Overview
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Club is the only club at Stony Brook University with a focus on aerospace engineering. The aerospace field is large and thriving, growing in interest and popularity, which is why this club was created.
Despite the fact that Stony Brook University does not currently offer a major in aerospace engineering, our first president, Matthew Lee, sent out an interest form at the beginning of the Fall 2016 semester and got a great amount of positive feedback. Matthew started working in the summer of 2016 to start this club, and with the help of the rest of our founding members, we were able to successfully create Stony Brook University's AIAA Chapter.
Stony Brook University Chapter
Rockets Up, Up and Away!
The purpose of this club is to unify students interested in aerospace engineering. Since the aerospace industry doesn't inhabit too much of Long Island, we're hoping that, by getting speakers, working on projects, holding/going to events, and encouraging our members to get their foot in the door of the aerospace field, we will be able to give everyone some experience and insight into the aerospace field and motivate everyone to continue down the path of aerospace engineering.
"The NASA Student Launch competition will allow us the unique opportunity to introduce high-powered rocketry concepts to our AIAA-SBU members at a school with virtually no aerospace footprint. We hope that our efforts result in the further growth of the community of students interested in aerospace here at SBU."
- Christos Liopyros -
2018-2019 President
"We have an incredible chance to be recognized for doing what we do best. The memory of this competition will stay with us and our families for a lifetime, and I couldn't be happier about that."
- Brayan Arias -
2018-2019 Recovery and Navigation