tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954544397177367322011-09-17T06:30:55.061-07:00American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) San Francisco Section. The regional AIAA section for the California counties of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, and Solano.Rick (RocketScience) Kwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08070170710369946205noreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795454439717736732.post-77177672585046967952011-09-16T12:36:00.000-07:002011-09-16T15:50:40.112-07:00

The San Jose State High Altitude Rocket Project (SHARP) is going to attempt a launch in Nevada tomorrow, September 17. You can watch it live. Here's the note from project member Ali. Hello Everyone, I am just want to announce that AE AIAA SJSU group is going to launch The SHARP rocket this Saturday in Nevada. It will be broadcast. If you want to join us, here is the link: http://

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AIAA SF Tech Talks Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011; Mountain View Hybrid rockets combine characteristics of solids along with throttleable engines. They were behind the success of SpaceShipOne and will propel Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo. Do they have a broader future in space launch?  Join us and find out. Dr. Arif Karabeyoglu is the President and Chief Technical Officer of Space Propulsion

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This statement was circulated at NASA Ames from current center director Pete Worden: It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of Clarence A. “Sy” Syvertson, a former Director of the NASA Ames Research Center from 1977 to 1984. He died the evening of Sept. 13, 2010 at the age of 84. Sy was an exemplary scientist and a dynamic and innovative leader who began his career at Ames in

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(Note:  The announcement below comes to us from AIAA contacts at American Academy of Aeronautics, at Mather Field, California.  Strictly speaking, it is Sacramento Section territory, but members in the Bay area may find it of interest.) The Aeronautics and Aerospace Science Department at American Academy of Aeronautics has an opening for the current Autumn/Winter quarters with strong

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The message below come to us from Daniel McGrath via our SVEC contacts. See his contact info below. AIAA SF has not vetted this opportunity; but we are posting it since it these positions may be of particular interest to members.There are several engineering positions open (listed below) at my wind turbine manufacturing client. The Senior Aerodynamicist and Loads Analyst positions are quite

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(Note: This comes to us from our friend Juanita, who taught at Toyon Elementary School, one of the schools in the visit list. The original announcement comes from NASA Ames.)Volunteers are invited to help NASA inspire the next generation of space explorers as part of the Summer of Innovation 2010. NASA Ames in partnership with the Traveling Space Museum is sponsoring "Space Day" at six Bay

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Dr. Sivaram Gogineni, a candidate for AIAA President-Elect, met with members of the AIAA San Francisco Section at noon-time today, March 11, in Mountain View. (This event was previously announced in the section e-mail update.) Dr. Gogineni was nominated for the position by former AIAA president Dr. Donald Richardson.The meeting covered a lot of ground, with Dr. Gogineni opening with his view of

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There events were passed to us by the SVEC leadership. More on SVEC at http://www.svec.org.10/28 Engineers Night - Star Trek Exhibit at The Techhttp://tickets.thetech.org/account (use promotion code "IEEE" for 20% discount) 10/29 SME Seminar - Next Direction: Technology, Manufacturing and the Economyhttp://nextdirection.eventbrite.com 10/30 SJSU Memorial for Dr. Jay Pinson (4pm)

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Yes, the AIAA San Francisco Section is going to the baseball game this Saturday, August 29, featuring the San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies at AT&T Park. These group tickets are sold out. BUT, if you are a ticket holder, how are you going to find your fellow section members?Here is an update from section programs director Sylvee Walenczewski on the "game plan" for the game:August 29th Get

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This announcement comes to us from our friends at Stanford University.Stanford AIAA/SASS (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford Aerospace and Space Society) is happy to announce:What: The 2009 AIAA Stanford Aero/Astro Independent Research Poster SessionWhen: Wednesday October 7th, 2009Where: First floor patio Durand BuildingTime: 3 - 5:30 pmMaster's/pre-quals

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Wednesday, August 20, 2008; 6:30pm-9:00pmMichaels at Shoreline, Mountain View What does a career for the engineer look like in the long run? Do we stay engineers? Do we become managers? Do we become entrepreneurs? What does the market expect?Join us for a lively discussion with a panel of experts; engineers and managers who will answer these questions and more. Our panel is made up of engineers,

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The AIAA San Francisco Section has several vacancies on its council. Here are the responsibilities of each of those positions.Programs DirectorPlan and execute of a regular schedule of Section meetings, specialist meetings, and field trips.Select speaker or speakers and arrange the meeting place.Encourage attendance at Section and specialist meetings, and welcome attendees.Arrange joint

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A New MediumSilicon Valley. We sit in the middle of it. That is, the AIAA San Francisco Section sits in the middle of some of the most innovative computing technology in the world. Every so often, we need to sample some of the tools that come out of the valley and other computing technology centers. If nothing else, we're in a good position to try things out and get it critiqued.So it is with

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