National Institute of Aerospace

Aerospace Research and Graduate Education for the Future

UPCOMING EVENTS

SEMINAR WEBSTREAMS

Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Time: 10:30 am
Location: NIA headquarters, 100 Exploration Way, Room 137
Speaker: Dr. Yan Feng, University of California San Diego
"Investigation of Aerosol-Cloud Interactions Using a Chemical Transport Model Constrained by Satellite Observations"

NIA and the NASA Systems Analysis and Concepts Directorate Distinguished Lecture Series, in sponsorship with the Virginia Air and Space Center, hosted a panel discussion, Moon-Mars Forum, on March 17, 2009 in Hampton, Va.

June 5, 2009
“ Dr. M. Frances Kelly, Former Director (retired), U.S. Navy Education Programs: The Implications of the Internet and E-Learning for Changes in American Society”

February 3, 2009
"Lesley A. Weitz, PhD Candidate, Texas A&M University; Using Structural Analogies to Analyze and Design Cooperative Control Laws for Multivehicle Systems"

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6/23/2009: NIA SELECTED A PART OF GENERAL DYNAMICS AIS TEAM
NIA was recently selected as part of the General Dynamics AIS team that will support the Joint Concept Development and Experimentation (JCD&E) Directorate of U.S. Joint Forces Command in Suffolk, VA.

News Release 06/16/2009: "UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WIN NASA/NIA MOON DESIGN COMPETITION"

HAMPTON, VA. – Orbiting "gas" stations and flying "sports cars" … those are some winning ideas college students came up with to help astronauts get to the moon and explore the surface.
Students from Georgia Tech, North Carolina State University, and the University of Maryland took first place honors in the 2009 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts Academic Linkage or RASC-AL contest sponsored by NASA and the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA). They presented their work at a forum in Cocoa Beach, Fla.

News Release 06/10/2009: “NASA 360” WINS EMMY FOR EDITING

HAMPTON, VA. – On Saturday, June 6, “NASA 360” took home an Emmy award for editing in the non-news program category, for the episode, “Wright Speed X-1 Electric Car,” at the 51st Capital Regional Emmy Awards held in Washington, DC.

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	Aviation Plan for American Leadership (April 2005)
	Research and Development for Safe, Secure and Affordable Air Transportation for Every Community in America (January 2006)