AIAA LA-LV Celebrates the American History Month for Women, with Women Aerospace Professionals and a Featured Presentation “From Passenger to Pilot”
August 21, 2021 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm PDT

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AIAA LA-LV Celebrates the American History Month for Women with Aerospace Women Professionals
Saturday, August 21, 2021, 10 AM PDT
Moderated by
Ms. Marilee Wheaton
The Aerospace Corporation, AIAA Fellow
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(Part I)
“From Passenger to Pilot”
by
Ms. Leslie Czechowski
Docent, Museum of Flight, Seattle
Volunteer, Kent Library
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(Part II)
Aerospace Women Professionals
Panel Disucssion
with
Ms. Marilee Wheaton (Moderator)
Aerospace Corp.| Fellow, AIAA
Ms. Claudine Phaire
Chair, AIAA Diversity & Inclusion Working Group;
Principal Systems Engineer, Lockheed Martin
Ms. Leslie Czechowski (Event Speaker)
Docent, Museum of Flight, Seattle
Dr. Claire Leon
Owner, Claire Leon Consulting, LLC.
Atty. Jennifer Perdigao (Pilot)
Member, AIAA
Partner & Co-Chair, Tressler’s Transportation Practice Group
General Aviation Pilot
Dr. Anita Sengupta (Pilot)
CEO/Founder Hydroplane Ltd.
Research Professor of Astronautics USC
Former NASA JPL Aerospace Engineer
Captain Civil Air Patrol
Instrument Rated pilot
Dr. Swati Saxena
AIAA Lifetime Senior Member
Technical and Project Manager, ANSYS Inc.
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(Part III)
Early Career Panel for
Women Professionals
with
Ms. Janet Grondin (Moderator)
AIAA Senior Member
Vice President, Intelligence Programs, Stellar Solutions
Dr. Aki Roberge
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Exoplanets and Stellar Astrophysics Laboratory
Ms. Janelle Wellons
Instrument Operations Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Bachelor in Aerospace Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Appearance on the “Super Sensors” episode of PBS Scigirls
Ms. Marilyn L. McPoland
Treasurer, AIAA LA-LV Section
Director, Ceremonies & Events at California State University, Dominguez Hills
former: Sr. Director Operations, XPrize | Director, Museum of Flying | Air Show Producer
Ms. Kathleen Fredette (Glider Pilot)
AIAA Educator Member, Coach, Presenter, Glider Pilot,
Director of STEAM Initiatives for iLEAD CA Charter Schools,
SOFIA Airborne Astronomy Ambassador,
One of the first 6 educators to fly on SOFIA and have flown 4 missions altogether,
NASA Endeavor Fellow
Ms. Laura Duffy
Space Systems Engineer, Canyon Consulting, LLC
PhD Student, Colorado State University
Ms. Niyati Chokshi
Graduate Research Assistant at Bagley College of Engineering
Ph.D candidate- Aerospace Engineering
Mississippi State University
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“From Passenger to Pilot”
“The presentation focuses on the development of aviation in the 20th century through women who played significant roles. The first transcontinental passenger was a female reporter from Chicago, and the first stewardess flew on a noted Boeing bi-plane. In the 1920s and 30s Amelia Earhart was a popular pilot, famous for her attempt to fly around the world at the equator. Her friend, Jacqueline Cochran, was another famous pilot through the next two decades, setting speed records in military jet airplanes.”
Ms. Leslie Czechowski has a B.A. in Drama Theory, a M.S. in Library Science, and a M.S. in Liberal Studies (concentration in 19th century American history and literature). She has worked in a variety of library and archives positions at Grinnell College, The University of Minnesota, and The University of Pittsburgh. In addition, she taught graduate courses at The College of St. Catherine and The University of Pittsburgh. She has also authored many professional publications and presented on library and archival services.
Leslie has been a volunteer in numerous organizations and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Moldova in 2012. She currently volunteers at the Kent Library teaching Microsoft Office software, volunteers at the Museum’s archives, and joined the docent program at the Museum in 2016.
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Exhibitor briefing (Between the 1st and the 2nd Panel)
“EnCorps and STEM Teachers Program”
Ms. Tanja Schroeder
Southern California Recruitment Coordinator for EnCorps STEM Teachers Program
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“Development of the Stella App”
Isis Ginyard
A rising junior at Windward School
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Disclaimer: The views of the speakers do not represent the views of AIAA or the AIAA Los Angeles-Las Vegas Section
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Happy Hour AIAA, featuring the production of IMAX film “Asteroid Hunters”
September 2, 2020 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm PDT


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Sep 2, 2020 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM (PT)
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AIAA LA-LV SectionHappy Hour !Featuring the film production of the IMAX Documentary “Asteroid Hunters”Networking with aerospace professionals, students and educators, young and experienced !
Wednesday, September 2, 2020, 6:30 PM – 8 PM
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(July 11, 2020 PM) AIAA LA-LV Honors Aerospace African American Professionals

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*August 15th Aerospace Women’s Career Day: https://conta.cc/36EbzVD
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*Links about Mr. Shelby Jacobs:
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Video and Congressional Record
https://youtu.be/c-sC219nJec
https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2019/3/7/house-section/article/h2510-2?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Shelby+Jacobs%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=1
https://www.kusi.com/shelby-jacobs-is-a-legendary-apollo-11-nasa-engineer-who-was-critical-in-the-mission/
*Links provided by Dr. Christianna Taylor
http://womaninmotionmovie.com/
*Links provided by Dr. Lindsay Quarrie:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7A5wymYHDs
www.spacesciencescorp.com/www.spacesciencescorp.com/
www.fraisos.com/
ispcs.com/
www.spaceportamerica.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institutional_racism
Institutional racism was defined by Sir William Macpherson in the UK’s Lawrence report (1999) as: “The collective failure of an organization to provide an appropriate and professional service to people because of their colour, culture, or ethnic origin. It can be seen or detected in processes, attitudes and behaviour that amount to discrimination through prejudice, ignorance, thoughtlessness and racist stereotyping which disadvantage minority ethnic people.”[4][5]
*Links provided by Tyrone Jacobs Jr.
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https://eric-thomas.myshopify.com/collections/grind-gear-2-1/products/2020-goals-t-shirt-pre-orders
*From Marilee Wheaton (AIAA Fellow)
The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice MLK Jr
*From Jim Kowalski:
George Crowder invented an interconnect technology that was used in IBM 360 and IBM 3090mainframe computers, ,which were used by NASA and aerospace contractors for heavy duty computation.George was a great friend. He lived in Poughkeepsie, NY.Jim Kowalski to All panelists : George Crowder invented an interconnect technology that was used in IBM 360 and IBM 3090mainframe computers, ,which were used by NASA and aerospace contractors for heavy duty computation.George was a great friend. He lived in Poughkeepsie, NY.16:47:35 From Jim Kowalski to All panelists : George Crowder patent: https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/05/70/76/de473923821e67/EP0570709A3.pdf
*video upload below
(June 19, 2020) AIAA LA LV Celebrates Juneteenth with Tyrone Jacobs Jr. and other aerospace leaders
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Celebrates Juneteenth with Tyrone Jacobs Jr. and other Aerospace Leaders
June 19, 2020 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm PDT

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AIAA LA LV Celebrates Juneteenth
with Tyrone Jacobs Jr.
and other Aerospace leaders
Friday, June 19, 2020, 6 PM
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Note that this was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation – which had become official January 1, 1863. The Emancipation Proclamation had little impact on the Texans due to the minimal number of Union troops to enforce the new Executive Order. However, with the surrender of General Lee in April of 1865, and the arrival of General Granger’s regiment, the forces were finally strong enough to influence and overcome the resistance
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Tyrone Jacobs, Jr., 26 years old, was born in Chicago, IL. He is currently based in Los Angeles, CA. Tyrone strives to become the best speaker, engineer, leader, man, and person that he can be. His mission is to give hope to the hopeless. He aims to show people that, regardless of their past circumstances and environment, that, they can become successful and accomplish their wildest goals and dreams.
NEW SPACE E-MINI-CONFERENCE 2020 (FREE)
April 18, 2020 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm PDT

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Saturday, April 18th, 2020, 9 AM – 4 PM (Pacific Time)
3rd AIAA LA LV New Space e-mini-Conference
Technologies to live on other planets, food, air, water, energy, transportation and communication
Join Online Zoom: Price: FREE!!!
Direct Link: https://aiaa.zoom.us/j/208367099?pwd=ZDVxeFJlSkhTY3Z6a2FUNWNEZTZHdz09
(or aiaa.zoom.us/join) Webinar ID: 208-367-099; Webinar Password: 607389
Telephone Dial-in: 877 853 5257 (Toll Free)
Also included: Aerospace career workshop or resume writing / interview tips for various engineering, medical, art etc. disciplines by experts from Aeroject-Rocketdyne, Boeing, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martion, and NASA JPL, etc.
Speakers
Dr. Chandrashekhar Sonwane,
Chair of AIAA LA LV, EPA Scientific Advisory Board member
Aerojet-Rocketdyne (Welcome Message)
Inaugural Presentation: Technologies to Live on Other Planets:
Getting There, and Getting Around
-Three design studies by Dan Raymer, from wild to really crazy
Presented by
Dr. Daniel P. Raymer, author of
Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach
Shawn Boike, Insta-Grid.com (Space Force)
Prof. Joyce Liao, Stanford Univ. Medical School
(Eye-brain issues in microgravity and the effect of hypoxia in COVID-19 infection)
Matthew Kuhns, Masten Space Systems
(Lunar (Artemis) activities and Additive Manufacturing)
Marty Waldman, SIL, AIAA Las Vegas, NDIA S. Nevada
(Aerospace activities in the Clark County)
Fred Lawler, Raytheon (Resume Workshop and Interview Skills)
Moises Seraphin and Brett Cornick (Challenges faced by future Generation)
Jennifer S. Perdigao and Jared Schneider,
Tressler’s Transportation Practice Group
(Space Junk Liability)
Erik Jessen, Raytheon (Agile and Extreme Programming)
(Additional speakers from Boeing, Aerojet-Rocketdyne, Northrop Grumman)
(Exhibitors are welcome and will have 5-10 min each to introduce.)
You do not need to be a member of AIAA to attend the event. Volunteers are needed for all AIAA activities.
Additional speakers are needed for this event, please email: cgsonwane@gmail.com
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AIAA LA-LV e-Happy Hour April 2, 2020
April 2, 2020 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm PDT

Thursday, April 2nd, 2020, 6:00 – 7:30 PM (Pacific Time)
e-Happy Hour
(Sponsored by the AIAA LA LV YP Committee)
Join us and relax in this casual e-gathering, have fun, and chat about:
Join us and relax in this casual e-gathering, have fun, and chat about:
-employment opportunities
-what’s happening in aerospace
-workplace
-life in aerospace
-personal needs
-Funny story with pets
-Workouts at home
-Delivery services Doordash Instacard Amazon Walmart pizza etc
-Favorite video games phone Xbox Playstation and Nintendo -and more……..
*You may want to share your favorite drink recipe, Spotify music or favorite Netflix or Disney+ movie. Nostradamus related discussions are not encouraged.
*If you like to sing with karaoke please put your music and be ready to sing!
Moderated by Moises Seraphin, Fred Lawler, and Brett Cornick
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Dial-in by Telephone: 877 853 5257 (US Toll-free)
Reminder: Not an AIAA Member? AIAA is currently offering a free one-year trial e-Membership!What is e-Membership? It’s a FREE one-year membership for aerospace professionals new to AIAA that offers access to AIAA’s electronic resources! You’ll be part of a vast network of aerospace professionals through AIAA’s online Engage Community, take advantage of discounts on high-quality educational opportunities, and receive the latest news and information impacting your profession. You’ll also be able to access other valuable online resources only available to AIAA members.
You do not need to be a member of AIAA to attend the event. Volunteers are needed for all AIAA activities),
please contact: AIAA LA LV Section Chair (cgsonwane@gmail.com)
For questions, please contact: Moises Seraphin (m.seraphin@staubli.com) (AIAA LA LV YP Chair),
Fred Lawler (fredlawler@hotmail.com) (AIAA LA LV STEM K-12 Chair), and
Brett Cornick (bcornick@ucla.edu)