Information & Organizers
AIAA SciTech Forum is the world's largest event for aerospace research, development, and technology. It connects the international community of academic, industry, and government professionals in the civil, commercial, and national security sectors, along with leaders from adjacent industries, to address challenges and technical opportunities. The forum also connects technical experts with business, government, and academic leaders to envision, test, build, and problem solve, together.
Guiding Coalition
Scott Fouse, AIAA Domain Lead, SciTech Executive Producer
Geoff Butler, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
Thomas Cooley, Consultant
Taylor Fazzini, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
Steve Frick, Lockheed Martin Space Advanced Technology Center
Bryan Kowalcyzk, University of Cincinnati
Sam Magill, NASA Langley Research Center
Charles Norton, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Masami Onoda, JAXA
Pradeep Raj, Virginia Tech
Chris Rouw, Ball Aerospace
Venke Sankaran, Air Force Research Laboratory
Eszter Varga, Virginia Tech
Shawn Weil, Aptima
Marilee Wheaton, The Aerospace Corporation
Steve Yahata, The Boeing Company
Forum Technical Chairs
Gary Seidel, Virginia Tech (Forum Technical Chair, Aerospace Design and Structures Group)
Alex Selvarathinam, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics (Deputy Forum Technical Chair, Aerospace Design and Structures Group)
Mrinal Kumar, Ohio State University (Forum Technical Chair, Aerospace Sciences Group)
Chris Cotting, Virginia Tech (Deputy Forum Technical Chair, Aerospace Sciences Group)
Cetin Kris, Volcano Platforms Inc (Forum Technical Chair, Integration and Outreach Division)
Umut Durak, German Aerospace Center (DLR) (Forum Technical Chair, Information Systems Group)
Liang Sun,
New Mexico State University (Deputy Forum Technical Chair, Information Systems Group)
Matthew Harvazinski, Air Force Research Laboratory (Forum Technical Chair, Propulsion and Energy Group)
Brent Rankin, Air Force Research Laboratory
(Deputy Forum Technical Chair, Propulsion and Energy Group)