Greater Huntsville Section Consolidated Accomplishments for June 2014 to May 2015

Consolidated Accomplishments for June 2014 to May 2015

1. 
   Participated in the Huntsville Association of Technical Societies Professional of the Year awards dinner, AIAA recognized, June 19, 2014
   
2. 
   NASA Day on the Square recruiting and STEM display, June 21, 2014
   
3. 
   Lunch and Learn, “Selected Problems in Dynamics,” July 7, 2014
   
4. 
   Section trip to Huntsville Stars baseball game, July 8, 2014
   
5. 
   Participation in Space Exploration Celebration (Apollo 11 anniversary), July 18, 2014
   
6. 
   Young Professionals (YP) Brew & View of movie Apollo 13, July 26, 2014
   
7. 
   Establishment of GHSV eMag webpage, August 5, 2014
   
8. 
   YP event, What’s on the Horizon in Aerospace panel session, August 7, 2015
   
9. 
   Congressman Mo Brooks luncheon, August 21, 2014
   
10. 
    Published The View from the Chair, fall issue, September 2, 2014
    
11. 
    Council Meeting, September 11, 2014
    
12. 
    Mobile Chapter established, September 11, 2014
    
13. 
    Section member Dr. Arloe Mayne selected for AIAA Sustained Service Award, September 12, 2015
    
14. 
    Council planning social and BBQ, September 14, 2014
    
15. 
    Luncheon, “Iodine Satellite,” September 15, 2014
    
16. 
    US Air Force Birthday Social hosted by section Air Force veterans, September 18, 2015
    
17. 
    Recruiting and STEM display at Moontown Airport Fly-In, September 20, 2014
    
18. 
    Section trip to Dawn Patrol, National Museum of the US Air Force, Aviation Trail in Dayton, Ohio, September 26 – 28, 2014
    
19. 
    Section Chair meeting with Dayton-Cincinnati Chair/officers, Dayton, OH, September 27, 2014
    
20. 
    Lecture on X-51 hypersonic research program, Dayton, OH, September 27, 2014
    
21. 
    Pumpkin Blast Team Design Project, October 2 to November 7, 2014
    
22. 
    Council Meeting, October 9, 2014
    
23. 
    Resumed formal membership in Huntsville Association of Technical Societies, October 16, 2014
    
24. 
    Recruiting and STEM display & participation in Rocket City Blastoff model rocket launch, October 18, 2014
    
25. 
    Section networking social at US Space & Rocket Center Oktoberfest Biergarten, October 21, 2014
    
26. 
    Liaison to Student Branches visit with Auburn University Design, Build, Fly Competition team, October 25, 2014
    
27. 
    Luncheon, “Space Fission Power & Propulsion,” October 30, 2014
    
28. 
    Section team ran in National Society of Black Engineers STEM 5K Power Run, November 1, 2014
    
29. 
    Conducted UAH Student Branch tour of Dynetics, Inc., November 5, 2015
    
30. 
    Council Meeting, November 6, 2014
    
31. 
    Young Professionals viewing of movie Interstellar, November 6, 2014
    
32. 
    Participated in Pumpkin Blast 2014 competition (2^nd place), November 8, 2014
    
33. 
    Pumpkin Blast team celebration dinner, November 14, 2014
    
34. 
    Scanning and archiving of section newsletters from the 1960s, November 14, 2014 – April 18, 2015
    
35. 
    Tour of NASA Huntsville Operations Support Center, November 18, 2014
    
36. 
    Tour of United Launch Alliance, November 19, 2014
    
37. 
    Unveiling of Greater Huntsville Section coin design & presentation of first coin, November 20, 2014
    
38. 
    Luncheon, “Wings Over Vietnam,” November 20, 2014
    
39. 
    Basic Soldering Course, November 24, 2014
    
40. 
    First Flight Commemoration video contest, November 17 – Dec 7, 2014
    
41. 
    Mobile Chapter recruiting event at Airbus, Mobile, AL, November 25, 2014
    
42. 
    Council meeting with Santa’s Lab toy construction for underprivileged children and Council Christmas dinner, December 4, 2014
    
43. 
    Short course, “Introduction to CFD,” December 10, 2014
    
44. 
    Brown bag luncheon, “Aerodynamics of Pumpkins in Flight,” December 15, 2014
    
45. 
    Mobile Chapter recruiting event at Airbus, Mobile, AL, December 15, 2014
    
46. 
    Announcement of First Flight Commemoration video contest winner, December 17, 2014
    
47. 
    Section participation in Watts for Tots toy modification, December 18, 2014
    
48. 
    Published The View from the Chair, holiday issue, December 23, 2014
    
49. 
    Council Meeting, January 15, 2015
    
50. 
    Government Cubesat Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM) and Reception Planning, January 15 – May 11, 2015
    
51. 
    Tour of Plasma Processes, Inc., January 19, 2015
    
52. 
    Participated in Huntsville Association of Technical Societies planning meeting, January 20, 2015.
    
53. 
    Establishment of section Twitter account, January, 2015
    
54. 
    Section member Dr. Bill Emrich named AIAA Engineer of the Year, January 22, 2015
    
55. 
    Associate Fellow Recognition Reception, January 23, 2015
    
56. 
    Young Professionals Brunch, January 24, 2015
    
57. 
    Cable Harnessing/Wire Bundling Course, January 26, 2015
    
58. 
    First issue of resurrected newsletter, Telemetry, January 28, 2015
    
59. 
    Section joined Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce, January 30, 2015
    
60. 
    AIAA 52^nd Birthday Celebration at the Huntsville Havoc Hockey Game, January 31, 2015
    
61. 
    Associate Fellow Package Preparation Seminar, February 3, 2014
    
62. 
    Private planetarium show at Von Braun Astronomical Society observatory, February 6, 2015
    
63. 
    Council meeting, February 12, 2015
    
64. 
    Reserved space for first AIAA exhibit at August 10 – 13 Space & Missile Defense Symposium, February 20, 2015
    
65. 
    Engineers Week (E Week) Kick Off Social, February 23, 2015
    
66. 
    E Week Tour of United Launch Alliance, February 24, 2015
    
67. 
    Mobile Chapter recruiting event at Final Assembly Line (Airbus), Mobile, AL, February 26, 2015
    
68. 
    E Week Great Paper Airplane Contest, February 27, 2015
    
69. 
    E Week 1^st Flight Commemoration video contest winner orientation flight, February 28, 2015
    
70. 
    E Week Young Professionals Brunch, February 28, 2014
    
71. 
    E Week Science Olympiad Tournament, February 28, 2014
    
72. 
    E Week DiscoverE Awards Banquet AIAA table, March 3, 2015
    
73. 
    E Week luncheon, “Understanding Launch Vehicle Explosions,” March 4, 2015
    
74. 
    E Week short course, “Understanding Acoustics,” March 4, 2015
    
75. 
    Section delegation to Washington for Congressional Visits Day, March 4, 2015
    
76. 
    Commenced awarding Professional Development credits for participation in seminars and courses, March 4, 2015
    
77. 
    Section judging for Space Systems TC Essay Contest section winners, March 3 – 21, 2015
    
78. 
    Luncheon, “Space Weather & Effects,” March 9, 2015
    
79. 
    Judged at North Alabama Regional Science and Engineering Fair (NARSEF), March 11, 2015
    
80. 
    Council Meeting, March 12, 2015
    
81. 
    Mobile Chapter meeting with Mobile Area Council of Engineers to pursue collaboration, March 12, 2015
    
82. 
    Recruiting and STEM display at International Drone Day event, March 14, 2015
    
83. 
    Short course, “Nuclear Thermal Propulsion,” March 19, 2015
    
84. 
    Section trip/private tour of Southern Museum of Flight with group lunch in Birmingham, AL, March 21, 2015
    
85. 
    Suitcase Rocket Design Project, March 25 – May 28, 2015
    
86. 
    Cable Harnessing/Wire Bundling Course, second offering, April 2, 1015
    
87. 
    Judged at 2015 Alabama Science and Engineering Fair (ASEF), April 3, 2015
    
88. 
    Published The View from the Chair, spring issue, April 5, 2015
    
89. 
    Short course, “X-15: Learning from NASA’s First Hypersonic Research Airplane,” April 6, 2015
    
90. 
    Council Meeting, April 9, 2015
    
91. 
    Participated in Region II Student Conference including arranging the reception, Savannah, GA, April 9 – 11, 2015
    
92. 
    Mobile Chapter Membership Luncheon, Mobile, AL, April 15, 2015
    
93. 
    NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge (paper and design judging), April 17 – 18, 2015
    
94. 
    Liaison to Student Branches visit with UAH Student Branch, April 20, 2015
    
95. 
    Section participation in Dynetics course, “Introduction to UAV Systems,” April 21 – July 7, 2015
    
96. 
    Chair visit with University of South Alabama Student Branch, April 22, 2015
    
97. 
    Chair visit with Mobile Chapter leadership, April 23, 2015
    
98. 
    Luncheon, “SMDC Space Initiatives,” April 23, 2015
    
99. 
    Submittal of University of South Alabama Student Branch charter, April 28, 2015
    
100. 
     Liaison to Student Branches visit with Auburn Student Branch, April 29, 2015
     
101. 
     Second issue of newsletter, Telemetry, April 30, 2015
     
102. 
     Young Professionals Brunch, May 2, 2015
     
103. 
     Solicited membership for government and industry summer internship opportunities and relayed to section student branches, May 4, 2015
     
104. 
     Lunch With a Leader Mentoring Program, Lieutenant General (retired) Joseph Cosumano mentor, May 6, 2015
     
105. 
     Council Meeting, May 7, 2015.
     
106. 
     Section trip/private tour of Beechcraft Heritage Museum and group lunch in Tullahoma, TN, May 9, 2015
     
107. 
     Chair meeting with Tennessee Chair/officer, Tullahoma, TN, May 9, 2015
     
108. 
     Government Cubesat Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM) and Reception Planning, January 15 – May 11, 2015
     
109. 
     Section scholarship judging and selection, May 11 – May 15, 2015
     
110. 
     Government Cubesat TIM & Reception registration/execution, May 12, 2015
     
111. 
     Participated in FlyQuest ribbon cutting ceremony, discussed collaboration, section invited back to use 6DOF flight simulator, May 13, 2015.
     
112. 
     Participated in Huntsville Area Technical Societies Presidents’ Social, cooperative planning, May 14, 2015
     
113. 
     Mobile Chapter leaders met with USS Alabama Memorial Park curator to discuss AIAA involvement in Redstone missile restoration project, May 15, 2015
     
114. 
     General Manager of Jacobs Technology sent company-wide e-mail to over 800 employees encouraging AIAA membership and participation, May 20, 2015
     
115. 
     Published The View from the Chair, end of section year issue, May 24, 2015
     
116. 
     Farewell social for Region II director/end of year celebration, May 26, 2015
     
117. 
     63^rd Annual Awards and Installation Dinner, May 29, 2015