Network with fellow young professionals and plan for the week ahead. You’ll come away with at least a handful of new contacts, connections, and support.
Session Category: Monday SciTech Sessions
Forum 360: Achieving Sustainable Aviation
Not that long ago, “Green Aviation” and minimizing the environmental impact of aviation was an aspirational goal, but today it is a goal for survival. The global aviation community has been proactively collaborating to set industry-wide goals and targets to reduce aircraft emissions, but will it be enough to sustain the industry as new entrants and worldwide demand drive exponential growth? Many think it is not enough and that the industry needs need to be much more aggressive. This panel will take a systems-thinking approach across the aircraft lifecycle to focus on compressing the design cycle, optimizing operations, maximizing energy savings, and accelerating the development and commercialization of new and promising technologies.
AIAA International Student Conference
The first-place winners of the 2019 AIAA Regional Student Conferences will present their research in the Undergraduate, Masters, and Team categories to a team of judges comprising industry professionals. The winners will be recognized at the AIAA Foundation International Student Conference Awards Breakfast, on Tuesday, 7 January. Sponsored by Lockheed Martin Corporation.
Technical Committee Showcase
The AIAA Technical Committee (TC) Showcase provides an opportunity for SciTech Forum attendees to find out more about AIAA’s TCs. The TCs are grouped into six groups under the Technical Activities Division: Aerospace Design and Structures; Aerospace Sciences; Information Systems; Propulsion and Energy; Aircraft Technology, Integration, and Operations; and, Space and Missiles. Representatives from all six groups will be present to answer questions and provide personal perspectives on the value of TC membership.
Durand Lecture for Public Service and Luncheon
Robert D. Braun, University of Colorado Boulder
Lecture: “Space Technology: An investment in our future.”
Following the lecture, network with fellow attendees during a lunch reception and have the opportunity to speak with Braun. Sponsored by Lockheed Martin Corporation.
Forum 360: Aerospace Innovation Enables Resilient Communities
How are Aerospace Innovations helping communities fight the various problems our world is facing today? Why is this so important to talk about right now? Why are we dedicating our resources to these types of projects and what will this mean for the future? This panel will explore these questions and more as experts talk through why innovations in aerospace technology are helping to build resilient communities on our home planet.