1. Welcome to AIAA DE Section! REACTION MOTORS – A BRIEF HISTORY BY DAVE MCGRATH

2. 2010-2011 AIAA DE Section Council Members Education: -Vacant- Honors & Awards:Eric Rohrbaugh Career Enhancement:Tim McCardell Communication: -Vacant- Webmaster: -Vacant- Newsletter: -Vacant- Programs:Entire Council Young Professional:Connor O’Malley Technical:Robert Bonifant Precollege:Breanne Wooten Membership:Dave Rosenberg Public Policy:Tim Dominick RAC Representation:Dave Rosenberg/Tim Dominick Special Asst. to Chairman: Erika Conly Chairman:Tim Dominick Vice-Chair:Eric Spero Treasurer:Shannon Grady Secretary:Bernadette Goncz

3. 2010-2011 Lunch Lecture Series We are currently planning our 2010-2011 season of Lunch Lectures. Feb: Reaction MotorsDave McGrath Mar: TBD Apr: TBD If you’re interested in presenting or have a specific topic you’d like to see presented, please contact Tim McCardell (x1560) Plan on coming to the Lunch Lecture Series on or about the first Thursday of each month

4. Upcoming Activities Monthly Lunch & Learns Congressional Visits Day – March 16, 2011 YP Rocket Competition – April 2, 2011 Spring Distinguished Lecturer – April 7, 2011 Rockets For Schools – May 2011 Bus Trip to Washington, D.C. – June 2011

5. Congressional Visits Day Every year, AIAA members – engineers, scientists, researchers, students, educators, and technology executives – come to Washington, D.C., to take part in AIAA’s Congressional Visits Day program (CVD). They meet with national decision makers to discus critical industry issues in civil aeronautics, civil astronautics and defense. What’s the goal? Through face-to-face meetings with Members of Congress, congressional staff, key administration officials, and other decision makers, Congressional Visits Day raises awareness of the long-term value that science, engineering and technology bring to America. This year’s Congressional Visits Day is scheduled for March 15-16 th. If you’re interested in participating as part of the Delaware Section team for CVD, please contact DE Section Chair Tim Dominick (410- 392-1069 or timothy.dominick@atk.com).timothy.dominick@atk.com Looking for 2-3 additional members to round out our team for this year

6. Battle of the Rockets! Rocket design competition for Young Professionals (YP) Kickoff meeting on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 from noon – 1 PM –Location at ATK Elkton, room TBD. About the competition –Location: Culpeper, Virginia –Date: April 2, 2010 –Mission: Design a rocket system to safely fly a large raw hen's egg and an electronic altimeter to an altitude of 2000 ft and return it all without damage; the team closest to the altitude wins Contact Young Professional (YP) Chair –Connor O’Malley (Connor.OMalley@atk.com)

7. Jonna Doolittle Hoppes Calculated Risk The Extraordinary Life of Jimmy Doolittle http://jonnadoolittelhoppes.com Spring 2011 AIAA Distinguished Lecture Tentatively planned for the evening of: Thursday, April 7, 2011 Location TBD

8. AIAA DE Section LinkedIn Group If you’re a member of LinkedIn and a member of AIAA, you can now join the new AIAA DE Section LinkedIn Group –Discussion board where members can discuss topics relating to the aerospace industry –Jobs posting board –RSS feeds from some of the aerospace news sites to keep you posted on the latest news in the industry Go to the Groups link on the top menu and search for “AIAA Delaware Section” If you’re not a member of LinkedIn, but are interested in becoming one, visit www.linkedin.com to sign up todaywww.linkedin.com While this group is just getting off the ground, we hope it becomes a tool our members can use to stay in touch with others throughout the area

9. WHEN DID YOU KNOW? When did you know you wanted to work in aerospace? –For some it was a specific moment, for others it was a gradual realization that space and flight had captured their imagination and wouldn’t let go Over the next year, AIAA members will share what inspired them. We hope you enjoy reading them and that you will share your own “When Did You Know?” moment. For more information or to share your story, please visit: www.aiaa.org/ShareYourStory

10. New DE Section Web Site New Website is Live

11. New DE Section Website https://info.aiaa.org/Regions/NE/Del/default.aspx

12. Membership Information Dave Rosenberg or Tim Dominick (x1069) Welcome to AIAA DE Section!

13. Dave McGrath Named AIAA Fellow Longtime Delaware section member and former section chair and council member Dave McGrath was recognized by AIAA as a Fellow on December 27, 2010 The distinction of Fellow is conferred by AIAA upon outstanding members of the Institute who have made notable and valuable contributions to the arts, sciences, or technology of aeronautics or astronautics. AIAA President Mark Lewis stated: “Being named a Fellow of AIAA is among the highest honors that can be bestowed upon an aerospace professional, and represents recognition from colleagues and peers for great contributions to our field and technical community. I congratulate each member of this year’s class of Fellows and Honorary Fellows.”

14. Welcome to AIAA DE Section! REACTION MOTORS – A BRIEF HISTORY BY DAVE MCGRATH