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CURRENT HAPPENINGS
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Section Leaders Attend Non Profit University 2019
Members of the Greater Huntsville section attended the 6th annual Non Profit University (NPU) at the Von Braun Center on June 18 ... more
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June Luncheon - Contextualizing Alabama and the Moon Landing
Brian Odom, NASA Marshall Historian, was invited as a speaker to the luncheon on June 19th ... more
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Armed Forces Luncheon Participation
The Greater Huntsville Section participated in the 2019 Armed Forces Celebration Luncheon at the Von Braun Center on June 26. ... more
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Section Supports Human Exploration Rover Challenge
On April 12th-13th, the AIAA Greater Huntsville Section once again supported NASA’s annual Human Exploration Rover Challenge ... more
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Section Members Recognized at HATS Banquet
The Greater Huntsville Section participated in the Huntsville Association of Technical Societies (HATS) 2019 Professional of the Year (POY) Awards Banquet on June 20 ... more
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Fourth Annual Next Gen Symposium
Do you like to present technical work to your peers in the industry and receive feedback? Do you like to hear from distinguished personalities from the aerospace industry? ... more
Learn about last year's Next Gen Symposium here
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2019 Congressional Visits Day
The 3rd Wednesday of March is a special day for AIAA and our members. This is the one day set aside for Congressional Visits Day (CVD) each year. ... more
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Section Member Takes Flight in Historic Aircraft
That’s All Brother, the historic C-47 that was the lead aircraft of 800 to drop paratroopers in the World War II invasion of Normandy, visited Birmingham ... more
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Read about the Section's 2018-2019 Activities in the Section Award Report
Click here to download the Section's 2018-2019 Section Award Report.
The Section Award Report includes worksheets describing our activities in Programs, Management, Communications, Membership, Career & Professional Development, Young Professionals, Technical Activities, Honors and Awards, Public Policy, Section - Student Partnership, STEM K-12, and Outstanding Activity. This information is the basis for the selection of AIAA's annual section awards.
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Greater Huntsville Section 2019 Annual Awards Dinner
The Greater Huntsville AIAA Section held its 67th Annual Awards Dinner on May 17, 2019 ... more
Click here to see the Awards Dinner program, containing even more information.
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Announcement of the Section's 2019-2020 Officers and Directors
Chair: LTC Greg Simpson
Vice-Chair: Mr. Nishanth Goli
Secretary: Ms. Erin Pierson
Treasurer: Mr. Dylan Stapp
Vice-Chairman, Mobile: Dr. Carlos Montalvo
Immediate Past Chair: MAJ Alex Jehle
Education Director: Dr. Erik Nielsen
Honors and Awards Director: Dr. Joe Majdalani
K-12 Outreach Director: Dr. Ragini Acharya
Communication Director: Open
Membership Director: Ms. Theresa Jehle
Liaison to Student Branches: Ms. Brittani Searcy
Young Professionals Director: Ms. Lauren Fisher
Special Projects Director: Mr. Patrick Dees
Public Policy Director: Ms. Alix Villanueva
Liaison to Professional Societies: Mr. Scott Prichard
Webmaster: Dr. Arloe Mayne
(All but Dr. Majdalani, Ms. Jehle, Ms. Searcy, Mr. Dees, and Dr. Mayne were elected this year)
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Prof. Joseph Majdalani, Auburn University
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Section Member Joseph C. "Joe" Majdalani Honored with AIAA J. Leland Atwood Award
"For significant contributions to the aerospace engineering profession through sustained technical achievements in the field of propulsion and memorable student development experiences."
From the AIAA Bulletin
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VoY Recipient (L) and Apogee Recipient (R)
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Section Members Receive Jacobs Awards
Two Greater Huntsville Section members were recently recognized with prestigious awards from the Jacobs Space Exploration Group contract group at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. ... more
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Section Members and Guests at the Planetarium
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Section Organizes Planetarium Show
Friday, March 29th, the Greater Huntsville Section organized a private planetarium show for AIAA members and guests at the Wernher Von Braun Planetarium located in Monte Sano State Park in Huntsville, AL. ... more
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March 2019 Edition of Section Newsletter Now Available
The March 2019 edition of Telemetry, the Section's newsletter is now available online. Read about recent events and activities in which the Section has participated.
On the menu bar near the top of the page, click on Resources, Library, Section Newsletters to see the March 2019 edition of Telemetry.
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Young Professional Brunch with Dr. Jan Davis
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Read About the Sections Engineers Week Activities
The Greater Huntsville Section participated in a variety of Engineers Week events, ranging from the Huntsville E-Week Awards Banquet to a YP brunch with Dr. Jan Davis.
Read about them here.
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2018 Greater Huntsville Section Ornament
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Greater Huntsville Section Attends Chamber of Commerce 2018 Holiday Open House
The Greater Huntsville Section participated in the 2018 Huntsville and Madison County Chamber of Commerce Holiday Open House on December 6, 2018 at the Chamber of Commerce Building in downtown Huntsville. ... more
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Senator Shelby Addressing Chamber of Commerce Breakfast
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Section Members Attend Senator Shelby Breakfast
Members of the Greater Huntsville Section attended the Washington Update Breakfast featuring U. S. Senator Richard Shelby on February 4, 2019. ... more
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Skeet and Carlton cutting the cake (photo by of Alan Lowrey)
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Section Celebrates AIAA 56th Birthday
The Greater Huntsville Section celebrated the 56th anniversary of the founding of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics at a birthday social on January 31. AIAA was created on January 31, 1963 through the merger of the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences and the American Rocket Society. ... more
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Greater Huntsville Section Volunteers Gather Before Heading to the Gates
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Section Volunteers at Galaxy of Lights
Following the Section’s successful first ever participation at the Galaxy of Lights in 2017, on December 5, 2018, the Section again staffed the ticket booths and directed traffic at the Huntsville Botanical Gardens’ Galaxy of Lights ... more
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Section Members Named AIAA Fellows
AIAA confers the distinction of Fellow upon individuals in recognition of their notable and valuable contributions to the arts, sciences or technology of aeronautics and astronautics.
The Class of 2019 AIAA Fellows includes the following members of the Greater Huntsville Section:
Dr. James A. Keenan - U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center
Mr. Mark S. Miller - Dynetics, Inc.
Click here to see the press release announcing the 2019 Fellows and Honorary Fellows.
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Initial Group of Memorial Bricks at US Space and Rocket Center
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Memorial Bricks Program
In 2017 the Greater Huntsville Section of the AIAA instituted a program to honor deceased Section members by placing a memorial brick in the Saturn courtyard outside the Davidson Center when a member dies. The initial group of memorial bricks is shown in the picture above. Given that the current cost of such a brick is $150, this program is beyond the Section's ordinary budget. For this reason, funds are solicited to allow us to continue honoring our deceased members with these memorials. To make a donation in support of the memorial bricks program please go to http://www.hsv-aiaa-events.org/MemorialBricks.html. All donations will be used to support the Section's program for providing memorial bricks at the US Space and Rocket Center for deceased members, so please be generous with your support.
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AIAA Student Branch Founded at The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Congratulations to the newly chartered Student Branch at UAB, and their Chairman Mr. Jordan Whitson. This is the culmination of several years' efforts by personnel of UAB and AIAA, especially the Greater Huntsville Section.
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AIAA Announces Class of 2019 Associate Fellows
The grade of Associate Fellow recognizes individuals “who have accomplished or been in charge of important engineering or scientific work, or who have done original work of outstanding merit, or who have otherwise made outstanding contributions to the arts, sciences, or technology of aeronautics or astronautics.”
Members of the Greater Huntsville Section in the 2019 class of Associate Fellows are:
Mr. Mike Bangham - Bangham Engineering Inc.
Ms. Allison Cash - PeopleTec, Inc.
Mr. Robert Champion - NASA MSFC
Mr. Scott Claflin - Aerojet Rocketdyne
Mr. Jeffery King - Teledyne Brown Engineerning, Inc.
Dr. Lisa Monaco - Jacobs Tidewater Operations Group
Mr. Peter Paceley - Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
Dr Ernest Wu - Engineering, Research, and Consulting, Inc.
Congratulations to these members on their recognition.
Click here to see the AIAA press release naming all new Associate Fellows.
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