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2021 Section Awards Presentation

Join AIAA as we celebrate the 2020-2021 winners for the annual section awards! There will also be an opportunity to network with peers and for section officers to swap best practices with one anothe

AIAA Young Professionals, Students, and Educators (YPSE) Conference

The AIAA Mid-Atlantic Section is organizing the AIAA Young Professionals, Students, and Educators (YPSE) Conference, to be held 18–19 November. The conference will be held at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Kossiakoff Center.

We are looking for 15-minute presentations in areas of interest to the aerospace community by young professionals (age 35 and under), graduate, undergraduate, high school students, and educators. Topics can be technical in nature or focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

Technical track: Presentations will be scored on various criteria including ability to convey impact of work, demonstrate knowledge of the field, methodologies, communication and more. Awards will be given to exceptional presentations in the various categories listed above.

DEI track: Presenters are encouraged to share their story and speak on topics including but not limited to improving DEI in Aerospace, dealing with imposter syndrome/burnout, authenticity, empowerment and outreach, intersectionality and more.

This is an excellent opportunity to share your work with the aerospace community and learn more about the innovative work of fellow aerospace enthusiasts!

Registration for presenters and attendees is now OPEN at aiaaypse.com. Presenter abstract submissions are due by Friday, 28 October. Abstracts should be a 250-500 word overview of the topic you will be presenting on. Abstracts may be released to conference attendees. Complete papers are not required. Abstract submissions should be emailed to the address specified during registration checkout. Notifications of abstract acceptance will be sent no later than Friday, 4 November.

Lunch and Learn: Predicting Heating Rates in Hypersonic Gap Flows with Guest Speaker Ms. Laura Holifield

The Dayton/Cincinnati Section offers a presentation that showcases a study investigating the flow structure in the vicinity of discontinuities at the surface of a high-speed air vehicle, with the effect of gaps and steps on aerodynamic heating of particular interest. Laura Holifield works as a researcher at the Air Force Institute of Technology, employed via the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education. She works within AFRL in the High Speed Systems Division, Fundamental Research Branch (AFRL/RQHF), with a research focus on hypersonic aerodynamics

Red Rover, Red Rover, Send Curiosity Right Over

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The Orange County Section will host a presentation by Todd Barber, senior propulsion engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. His presentation will cover Curiosity’s mission to the red planet in detail. Topics to be discussed include a bit on the history of Mars rovers at JPL, the scientific motivation for Curiosity, and the preparations for launch two days after Thanksgiving 2011. Todd Barber has spent two decades as lead propulsion engineer on the Cassini mission to Saturn, following part-time work on the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission, Deep Impact mission, and the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission, which landed the large rover Curiosity on the red planet on August 5, 2012.

AIAA SGV Seminar: Extreme Engineering: Adventures in Deep Space

Presented by the San Gabriel Valley Section.

The San Gabriel Valley Section presents a webinar featuring guest speaker David Oberhettinger, the founder of Deep Space Engineering Technology, a firm that consults in the engineering of spaceflight systems destined for operation in deep space. He will discuss the design challenge of highly unique, high risk, missions of space exploration–where mission success requires what could be termed “Extreme” Engineering.

SCALE: Helping Aerospace Startups Reach New Heights

Join the LA-LV Section for this hybrid meeting.

Join the LA-LV Section for this hybrid meeting featuring Brija Johnson, technology scouting manager for SCALE Initiative Physical Sciences and Engineering. SCALE is an aerospace accelerator designed to inspire a generation of students, entrepreneurs, and investors to pursue the development and advancement of novel technologies with aerospace applications in Southern California.

Great Paper Airplane Contest

Hosted by the AIAA Greater Huntsville Section, in collaboration with the UAH AIAA Student Branch.

To celebrate Engineers’ Week, the AIAA Greater Huntsville Section, in collaboration with the UAH AIAA Student Branch, invites everyone to participate in the Great Paper Airplane Contest in the Conference Training Center Exhibit Hall at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. The event is open to both adults and kids of all ages. Attendees will build paper planes and compete in various categories like Aerobatics, Time of Flight, Distance, Accuracy, and an Artistic Category.

AIAA LA-LV University Student Branches Mini-Conference 2023

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Hosted by the AIAA Los Angeles-Las Vegas Section.

Please join the Los Angeles-Las Vegas Section to support the rising stars of aerospace—student members at USC, UCLA, UNLV, and Cal State Long Beach Student Branches. Students will present their projects and life in pursuit of their career. The career panel and other sessions will offer professional inspirations and guidance as well.

Engineers Week 2023 Kickoff

Hosted by the AIAA San Diego Section, in collaboration with the San Diego Engineering Council (SDCEC).

Come join AIAA SD and the San Diego County Engineering Council (SDCEC) as we kickoff Engineers Week 2023! This event will feature booths from local engineering societies and companies, STEM outreach, and an awards ceremony to celebrate the accomplishments of local engineers. Tickets can be purchased directly from SDCEC at the link below

The Groundbreaking Experience of Sandra Durbin

Hosted by the AIAA Northern Ohio Section, in collaboration with the International Women’s Air and Space Museum.

The AIAA Northern Ohio Section is teaming up with the International Women’s Air and Space Museum to offer a dinner and program focused Sandra Durbin, who joined the U.S. Navy in 1966 and subsequently became the first Black female Air Traffic Controller in the U.S. Navy, while simultaneously becoming the first in the U.S. Durbin will explore her groundbreaking career and service at both Naval Air Stations Pensacola and North Island. She will also share her post-military service activities and her work as the 2022-2023 California AMVETS Commander engaging with and serving fellow veterans.