The young professional newsletter is published monthly and contains information about activities and benefits of the American Institute
Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) young professional members. We hope you enjoy this publication.
This newsletter is a communication supplement to the AIAA Young Professional Website .
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Note from the YP Committee Deputy Chair, Kim Hicks
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AIAA YP Committee Contact Information
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Member Profile
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In the News
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Media
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Humor
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Career Development
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Social Networking
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Event Advertisement
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Upcoming Conferences
Spring is in the air and so are changes at AIAA and on the YPC. The results for the AIAA Board of Directors have been announced and can be found here . Those results include the new Young Professional Liaison to the Board of Directors, Ryan Rudy. The YPC is excited to see Ryan in this position and looks forward to working with him and the board to ensure that AIAA membership and programs continue to be of value to YPs and that the Institute grows in value to YPs.
The YPC would also like outgoing YP Board of Directors Liaison, Darin Haudrich. Darin has worked with the YPC for a number of years and also served as chair. He has helped to shape the YPC and make YP voices and concerns heard while working with AIAA leadership. Thank you Darin for all your hard work and service!
As a reminder, if you have any comments, questions, or are interested in joining the YPC feel free to contact us at aiaa.ypc@gmail.com
. We also invite you to follow AIAA on Twitter @AIAA for the latest news and information. Find out more about upcoming YP events and career development articles on the YPC Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/aiaa.ypc/ .
Kim Hicks
Deputy Chair
AIAA Young Professional Committee

The AIAA Young Professionals Committee can be contacted at aiaa.ypc@gmail.com
. If you have recently submitted a member profile or other correspondence to our previous email address (aiaa.young.professional@aiaa.org), please resubmit it to the new address. This email address is no longer in service.
Name: Doug Wells
Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI
Currently Lives In: Newport News, VA
Education: BS Aeronautical Engineering, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Employer : NASA Langley Research Center
Job Description: Aerospace Engineer. I am involved with quantifying the impact of the technologies that NASA invests in. I support aircraft system concept studies for future airliners including Truss-Braced Wing, Hybrid Wing Body, and Box Wing configurations.
As a kid, what did you want to be when you “grew up”? NBA Basketball Player. I had many dreams of what I wanted to do when I grew up, but basketball dominated my early years.
How Far Can YOU See? I think UAVs will become more popular. I also hope to see personal air vehicles become a common mode of transportation. I think a lot of regulations and restrictions will be relaxed in the future to allow the aerospace industry to be more useful and available to the masses.
One insightful fact you want everyone to know:
I’ve been to EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh almost every year for the past 20 years. It’s where my aviation interest really started.
Professional Interests: Aircraft design, aerodynamics, unconventional configurations, personal air vehicles, general aviation, Low
Energy Nuclear Reaction.
Hobbies: Football, running, ultimate Frisbee, hiking, reading, traveling, building model airplanes, Oshkosh.
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NASA Proposes Plan to Capture an Asteroid
When President Obama released his 2014 budget for the federal government on Wednesday, much of it was spreadsheets and tables.
But one corner of NASA's budget looked like something out of a movie script.
http://www.npr.org/2013/04/12/176798246/in-nasas-budget-plans-to-shrink-wrap-an-asteroid
Is re-industrialization the key?
Recent research out of MIT might have a valid solution to the stubborn unemployment problem plaguing the U.S. In addition to calling out the need to develop the country’s capacity for innovation, the findings support the theory that an increased focus on American industry will help create more higherpaying jobs. In Tom McNamara’s latest blog post for ECN, the Assistant Professor of Operations
Management at Rennes School of Business; takes a closer look at the study and analyzes whether re-industrialization really is the key to tackling unemployment. http://www.ecnmag.com/blogs/2013/03/re-industrialization-key
A One-Way Ticket to Mars, Apply Now
A Dutch company called Mars One began looking Monday for volunteer astronauts to fly to Mars. Departure for the Red Planet is scheduled for 2022, landing seven months later in 2023. The space travelers will return ... never. They will finish out their lives on Mars, representatives from the nonprofit said.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/22/world/mars-one-way-ticket/index.html
We are the Explorers
An Indiegogo campaign by the Aerospace Industries Association aimed at creating a 30 second trailer based on NASA history and current spacecraft reached its goal of $33,000 in only five days. The trailer will air in theaters across the US, beginning with Star Trek:
Into Darkness on May 17th. http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/30/4164126/we-are-the-explorers-nasa-trailer-crowdfunding-goal-star-trek
F-35B Conducts First Vertical Takeoff and Landing
Here’s a video of the F-35B Lightning II recently completing the first short takeoff and vertical landing during a night-time test mission. http://defensetech.org/2013/04/05/video-f-35b-conducts-first-vertical-takeoff-and-landing/
SCE to AUX
This segment taken from the documentary “Failure Is Not An Option” chronicles the legend of John Aaron and the three words that saved Apollo 12. A must watch moment of space history. http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=eWQIryll8y8&feature=endscreen
The Evolution of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle
Taken fro m the movie “Pentagon Wars”, design engineers will love this scene chronicling the evolution of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXQ2lO3ieBA&feature=youtu.be
The Most Important LinkedIn Page You’ve Never Seen
Tucked behind your professional, yet pretty, profile picture, the descriptions of all your past jobs, and that column of “People You May
Know” is a section of LinkedIn that most people have never heard of, let alone seen. And yet it’s the real reason why you should actually care about sprucing up your LinkedIn profile and network.
http://www.wired.com/business/2013/04/the-real-reason-you-should-care-aboutlinkedin/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Top+Stories%29& utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

How to Answer the 64 Toughest Interview Questions
This online book tackles 64 common interview questions and how to answer them. http://www.scribd.com/doc/21574994/64-Interview-Questions
Infographic: What You Wish You’d Known Before Your Job Interview
2000 bosses were surveyed to create this infographic about common mistakes when interviewing. http://theundercoverrecruiter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/90-seconds-interview-hire-you.jpg
Resume Help!
If you are not receiving calls on your résumé, you are trying to make a career change, or you want to ensure you have an edge in the job market, then contact us today for your consultation and/or résumé critique http://careercenter.aiaa.org/careerdev/store/resume_service_info.cfm
Check out our YP Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/AIAA-Young-Professionals/191287187644219
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Do you have a local YP event or an event that would be interesting to a YP happening in your section? If so please send a short write up and information to the AIAA YP Newsletter editor, Jimmy Zhong at aiaa.ypc@gmail.com
. We'll make sure that it gets included in the next edition of the YP Newsletter.
For more information on conferences, events & exhibits, and to view a complete schedule and registration information visit the AIAA website .
27-29 May 2013
Berlin, Germany
19th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference
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