Congratulations YPSE 2021 conference participants, we hope to see you all back next year!
We would like to thank everyone who attended and presented at the virtual 2021 AIAA Region 1 Young Professionals, Students, and Educators conference – each of you did an excellent job! Although we hoped to be back in person for 2021, we thank all of our attendees, speakers, presenters, and volunteers for their flexibility and their willingness to help make the virtual conference a success.
Thank you to all of the presenters who were willing to share and celebrate their work. Thank you to all of the attendees who engaged with our aerospace community. Thank you to all of the speakers who graciously took the time out of their busy lives to talk with us. Thank you to the volunteers who served as session chairs and as judges for the technical sessions. Everyone’s support helped ensure we had a successful virtual conference.
2021 Top Presentations
We would like to recognize and congratulate the following individuals and groups who earned top honors at the conference.
High School:
Honorable Mention - Efe Eroz - A Novel Short Block-Length Coding Method for Aerospace and Satellite Communications
Top Presentation - Joseph Chai - The Design of an Optimized Seabird Imaging Nanosatellite Design (OSIN) | Preserving the Canary of Climate Change |
Undergraduate:
Honorable Mention - Seth Dickerson and Daniel Martin - Adapting Low-Cost Satellite Ground Stations for University Use
Top Presentation - Anoop Kiran - Numerical Simulation of Unsteady Aerodynamics for a Transverse Gust Encounter
Graduate:
Honorable Mention - Frank Cianciarulo and Jacek Garbulinski - Soft Robot Using Fluidic Artificial Muscles for Extraterrestrial Ice Mining
Top Presentation - Colleen Murray - Visco-Elastic Honeycomb Structures with Enhanced Energy Absorption Performance
Young Professional:
Top Presentation - Seydou Mbaye - Transitioning to an In-time Aviation Safety Management System Using Today’s Safety Management System as a Baseline
