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Region 2 Director’s Comments

RSAC – May 12, 2010Inside Aerospace Meeting - Arlington, VA

G. Alan Lowrey

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Current Region 2 Membership Status

SectionProfessional

Student Educator Associate

Region 2 Section Chairs for the 2009-10 Section YearTotal Associate

Member Member Senior Member

Associate Fellow Fellow Honorary

Fellow

Alabama / Mississippi 1180 10 325 704 124 16 1 310 50 Ms. Heather C. Tinney

(Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems)

Atlanta 338 6 83 176 57 15 1 301 91 Dr. Thomas Mensah(Georgia Aerospace Systems)

Cape Canaveral 316 2 79 195 37 2 1 65 35 Ms. Susie C. Allen-Sierpinski

(United Space Alliance)

Carolina 244 3 57 144 32 7 1 137 84 TBDCentral Florida 311 2 86 169 47 6 1 228 77 Dr. Randal T. Allen

(retired)

Greater New Orleans 86 0 18 55 13 0 0 11 21 Mr. Michael W. Martin

(Lockheed Martin Space Systems)

Northwest Florida 224 3 65 119 30 7 0 33 83 Dr. Gregg L. Abate

(Eglin Air Force Base)

Palm Beach 174 3 34 91 39 3 4 54 70 Dr. Michael D. Popp(Pratt & Whitney)

Savannah 102 0 31 49 21 1 0 10 25 Mr. Umesh Patel(Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation)

Tennessee 279 6 53 154 53 12 1 95 65 Dr. Joseph M Sheeley(Arnold Air Force Base)

No Section Assignment 14 0 2 11 1 0 0 14 54

Total 3268 35 833 1867 454 69 10 1258 655

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Regional Advisory Committee (RAC)

Section Representatives Deputy DirectorsAlabama-Mississippi Heather Tinney Education / Student Activities Cassondra DellingerAtlanta Thomas Mensah, Ph.D. Finance Dick Russell, Yvonne ParkerCape Canaveral David Fleming, Ph.D. Honors and Awards Corey HernandezCarolina TBD Membership Joseph Sims, Ph.D. Central Florida Clinton Plaisted Public Policy Ned PeaksGreater New Orleans Michael Martin PreCollege Outreach Shelly BrimmeierNorthwest Florida Gregg Abate, Ph.D., Christopher Clay Technical Thomas Mensah, Ph.D.Palm Beach Russ Joyner, Michael Popp Young Professional Allison Cash Savannah Jason Merret, Ph.D., Umesh Patel, Ph.D. Career & Workforce Development Cynthia WilliamsTennessee Joseph Sheeley, Ph.D.

• RAC Meetings for 2009-10 Section Year– June 12, 2009 – Teleconference– September 18, 2009 – Teleconference– January 6, 2010 – Aerospace Sciences Meeting– April 9, 2010 – Region 2 Student Conference

• AIAA Staff Liaison – Chris Jessee

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2010 Southeastern Regional Student Conference

• 61st Region 2 Student Conference was April 8-9 in Destin, FL– Attended by over 300 delegates from 14 universities

Event co-hosted by Auburn University and Tuskegee University70 presentations given; tour of Eglin AFB provided

– 75th Anniversary of Eglin AFB; air show on April 10.Accommodations at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort

– Luncheon speaker – USAF Major Randy “Laz” GordonExperimental fighter test pilot

– Awards Dinner speaker – USAF Colonel Keith J. KosanCommander, 46th Operations Group, Eglin AFB

– Faculty Advisors Meeting and RAC 2 Meeting on April 9.Professional Sections to provide POCs to assist Conference Committee with logistics, fundraisingUniversity of Alabama will host the 62nd Region 2 Student Conference, tentatively scheduled for March 31 – April 1, 2011

– Accommodations planned at The Capstone, on the UA campus in Tuscaloosa

Bayside Inn

Linkside Conference Center

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2010 Southeastern Regional Student Conference (Cont’)

Undergraduate Division

1st Gregory Howe Georgia Institute of Technology Optimization of 2-D Flap Geometry Using Matlab and Fun3D

2nd Kyle Scott University of Alabama A Quantitative Approach to Flow Visualization via Tufting

3rd Melissa Conway University of Alabama The Effect of Flexible Membranes on the Lift and Drag of Flat Plates in Low Reynolds Number Flow

Masters Division

1st Filippo Casadei Georgia Institute of Technology Vibration Control of Thin Plates with Periodically Distributer Shunted Arrays

2nd Nadim Zgheib University of Tennessee Space Institute Asymptotic Solutions for Longitudinal Waves in Solid Rocket Motors

3rd Michel Akiki University of Tennessee Space Institute Compressible Integral Formulation of the Two-Dimensional Porous Channel Flow

3rd Maria Chierichetti Georgia Institute of Technology Response prediction in dynamic systems from experimental measurements

Freshman/Sophomore Open-Topic Discussion

1st Jason Panzarino University of Florida University of Florida Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Production of a Low-Cost, Autonomous, Aerial Imaging Vehicle

2nd Tyler Maddox and Eric McClellan

University of Central Florida Altitude Compensating Effects of Aerospike Nozzles

3rd Hisham Ali University of Alabama Ramjets and Scramjets: The Future of High Speed Flight

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2010 Southeastern Regional Student Conference (Cont’)

Team (Paper) Division

1st Florida Institute of Technology Design and Construction of a Blended Wing Body UAV

2nd Auburn University Design and Testing of an Internal/External Cargo UAV

3rd Florida Institute of Technology Study of Periodic Flow in Cascade Testing

Design Team Division

1st North Carolina State University NCSU Biologically Inspired Flight Vehicle Design

2nd North Carolina State University NCSU Aerospace Senior Design Team Air Support

3rd North Carolina State University NCSU Aerospace Senior Design Frictionless Utility Nanosatellite Concepts

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Region 2 Section Highlights

• Alabama-Mississippi Section:– January 21 Dinner with Distinguished Lecturer

Mr. Greg Meholic of The Aerospace CorporationTopic: “Advanced Space Propulsion Concepts for Interstellar Travel”Dinner held at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH); well-attended by the UAH student chapter.

– February 17 Luncheon with Distinguished Lecturer Mr. Gene Austin of NASA/MSFC (retired)

Topic: “President Obama’s Plan for The Future of Human Space Flight”

– March 17 Luncheon with speaker Mr. David Christensen of the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company (retired) and aerospace consultant

Topic: “Review of Historical Aerospace Resources in the Huntsville Area“Special emphasis placed on the extensive information available at the UAH Salmon Library archives

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Region 2 Section Highlights (Cont’)

• Alabama-Mississippi Section (Cont’):– March 31 Luncheon with speaker Mr. Ed Buckbee, former

NASA PAO and founder of the US Space CampTopic: “Wernher von Braun – The Rocket Man“

– Von Braun’s story with photography, interviews, and personal notes

– CVD 2010 (March 17) – 4 members in attendanceAll Alabama delegation offices were visited

– 16th Annual Great Paper Airplane Contest (March 23)Co-sponsored with the UAH Student Chapter

– North Alabama Regional Science and Engineering Fair (March 3-5) and Alabama Science and Engineering Fair (April 1-3)

AL-MS Sections provides judges and Junior and Senior Division Special Awards– Yuri’s Night (April 10) at the US Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, AL

AL-MS Section was a 2010 sponsor

Dr. Wernher von Braun“Late to bed, early to rise, work

like heck and advertise”

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• Alabama-Mississippi Section (Cont’):– The 17th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race (April 9-10) at the US Space and Rocket

Center, Huntsville, AL; over 70 teams, both US and InternationalHigh school and college/university students design vehicles that address engineering problems similar to those faced by the original Apollo Lunar Rover teamVehicles must be human powered, carry two students (one female and one male), and traverse a half-mile simulated lunar terrain course including "craters", rocks, "lava" ridges, inclines and "lunar" soil.

– AL-MS Section is original co-sponsor and contributes funding, judges and volunteers

Sponsors the Best Design Award (currently the Senior Design Project at several universities); winners:

– Teodoro Aguilar Mora Vocational High School, Yabucoa, Puerto Rico– University of Alabama in Huntsville, AL

Sponsors the Crash & Burn Award; winner:– Erie High School, Erie, KS

– And the 17th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race WINNERS are….

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The International Space Education Institute of Leipzig, Germany

The University of Puerto Rico in Humacao

College/University Division High School Division

Congratulations to Frederick I. Ordway III, author and consultant to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, for becoming an AIAA Fellow for 2010 !!

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• Alabama-Mississippi Section (Cont’):– May 6 Luncheon with speakers Dr. Michael Griffin of UAH

and Mr. Steve Cook of Dynetics, Inc.Topic: “Project Constellation“

– May 8 Young Professionals Family Spring PicnicRedstone Arsenal Picnic Area along the Tennessee River.

– May 11 5th Congressional District Candidate DebateA Public Policy Event at UAH addressing Constellation, missile defense, BRAC, commercial space flight and other aerospace issues important to in the North Alabama district

– May 12 Luncheon with speaker Jeff Patton of United Launch Alliance (ULA)

Topic: “How to Human Rate ULA EELVs”– Upcoming - May 24 Luncheon with speaker Norm Augustine,

former CEO of the Lockheed Martin Corporation (retired)Topic: “Review of the Human Space Flight Plans Committee”

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• Atlanta Section:– 2 new AIAA Fellows – The Atlanta Section congratulates Dr. Dimitri Mavris and

Dr. Lakshmi Sankar, both at the Georgia Institute of Technology, for their election to this high honor.

– January 26 Dinner with speaker Mr. Larry Lawson, Lockheed Martin Executive Vice President and F-22 Program General Manager

Topic: “The F-22 Program”– Section sponsorship continues for the Carlton J. Kell High School Robotics

Team, Marietta GA (via funding and volunteers)February 25 – Kell Robotics Team wins prestigious SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Environmental Excellence Award; a $10,000 prize!

– For applying the technology skills and knowledge gained through participation in the FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics program

– Team designed a trash-collecting robot for use in bodies of water (lakes, rivers).– Participated in CVD 2010 (March 17)

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• Cape Canaveral Section:– February 12 Young Professionals “Watch and Discuss:

2001 A Space Odyssey” Social and Movie Night.– February 18 National Engineers Week Space Coast Annual with

speaker Dr. Robert B. Abernethy of Pratt & Whitney (retired)Topic: “The Golden Age of Aerospace: U2s, Blackbirds and Roadrunners”Section co-sponsored event with ASME and CCTSDuring this dinner, the Section’s Outstanding Member of the Year was presented to Ms. Sofia Calica

– Judging and presentation of Brevard County Science Fairs Special AIAA AwardsSouth on January 30, Intracoastal on February 6, and Mainland on February 13

– Public Policy Committee (Roelof Schuling, Chair), prepared a letter that was published in the February 21 edition of Florida Today

Topic was AIAA Space Policy and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education

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• Cape Canaveral Section (Cont’):– 3 members participated in 2010 CVD

26 of 27 Florida Delegation offices were visited by March 24– March 16 Brown-Bag Seminar with Dr. Sherry Borener of the FAA Office of

Accident Investigation and PreventionTopic: “Where Are We Going With RiskCo-sponsored with the Student Chapter at the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT)

– March 19 Dinner with FIT Student Chapter and Speaker Dr. Samuel DurranceFormer astronaut and current FIT Professor of Physics and Space SciencesTopic: Experiences as payload specialist on STS-35/Astro-1 and STS-67/Astro-2

– The Section congratulates its student members from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) for their participation at the 2010 Southeastern Regional Student Conference (April 8-9)

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• Cape Canaveral Section (Cont’):

– Upcoming – May 20 Section Dinner– Upcoming – Dinner with ERAU student chapter– Upcoming – Young Professional Event, “Baseball Night”– A By-laws Committee was formed to review the Section By-laws and recommend

any changes; Cape Canaveral Section seeks RSAC approval of updated By-laws

Florida Tech BWB Aircraft on display at the student conference in the lobby of the

conference center.

Members of the Florida Tech delegation attending the student conference

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• Central Florida Section:– Primary focus is on rejuvenating the section

3 Section Council meetings since January RAC meeting– One meeting was held at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in conjunction

with reviewing students’ presentations for the student conference in April– February 11 Dinner with speaker Mr. Craig Luongo of Lockheed Martin

Topic: “What Senior Engineering Manager Value”Co-sponsored with Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control Very well attended; members from both coasts attended

– April 17 Weekend Social during April “Fun ‘n’ Sun” fly-in and air show at the Fantasy of Flight Aviation Museum

UCF student members volunteered to support Museum event– May 6 Dinner with speaker Mr. Wally Nelson of United Technologies (retired)

Topic: “The Way to the Moon and Mars”– Upcoming – June 17 AIAA/INCOSE Dinner with speaker Mr. Lou Glaros

Distinguished Member of the Group Technical Staff at LM Missiles and Fire Control and a Lockheed Martin Corporate Engineering Fellow

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• Central Florida Section (Cont’):– Professional members participating with UCF student members

Attending student chapter meetings, supporting student papers, giving presentations– Working with Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control to support Young

Professionals and Career & Workforce Development activities– Historic Aerospace Site designation approved

for the St. Petersburg, FL Central Yacht BasinHome of the St. Petersburg – Tampa Airboat Line, World’s First Regularly Scheduled Airline

– First flight departed the Central Yacht Basin for Tampa on January 1, 1914

Site dedication tentatively for late October 2010– Annual Tony Jannus Awards Dinner on

October 28.– Supports planning of the first flight’s 100th

anniversary by the St. Petersburg Museum of History and the Florida Aviation Historical Society (FAHS)

Benoist XIV flying boat biplane (operational replica at the

St. Petersburg Museum of History)

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• Northwest Florida Section:– Co-sponsored, with Newspapers in Education (NIE) and the Northwest Florida

Daily News, a special 20 page insert on the 75th Anniversary of Eglin AFB and the visiting Vietnam Memorial Replica (in April)

Feature documents the history of Eglin AFB and its impact on Northwest Florida, local veterans and the local aerospace community

– Section interacting with several local schools in its efforts to promote STEM education (effort led by Education/Pre-College Outreach Officer Dr. John Fay).

Continued support of the Northwest Florida Science Fair, including presentations of AIAA Special Awards

– Section interacting with local congressional office on public policy positions as related to the Northwest Florida area (effort led by Public Policy Officer, Dr. Mark Hunter)

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• Greater New Orleans Section:– Several speakers addressing testing at NASA/Stennis and Michoud– Supporting regional and state science fairs (awards, judges)– Co-sponsor for Yuri’s Night (April 10)

• Palm Beach Section:– Section rebuilding in progress; good group of election candidates– Section By-laws under review; participated in local Engineers Week activities;

sponsored a FIRST Robotics team.

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• Savannah Section:– February 11 Dinner with Distinguished Lecturer Mr. Paul Kostek

of Air Direct SolutionsTopic: “Personal Positioning for Engineers”; career choices and options; large vs. small companies; management vs. technical tracks

– February 18 Career & Workforce Development Lunch with Gulfstream Speakers Mr. Pat Connor and Mr. Mark D. Moss

Topic: “Engineering at Gulfstream”; more career histories and lessons learnedNote that Career and Workforce Development have arranged several events with Executive level management speakers.

– March 11 “Lunch ‘n’ Learn” with speaker Mr. Scott Bledsoe of Gulfstream

Topic: “Proof of Concept (POC) Airplanes and Components”; proper implementation of POC efforts

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• Savannah Section (Cont’):– 3 members participated in 2010 CVD (March 17)

All Georgia Delegation offices were visitedAlso met with staff of North Carolina Senator Richard Burr

– March 25 Career & Workforce Development Lunch with Gulfstream Speakers Mr. Steve Cass and Ms. Melody Jiran

Topic: “Engineering at Gulfstream”; more career histories and lessons learned

– April 1 Young Professional Evening SocialYPs hosted a bowling event and mixer

– May 12 Dinner with Distinguished Lecturer Dr. David McLaughlin of the University of Massachusetts

Director of the Center for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (CASA)Topic: “CASA Brings Futuristic Tracking to Storm Chasing

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• Tennessee Section:– Increased Section Activity

Monthly Section Council meetings have been taking place since JanuaryDr. Trevor Moeller of the University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI) will be taking over next year as Section Chairman

– February 16 National Engineers Week Luncheon with speaker Mr. John AdamsFormer Arnold Engineering and Development Center (AEDC) Technology director and current consultantTopic: “Golf Ball Aerodynamics” (Attended by over 100 people…that’s great!)

– February 16 National Engineers Week Dinner with speaker Mr. Steve Cook of Dynetics, Inc.

Former NASA/MSFC Manager for Ares Launch SystemsTopic: “The Ares Program” (also, a very well attended event)

– May 3 Membership Encouragement Section SocialA luncheon that included other technical societies, where prospective members were informed of the benefits of society membership

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• Tennessee Section (Cont’):– May 12 Luncheon with Distinguished Lecturer Dr. Paul Bevilaqua of Lockheed

MartinTopic: “Inventing the Joint Strike Fighter”Co-sponsored with the Arnold Association of Professional Societies

– Upcoming eventsSection Social at the Arrington Winery near Shelbyville, TNSection Dinner with presentation by the Winner of the Arnold Award

– Dr. Joe Majdalani of UTSI was recent recipient

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RSAC Issue: By-Laws Change for Cape Canaveral Section

• Section has changed by-laws– Changes emailed to RSAC members for review– Changes have been reviewed by Dave Quackenbush and Emily Springer

• RSAC approval required

Location REVISED Initially Reason for RevisionArticle XI, Section 4

… “with” … … “wit” … Spelling error

Article VIII, Section 1

… “1 June to 31 May” … … “1 August to 31 July” …

This change brings the section fiscal year inline with the national fiscal year.

Article V, Section 4

DELETE See reason The position of “Commander of the Air Force Eastern Space and Missile Center” no longer exists.

Article V, Section 2

…“by nature of their office”… …“Ex Officio”… Simplifies the reading of the section.

Article VII, Section 11

“Electronic voting shall be allowed for the executive council to conduct business.”

New section in Article VII

This addition would allow the executive council to conduct business via electronic means.

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