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Saturday, March 6, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM PST
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(March 6, 2021) AIAA LA-LV Universty Student Branches mini-Conference 2021

AIAA Los Angeles-Las Vegas Section

mini-Conference

Saturday, March 6, 2021, (online on Zoom)

10am (PST)

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Please join us and care about / support the rising stars of American aerospace! Also share your experiences with them. Students will present / talk about their projects and life in their pursuit of their career. The career panel and other sessions will offer professional inspirations and guidance as well.

Tentative Agenda (All Time PST (Pacific Standard Time)

(Any adjustment, or brief introduction for exhibitors (if any), will be updated.

10:10 AM PST: Mr. J. Philip Barnes (Pelican Aero Group) Professional Session 1
10:55 AM PST: UCLA Student Branch
11:10 AM PST: CSULB Student Branch
11:25 AM PST: UNLV Student Branch
11:40 AM PST: USC Student Branch
11:55 AM PST: Dr. Nahum Melamed (Aerospace Corp.) Professional Session 2
12:25 PM PST: Mr. Bill Kelly (Aerojet-Rocketdyne Retired) Professional Session 3
12:55 PM PST: Mr. Jyot Bawa (L.A. Gauge, President)
01:30 PM PST: Career Panel Discussion and further Q&A
02:30 PM PST: Breakout meeting 1-1 or 1-few with the speakers/panelists
(Panelists: Prof. Claire Leon, Mr. J. Philip Barnes, Dr. Nahum Melamed, Mr. Bill Kelly, Mr. Sina Aboutorabi, Atty. Jennifer Perdigao, Mr. Victor L. Cook, Mr. Jyot Bawa) (More TBD)
03:30 PM PST: Adjourn (and networking if preferred)

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*AIAA California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) Branch

The CSULB student branch creates networking events, invites guest speakers to their campus, promotes aerospace engineering to the younger generation, and has currently 2 exciting projects (Long Beach Aviation, LBA and Experimental Sounding Rocket Association, ESRA) for their members to take part in.

*AIAA University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Branch

AIAA at UCLA is a professional organization that connects students, industry representatives, and academics dedicated to the advancement of aeronautics and astronautics. Throughout the school year, our chapter collaborates with various aerospace companies to provide events that facilitate networking and promote professional development skills for our members. In addition to these opportunities, the backbone of our organization are the three student projects: Design/Build/Fly (DBF), the Rocket Project at UCLA (URP), and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). These projects expand the educational experience of AIAA members, allowing them to apply the concepts they learn in the classroom to real engineering missions, and problems.

*AIAA University of Southern California (USC) Branch

At the University of Southern California, AIAA serves as an interface between students and the professional aerospace community by hosting lectures, industry networking events, and career information sessions. Furthermore, our branch helps students learn about aerospace research underway at USC campus and supports submission to AIAA design competitions like this year’s Hybrid-Electric General Aviation Aircraft (HEGAA) competition.

*AIAA University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Branch

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas student branch serves the purpose of facilitating the implementation of aerospace related projects and research at UNLV and promoting the importance of aerospace among the student body. Students participate in radio controlled airplane and rocketry projects and competitions such as CanSat and 3D Printed Aircraft Competition, supplementing their education with hands-on experience. UNLV AIAA also participates in local, regional, and national events and conferences that allow students to meet and network with other students, industry professionals, and aerospace companies.

Aircraft Energy Gain From an Atmosphere in Motion

What does a regenerative-electric aircraft have in common with the wandering albatross? Join J. Philip Barnes, Senior Technical Fellow of Pelican Aero Group and 40-year veteran of air-vehicle and subsystems performance analysis at Northrop Grumman, for technical explanations and simulations showing how both extract energy from vertical or horizontal winds to augment or sustain continuous flight expending almost no energy.

Mr. J. Philip Barnes

Senior Technical Fellow, Pelican Aero Group

With an MSAE from Cal Poly Pomona and BSME from the University of Arizona, Phil has authored AIAA, SAE, AAS, and ASME papers on diverse topics including electric flight, aerodynamics, propellers, and the mechanics of gears, Keplerian orbits, and dynamic-soaring flight. Recently named Cal Poly Aero Engineering Alum of the Year, where he presented Learning From the Birds to graduates, families, and faculty, Phil has given several invited, travel-paid lectures at universities including USC, OSU, UIUC, and Univ. of Dayton. Phil frequently mentors engineering students with their capstone projects, and the fruits of such collaboration often appear in his technical papers and presentations.

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Dr. Nahum Melamed

AIAA Distinguished Lecturer

Project Leader

The Aerospace Corporation

Dr. Nahum Melamed is a project leader at The Aerospace Corporation since 2003. He received BS and MS in Aerospace Engineering from the Technion, Israel, and PhD in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech. His expertise include Orbital Mechanics and Optimal Guidance. His key activities include Planetary Defense from Near Earth Objects, Space Debris Mitigation and Flight SW Validation.

He leads a collaboration with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) developing a physics based web NEO Deflection App, or NDA, to design NEO deflection missions and gain insights on the challenges involved. This includes descriptions and tutorials that are necessary to interpret the data, supports planetary defense conferences, workshops and exercises, and is available online https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/nda/. Dr. Melamed serves on planetary defense conferences and planetary defense exercises organizing committees, gives talks at these venues, and instructs a planetary defense class at Aerospace.

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Mr. Bill Kelly

Aerojet-Rocketdyne Retired

Bill Kelly is a Senior Member of AIAA recently retired from the Aerojet Rocketdyne Corporation after 19 years of service plus 26 more years at other aerospace (Marquardt, Vacco Industries, etc.) and power industry (Babcock and Wilcox) companies . He was recently elected Treasurer of the Los Angeles-Las Vegas Section of AIAA. His experience at Babcock and Wilcox includes system design and start-up testing of large steam boilers and nuclear reactors (Three Mile Island, etc.). His experience at Marquardt includes small rocket engine and ramjet testing (NASP, etc.) and naval weapons systems development. His experience at Aerojet Rocketdyne includes large rocket engine system engineering, assembly and testing (RS-84, J-2X, RS-25, etc.) and system engineering for the MMRTG (Multi Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator). He holds a BSME from New York University, a MSNE from the University of Virginia and a post-graduate certificate in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from UCLA.

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Mr. SINA M. ABOUTORABI

Experienced electrical engineer, communications engineer, and astronautical engineer with a demonstrated 12 years history of working, teaching, and learning in the interdisciplinary areas of electrical engineering, communication systems, telecommunications, and aerospace engineering. Skilled in astronautics, spacecraft systems, deep space communications coding, digital space communications, algebraic coding, satellite communications, wireless communications, mobile communications, radar signal processing, RF systems, antenna, and microwave engineering. Sina has been part-time teaching faculty at CSUN Department of Electrical Engineering.