State of the Structures TC Steven G. Russell Structures TC Chair June 2, 2015

Standing Officers Steve Russell – Chair Rob Taylor – Vice Chair, Chair Elect Mike Wolff – Secretary

Standing Subcommittees (1/3) Steering  Advises chair, reviews membership applications  Past TC chairs, current TC officers  Reviewed membership applications in lunch meeting at SciTech 2015 Education (Craig Merrett, Chair)  Concentrating on undergraduate design competition  Looking at ways to do outreach at future conferences Awards (Brett Bednarcyk, Chair)  Helps find and complete nomination packages for AIAA awards in Structures TC disciplinary areas –Vipul Ranatunga, Olesya Zhupanska representing STRTC on 2016 SDM Award Selection Committee  Chooses Collier Best Structures Paper Award  Helps TC members apply for membership upgrades 3

Standing Subcommittees (2/3) Agenda (Grant Henson, Chair)  Determines topics for the informal TC meeting usually held before the start of SDM at SciTech (the Sunday night meeting) Student Paper Awards (Pavana Prabhakar, Chair)  Determines winner for Hilton Best Structures Student Paper Award  Determines winner for Lockheed Martin Best Structures Student Paper Award  Requires close coordination with the SDM Student Papers Chair (Dawn Phillips for SciTech 2015 & 2016) Strategic Planning (Keith Belvin, Chair)  Drafting long range strategic plan (5 to 10 year horizon) to guide future TC initiatives and activities 4

Standing Subcommittees (3/3) Procedures Subcommittee (Troy Mann, Chair)  Updated Structures TC Guidebook based on new calendar associated with co-locating at SciTech  Updated Guidebook available at TC website  Further updating may be required over the next several years as new precedents are established for organizing SDM as part of the SciTech forum 5

Proposed New Subcommittees Social Media Subcommittee  Find ways to use social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn etc) to further to mission and goals of the STRTC  Oversee the development of an STRTC Wikipedia site Continuing Education Subcommittee  Establish a roadmap for STRTC continuing education offerings that use the skills and expertise of our members and friends  Develop continuing education offerings for immediate priority items – could be short courses, webinars, on-line training, etc 6

STRTC Participation on SciTech Organizing Committees Structures Discipline Representatives  Alex Selvarathinam, 56 th SDM 2015, Kissimmee, FL  Peter Gustafson, 57 th SDM 2016, San Diego, CA  John Zipay, 58 th SDM 2017, Grapevine, TX 56th SDM Conference at SciTech 2016 in San Diego, CA  January 4 - 8, 2016  Aerospace Design & Structures Technical Chair is Jeanette Domber; Ben Thacker is Deputy Chair  Student Papers Chair is Dawn Phillips; Olesya Zhupanska is Deputy Chair

Future SciTech Information 2016 AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition 4-8 January 2016 Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, CA 2017 AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition 9-13 January 2017 Gaylord Texan Grapevine, TX 2018 AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition 8-11 January 2018 Gaylord Palms Kissimmee, FL 8

Liasons and Other Tasks TC Web Editor: Cristina Beldica, Univ. Illinois Aerospace America Editor: Harry Hilton, Univ. of Illinois Liaison with Materials TC: Brian Wardle, MIT Liaison with Structural Dynamics TC: Bruce Willis, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems Liaison with Space Structures TC: TBD Liaison with ASC: Michael Hyer, Virginia Tech 9

Structures TC Membership Structures TC Membership includes:  36 Members  7 International Members  6 Associate Members  63 Friends  112 Total The Structures TC uses the “Friend” category to introduce newcomers to the TC Committee membership is limited by AIAA to 35 members, so longstanding members of the TC are returned to friend status on an annual basis to make room for new members

TAC News Achille Messac is the new Director of the Aerospace Design and Structures Group  Achille is Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Mississippi State University, AIAA Fellow, ASME Fellow  He succeeds Kathleen Atkins as Director, was previously Deputy Director for Design Norm Wereley (U. of Maryland) is the Deputy Director for Structures in the Aerospace Design and Structures Group  Norm is Professor and Department Chair of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Maryland; he is an AIAA Fellow with many honors and awards, and he served on the SDM Long Range Planning Committee for many years 11

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AIAA News The institute ended FY2014 with positive financial results  AIAA Annual Report is available in the AIAA website for review  SciTech 2015 was a success AIAA Board has been studying governance reform to make the institute more nimble, strategically focused and relevant to the profession  Governance changes require amendment of the AIAA Constitution  No specifics yet, but the changes appear to be related to the way AIAA is organized  Amendments must be approved by a 2/3 majority in a referendum in which at least 15% of AIAA members vote  Look for a referendum as part of the 2016 election cycle – President Jim Albaugh notes it “will be a defining moment for the Institute” 13

STRTC Goals for 2015 (1 of 2) Strategic planning  Process strategic planning survey data collected from TC members and friends  Update mission and vision statements, goals and objectives  Produce draft strategic plan in advance of SciTech 2016 for approval at annual business meeting Support standing subcommittees and recruit new subcommittee chairs as needed Facilitate stand up of new subcommittees Provide TC support as needed to ensure a successful SDM at SciTech

STRTC Goals for 2015 (2/2) Continued higher participation from the TC members  Each TC member should serve on 1 subcommittee  Friends (especially those wanting to become members) are highly encouraged to serve on subcommittees and can even chair them  Several new subcommittees are forming and are awaiting your input and contributions  Formation of other relevant subcommittees is always welcome –Just come talk to me about what you would like to do or directly to subcommittee chairs 15

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