When
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 from 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM PDT
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5:30 pm - 6:40 pm Check-in, Networking, Dinner (6PM)
6:40 pm - 6:45 pm Introduction
6:45 pm - 8:30 pm Indoor Presentation and Q & A
8:30 pm - 9:00 pm Networking
(Library (indoor) closes at 9:00 pm)
Where
Manhattan Beach Library
1320 Highland Avenue
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Parking
Driving Directions
Contact
Events/Programs Chair, LAAmerican Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Los Angeles - Las Vegas Section
949-426-8175
events.aiaalalv@gmail.com
Ticket Information
$5 Presentation Only -No Meal
$10 AIAA Student / Educator Member Price
$15 Non-AIAA Member -Student / Educator
$17 AIAA Young Professional Member (within first 5 years of Student-to-Professional Member Transition)
$20 AIAA Professional Member Price
$25 Non-AIAA Member -Regualr Price
(No Refund within 7 days of the event or afterwards)
Dress Code
Business Casual
Dinner (except for Presentation Only tickets)
Pan-Asian Dinner Platters or Boxes:
(a) No Dinner - Presentation Only
(b) Chicken,
(c) Beef,
(d) Fish, or
(e) Vegetarian
Refreshment (for all attendees)
Snacks and hot/cold beverages
AIAA LA-LV 3/20 Dinner Meeting
Student led micro-satellite and micro-propulsion development
Dr. Amelia Greig
Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering Department
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, California
The Topic
Student led micro-satellite and
micro-propulsion development
Considered by many as the home of the CubeSat, Cal Poly has a long standing heritage of CubeSat development, testing and launch. The Cal Poly CubeSat Lab, comprises approximately 70 students from across engineering, science, marketing, business and graphic arts majors at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The unique set-up of the Cal Poly CubeSat lab revolves around students performing all daily tasks associated with the lab, both technical and administrative. Through student led efforts, the 10th Cal Poly student CubeSat recently reached orbit.
The next steps in the advancement of CubeSats at Cal Poly is the development of suitable micro-propulsion systems to extend mission possibilities. There are three categories of propulsion systems of interest; low thrust, high Isp thrusters for precision pointing and control, medium thrust, medium Isp thrusters for non-time critical orbital maneuvers, and high thrust low Isp thrusters for rapid maneuvering. To fit these categories electrospray, plasma electrothermal, and monopropellant thrusters are under development at Cal Poly, in various stages of progress.
The Speaker
Dr. Amelia Greig
Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering Department
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, California
Dr Amelia Greig has degrees in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Science (majoring in Theoretical Physics) from the University of Adelaide, where she won the Most Innovative Honours Project award for the design, build and test of Australia’s first atmospheric plasma thruster. She completed her PhD in Physics at the Australian National University using experiments and simulations to validate the design of a new electrothermal plasma micro-thruster, known as ‘Pocket Rocket’, designed for use on CubeSats.
Now at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, Dr Greig teaches courses in spacecraft propulsion and the space environment in the Aerospace Engineering Department, and is a faculty advisor for the Cal Poly CubeSat lab. She also leads micro-propulsion research activities looking into novel micro-propulsion systems for small satellites with a focus on CubeSats.
Outside of work she is a competitive highland (Scottish) dancer, and has competed at events around the World and performed in the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. She also enjoys playing and umpiring field hockey, and exploring America’s National and State Parks on her motorbike.
