Students and Young Professionals

Room

National Harbor 11

Description

Discover how you can make the most of your week at AIAA SciTech Forum while meeting fellow attendees. This orientation is ideal for first-time attendees, but all are welcome!

Description

Now in its fourth year, the AIAA Idea Challenge at AIAA SciTech Forum provides young professionals with the opportunity to develop a pitch for an idea or product that fits under the challenge theme. Each team will present ideas for how aerospace technologies and techniques can contribute solutions to large global issues, such as climate change, food sustainability, or access to resources. By introducing these ideas, they will showcase how the aerospace industry acts as a pathfinder for humanity. Teams comprising a mix of industry, government, and academic members will present their pitches during this session. Audience members can ask questions, evaluate the pitches, and choose the winning team. 

Moderator

• Michele Miller
  Vice President, Security and Mission Assurance, Ball Aerospace

Room

Cherry Blossom Ballroom

Description

A can’t-miss opportunity where students and young professionals can interact with AIAA Corporate Members and find out what employment opportunities are available, all in a fun and dynamic environment. Participate in round table discussions from 1500–1700 hrs in the Cherry Blossom Ballroom, followed by a cocktail reception from 1700–1800 hrs in the Cherry Blossom Lobby. Space is limited to 400 participants.

Remember to bring your resume. Confirmed Corporate Member employers include:

• Aerojet Rocketdyne 
• Airbus U.S.
• Aurora Flight Sciences, A Boeing Company
• Ball Aerospace
• Bastion Technologies, Inc.
• Blue Origin
• Boom
  
• Collier Aerospace
• Electra.aero
• FlexCompute 
• GE Aerospace
• General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
• Gulfsteam Aerospace Corporation
• HX5
• JPL
• KBR
• Lockheed Martin
• Maxar
• Moog, Space and Defense
• Northrop Grumman
• Quartus Engineering
• Raytheon
• Spirit AeroSystems 
• Stratolaunch
• Systems Technology, Inc.
• Textron
• The Boeing Company
• The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Additional participating companies include:

• Continuum Dynamics
• NASA Langley Research Center
• Scaled Composites

Room

Cherry Blossom Ballroom

Description

Discover exciting career opportunities in the field at NASA's International Forum for Aviation Research.

Title of talk: “Igniting Your Future by Maximizing Your Early Career”

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Speakers

• Wes Ryan
  Program Manager at NASA’s Aeronautics Research Institute (NARI)

Room

Cherry Blossom Ballroom

Description

Leaders in the aerospace industry will take time to meet with the Rising Leaders participants and share their experiences. This event is a great way to get insight and make new contacts.

Room

Cherry Blossom Ballroom

Description

College has quick timelines, short turnarounds, and new subjects each semester. Many college students have long term goals of working in a certain discipline. After graduation, many achieve these goals and get a job where they want, working on what they want. But the real world moves much slower than university - future steps, promotions, or leadership can be 10-20 year goals. Even a dream job may become tedious. This panel includes aerospace leaders to help the young professional answer the question - where do I go from here?

Panelists

• Sandra H. “Sandy” Magnus
  Principal - AstroPlanetview, LLC and part time Professor of the Practice - Georgia Institute of Technology
• Andrew Maurer
  Director, People Analytics, Insights & Technology, Northrop Grumman Corporatioin
• Rickey J. Shyne, P. E.
  Director of Research and Engineering, NASA Glenn Research Center
• Lesley Weitz
  Department Chief Scientist, National Airspace System (NAS) Automation Evolution, The MITRE Corporation

Room

Potomac A&B

Description

Exclusive event to hear distinguished panelists discuss their leadership and innovation journeys. The dialogue will explore how leadership, innovation, and intersectionality combine to shape leaders and the workforce of today and tomorrow. Join us for an evening of networking and inspiring conversation.

Moderator

• Sylvie DeLaHunt
  Senior Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)

Panelists

• Enanga Daisy Fâlé
  Sr. Systems Engineering Manager, Northrop Grumman Corporation; Director, Aerospace SIG (ASIG), National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
• CDR Emily “Hawking” Shilling, USN
  PMA-281 Naval Mission Planning Systems Military Deputy Program Manager
• Julie Williams-Byrd
  Chief Technologist, NASA Langley Research Center