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Kristen Gerzina

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems

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Northrop Grumman Defense Systems
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Industry
(linked to AIAA member record)

  • Services- Consulting/ Govt Contracting

Education

University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Master of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, 2012
Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
2007 To 2012

University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Bachelors of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, 2005
Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
2000 To 2005

Honors and Awards

AIAA Associate Fellow
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
2019

Distinguished Service Citation
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
2013

Engineer of the Year, Country and Community
ATK Armament Systems
2015

Outstanding Section, 2nd Place, Small Sections
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
2013

Outstanding Section, 3rd Place, Small Sections
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Precision Weapons Hero of the Week
Orbital ATK Amament Systems
2016

Industry

  • Services- Consulting/ Govt Contracting

Professional Interest

  • Applied Aerodynamics
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Missile Systems
  • Modeling & Simulation

University

  • University of Minnesota

Professional Interests
(linked to AIAA member record)

  • Applied Aerodynamics
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Missile Systems
  • Modeling & Simulation

Other Professional Affiliations

SWE
2018 - Present

AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Technical Committee
2017 - 2020

ABET Program Evaluator
2017 - Present

AIAA Region V Deputy Director, Finance
2016 - Present

ION Autonomouos Snowplow Competition Planning Committee
2013 - Present

AIAA Twin Cities Section Chair
2011 - Present

AIAA Twin Cities Section Vice Chair
2010 - 2011