March 6, 2016
Branch Activity Report
Student Branch: University of Florida AIAA
Region: II / Section: Central Florida
Web Presence (Facebook, Website, Twitter, etc.)
Website: http://uflaiaa.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/UFAIAA/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/UFAIAA
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/UF-AIAA-4463535
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/UFAIAA
Elections: April 22, 2014
Old Branch Officers
Student Branch Chair
New Branch Officers
Student Branch Chair
Name: Paul Chestnut / Member Number: 453449
Name: Douglas Meade / Member Number: 446824
Student Branch Vice-Chair Internal
Student Branch Vice-Chair Internal
Name: Douglas Meade / Member Number: 446824
Name: Cesar Santoyo / Member Number: 486812
Secretary:
Secretary:
Name: Heather Martin / Member Number: 465013
Name: Bijan Sanchez / Member Number: 490592
Treasurer:
Treasurer:
Name: Stephen Bethel / Member Number: 488002
Name: Matthew Harwood / Member Number: 489247
Other officers:
Other officers:
Student Branch Vice-Chair External: Kyle Kreiter / Member Number: 465654
Student Branch Vice-Chair Departmental: Naveen Saini / Member Number: 467842
Student Branch Vice-Chair External: Stephen Bethel / Member Number: 488002
Student Branch Vice-Chair Departmental: David Troner / Member Number: 447587
Old Faculty Advisor:
New Faculty Advisor:
Name: Rick Lind Member Number: ricklind@ufl.edu
Name: Rick Lind Member Number: ricklind@ufl.edu
Do you have a tax id number under the AIAA umbrella? If yes, have you completed your IRS form 990-N
(online only) for the latest tax year? No
Please indicate responses below:
1. Did your branch participate in local section events?
Yes
2. Did any members of your branch participate in any AIAA conferences?
Yes
3. Did you have any members participate in the following student programs?
Scholarships
Yes
Design, Build,
Fly
Design
Competitions
Student Paper
Conferences
Yes
Yes
Yes
If you would like to provide more details regarding your branch activities please submit an additional page(s)
March 6, 2016
2013-2014 Chair
Paul Chestnut (pfchestnut@gmail.com)
2014-2015 Executive Officers
 President: Doug Meade (ufl.aiaa@gmail.com)
 Vice President Internal: Cesar Santoyo (ufl.aiaa.vpinternal@gmail.com)
 Vice President External: Stephen Bethel (ufl.aiaa.vpexternal@gmail.com)
 Vice President Departmental: David Troner (ufl.aiaa.vpdepartmental@gmail.com)
 Secretary: Bijan Sánchez (ufl.aiaa.secretary@gmail.com)
 Treasurer: Matthew Harwood (ufl.aiaa.treasurer@gmail.com)
Web Presence
 Website: http://uflaiaa.org
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/UFAIAA/
 Twitter: https://twitter.com/UFAIAA
 LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/UF-AIAA-4463535
 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/UFAIAA
Mission Statement
To professionally and academically develop engineers within the College of Engineering at the University of Florida
who share a common passion for the aerospace industry.
Events
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Inspirational Speakers
Networking Events
Community Service
Design Teams
Social Activities
(*** ***= Professional pictures available for these events. Please email ufl.aiaa@gmail.com)
Inspirational Speakers
 Major General Eldon Joersz, SR-71 Blackbird
 ***Colonel Kevin Ford, NASA Astronaut***
 Trase Travers, CEO Millennium Engineering
 Denny Funnemark, Owner Team Tango
 Lieutenant William Boyd, Navy
 Peter Chitko, NASA Manager
 David Whitney, Entrepreneur in Residence University of Florida College of Engineering
 Dr. Larry Ukeiley, Associate Professor University of Florida Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Networking Events
 “How I Got My Internship” Event
 Lockheed Martin Information Session
 SpaceX Information Session
 Dynetics Information Session
 ***NASA Kennedy Space Center Backstage Tour***
 AIAA Region II Student Conference in Memphis, Tennessee
 MAE Mentor Program
Community Service
 Two school visit days at local middle schools
March 6, 2016
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***Four Aerospace Day events at UF targeting pre-K to college students***
Engineering Week E-Fair
Relay for Life team
Design Teams
• Rocket Team- competing in a NASA competition in Utah shooting for 10,000ft above ground level
• Design Build Fly- Designing an unmanned, electric-powered, radio-controlled aircraft
• Research and Development Team- AIAA/ASME/SAE
Social Activities
• MAE kickball tournament (1st Place)
• Engineering Week E-Bowl (Top 3)
• Intramural soccer team
• Flag football
• Paintball
• Skydiving
Awards and Honors
 “Colonel Ford Talk”: Best Academic Event, University of Florida Benton Engineering Council (University
of Florida AIAA)
 “University of Florida AIAA Community Outreach”: 2nd Place Community Outreach, AIAA Region II
Student Conference (Paul Chestnut and Matthew Harwood)
 “The Queen of the Skies”: 3rd Place Freshman/Sophomore Open Topic, AIAA Region II Student
Conference (Cesar Santoyo)
 Hosting AIAA Region II Student Conference in 2015
Media Coverage
 Aerospace Day
o “Rockets Away”, The Independent Florida Alligator, 3/14/14 (newspaper front page)
 http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/alligator.org/content/tncms/assets/v3/edito
rial/2/f1/2f1c9f68-ab3a-11e3-a7c2-001a4bcf887a/532294f05b44f.pdf.pdf
 Baby Gator Outreach
o “Baby Bill Nyes”, The Independent Florida Alligator, 4/23/14 (newspaper front page)
 http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/alligator.org/content/tncms/assets/v3/edito
rial/d/aa/daa94f20-caa7-11e3-a07e-001a4bcf887a/53574f42865ec.pdf.pdf
o “06:00PM ET TV 20 NEWS AT 6”, WCJB-ABC, 4/22/14 (evening news)
 http://67.214.100.182/Player.aspx?Clip Id=,S,201404,F41FCB3D-0AD3-414C-811850D31D7C9797&ReqServer=NDS5\NDS5&QueryName=University%20of%20Florida
&Offset=905&rai=91629df2-4f88-11d7-80a600b0d020616e&ran=fednews&roi=91629df2-4f88-11d7-80a600b0d020616e&ron=fednews&run=&rut=0&E=12gfr7Jnq7IC(7zc(7IiHiwfH74Yrj&Tim
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o GTN News, 4/22/14 (evening news)
o WUFT, 4/22/14 (evening news)
Pictures
(*** ***= Professional pictures available for these events. Please email ufl.aiaa@gmail.com)
A small sample is included below. Please email ufl.aiaa@gmail.com for more pictures from a specific event!
March 6, 2016
NASA Astronaut, Col. Kevin Ford, chats with students after his motivational speech
Middle-school students launch a water bottle rocket that they designed under the supervision of UF AIAA
volunteers
March 6, 2016
AIAA Officer, Cesar Santoyo, helps middle-school students attach fins to their water bottle rocket
UF Engineering Ambassadors and UF AIAA partnered to host a science and engineering day at Baby Gator, a
preschool on the University of Florida campus
March 6, 2016
UF AIAA students in front of Launch Pad 39B on a backstage tour of NASA Kennedy Space Center
UF AIAA students in the Launch Control Center on a backstage tour of NASA Kennedy Space Center
March 6, 2016
UF AIAA students in front of a Saturn V on a backstage tour of NASA Kennedy Space Center