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Final Meeting of Spring 2012 Semester

The final meeting of the Spring 2012 Semester will be held on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at at 6:00 p.m. in Akerman Hall 227. Officer elections for next year will be held, so make sure to attend. We will also be having a presentation from Danny Blaha of Exclusive Aviation, a local flight school. If you have ever been interested in getting a pilot's license, this is a great place to start.

Officer Positions Open

Are you interested in becoming more involved in the aerospace engineering community? The UMN AIAA has several vacant officer positions for next year. We are currently looking for a new Webmaster and a new Outreach Coordinator. If you are interested in either one of these positions please contact us at "aiaa AT-SYMBOL aem.umn.edu".

Upcoming Activities - Week of April 8-14, 2012

This next week is a great week for aerospace engineering students interested in astronomy and space exploration. Check out these upcoming events!

Thursday, April 12 - AIAA General Meeting

The next general meeting will be held on Thursday, April 12 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. in Akerman Hall 317. This meeting will focus on current issues related to space exploration. We plan on discussing:

  • Should the government fund space exploration?
  • Should future missions include humans or should they be entirely robotic?
  • Public Space Programs (Government) versus Private Space Programs
  • Ethics of Space Exploration

Thursday, April 12 - 7:30 p.m.

This Thursday Mike Brown, a professor of planetary astronomy at the California Institute of Technology, will be giving a talk titled "How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming". The event will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Tate Laboratory of Physics, Room 150 and is hosted by the Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics. More details can be found here.

Friday, April 13 - Yuri's Night

AIAA will be taking a group of students to "Yuri's Night" on Friday, April 13 from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Tate Laboratory of Physics. We will meet at 7:00 p.m. in the Akerman Hall Hangar. If you are interested in joining us, please RSVP to
"aiaa(at-symbol)aem.umn.edu". This event is a celebration of 51 year of human space exploration. The event is hosted by the Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics. This is a great opportunity to meet other aerospace engineering students as well as interact with physicists and astrophysicists, who often work side by side with aerospace engineers. More details can be found here.

Regional Chapter Event: 'The Future of Engineering' - Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Come see how the 'Future of Engineering' is being shaped! See presentations by 'Engineers of the Future' as the Unviersity of Minnesota student AIAA and SAE chapters will be giving presentations on the projects they have been involved in, and see an overview from the SAE Heavy Lift Competition senior design team. there will aslo be displays by three of the Senior Design Teams and a tour of the UAV lab. See how current engineering research will lead to future technology advances as Associate Professor Demoz Gebre-Egziabher (Aerospace Systems) and Distinguished McKnight Professor Richard James (Solid Mechanics) will give presentations on their research.

Time: 6:00-9:00 pm
Location: Akerman Hall Hangar
Cost to Attend: Free (Food is $5 for Jimmy Johns subs)
Full Details: Here

  • Presentations by:
    • Dr. Demoz Gebre-Egziabher
    • Dr. Richard James
    • U of MN AIAA Student Chapter
    • U of MN SAE Student Chapter
    • SAE Heavy Lift Design Team
  • Displays by:
    • Senior Design Model Rocket Teams 1 & 2
    • Innovative Engineers

General Meeting - Thursday, February 16, 2012

The subject of the meeting will be sharing professional experiences in engineering, resources gathering, and building resumes.

General Meeting - Thursday, February 2, 2012

Our first general meeting of the Spring 2012 semester will be on Thursday February 2, 2012 in Akerman Hall 317 at 4:00 pm. At this meeting we will have a few presentations about current projects going on in the group. Anyone interested in joining is welcome to attend.

Open House - Thursday, January 26, 2012

We will be holding an open house on Thursday January 26, 2012 in Akerman Hall 130D (Hangar) for any students interested in learning more about our group. Please stop by to speak with one of the officers.

New Website - Monday, January 23, 2012

This is the new website for the UMN AIAA! Please check here for information regarding upcoming events and activities!

- UMN AIAA Officers, 01/23/2012