Each year the Young Professionals Committee of the AIAA Hampton Roads Section holds the Laurence Bement Young Professional Paper Competition to recognize outstanding on-the-job technical accomplishments of our young members. The award for the winning paper, judged on technical merit, clarity, and relevance by an independent reviewing committee, will be presented at the Section Awards Banquet in May 2023. The winner will receive a certificate, a FREE one-year membership to AIAA, and his or her name will be engraved on a plaque permanently on display in the H.J.E. Reid Center at NASA Langley. Prizes for second and third place will also be given.
To be eligible:
- The first-authored paper must have been either published or accepted for publication without further revisions in an archival and refereed publication in the past 6 years (such as the Journal of Fluid Mechanics).
- The paper must be originally submitted while the first author was an AIAA member 35 years old or younger.
Please note that papers that are published in conference proceedings are not eligible for this contest and that papers previously entered in this competition, which did not receive first, second, or third place can be resubmitted this year. Young professional members are limited to one paper submission. Young professional members interested in participating in this year's paper competition will submit a digital copy of the manuscript, a digital copy of the publication acceptance letter, and author information (including eligibility and AIAA membership number). Submissions for this competition will be collected electronically via the online submission website.
Submission website: https://tinyurl.com/2023-HRS-YP-Paper-Competition
Eligible submissions must be received by Friday, March 3, 2023.
If you have any questions, please contact the AIAA Hampton Roads Section Young Professional Committee Chairs:
Kyle Thompson, e-mail: kyle.b.thompson@nasa.gov
Brett Hiller, e-mail: brett.hiller@nasa.gov
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Kyle Thompson
NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton VA
(919)753-3465
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