AIAA Officer Applications Are OUT!

April 29, 2012

Hey, AIAA! Apply to be an AIAA officer for next year! Everyone, including underclassmen. are encouraged to apply. This is a great opportunity to get to know other engineering leaders and to talk to industry professionals first hand. AND it looks fantastic on a resume!

Elections are interview-based and you will be selected by a panel of current AIAA representatives. Please see the attached Officer Descriptions and fill out the Officer Application and email it to aiaaucla@gmail.com by Monday, May 14th (Week 7). You will be contacted 7th week to set up an interview time.

Apply now! Good luck!!

AIAA Movie Night showing Top Gun!

April 17, 2012

Date: Wednesday, April 25th
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Engineering IV 38-138

We will be showing what could well be one of the most motivating movies of all time, especially if you're an engineer! Come out and join us in watching Top Gun especially if you have never seen this movie! Classics are meant to be watched and enjoyed over and over. Free refreshments and food will be provided!

Engineering Bowl Hosted by BMES!

April 17, 2012

The quarterly engineering bowl is coming up this Sunday, April 22 at 4:30 pm in the SAC. For those that don't know, the engineering bowl is a competition between the different engineering clubs that we have on campus. AIAA has taken first place for the past two quarters, and we are aiming for a third straight quarter!

The events this time around will be 5 vs 5 basketball and 6 vs 6 indoor soccer, so we need players! If you are interested in bringing glory to AIAA, please follow the link below and fill out the survey by Thursday, April 19. If you don't feel like playing, come out anyways and support our teams! For those interested, I will email you later about the details. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/P68PH6D

If you have any questions, please email me at jrhaag91@gmail.com. Thanks, and enjoy your spring quarter!

MAE Alumni Speaker: Eric Deyerl - Forensics Engineer

April 17, 2012

Date: Wednesday, April 18th
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Engineering IV 38-138
Dinner will be served!

In collaboration with SAE, ASME, and UCLA MAE Dept, we are excited to have Eric Deyerl share his experiences in Forensics Engineering.

Eric is the manager of DIAL Engineering, an engineering firm in Culver City, and a UCLA graduate. He is certified as a Professional Mechanical Engineer for the State of California and a registered Traffic Accident Reconstructionist. For the last 20 years, he has been working with accident reconstruction and his competencies include vehicle dynamics, failure analysis, structural analysis and mechanical testing.

Resume, Internship, and Job Workshop with Bryan Gardner

February 24, 2012

Where: Engineering IV Room 47-124
When: Tuesday, February 28 at 6PM

Join us for a very special and personalized workshop with guest speaker Bryan Gardner! Bryan, who has worked at startup company SpaceX, will discuss tips and strategies on landing those internships and full time positions that we all seek. He'll also help YOU improve your resume; be sure to bring an electronic copy of it so he can provide very helpful feedback! (Last year, the sign-up list to speak with him filled up!) Many companies are hiring around this time of the year, so be sure to come and learn how to make your resume stand out.

Food and drinks will be provided! Don't miss out!

Lockheed Martin Info Session Tonight!

February 8, 2012

Where: Boelter Penthouse
When: 6 - 8 P.M.

Lockheed Martin's Information Session (co-sponsored by IEEE) will be taking place tonight. We're hoping you will be able to join us and learn more about the company & interview process! We will have refreshments, Lockheed Martin prizes, and company representatives available to answer questions following the presentation. Bring your friends and check it out! Lockheed Martin career opportunities may be viewed by searching our website at LM Careers.

Amgen Information Systems Summer Internship Opportunities

February 8, 2012

Amgen is now recruiting for Information Systems Summer Interns. These positions are also posted in BruinView with additional details.

IS Programmer Analyst Undergrad/Grad Intern:
Employs entry level programming, configuration and design techniques that ensure adherence to software development standards, performance efficiency, reliable and maintainable code, and self-documenting programs. This role will leverage a basic understanding of application development methodologies and techniques. Duties & Responsibilities include: drafting and updating detailed project plans for small projects or portions of larger projects. Assists in testing, debugging, maintaining, and documenting components of information systems applications. Gain an understanding of basic business processes and transforms them into programming logic. Follows standard policies and procedures in analyzing situations or data from which answers can be readily obtained.

IS Business Systems Analyst Undergrad/Grad Intern:
Translates business needs into system requirements. This role will leverage the skills to clearly capture and articulate the client's processes, partner with the client to identify process improvement, and translate strategies into information solutions. Duties & Responsibilities include: Drafting and updating detailed project plans for small projects or portions of larger projects. Assists in testing, maintaining, and documenting components of information systems applications. Follows standard policies and procedures in analyzing situations or data from which answers can be readily obtained.

Examples of possible internship projects include:

• Mobile website development
• Infrastructure and cloud automation work
• Interactive visualization of data from multiple competitor pipeline databases
• New direct-to-consumer email campaign deployment
• Creation of a segregated manufacturing network DMZ
• Microsoft SharePoint site design, development, and support

BEAM Picnic

January 30, 2012

You're invited to stop by and attend BEAM BBQ this coming Saturday February 4 @ Sunset Rec. Lower Lawn area at 12-4 pm. If you dont know who we are, BEAM is an engineering outreach program designed to encourage underserved kids to explore the field of engineering. So as one fellow engineering club to another, we are extending our invitation to join our event. Talk with some other engineers and most importantly, get some free food! Hope to see you there!

Lockheed Martin Game Night

January 18, 2012

We've got another treat for you all! AIAA is excited to present Lockheed Martin Game Night, made possible by the company's generosity. The event is on Thursday from 7:15-8:45PM in Engineering IV 38-138. Learn more about Lockheed Martin and take this opportunity to network. Bring your resumes and interact with a recruiter.

There will be tons in store: board games, card games, you name it. Did we mention AMAZING prizes, including grand prizes that won't disappoint? Last year we gave away iPod Shuffles to 3 lucky winners. This event will be open to all interested engineers, so tell your buddies! Come have fun with us and get to know your peers. As usual, food (better than your usual pizza - last year we had Alberto's) and refreshments will be served for you to enjoy.

Design Proposal Opportunity

December 24, 2011

Being involved in student projects has been one of the most rewarding experiences for AIAA members and has led to many fantastic internships and full-time jobs. And it's not too late to get involved for the year! Here is another AMAZING opportunity that we encourage anyone who is interested to participate and you can even get started over break:

The USC Graduate Team (they have won in the past) is competing again this year in AIAA's worldwide design competition. This year's Request For Proposal (RFP) is a NEXT GENERATION STRATEGIC BOMBER and they already have preliminary configurations sketched and are looking for some cooperation from UCLA's AIAA chapter - that's US! The majority of the project is working on a proposal that includes advanced aircraft analysis, lots of research on strategic bombers (awesome!), CAD-ing, you name it. They have a few minor tasks for us that can be completed on your own time, with or without a group, and remotely from wherever you are! We can't emphasize enough what a great opportunity this is! Check out the RFP below and links to past years' proposals:

2011 RFP: http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=303

Last year's proposals:
http://issuu.com/sina_golshany/docs/pandion_with_foldouts
http://issuu.com/sina_golshany/docs/dragonfly_with_foldouts_-_reduced_quality
http://issuu.com/sina_golshany/docs/honey_badger_reduced_quality

If you are interested or want more information, please contact AIAA's President, Kirsten Gradel at kgradel@ucla.edu. You can get started right away or when school resumes - up to you! Enjoy your break!

JPL SOSTC Annual Workshop

December 24, 2011

JPL will be hosting its annual AIAA Space Operations and Support Technical Committe (SOSTC) towards the end of April and is inviting members of our chapter to participate. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about space operations and interact with professionals. Here is an attached flyer with more details.