American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) at Columbia is a pre-professional organization based out of the mechanical engineering department that allows all Columbia students who have an interest in those two fields to gather and learn more about them. In an effort to raise understanding of aircrafts, the organization competes in the annual Design/Build/Fly competition sponsored by the National AIAA. The group is a recognized student group under the Activities Board at Columbia.