CURRENT HAPPENINGS
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2020 Ornament Placed on Chamber of Commerce Tree The Greater Huntsville Section continued its tradition of hanging a unique AIAA ornament on the Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce’s Christmas tree despite the COVID-19 pandemic. ... more Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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Section Volunteers at Galaxy of Lights Despite the turmoil of a pandemic, the AIAA Greater Huntsville Section continued its holiday tradition of volunteering at the Huntsville Botanical Gardens’ Galaxy of Lights in 2020. ... more Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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Webinars Available for Viewing
The first Aerospace Frontiers of Engineering Community Tech Talks (AFECTTs) was conducted on November 12th from 6-7:30 pm. The webinar featured four speakers from within the Section, spanning academia, industry and government. These members presented mini-presentations on their papers that were published at the AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum. Click here to view this webinar.
AIAA GHS invited Steve Lee, AIAA Aerospace Cybersecurity Program Manager, to talk to Section members about Aerospace Cybersecurity and the program started by AIAA for its members. Click here to view this webinar.
AIAA GHS presented a workshop for Career Guidance and Job Opportunities. In this widely attended workshop (over 50 attendees), panelists from leading defense contractors as well as NASA described job opportunities for aerospace professionals in their organizations as well as described company culture and their own experiences. Click here to view this webinar.
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Mike Feltman, Dave Arterburn, Allison Rhen, Reggie Spivey
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Section Member Receives HATS Professional of the Year Award
Mr. David Arterburn, Director of the UAH Rotorcraft and Systems Engineering Center and an AIAA Greater Huntsville Section Senior Member, was selected as the Huntsville Association of Technical Societies (HATS) 2020 Joseph P. Moquin Professional of the Year Award winner. The last time a Section member won the Joseph Moquin POY Award was in 2007.
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AIAA Announces Class of 2021 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 2021 class of Associate Fellows are:
Mr. Paul Gradl - NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Mr. Joseph Huwaldt - Dynetics, A Leidos Company Dr. Chang-Kwon Kang - University of Alabama Huntsville Ms. Mary Beth Koelbl - NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Mr. Paul C Lambertson - The Boeing Company Dr. Amy Lang - University of Alabama Dr. David O'Brien - US Army CCDC AvMC Mr. Brandon Stiltner - Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. Dr. Dale Thomas - University of Alabama Huntsville Dr. Kunning G Xu - University of Alabama Huntsville
Congratulations to these members on their recognition.
Click here to see the AIAA press release naming all new Associate Fellows.
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AIAA Announces Section Award Winners
The AIAA has announced its 2019–2020 Section Award winners. The Section Awards honor particularly notable achievements made by member sections in a range of activities that help fulfill the Institute’s mission. The Institute believes that vital, active sections are essential to its success. Section awards are given annually in five categories based on the size of each section’s membership. Each winning section receives a certificate and a cash award. The award period covered is June 1, 2019–May 31, 2020.
The Greater Huntsville Section is in the Very Large Section category, and received the following awards. (Read about the Section's 2019-2020 activities supporting these awards in the Section Award Report. )
Outstanding Section Award - First Place Career and Professional Development Award - Second Place (tie) Communications Award - Second Place Membership Award - Second Place Public Policy Award - First Place STEM K-12 Award - Second Place Section-Student Branch Partnership Award - Third Place (tie) Young Professional Activity Award - Second Place (tie) Outstanding Activity Award - Honorable Mention Congratulations to 2018-2019 Section Chairman Charles Simpson and the Section Council
Click here to see the AIAA press release with the winners of all awards.
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Read about the Section's 2019-2020 Activities in the Section Award Report Click here to download the Section's 2019-2020 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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Section Holds Remembrance Event On a sunny, brisk day in March, the Greater Huntsville Section held its inaugural Remembrance Event ... more Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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Announcement of the Section's 2020-2021 Officers and Directors Chair: Mr. Nishanth Goli Vice-Chair: Ms. Theresa Jehle Secretary: Ms. April Potter Treasurer: Ms. Nancy Donahoo Vice-Chair, Mobile: Dr. Carlos Montalvo Immediate Past Chair: Mr. Greg Simpson Education Director: Dr. Erik Nielsen Honors and Awards Director: Mr. Chip Kopicz Pre-College Outreach Director: Dr. Ragini Acharya Marketing Director: Mr. Alex Vasenkov Membership Director: Dr. Paul P. Palies Liaison to Student Branches: Dr. Gabe Xu Young Professionals Director: Ms. Lindsey Blair Special Projects Director: Mr. Brandon Stiltner Public Policy Director: Dr. Naveen Vetcha Liaison to Professional Societies: Mr. Scott Prichard Webmaster: Dr. Arloe Mayne (All but Dr. Montalvo, Dr. Nielsen, Mr. Prichard, Dr. Acharya, and Dr. Mayne were elected to their positions this year)
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Greater Huntsville “Prime Air” Delivers For the fourth year in a row, the Greater Huntsville Section fielded a team in Huntsville’s version of the famed Iditarod, the Annual Carts4Hearts 5K race ... more Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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Elizabeth Bero, Gifted Specialist at Horizon Elementary School in Madison, Alabama Honored for Efforts to Promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education (Adapted from an AIAA Press Release) Three K–12 educators from across the United States have won the 2020 AIAA Educator Achievement Awards, honoring their efforts to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. “Now more than ever, we understand the life-changing work teachers do every day,” said Dan Dumbacher, AIAA executive director. “How teachers ground students while inspiring them to reach for more. AIAA honors and supports teachers because we know they make all the difference in creating a better tomorrow. Congratulations, Elizabeth Bero, Beth Leavitt, and Scott McComb! You inspire us!” This year’s honorees each received $5,000 for themselves and $5,000 for their respective schools to continue their efforts in STEM education.
The winners of the AIAA Educator Achievement Award are: Elizabeth Bero, Gifted Specialist at Horizon Elementary School in Madison, Alabama, for “instilling a sense of wonder in students through curiosity-based learning and for her four-decade-long service to the community as an educator.”; Beth Meade Leavitt, Teacher of Physics and Astronomy and Director of FIRST Robotics Team 283 at Wade Hampton High School in Greenville, South Carolina; and Scott McComb, Science Instructor, AIAA Advisor, Green Energy Team Advisor, and Science Olympiad Coach at Raisbeck Aviation High School in Seattle, Washington”.
Established in 1997, the AIAA Educator Achievement Award recognizes K–12 educators for outstanding contributions to the continued study of STEM subjects among America’s youth. Each of these teachers has had a significant impact on creating the next generation of aerospace professionals who will shape our community’s future. Since 1997, the award has honored more than 65 educators from the United States.
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AIAA Birthday Cake The Greater Huntsville Section celebrated the 57th anniversary of the founding of the AIAA at a birthday social on January 30 ... more Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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Legislative Update Members of the Greater Huntsville Section attended the Alabama Legislative Update breakfast on January 24, 2020 at the Jackson Center in Huntsville ... more Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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Greater Huntsville Section 4th Annual Next Gen Technical Symposium The AIAA Greater Huntsville Section Council proudly presents the 4th annual Next Gen Technical Symposium! ... more Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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Support of Botanical Garden Galaxy of Lights The Section again staffed the ticket booths and directed traffic at the Huntsville Botanical Gardens’ Galaxy of Lights ... more Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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Section at Chamber of Commerce Holiday Reception The Greater Huntsville Section participated in the 2019 Huntsville and Madison County Chamber of Commerce Holiday Open House ... more Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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Educator Associate Describes AIAA Resources for Teachers Section Educator Associate member Beth Bero recently shared the wealth of AIAA Lesson Plans ... more Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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Raspberry Pi Construction Project The Greater Huntsville Section this Summer hosted a 3-part hands-on Raspberry Pi construction project ... more Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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Chandra X-Ray Observatory 20th Anniversary Luncheon For the October luncheon of the AIAA GHS, the Section wanted to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Chandra X-ray ... more Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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Nerd Trivia Night As one of the fundraising events for the 2019 AIAA Next Gen Technical Symposium we once again held our "Nerd Trivia" night ... more Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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August Luncheon With Congressman Brooks For the August luncheon of the AIAA GHS, we invited Congressmen Mo Brooks who provided a Washington Update ... more Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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Farm Burger Fundraiser for Symposium As part of the leadup to the 2019 AIAA Next Gen Technical Symposium we once again held a fundraiser at Farm Burger ... more Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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Symposium Fundraiser at Brewery We held a fundraising night at local Huntsville brewery ... more Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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October 2019 Edition of Section Newsletter Now Available The October 2019 edition of Telemetry, the Section's newsletter is now available online. Read about recent events and activities in which the Section has participated. Click here to see the October edition of the Newsletter.
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Section Activities Related to Apollo 50th Anniversary The Section participated in a number of activities during and leading up to the week of July 16th ... more Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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AIAA Mobile Chapter Apollo 11 Anniversary Celebration at the Exploreum On Saturday, July 20, 2019, the AIAA Mobile Chapter partnered with the Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the NASA Apollo 11 Moon Landing. ... more Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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Greater Huntsville Section at AirVenture 2019 Members of the Greater Huntsville Section attended the world’s largest aviation gathering, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture in Oshkosh ... more Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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July Luncheon with Bobby Watkins, NASA Director of Human Exploration Development and Operations For the July luncheon of the AIAA GHS, the council wanted to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 by looking at what the next 50 years of Human missions to Moon, Mars and beyond would look like. ... more Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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AIAA Greater Huntsville Section at SMD Symposium The Greater Huntsville Section was an exhibitor at the 2019 Space & Missile Defense Symposium from August 6 – 8, 2019 at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama ... more Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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AIAA Greater Huntsville Section at Biergarten AIAA Greater Huntsville Section (GHS) was the featured non-profit at the US Space & Rocket Center’s Biergarten ... more Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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Congratulations to the Section's 2019 Award Recipients Ed Pruett Young Professional of the Year Award: Ms. Lauren Badia Earl Pearce Professional of the Year Award: Mr. Chris Crumbly Konrad Dannenberg Educator of the Year Award: Dr. Norman Speakman Undergraduate Student of the Year Award: Ms. Kelly Burnham Graduate Student of the Year Award: Mr. Langston Williams Martin Schilling Award: Major Alex Jehle Holger Toftoy Award: Mr. Robert Champion Hermann Oberth Award: Dr. Rani Sullivan Robert L. Sackheim Scholarship Award: Mr. Ryan Dunn Michael Tinker Scholarship Award: Miss Abigail Vanderslice Alabama Science and Engineering Fair Winners: Mr. Arjun Iyer Mr. Samuel Nameniuk Miss Victoria Whitehead North Alabama Regional Science and Engineering Fair Winners: Ms. Makaila Jennings Ms. Sarah-Kate Drown Mr. Jeremiah Davis Click here to download Awards Dinner program.
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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 Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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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 Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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Armed Forces Celebration Luncheon at the Von Braun Center on June 26 The Greater Huntsville Section participated in the 2019 Armed Forces Celebration Luncheon at the Von Braun Center on June 26. ... more Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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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 Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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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 Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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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 Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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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 Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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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 Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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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. Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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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 Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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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. Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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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 Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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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 Click here to see Table of Contents for all eMag articles.
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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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