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2021
Monday, April 5th
8:00 AM

Keynote and Welcome Addresses

David Trent, Airbus Americas Engineering Center
Dan Dumbacher, AIAA
Greg Hamilton, Aviation Week Network

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Masters Category - Designing for Security: A Cursory Introduction for Cybersecurity in Aerospace Education

Karl Roush, Georgia Institute of Technology

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Undergraduate Category - Experimentally Studying the Effectiveness of Acoustics in Controlled Propulsion using Ultrasonic Transducers

Sam Sanders, Mississippi State University

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

9:30 AM

Masters Category - Simulation of Bulk Evaporation and Condensation using the Energy of Fluid Method

Elijah Gasmen, University of Memphis

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Undergraduate Category - Reducing the Computational Cost of Bicycle Wheel CFD using BEM

Drew Vigne, University of Central Florida

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

10:00 AM

Masters Category - Flight Test Point Optimization Program For a Self-Protection Application

Oscar Klempay, Georgia Institute of Technology

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Undergraduate Category - Design Optimization of a Boundary Layer Ingestion Propulsion System for a LongRange, High-Altitude UA

Christopher Kaminski, University of Central Florida

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

10:30 AM

Sponsor & Recruiter Hall

AIAA

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM

Masters Category - Thermomechanical Simulation of Aerogel/RTV Based Cryogenic Propellant Tank

Dalton Bowen, University of Memphis

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Undergraduate Category - Optimizing Max Camber Points Along Thin Triangular Airfoils for Higher Lift/Drag Ratios

Andrew Henn, Florida Institute of Technology
Kristian Stameski, Florida Institute of Technology

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

11:30 AM

Masters Category - The Prediction of Noise from Turbulent Boundary Layers with Suction

Achyuth Rajendran, University of Florida

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Undergraduate Category - Comparison of 3D confocal Raman and high energy X-ray diffraction for the measurement of molten sand infiltration in turbine blade coatings

Vanessa D'Esposito, University of Central Florida

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM

Masters Category - Low Gravity Natural Convection and Pool Boiling Predictions

Ashley Milligan, University of Memphis

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Undergraduate Category - Spectral Imaging for Forest Fire Detection

Audrey Thomson, Mississippi State University

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Tuesday, April 6th
12:30 PM

Team Paper Category - The application of LIDAR and IMU data to monitor an aerospace craft during its entry, descent, and landing on a planetary body's surface

Vanderbilt University

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM

Team Paper Category - Project Top Gun

University of Alabama, Huntsville

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Undergraduate Category - Development of a Stress Corrosion Cracking test approach for multi-mode measurements

Prapoojith Arcot, University of Central Florida

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM

Team Paper Category - Aerosols and Particulates Emitted by Speech and Breath

University of Memphis

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Undergraduate Category - Formula One Car Downforce Analysis

Jordan Smith, Mississippi State University

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM

Sponsor & Recruiter Hall

AIAA

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

3:00 PM

Team Paper Category - The Golden Egg: An Austere Field Light Attack Aircraft Solution

University of Alabama, Huntsville

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Undergraduate Category - Analyzing the Impact of Venturi-Induced Wing Tip Suction on the Induced Drag and Wing Tip Vortex

Clay Spaulding, Mississippi State University

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

3:30 PM

Team Paper Category - Project Prometheus: Design and Analysis of a Modular Aerostructure for a Small Launch Vehicle

University of Alabama

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Undergraduate Category - Developing a Flapping Gear System for Butterfly-Inspired Motion

Frederick Schulze, University of Alabama, Huntsville

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM

Team Paper Category - 3D Printed Stress Sensors for Non-Destructive Evaluation of Space Structures

University of Central Florida

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Wednesday, April 7th
12:30 PM

Career Panel Q&A

AIAA

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM

Team Paper Category - SSBBR-X: Candidate Engine for Concorde

University of Tennessee

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

2:30 PM

Regional Design Teams Category & Outstanding Branch Activities - Affordable Earth Return On-Demand Reentry Vehicle Design

Florida Institute of Technology

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Team Paper Category - Multi-Disciplinary Analysis and Design Optimization of a 3D Model Airplane

Florida International University

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

3:00 PM

Regional Design Teams Category & Outstanding Branch Activities - University of Memphis Rocket Testing Team

University of Memphis

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Team Paper Category - Proposal for austere light attack aircraft - Project Aardvark

University of Alabama, Huntsville

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

3:30 PM

Sponsor & Recruiter Hall

AIAA

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM

Regional Design Teams Category & Outstanding Branch Activities - UF AIAA Mentorship Program

Jose Aguilar, University of Florida
Alena Golda, University of Florida

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Team Paper Category - Space-Weather Monitoring, 12U CubeSat Design

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

4:15 PM

Regional Design Teams Category & Outstanding Branch Activities - NC State Student Branch of AIAA's Outstanding Student Branch Activity

Carissa Hardy, North Carolina State University
Brian Alonso, North Carolina State University

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

4:30 PM

Regional Design Teams Category & Outstanding Branch Activities - Meet the Geeks - ERAU Branch Activity

Sarah Ketchersid, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Team Paper Category - Dynamics of a 9-DOF Heterogeneous Robotic Platform for Spacecraft Motion Emulation

University of Central Florida

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

4:45 PM

Regional Design Teams Category & Outstanding Branch Activities - UGA Community Outreach Project - Space Race: A Voyage to the Moon Board Game

Trevor Houghton, University of Georgia

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

5:00 PM

Team Paper Category - Kestrel Aeronautics: KA-Ranger

University of Alabama, Huntsville

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Thursday, April 8th
8:30 AM

Freshman/Sophomore Open Topic Category - Slotted, Natural-Laminar-Flow Airfoil: A Revolutionary Technology for Fuel Efficiency

Sreya Kumpatla, University of Tennessee

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Freshman/Sophomore Open Topic Category - Applications of Architecture for Future Martian Habitats

David Delgado, University of Florida

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

9:30 AM

Freshman/Sophomore Open Topic Category - Survey of Autonomous Systems in Space

Gabriella Peburn, University of Florida

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

10:00 AM

Sponsor & Recruiter Hall

AIAA

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM

Freshman/Sophomore Open Topic Category - Trust the Process: An Investigation into Astrophotography

Neil Adake, University of Florida

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

11:30 AM

Freshman/Sophomore Open Topic Category - Effect of Varying Reynolds Number On The Aerodynamic Design of Lifting Surfaces

Seshan Jayapregasham, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Friday, April 9th
12:00 PM

Awards Presentation

Mark Whorton, Georgia Tech Research Institute
Robert Lightfoot, Lockheed Martin Space

12:00 PM