  – Propulsion Methods for Interplanetary and Interstellar Space Travel Alyssa Dellinger, North Paulding High School

Community Outreach Competition

The Community Outreach category allows university students to describe activities where they have mentored students from Kindergarten to High School.

  • 1st Place – FIT Community Outreach, Florida Institute of Technology
  • 2nd Place – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Community Outreach, Daytona Beach, FL
  • 3rd Place – AIAA Community Outreach for Student Branch at the University of Alabama in Huntsville

Regional Design Team Competition

The Regional Design Team Category is for teams of three or more students that have worked on an engineering project together.  No written paper is required as this is a presentation only category.

  • 1st Place – 2018-2019 AIAA Textron Aviation/Raytheon Missile Systems – Student Design, Build, Fly Competition. Florida Institute of Technology
  • 2nd Place – Development of an Attitude Determination and Control System for a 27U CubeSat, University of Alabama
  • 3rd Place – Advanced Transport via Electro Magnetic Injection System (ARTEMIS) Design Project, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

2021 Region VII Student Conference

AIAA is pleased to announce the Region VII/International Student Conference will be held virtually from 29–30 November 2021. This conference is intended for AIAA Region VII Students from around the world, with the exceptions of Canada and Mexico, which have been incorporated into AIAA’s North America Regions.

The AIAA Region VII Student Conference is a technical and oral paper competition for undergraduate and graduate students of all majors! Connect with professionals in the Aerospace industry and also meet other like-minded students who share similar interests, and receive feedback on your work! Students may submit any paper that covers the technical disciplines of AIAA, and will have the chance to compete for cash prizes in a fun-filled two-day event. First-place winners will be offered a chance to compete in the 2022 International Student Conference, taking place in conjunction with the 2022 AIAA SciTech Forum, with flight, lodging, and most expenses paid.

Questions?  Contact us at [email protected].

2019 Region VI Student Conference

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) sponsors student conferences in each AIAA Region as a means to encourage students in aerospace-related fields to discuss research, exchange knowledge, and generate interest in the field of aerospace engineering. This Call for Papers solicits papers for the 2019 AIAA Region VI Student Conference.

The conference’s three categories—Undergraduate, Masters, and Undergraduate Team— each have three prizes that are funded by the AIAA Foundation.

Registration Cost

$30.00

Once you register, you will be subject to all fees, terms, and conditions applicable to the conference as outlined on this page. If you choose not to attend the conference after you’ve registered and you do not notify the conference administration before the cancellation deadline of 2359 hrs EDT on 24 March 2019, you will be required to pay a $50.00 cancellation fee.

2019 Region V Student Conference

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) sponsors student conferences in each AIAA Region as a means to encourage students in aerospace-related fields to discuss research, exchange knowledge, and generate interest in the field of aerospace engineering. This Call for Papers solicits papers for the 2019 AIAA Region V Student Conference.

The conference’s three categories—Undergraduate, Masters, and Undergraduate Team— each have three prizes that are funded by the AIAA Foundation.

Registration Cost

$50.00

Once you register, you will be subject to all fees, terms, and conditions applicable to the conference as outlined on this page. If you choose not to attend the conference after you’ve registered and you do not notify the conference administration before the cancellation deadline of 2359 hrs EDT on 24 March 2019, you will be required to pay a $50.00 cancellation fee.