American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Houston Section
PO Box 57524
Webster, Texas 77598
Welcome to the AIAA - Houston Section Website

Members
  • - William West, Hamilton Sundstrand, Chair
If you are interested in joining the work of the committee, contact the Chair at 281-244-1976. We are always looking for qualified professional and student members.

Charter
To provide a forum for exchange of ideas and information regarding the state of the art and the future of extra-vehicular activity. To stimulate education, professional development, and accomplishment by fostering communication and by providing resources.

Goals
  • Recruit members for the technical committee and AIAA
  • Recruit one technical committee member from each 'extra-vehicular activity' company in the Clear Lake Area
  • Encourage lectures from government, industry, and universities
  • Organize lunch-and-learn sessions in the the Houston Clear Lake area (2 or more per year)
  • Focus on the technical challenges of the next 3-5 years
  • Interact with other AIAA technical committees, other professional societies, and universities
  • Survey tools and techniques
Lunch-and-Learns
  • June 8, 2004
    Mini AERCam: Free Flying Inspection Robot Dr. Steven E. Fredrickson / ER6 / NASA JSC
    Flier: PDF

  • May 14, 2004
    Applied Spacecraft Control - A Constrained Optimization Approach Jiann-Woei Jang / Draper Laboratory
    Flier: PDF
    Presentation: PDF, 2.46 MB

  • December 9, 2003
    Segwanaut, Son of Robonaut Mike Goza, NASA 
We plan to hold at least two lunch-and-learns each year. These events may be professionally videotaped by NASA/USA. There is no charge to borrow the tape. AIAA membership is not required.





    May
    18
    Conference
    ATS 2012
    Annual Technical Symposium
    Location:
    Gilruth Center, NASA/JSC

    Time:
    8:00 am - 8:00 pm



    For Further Details, Please Contact:
    chair@aiaa-houston.org or programs@aiaa-houston.org
    or call 281-244-3925


    Jan 24
    College Readiness/The Role of Physics in Career Aspirations

    Jan 31
    Marie Curie: Nobel Prize Physicist, Chemist and Pioneer Scholar

    Feb 7
    Space WeatherFeb 14 Pyroelectric Materials

    Feb 21
    Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy to Characterize Dispersion, Strain, and Alignment of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Nanocomposites

    Feb 28
    Planetary Dynamos

    Mar 6
    Ideal Hall Magnetohydrodynamics

    Mar 20
    Orbital Debris Overview

    Mar 27
    SETI - The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence

    Apr 3
    Dealing with Rare and Extreme Space Weather Events

    Apr 10
    Gamma Ray Burst Pulse Analysis

    Apr 17
    Biological molecules: their order and disorder

    These lectures are open to the public, free of charge. All will be held at UHCL, in the Bayou Building, Rm 251, from 7-8:30pm.

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