1. Report to TAC: Student Activities Committee
Dolores S. Krausche,
Liaison from the Student Activities Committee
Statistics: Rachel Dowdy, Coordinator, Student Programs
January 6, 2016

2. Agenda:
Continue SAC’s programs to sponsor student conferences, awards and competitions, including the International Student Conference and award presentations held at SciTech.
Continue revisions of RFP and review processes for AIAA’s student design competitions, encouraging TC participation and collaboration.
Foster further communication between the student branches, Deputy Directors of Education and the Public Policy Committee.

3. Summary of Activities:
More than 8,975 members; 170 active student branches
8 Regional conferences, including international conferences in France and Canberra, Australia
272 Papers were presented in categories including
126 Undergraduate, 75 Graduate, 56 Team,
15 Community Outreach
14 Awards and scholarships
9 Undergraduate, 5 Graduate

4. Summary of Activities, continued:
5 Design Competitions:
Aircraft Design TC – 3 RFPs; 30 entries
Gas Turbine Engines TC – 1 RFP; 7 entries
Space Transportation TC – 1 RFP; 6 entries
84 Teams participated in the Design/Build/Fly Competition
Students comprise 24% of all attendees to AIAA’s conferences