AIAA Student Branch Outreach

09/14/2018

Attention Graduate Students - Check out the NASA Space Technology Research Fellowships 2019

12/14/2017

Are you going to the AIAA SciTech 2018 Forum in Kissimmee, FL January 8-12? Visit the website to see more information: https://scitech.aiaa.org/

The first place winners of the 2017 AIAA Regional Student Conferences will be presenting their papers at the AIAA Foundation International Student Conference. You may want to come and support and hear what the students are doing.

Monday 8, January 2018
9:00-1:00 ISC Sessions-Undergraduate Osceola B
9:30-11:30 ISC Sessions-Masters St. George #104
9:30-1:00 ISC Sessions-Team St. George #114

01/18/2017

2017 International Student Conference Winners

The AIAA Foundation International Student Conference takes place annually at AIAA SciTech Forum. Students who have won first place in the Regional Student Conferences have a chance to present their papers at a professional technical conference. The event is funded through the AIAA Foundation and offers the students a chance to showcase their research at an event where they can network with potential employers or colleagues. The 2017 International Student Conference was held on 10 January in conjunction with AIAA SciTech Forum in Grapevine, TX. Awards were given in 4 categories.

Graduate Division
Christopher Van Damme and Matthew Allen, University of Wisconsin – Madison (Region III), were awarded the prize for best overall student paper in the Graduate Division for their paper entitled “Evaluating Nonlinear Reduced Order Models’ Ability to Predict Dynamic Snap Through of Curved Structures.”

Undergraduate Division
Mia Lee, University of Washington (Region VI), was awarded the prize for best overall student paper in the Undergraduate Division for her paper entitled “Tunable Bistability of Origami-Based Mechanical Metamaterials.”

Undergraduate Team Division
Darren Combs, Gabriel Frank, Sara Grandone, Colton Hall, Daniel Johnson, Trevor Luke, Scott Mende, Daniel Nowicki, and Benjamin Stringer, University of Colorado, Boulder (Region V), were awarded the prize for best overall student paper in the Undergraduate Team Division for their paper entitled “Project ELSA: Europa Lander for Science Acquisition.”

Community Outreach Division
Ashley Scharfenberg and Beth Dutour, University of Alabama – Huntsville (Region II), were awarded the prize for the best overall student paper in the Community Outreach Division for their paper entitled "University of Alabama - Huntsville Community Outreach."

For more information on the AIAA Foundation International Student Conference, please contact Rachel Dowdy at 703.264.7577 or [email protected].

Photo captions
1. Left to right: Ron Barrett, chair of the Student Activities Committee; Christopher Van Damme, one of the Graduate Division winners; and Shelly Corbets, chair of the Student Paper Competition.
2. Left to right: Ron Barrett, chair of the Student Activities Committee; Mia Lee, Undergraduate Division winner; and Shelly Corbets, chair of the Student Paper Competition.
3. Left to right: Ron Barrett, chair of the Student Activities Committee; members of the winning Undergraduate Team Division; and Shelly Corbets, chair of the Student Paper Competition.
4. Left to right: Ron Barrett, chair of the Student Activities Committee; Ashley Scharfenberg, one of the Community Outreach winners; and Shelly Corbets, chair of the Student Paper Competition.

12/06/2016

Are you going to the AIAA SciTech 2017 Forum in Grapevine, TX January 8-13?

The first place winners of the AIAA Regional Student Conferences will be presenting their papers at the AIAA Foundation International Student Conference. You may want to come and support and hear what the students are doing.

Monday 9, January 2017
9:30-1:00 ISC Sessions-Undergraduate Category Pecos 1
ISC Sessions-Masters Category Longhorn Hall D
ISC Sessions-Team Category Pecos 3
2:00-4:00 ISC Sessions-Community Outreach Longhorn Hall D

06/12/2015

Congratulations to the 2015 Orville and Wilbur Wright Graduate Award winners!!
Brent Pomeroy-University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Brent Pomeroy is a PhD candidate at the University of Illinois studying aerodynamics under Dr. Michael Selig. He received his B.S. in aeronautical engineering from Clarkson University in 2010, and completed his M.S. in 2012 at Illinois. While in graduate school, Brent has focused his research upon aerodynamic design and analysis with a particular interest in high-lift systems. He has had a variety of internship experiences at Boeing, NASA, and General Electric.
Matthew Reilly-Georgia Institute of Technology
Matthew Reilly is currently pursuing a graduate degree in aerospace engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has a research assistantship in the Aerospace Systems Design Lab. Matt grew up in Upper Freehold, NJ and received his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering at Rowan University. He has had four internships, including two of which were with NASA. He is an avid outdoorsman and thrill seeker, with ambitions of becoming an astronaut.

10/24/2014

AIAA Fantastic Friday! The first 5 people who respond to this post will receive a free gift. On your mark...get set...GO!!!

09/30/2014

AIAA would like to welcome all the students back to a new academic year! October 1st AIAA will open the Scholarships and Awards site to begin accepting applications. For more information visit us online: http://www.aiaa.org/Secondary.aspx?id=3199

Scholarships and Awards; scholarships

05/14/2014

Congrats to all the Regional Student Conference Winners, participants, and hosts! Looking forward to the 2015 Student Conferences

04/06/2014

Good times at the Region 3 Student Conference. Congrats to all the winners and great job by the students at Cleveland State University.

04/05/2014

Follow whats going on at the AIAA Regional Student Conferences by following us on twitter

04/01/2014

The Sacramento California Student Branch of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) hosted a conference for Region VI. Invitations were sent to all student branches in the seven western United States.