Section Meeting Presenter’s name: Thomas mirowski Meeting: AIAA Michigan Section Date: 10 November 2015

Michigan Section Activities Distinguished Lecture Events Goal: U of M 2  MSU 1  WMU 2  Roush 1 Movie Night – U of M went to The Martian Star Wars! 2

Spring Dinner Recognize Aerospace Accomplishments of members from the state of Michigan  Synopsis of award winning papers  Team projects  Technical Committee’s year in review  Recognition of AIAA awards, significant milestones and advancements 3

Design Competitions The AIAA Foundation sponsors design competitions every year. These competitions offer a great opportunity for students to participate in a simulated real-world problem, allowing students to gain experience and receive useful and constructive feedback from technical experts who sit on AIAA Technical Committees.design competitions Undergraduate Individual / Team / Graduate Aircraft design Undergraduate Team Engine Undergraduate Team Space (Mars Sample Return and Asteroid) Important Dates:  Letter of Intent (LOI) due: 14 March 2016  Final Proposal due: 16 May 2016  Winners Announced: August 2016 Coordinator, Student Programs is Rachel Dowdy 4

Engineers Week February Need Coordinator 5

Rocket Labs We have even more rocket kits than last year! Most schools seemed excited to have us return for another launch event, we need to start setting dates and recruiting volunteers We need to provide a lesson for the teacher to present a few days before We also need to present a design challenge – determine the impact of mass on average distance 6

Elections and Leadership Recruitment Current leaders have been in office ~4 years Need to start recruiting now Need to understand the regional and National positions available and the Michigan folks currently involved 7

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