AIAA-Pegasus Student Conference

The purpose of the conference is to provide a forum for Pegasus Students (i.e., students enrolled for a degree programme of Pegasus institutions) and student members of the European Sections of AIAA to present technical papers in public competition for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes in the graduate (masters candidates only) category. The conference serves to give the students an opportunity to practice the presentation of technical work at meetings.

The fundamental objective of the conference is to provide students with an educational experience that prepares them for their future as practicing aerospace engineers. Students attend and present technical work as they would at a professional meeting. In addition, they establish professional relationships, learn from others, and improve their communication skills. Their work, both written and oral, is evaluated by professional members serving as judges, with the primary intent of providing substantial feedback on the quality of their work. The highest scoring papers are also recognized with awards and prize money, supplied by the sponsoring industries.

Any Pegasus Student or student member of the European Sections of AIAA is invited to participate in the conference. Only Masters’ level student papers are accepted for competition. Ph.D. student papers are not eligible to compete for awards or prize money. Their work may be presented for review only. The work presented should be original, not already published or presented elsewhere.

The 2005 edition of the Conference was held in Toulouse (France) on 19-20 May, 2005.
The 2006 edition of the Conference was held in Munich (Germany) on 20-21 April, 2006.
The 2007 edition of the Conference was held in Napoli (Italy) on 12-13 April, 2007.
The 2008 edition of the Conference was held in Prague (Czech Republic) on 23-25 April, 2008.
The 2009 edition of the Conference was held in Toulouse (France) on 12-13 March, 2009.
The 2010 edition of the Conference was held in Sevilla (Spain) on 28-30 April, 2010 (visit the dedicated website).
The 2011 edition of the Conference will be held in Torino (Italy) in spring 2011.

Master’s category first place paper may be invited to compete in the AIAA National Student Conference, typically held in January at the AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting & Exhibition, USA.

For further information, you can download the document with all the rules.
The student application form can be found here.

AIAA-Pegasus Student Conference

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