American Institute of Aeronautics &

Astronautics Central Florida Section

About the AIAA Central Florida Section

Section Chair 

Walter Hammond

Vice Chair 

Samantha Sargent

Secretary 

Tengjie Gao

Treasurer 

Jennifer Webb

Programs 

Chris Stevens

Tarek Elgohary

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics is the largest professional society for the aerospace industry. With over 30,000 members around the world, AIAA provides unparalleled opportunities for networking, learning, innovation, and collaboration for aerospace professionals, students, and educators. 


The AIAA Central Florida Section is here to serve our local members by providing events like workshops, meetings, tours, speakers, and socials for the aerospace community in the Orlando, Tampa, and Gainesville area of Florida.

Section Leadership

STEM K-12

Luis Gamarra

Young Professionals

Max Neidhardt

Membership

Luis Gamarra

Honors and Awards 

Corydon Strawser

Public Relations

We're currently looking for volunteers for the following positions: 

  • Public Relations (Social Media)

If you are interested in volunteering to help your section, or have any ideas or desires for future speakers, tours, workshops, or events, please contact the section leadership at aiaa.central.fl@gmail.com

https://www.aiaa.org/membership/types-of-membership


Membership is available for the following categories.

Membership

Discounted memberships are available for Retirees, Students, and Educators.

  • Retirees
  • Corporate Members
  • Associates
  • Professionals
  • University Students
  • Educators
  • High School Students

Contact Us

Email - aiaa.central.fl@gmail.com 

AIAA Home Page - AIAA.org

Webmaster

Jim Karam