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The HUB sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is the heart of networking at the virtual 2021 AIAA SciTech Forum. Live and on-demand sessions throughout the week include recruitment events, speed mentoring for young professionals, sponsor presentations, and fun virtual activities.
the HUB schedule for 2022 is being developed. Check out the program from 2021:
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SciTech 101
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Discover how you can make the most of your first week at AIAA SciTech Forum while meeting fellow attendees. This orientation is ideal for first-time attendees, but all are welcome!
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TC Showcase
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Interested in learning more about the Technical Activities Division and AIAA’s Technical Committees? Join us for an interactive overview of TAD and the TCs and then network with TAD leaders and TC chairs.
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Sonic Boom and the X-59
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This discussion highlights the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis and sonic boom assessment of the X-59. -
The Future of Green Propellants
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This discussion highlights the successes of NASA’s Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM) and what the demonstration means for the future of green propellants.Moderator
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Trudy Kortes
Program Director of Technology Demonstrations, Space Technology Mission Directorate, NASA
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Joe Cassady
Executive Director for Space Programs, Washington Operations, Aerojet Rocketdyne -
Jeff Sheehy
Chief Engineer, Space Technology Mission Directorate, NASA -
Chris McLean
GPIM Principal Investigator, Ball Aerospace -
Adam Brand
Tech Advisor and Advanced Propellant Development Lead, Air Force Research Laboratory
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Nashville Singer/Songwriters
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If we can’t bring 2021 AIAA SciTech to Nashville, we’ll bring a little of Nashville to you! Join us as we hear from two professional singer/songwriters, as they perform their hits, tell personal stories about the stars who recorded their songs, and share the details that inspired them to write them.Session Participants
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Victoria Banks
Country Music Artist -
Billy Kirsch
Songwriter
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Student Programs Roundup
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Learn about all the ways you can get engaged and connected as an AIAA student member to our amazing offering of programs just for students.
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How to Get Published with AIAA
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AIAA is the leading aerospace publisher. Join our webinar on how to publish with AIAA meeting papers, journals, books, magazine or how to participate on an AIAA standards committee. Learn more about AIAA Publications. -
Transforming the Role of the UAV
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The benefits of using reliable and proven platforms to meet emerging objectives are numerous and multifaceted.Speakers
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Claudia Mowery
Vice President – USAF Programs, Aircraft Systems, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
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Meet and Greet with Puppies!
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Secondhand Hounds will join AIAA SciTech with some amazing puppies up for adoption, so take a break and join us for some puppy love! -
Aerospace Cybersecurity Capture the Flag Preview
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Aerospace Cybersecurity Capture the Flag Preview, developed by Embry-Riddle, is a competitive learning lab for aerospace professionals of all skill and experience levels. Participants will solve general cybersecurity challenges and then move on to aerospace-specific challenges such as decrypting navigation data and finding bugs in satellite ground station systems. -
Rising Leaders in Aerospace: Speed Mentoring
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Leaders in the aerospace industry will take time to meet with Rising Leaders participants and share their experiences. -
Corporate Member Drop-In Social Hour
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Join us for casual conversation and networking. Corporate Member Employee exclusive event.
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Breathe & Restore: Slow Flow Yoga to Ease Stress in Your Mind & Body
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This beginner-friendly yoga practice* will get you connected to your breath, warm up your body, and introduce you to some of the foundational poses of a vinyasa style yoga practice.Speakers
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Erica Overfield
HR Business Partner, SAP Concur
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From Initial Concept to Fully Parametric Product Model in Under 30 Minutes – A Brisk Walkthrough of Model-Based Aircraft Design Environment Pacelab APD
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The presentation illustrates the conceptual design of an aircraft from configuration definition, graphic geometric modeling of the fuselage and its compartments, selection of powerplant options to multi-level analysis and design space exploration of key design parameters.Speakers
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Alexander Schneegans
Managing Director, PACE Aerospace Engineering and Information Technology
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Materials Start-Up Panel
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In this session, representatives from start-up materials companies will present their products, operations, and vision for future directions to enlighten and encourage the audience about potential future collaboration.Panelists
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Kookai Chaimahawong
Pangaea Ventures -
Jason Husk
Mosaic Materials -
Brett Jones
VU Venture Partners -
Emily Parisi
Parisi Tech -
Evgenia Pekarskaya
Supercool Metals -
Mark Rowland
AFWERX -
Dan Xiang
X-Wave Innovations, Inc.
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AIAA YPG/IFAR Virtual Exchange IVX Talk: Cultivating the Spirit of Innovation
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IFAR Virtual Exchange (IVX) is a series of web-based speaking engagements given by internationally recognized aerospace academics and industry members. Each series will invite dynamic and inspiring speakers connected to the IFAR community. The purpose of the speaker series is to develop the career capabilities of researchers and employees of the IFAR member organizations and the greater aeronautical R&D community. The featured speaker for this talk is Parimal Kopardekar, Director of NASA Aeronautics Research Institute (NARI). Format: Presentation followed by Audience Q&A.Speakers
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Parimal "PK" Kopardekar
Director, NASA Aeronautics Research Institute (NARI), NASA Ames Research Center
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Meet the Employers
Description
AIAA’s “Meet the Employers” event at the 2021 SciTech Forum offers attendees the opportunity to virtually meet and network with AIAA corporate member companies.
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Bastion Technologies
Description
Bastion Technologies is a dynamic aerospace company with rapid growth in the coolest marketplace! Visit our ONLINE HUB to see our current job openings!
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Meet AIAA Regions & Sections
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Connect with section officers, learn about activities in your region, and how to participate. This is a casual networking event. Students and professionals are encouraged to attend. -
Fall 2020 NASA Intern Projects
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NASA interns will present their outcomes on their fall 2020 projects.Moderator
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Chris Clark
Management and Program Analyst, NASA Aeronautics Research Institute (NARI) -
Parimal "PK" Kopardekar
Director, NASA Aeronautics Research Institute (NARI), NASA Ames Research Center
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Gold Award Girl Scouts—Engineering for Your Community
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Join Gold Award Alums in STEM as they discuss how they built strong foundations in engineering through community problem-solving with a diversity, equity and inclusion lens.Speakers
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Megan Loh
2019 National Gold Award Girl Scout and a freshman at Stanford University -
Therese Malinowski
2020 National Gold Award Girl Scout and first year engineering student at Purdue University -
Phoebe Wall
2019 National Gold Award Girl Scout, Aero/Astro student at Stanford University
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SciTech Student & YP Movie Night – Mars Generation
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Looking for a way to connect to other student and YP attendees at SciTech? Join AIAA and special guest commentators from NASA as we watch the Netflix documentary The Mars Generation using the RAVE app together! Our guest commentators will be Sarah Shull and Robert Howard.
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Meet the Author
Description
Meet Daniel P. Raymer, author of Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach, at 2021 AIAA SciTech.Speakers
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Daniel P. Raymer
President, Conceptual Research Corporation
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Connecting With Your Peers
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Please join us for a virtual lunch hour with opportunities for 1-1 speed-networking and small group discussions. Come connect with your peers from academia, industry, and government. -
ASCEND Rewind: Space Exploration
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Fun Run/Walk
Description
AIAA encourages you to step away from the computer before or after AIAA SciTech and get outside for a fun run and/or walk!
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UAV Ground Control Segment – Past, Present, & Future
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This session describes the UAV Ground Control Station (or Segment) history at GA-ASI including the evolution from the early Predator days, to the current USAF & US Army configurations, as well as future initiatives, concepts, and paradigm shifts.
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Ernest J. Serrano
Senior Director of Engineering for MQ-1C Gray Eagle, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
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SciTech 101 – Week 1 Recap/Week 2 Outlook
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A place for new SciTech attendees (especially students!) to come and hear what SciTech is all about. In week two, we’ll recap the first week of the forum and look ahead to what the second week has in store. -
Meet the Author
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Kevin Michaels, Aerodynamic: Inside the High-Stakes Global Jetliner Ecosystem
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Kevin Michaels
Managing Director, AeroDynamic Advisory
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ASCEND Rewind: Entrepreneurship in Space
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Challenger: The Final Flight – Episode 1 Netflix Watch Party
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Join us on Tuesday, 19 January, to watch the first episode together of Challenger: The Final Flight on Netflix. Engineers, officials, and the crew members’ families provide their perspective on the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and its aftermath. -
Aerospace Trivia Night Hosted by WoAA
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Join the Women of Aeronautics and Astronautics (WoAA) for a fun night of Aerospace trivia for students! Get a team together and RSVP via this link (coming soon!). A game link will be sent to participants after RSVPs close. The first place team will win an AIAA prize pack, so be sure to register today!
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Idea Challenge Recap
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Did you miss the Idea Challenge yesterday? Do you have more questions for the winning team – The Notorious ENGs?? Join them and other young professional participants in the HUB for a recap of their “Design Cycle – Go Fast!” pitch. -
Rising Leaders in Aerospace: How to be an (Aero)preneur Discussion Panel and Breakout Discussion
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This a discussion panel and breakout discussion session with entrepreneurs in the aerospace industry where we discuss the challenges of entrepreneurship and how to build a successful business, from idea to execution. Attendees will have the chance to join a breakout discussion with panelists in the last part of the program. Please ensure you have the most up-to-date version of ZOOM video teleconferencing software in order to fully participate in this session.Speakers
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Natalya Bailey
CTO and co-founder, Accion Systems -
Parimal "PK" Kopardekar
Director, NASA Aeronautics Research Institute (NARI), NASA Ames Research Center -
Kelly Larson
Chief Executive Officer, Aquarian Space -
Garret Westlake
Executive Director of the da Vinci Center for Innovation, Virginia Commonwealth University
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Pathways to AIAA Leadership
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Join us for an interactive session to find out how you can participate in a pathway to AIAA leadership on a technical committee, local section, standing committee, and more.
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Anjaney Kottapalli
Research Science Manager, Lockheed Martin -
Jeff Laube
Senior Project Engineer, Launch Systems Division, The Aerospace Corporation -
Peter Montgomery
Chair, AIAA Talent and Leadership Development Committee; Director of Commercialization, Test & Operations Support Contract, Kennedy Space Center, Jacobs -
Jeff Puschell
Principal Engineering Fellow, Raytheon Technologies -
Kate Stambaugh
AIAA Talent and Leadership Development Committee; Senior Principal Systems Engineer, Space Sector, Northrop Grumman -
Sarah Shull
Artemis Surface Mission Planning Lead, NASA Johnson Space Center -
Phillip J. Ansell
Assistant Professor and Allen Ormsbee Faculty Fellow , Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois -
John-Paul Clarke
Professor, Ernest Cockrell, Jr. Memorial Chair in Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, University of Texas at Austin
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GoFly’s $1,000,000 Grand Prize is Waiting for You
Description
GoFly’s $1,000,000 Grand Prize is waiting to be won, and teams around the world are working to create a safe, quiet, and compact personal flyer. Think you have what it takes to win? Join us to learn more about becoming an official GoFly Team, and meet some of our current teams.