SECTION ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014
Outstanding Section Award
Outstanding Activity Award
The Annual Report is the Business Report for the Section and must be received before a Section can receive its rebate
for the next year. It covers activities from June 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014. Although any member can aid in filling out the
report, submission can only be made by the serving chair of the section year listed above. Supporting materials such as
newsletters, programs, advertising, etc. may be attached, but the total pages should be no more than 12 (excluding the
outstanding section and activity awards which can be two pages each), and must all be in one document (it may mean
that the entire report is submitted in pdf format). Larger or extra pieces of supporting material, such as newsletters,
multiple flyers, banquet programs, etc. should be archived on the section’s SharePoint site with links in the report
document as needed. This report must be submitted by May 30, 2014 in order to be considered for any section awards.
Section Name: Mid-Atlantic
Section Size Category: Very Large
Section Organization
1. List the names of the Section Officers and any additional members of the section council.
CHAIR: Robin Vaughan
VICE CHAIR: Vinny Ramachandran
SECRETARY: Brendan McAndrew
TREASURER: Sarah Popkin
Membership: Tom Milnes; K-12 STEM: Tom Milnes; Programs: Surya Raghu; YP: Kate Stambaugh;
Communications: Kristi Collins; Public Policy: Ronald McCandless; SSTC Representative: John (Jack) Koletty
Honors and Awards: Barbara Leary, At-Large: Carolyn Slivinski, Andrea Kodys
2. Number of council/officer meetings held during the year: 10
Average attendance: 8
3. Percentage of membership voting in last election of Section Officers: 3
4. List any activities targeted at officer training or development including attendance at the Regional Leadership
Conference: N/A
5. Estimated membership located within 1 hour of the meetings: 600
6. Number of Chapters within the Section: Chapter Names: Johns Hopkins University student chapter, US Naval
Academy student chapter, and Carnegie Mellon University student chapter
7. Describe how your section supports members outside the main local area (if any): We support and crossadvertise for events with National Capital, Greater Philadelphia, and Delaware sections. This year we advertised
events at WVU on October 18, 2013 and USNA by e-mail announcements to section membership and postings
on our web site.
Meetings, Programs and Events
1. Describe the Section’s general meetings. Include date, meeting type (e.g. dinner meeting, field trip, lunch and
learn, etc.), speaker, organization, topic, location, and attendance. You may further break down your attendance
if you would like (AIAA members, nonmembers, students, etc.). Also include the focus (young professional,
public policy, technical, workforce development, STEM K-12, etc. or just general), any publicity used for the
event, and if it was jointly sponsored and if so, by whom.
6/5/2013
Annual Awards Dinner
Speaker: Dr. Edward Tunstel
Senior Robiticist, JHU Applied
Physics Laboratory
Focus: Social,
Educational
Topic: “Remaining Challenges for Planetary Surface Robotics”
Location:
The Engineer’s Club, Baltimore MD
Attendance:
41 total, 15 members, 17 non members, 9 students
Publicity:
email to section membership, email to science fair award winners and section
anniversary members, flyers posted around APL
This dinner is an annual event to celebrate our milestone anniversary members, student winners of our
science fair awards and reflect on the past year of activities in the Mid-Atlantic section. Dr. Edie Tunstel
of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory gave a short talk on robotics applications for
planetary exploration. He described several new forms of robots and control applications being
researched by APL, NASA, and other organizations. Awards were presented to 1 anniversary member
(25 years) and 9 science fair awards winners. The students and their families mingled with professionals
at various experience levels and enjoyed a nice meal.
9/14/2013
Baltimore SEMAA Day
Participants: Tom Milnes and
Brendan McAndrew
Location:
Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD
Attendance:
Over 250 K-12 students, teachers, and parents
Publicity:
Handled by Baltimore SEMAA
Focus:
Educational
Link:
http://www.morgan.edu/administration/academic_affairs/office_of_assessment_and_operations/s
emaa_program.html
The section manned an exhibit featuring AIAA with materials on how students and teachers can get
involved with AIAA, e.g., as educator associates. Provided hands-on opportunities for students to build
paper and wooden airplanes, straw rockets, and other materials to get them excited about aerospace.
Also provided links to educational resources for students and teachers.
10/5/2013
Picnic
Focus: Social,
Educational
Demonstrations: Model rocketry by Maryland-Delaware Rocketry Association and NAHRAMS, tethered
airplanes by Skylancers of Washington, D.C.
Location:
Recreation Area, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
Attendance:
60 total, 10 members, 38 non members, 12 students
Publicity:
email to section, flyers posted around APL, announcement posted on section web site,
EventBrite web site for registration/RSVPs
Link https://info.aiaa.org/Regions/NE/MidAtlantic/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=72
Our annual family picnic is a chance for members and their families and the community in general to
enjoy some outdoor fun and learn about aerospace by watching demonstrations of model rocketry and
airplanes. Two model rocketry groups – Maryland-Delaware Rocketry Association, Inc. and NAHRAMS
(MD and D.C. chapter of the National Association of Rocketry) – launch a variety of small model rockets
from the baseball field. One group also provides a set of rockets for attendees to select and launch
themselves. This is always popular with the kids who attend. The Skylancers of Washington, D.C.
demonstrate how to fly tethered model airplanes and make the plane available for attendees to examine
up close. Members of the section provide activities for kids including constructing and launching water
rockets made from soda bottles and flying paper airplanes and gliders. Handouts, stickers, buttons, and
other items from AIAA and the APL space department are available for people to learn more about the
organization and APL space programs. The local Civil Air Patrol chapter provides the food and
beverages, including grilling hamburgers and hot dogs, with funding from the section. There is no charge
to attend this event and it is open to the public.
11/7/2013
Evening Lecture
Program
Speaker: Randii Wessen,
Senior Technical Staff
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Focus: Social,
Educational
Topic: “THE FUTURE OF U.S. ROBOTIC PLANETARY EXPLORATION”
Location:
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD
Attendance:
30 total, 8 members, 12 non-members (INCOSE), 10 students
Publicity:
e-mails to section and NCS section, posters in areas around APL, APL web site, e-mail
to APL Space Department employees
Link https://info.aiaa.org/Regions/NE/MidAtlantic/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=75
Mr. Wessen summarized the history of planetary mission conducted to date, including JPL Missions such
as Voyager and APL missions such as New Horizons. He also presented concepts being considered for
future missions and discussed the questions yet to be answered about our solar system. There was a
lively question and answer session after the formal talk. Mr. Wessen also provided photos and other
educational items from JPL for attendees of the talk.
11/15/2013
Technical talk and
conference*
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Sandy
Magnus, Executive Director AIAA
YPSE-13: Region I
Young Professional,
Student, and Education
Conference
Focus: YP,
Technical,
Student (college/
university), K-12
STEM
Keynote Talk Topic: Everything Necessary for Success I learned in Kindergarten!
Location:
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
Attendance:
educators.
170 total including AIAA members, student members, educators, and K-12 students and
Publicity:
email to region, flyers posted around APL, announcement posted on section web site,
EventBrite web site for registration/RSVPs, Region I twitter feed by Ben Jimenez during the conference
Link https://info.aiaa.org/Regions/NE/MidAtlantic/Pages/YPSE-13.aspx
http://ypse2013.org
The AIAA Region 1 YPSE-13 Conference was held at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
Kossiakoff Center in Laurel, Maryland. YPSE-13 had 56 presentations in the following categories: Young
Professionals (35 years old and under), Graduate, Undergraduate, and K-12 students and educators.
University student presentations were judged and prizes were awarded for first, second, and third places
as well as honorable mentions. The first-place student paper award winner also gave her presentation at
the AIAA SciTech Conference in January 2014. Sessions consisted of:

5 young professional presentations (1 session)

13 graduate student presentations (4 sessions)

25 undergraduate student presentations (8 sessions)

9 high school and middle school student presentations (3 sessions)

4 educator presentations (1 session)
The AIAA Space Robotics Technical Committee also presented an award for best student paper in areas
related to robotics. Tim Dominick gave a presentation on AIAA activities in public policy during the lunch
hour. Dr. Sandy Magnus gave the keynote talk that provided good advice to the students for future
success in their interactions with other professionals as individuals and team members. We posted and
distributed abstract books of all presentations, along with session schedules. Ben Jimenez inaugurated a
twitter feed at the conference which we plan to continue next year.
12/12/2013
Evening Lecture
Program
Speaker: Terrence Ghee,
Senior Experimental
Aerodynamicist
NAVAIR Applied Aerodynamics
and Store Separation Branch,
Patuxent River MD
Focus: Social,
Educational
Topic: “IMPACT OF NAVAL OPERATIONS ON AIRCRAFT DESIGN”
Location:
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD
Attendance:
15 total, 8 members, 7 non-members
Publicity:
e-mails to section and NCS section, posters in areas around APL, APL web site
Link https://info.aiaa.org/Regions/NE/MidAtlantic/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=76
Mr. Ghee discussed the challenges of designing aircraft to operate from ships at sea. He explained
various aspects of take off and landing procedures and pointed out features of aircraft carriers as well as
of the planes that have evolved to make operations more efficient over the years.
Speaker: Dr. Michael Gazarik
Associate Administrator of NASA’s
Space Technology Mission
Directorate
Topic: “SPACE TECHNOLOGY: AN INVESTMENT IN OUR FUTURE”
2/12/14
Lunch Lecture Program
Location:
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD
Attendance:
100 total, 20 members, 75 non-members, 5 students
Focus: Social,
Educational
Publicity:
e-mails to section and NCS section, posters in areas around APL, APL web site, e-mail
to all APL Space Department employees
Link https://info.aiaa.org/Regions/NE/MidAtlantic/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=76
This was a full-day program organized jointly with the Space Department management at APL. In the
morning, Dr. Gazarik and Dr. Sandy Magnus were given presentations on past and current work at APL
on space missions and technology. Dr. Gazarik gave a talk on NASA’s plans for technology development
during the noon hour to a full conference room. His talk was followed by lunch with APL and AIAA
representatives and a tour of APL hardware assembly facilities.
March 1 & 5, 2014
Location:
Howard County Public
School System STEM
Fair and Festival
AIAA judges: Andrea Kodys,
Robert Terry, Nat Kobitz, Murty
Challa
Focus:
Educational
Long Reach High School, Columbia, MD
Attendance:
4 section members judged the projects on March 1st, 1 member gave out the section
awards at the awards ceremony on March 5th.
Publicity:
emails to section requesting science fair judges; Tweeting LIVE from event; press
release to schools and posted on AIAA MA SharePoint site announcing winners
The section sponsored awards for best aerospace projects in middle school and high school divisions.
The following projects were selected as winners:
1st Place - HS $100 Eric Greenbaum The Effects of Shape on a Parachute on the Rates of its Descent
2nd Place - HS $50 Benjamin Fisher Could We Have Found Liquid Water on Mars?
1st Place - MS $100 Arnav Sinha
Development of Thermoelectric Materials for Eco-Friendly
Power Generation by Recycling Waste Heat Energy
2nd Place - MS $50
Avery Trinh
Testing How Camber Affects the Lift of an Airfoil
3rd Place - MS $25
Nicole Meister What Angle Should Solar Panels Be Set To?
Award winners were presented with a temporary certificate at the awards ceremony on March 5th and
invited to present their project at the YPSE 2014 Conference in November. They will also be recognized
at our section awards dinner on June 10 where they will receive the official certificates and cash awards.
March 8 & 13,
2014
Location:
Anne Arundel County
Public Schools
Regional Science and
Engineering Fair 2013-2014
AIAA judges: Robin Vaughan,
Robert Terry, Nat Kobitz, Dom
Palumbo, Murty Challa, Kate
Stambaugh
Focus:
Educational
North County Senior High School, 10 E. 1st Ave., Glen Burnie, MD 21061
Attendance:
5 section members judged the projects on March 8th, 1 member gave out the section
awards at the awards ceremony on March 13th.
Publicity:
emails to section requesting science fair judges; press release to schools and posted on
AIAA MA SharePoint site announcing winners
The section sponsored awards for best aerospace projects in middle school and high school divisions.
The following projects were selected as winners:
1st Place - HS $100
Kirah Strandquist
How Does Prop Pitch Affect Speed?
2nd Place - HS $50
Nicholas Davis
The Violent Sun
3rd Place - HS $25
J.T. McGuire
The Effect of Mass on Glide
1st Place - MS $100
Jason Kahn
Aerodynamics of Winglets
2nd Place - MS $50
Sabina Holz
What Color Does Your Solar Panel Like?
2nd Place - MS $50
Sander Miller and Jackson Lunsford-Poe
3rd Place - MS $25
Matthew Pharr
3rd Place - MS $25
Robby Ladabouche
HM - MS
$0
Leo DePole
HM - MS
$0
Maddie Bonanno
Go With the Flow
How Does Spinning Speed Affect
Lift Off
Solar Power is Cool
Catch the Wave!
Award winners were presented with a temporary certificate at the awards ceremony on March 13th and
invited to present their project at the YPSE 2014 Conference in November. They will also be recognized
at our section awards dinner on June 10 where they will receive the official certificates and cash awards.
March 22-23,
2014
Location:
Baltimore (MD) Science
Fair
AIAA judges: Andrea Kodys, Dom
Palumbo, Robert Terry, Nat Kobitz,
Anindya Ghoshal, Jennifer Winkler
Focus:
Educational
Towson University, University Union Building, Towson, MD
Attendance:
6 section members judged the projects on March 22, 1 member gave out the section
awards at the awards ceremony on March 23
Publicity: emails to section requesting science fair judges; press release to schools and posted on AIAA
MA SharePoint site announcing winners; AIAA MA also set up a table at the fair on the 23 rd (public
viewing of projects). We had a straw rocket activity for students and younger siblings and materials on
membership (especially K-12 and educator memberships.
The section sponsored awards for best aerospace projects in middle school and high school divisions at
the Baltimore Science Fair in March 2013. The following projects were selected as winners:
1st Place - HS $100
Sabahat Fatima Catching the Sun with an Azimuth Solar Tracker
2nd Place - HS $50
Allen Easterling
Dynamic Behavior of Saturn's Particles: Recreating Ice
Collisions to Understand the Formation of Saturn's Rings
3rd Place - HS $25
Formation Science
Noah Gamper Exploring the Limits of Non-Redundant Masking for Planet
HM - HS
Caroline Boone Harnessing Wave Power
$0
HM - HS
$0
Naomi Mburu Exploring the Elemental Composition of Mercury and Its
Relationship to the Prospects of Life on the Planet Closest to the Sun
1st Place - MS $100
Danyah Imam Carbon Dioxide and Global Warming
2nd Place - MS $50
Dmytro Nebesh
3D Scanning
3rd Place - MS $25
Charles Cannon
HM - MS
$0
Harry Holt
Efficiency of a Solar Panel
Solar Energy
Catching Rays: How the Angle of Incidence Effects the
Award winners were presented with a temporary certificate at the awards ceremony on March 24 and
invited to present their project at the YPSE 2014 Conference in November. They will also be recognized
at our section awards dinner on June 5 where they will receive the official certificates and cash awards.
April 12-13, 2014
NASA Space Apps
Challenge (BaltimoreWashington site, APL)
AIAA judges: Robin Vaughan,
Vinny Ramachandran, Kristi Collins
Focus:
Educational
Location:
JHU Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD
Attendance:
3 section members judged the projects on April 13
Publicity:
emails to section; K-12 prize winners to be recognized at section awards dinner
Link:
https://info.aiaa.org/Regions/NE/MidAtlantic/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=84
The section judges assisted in overall judging for the event, choosing the best apps in several categories.
The section also awarded its own prize for best app in the K-12 category. The winners were the Orion 13
team - Jesse Silverberg, Riddhi Bhave, Siddhi Bhave - who designed an asteroid mining game that
allows players to learn about different types of asteroids.
Award winners will also be recognized at our section awards dinner on June 10 where they will receive
the official certificates and $100 case award. They are also invited to present their project at the YPSE
2014 Conference in November.
5/27/2014
Evening Lecture
Program
Speaker: David Silver,
Director,
Engineering & Regulatory Affairs
Boeing Commercial Aviation Safety
Focus: Social,
Educational
Topic: “THE BOEING 787: CHANGING THE GAME”
Location:
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD
Attendance:
TBS
Publicity:
e-mails to section, posters in areas around APL, APL web site
Link: https://info.aiaa.org/Regions/NE/MidAtlantic/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=85
Mr. Silver will describe the challenges that Boeing faced in designing the 787 and bringing it into use by
commercial airlines
Membership Activities
Describe any membership recruitment/retention activities (this section may be copied as needed for use in the
Membership Award Form).
We use our fall picnic as an event for recruitment. This year’s picnic was very well attended and we will continue to use
this event as a recruiting tool. We also have membership information available at YPSE and at many of our STEM
outreach programs.
Education
1. List the student branches within the section and describe any section activities related to these branches.
Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Student Chapter.
U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) Student Chapter. USNA students occasionally attend MAS events but it is logistically
challenging to arrange travel from USNA to JHU/APL where most of our talks are, so we continue to interact with
them as much as feasible. We advertised their program on “Past, Present, and Future of Human Space Flight, 2013
US Naval History Conference” held on October 8, 2013.
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Student Chapter. Ronald McCandless occasionally visits Carnegie Mellon
University student chapter.
2. Describe actions taken to establish new student branches. None.
3. Describe involvement of the section with the Region Student Conference.
Judges were recruited from our section.
4. Describe any professional continuing education programs (this section may be copied as needed for use in the
Career and Workforce Development Award Form). None
5. Describe any precollege outreach programs instituted/continued this year (this section may be copied as needed
for use in the STEM-K12 Award Form).
a) June 24-25, 2013 – AIAA Educator Academy Electric Cargo Plane Workshop – Plymouth State University –
MAS Educator Associate Paul Wiedorn with the assistance of MAS K-12 STEM Outreach Chair Tom Milnes
(both members of the K-12 STEM Outreach Committee) presented this AIAA Foundation funded workshop
to 29 educators (and a hand full of students) at Plymouth State University with the support of the Federal
Aviation Administration. The workshop was very well received and spawned numerous follow up workshops
and classroom efforts in New Hampshire.
b) July 8, 2013 – STEM K-12 Committee TELECON supported by Tom Milnes and Paul Wiedorn
c) July 30, 2013 – AIAA Educator Academy Webinar “Intro to the Electric Cargo Plane Module” – Given by MAS
K-12 STEM Outreach Chair Tom Milnes
d) August 6, 2013 – AIAA Educator Academy TELECON – Tom Milnes and Paul Wiedorn
e) August 7, 2013 – Montgomery County 4-H Aerospace Judging – Tom Milnes
f) September 14,2013 – Baltimore SEMAA Day, Morgan State University – Tom Milnes and Brendan McAndrew
– AIAA booth with hands-on activities for students (paper and wooden airplanes, straw rockets) and AIAA
hand-outs
g) October 1, 2013 – AIAA Educator Academy Webinar “Intro to the Electric Cargo Plane Capstone Event” –
Given by MAS K-12 STEM Outreach Chair Tom Milnes
h) October 5, 2013 – Annual Section Picnic – Demonstrations by Skylancers Control Line Airplane Club,
Maryland – Delaware Rocketry Association, Open Model, Water, and Straw Rocket launches and BBQ picnic.
i) November 11, 2013 – AIAA Educator Academy TELECON – Tom Milnes and Paul Wiedorn
j) November 15, 2013 – AIAA Region I Young Professional, Student, and Education Conference – JHU/APL
Kossiakoff Center – K-12 STEM presentations included: 12 presentations by K-12 students and educators
(see https://info.aiaa.org/Regions/NE/MidAtlantic/Documents/YPSE13/AIAA_YPSE_2013_ScheduleAbstracts_111313.pdf for titles and abstracts)
k) February 1, 2014 – Maryland Engineering Challenges ES Paper Airplane Challenge – Baltimore Museum of
Industry, 50 teams, 200+ students.
l) February 16, 2014 – Maryland Engineering Challenges Electric Cargo Plane Challenge for Middle and High
School Students – Baltimore Museum of Industry – AIAA MAS Members served as Judges for this event, 10
HS teams and 9 MS teams.
m) March 1, 2014 – Howard County STEM Fair and Festival – Long Reach HS – MAS provided judges for
Aerospace Related Projects - Winners are invited to Annual Awards dinner and AIAA Region I Young
Professional, Student, and Education Conference 2014
n) March 8, 2014 – Anne Arundel County Science Fair – North County HS - MAS provided judges for Aerospace
Related Projects – Winners are invited to Annual Awards dinner and AIAA Region I Young Professional,
Student, and Education Conference 2014
o) March 22, 2014 – Baltimore Science Fair – Towson University - MAS provided judges for Aerospace Related
Projects – Winners are invited to Annual Awards dinner and AIAA Region I Young Professional, Student, and
Education Conference 2014
p) April 12-13, 2014 – Baltimore-Washington NASA Space Apps Challenge – MAS provided judges to provide
feedback to the teams building apps for this site of the international NASA Space Apps Challenge event. The
section selected the Orion 13 project as the best app in the K-12 category. The team members are invited to
the Annual Awards Dinner and to YPSE 2014.
q) April 25-27, 2014 – USAA Science and Engineering Festival, Washington, D.C. – AIAA MAS members worked
at the AIAA booth assisting other AIAA members and UMD students with an activity where students made
paper airplanes and “flew” them in a small fan-powered wind tunnel. AIAA materials were given out to
attendees.
r) June 10, 2014 – Annual Awards Dinner – Engineering Society of Baltimore – K-12 Science Fair Winners are
feted at Annual Awards Dinner
6. Does your section have a scholarship fund? Describe how funds are raised, and how scholarships are awarded.
We still intend to establish the Lougheed Education Fund, for which $5,000 has been earmarked. No funds were
disseminated this year.
Public Policy (This section may be copied as needed for use in the Public Policy Award Form)
1. Describe activities that inform the public and section members about public policy.
We send out information about public policy events in our section and around Region 1.
2. Describe activities that provided interaction with government officials.
See CVD below.
3. Did your section participate in Congressional Visits Day or All Aerospace Is Local? If so, describe.
Team Maryland again benefited from the close proximity to the Capitol of many of its members. The Team was
comprised of ten AIAA members, and as in past years those members came from the Mid-Atlantic, National Capital
and Delaware sections, since much of their geographic regions overlap. The Team was comprised of one high school
student and several university students, as well as members in all stages of their career, from YP’s to retirees. Each
provided unique perspectives on how the Key Issues impacted them. The views of the students were of great
interest to the congressional staffers, in particular those of the high school student. The team met with the staff of
both of Maryland’s senators, and seven of its eight Representatives; a copy of the Key Issues and Directory were
dropped off in the office of the remaining (eighth) Representative. Many of the congressional staffers we spoke to
indicated their congressperson supported several of AIAA’s Key Issues, particularly the UAV (especially as it relates
to the FAA) and supporting STEM K-12 education Issues. The latter was especially true in the House offices, as many
of them were promoting the first “House Student App Challenge”. As a follow-up, Team Maryland advertised this
App Challenge locally and throughout Region I.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hugel4de1dtdbo7/x5DZkFYLMU Team Maryland photos
https://www.aiaa.org/SecondaryTwoColumn.aspx?id=22261 A Team Maryland photo used in AIAA main page.
Honors and Awards
1. Describe any local section awards given to members and supporters. Please note if award is new this year.
Please see previous sections for student awards at science fairs, YPSE, and NASA Space Apps Challenge. No other
awards were given.
2. List members nominated by the section for AIAA or regional honors and awards. Please include nominee, award,
and status.
None
Technical Activities
1. How many local members are members of an AIAA Technical Committee? Describe how they interacted with the
local section or local technical committee(s).
At least 2 members at APL serve on technical committees; there are probably many more. Kate Stambaugh serves
on the Space Robotics TC and arranged for the committee to present an additional student paper award at this
year’s YPSE conference.
2. Describe local technical committees, their function and activities for this year.
Jack Koletty has formerly been our representative to the NCS SSTC. We tried to jointly sponsor a talk by the Brent
Barbee in the fall, but it was canceled due to the government shut down. The SSTC was not active for the rest of the
year
3. Describe any technical symposia or short courses not described in detail elsewhere in this report. None.
Communications (this section may be copied as needed for use in the Communications Award form)
1. Number of newsletters published this year: What article received the most attention or interest this year?
The Section investigated the feasibility of starting an e-newsletter this year but it is likely to start up next year.
2. Describe any section publications other than a newsletter, including content, frequency and distribution.
Numerous emails, usually a couple per month on average, are distributed about MAS and partner events and
activities.
3. How does the section utilize electronic communication, such as email notification, social media (such as
Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter), etc.?
Our section is very active in email communications, sending several email blasts a month to our membership to
announce section events, STEM volunteer opportunities and other relevant AIAA-related information.
We also maintain a Young Professionals Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/pages/AIAA-Mid-AtlanticBaltimore-Section-Young-Professionals/151406388494). The page is not currently very active; however, it does tie
our YPs into several national and regional events. We are currently recruiting YPs to maintain the site.
NEW THIS YEAR we became active on Twitter (@AIAA_MA) after hearing about the success that the Delaware
section has had with this form of communication. We currently have 20 followers (including neighboring sections
and regions) and 125+ tweets. We tweeted live from CVD and area Science Fairs to keep our members informed
real-time of our activities. We also use twitter to announce events and pass on news of interest to our members.
The following questions are for those sections with active websites.
4. Do you use the AIAA SharePoint site to host your section’s homepage? If not, do you host a website elsewhere?
We use the AIAA SharePoint site for our home page.
5. How often is the site updated, and do you have a webmaster?
The site is updated a few times each month, as needed, to advertise section activities or events and
opportunities in the surrounding geographic area. Tom Milnes and Robin Vaughan shared the webmaster duties.
6. What is the most utilized feature of the website?
The calendar and announcements features are the most frequently used.
7. Do you use it to promote upcoming section activities?
Yes, we post all sections activities to the calendar and link to the web site in our e-mail announcements and
flyers.
8. Describe any new or unique features added this year.
We added a link to our Twitter feed.
Financial Summary (this portion of the report does not satisfy the requirements for an audit report)
Beginning Total Balance of all cash on hand as of June 1, 2013
Checking Account:
$ 17.302.24
Savings Account:
$0
Other (please specify):
no other accounts
Section Rebate:
Other Income
$ 5600.32
$17,302.24
(please specify – advertising, etc.): $ 1728.89 (YPSE registration, YPSE donations, Awards dinner registration)
Expenses:
$ $11,343.60
Estimated Ending Balance as of May 31, 2014
$13,287.87
What corporate donations were received?
Yes, small donations were received as sponsorships for YPSE.
Were any meetings or functions underwritten or financially supported?
No functions were underwritten.
The program with Dr. Gazarik in February was financially supported by the APL Space Department. They provided
advertising, lunch, and personnel to organize the event, give presentations and tours of APL facilities. The section
provided refreshments for the talk and advertising outside APL.
Cash donations and small items used as hand-outs and prizes were donated for YPSE by ATK, SpaceX, Edge Space
Systems, and Lockheed Martin.
Outstanding Section Award
(Limit to two pages.)
1. Statement of the mission and goals of the section. How is your section functioning within the mission
and goals of the AIAA?
2. Statement of philosophy of use of funds (both through rebates and other means). How are financial
resources used by the section? How do you think the funds are best utilized?
3. Please describe any challenges or problems that arose during the year (or that are ongoing) and how
the section dealt with them.
4. Please describe how your section is responding to its unique circumstances and how it is making a
difference. In other words, why should this be an Outstanding Section?
Outstanding Activity Award
Date of Event:
Name of Event:
Speaker:
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Description of Event:
Joint Sponsorship? With what group(s)?
Describe any publicity for the event:
What makes this event an outstanding activity?