About the CFD 2030 IC

Our Mission

Promote a community of practice engaged in developing methods, models, physical experiments, software, and hardware for revolutionary advances in computational simulation technologies for analysis, design, certification, and qualification of aerospace systems

Guide the leveraging and integration of enabling technologies such as high-performance computing, physical modeling, numerical methods, geometry/grids, validation quality experiments, multidisciplinary analysis and optimization, with quantified uncertainties, to expand computational simulation capabilities.

Communicate with other AIAA committees and communities to assure that IC membership engages with their peers and external constituencies in shaping the future of simulation-based engineering.

Ensure CFD is an integral component of the Digital Transformation of engineering by advocating for its advancement toward the Vision 2030.

Our Organization

The CFD Vision 2030 Integration Committee is a volunteer committee of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) within the Integration and Outreach Division (IOD).

Unlike Technical Committees within AIAA, members of an IC need not be AIAA members. This allows ICs to properly execute the cross-disciplinary and cross-organizational aspects of their mission.

Leadership and Subcommittees

Leadership

The IC is led by a chair, vice-chair, and secretary.

Primary Subcommittees

Stewardship of the 2030 Vision

• Tracks and updates evolving stakeholder needs as they relate to the 2030 Vision (e.g. OEMs, government customers).
• Tracks and updates evolving technology drivers as they may impact the 2030 Vision (e.g. digital twin, certification by analysis).
• Validates progress toward the 2030 Vision’s objectives through identification of challenge problems and workshops organized to pursue the challenge problems.

Roadmap Assessment and Update

• Responsible for individual Elements of the CFD Technology Roadmap including high performance computing (HPC), Physical Modeling, Algorithms, Geometry and Grid Generation, Knowledge Extraction, and MDAO.
• Assesses progress on the Roadmap based on progress and new developments.
• Evaluates research needs for each Element, especially those that are lagging.
• Identifies new Elements for inclusion in the roadmap.
• Maintains the Elements including creation of Working Groups, Discussion Groups, Special Sessions, etc. as needed.
• Writes and publishes 5-year progress papers on each Element.

Outreach for 2030 Vision

• Promotes the Vision and activities of the IC within AIAA and the broader CFD community.
• Promotes events at conferences (e.g. special sessions, Forum 360, etc.)
• Maintains the IC’s website, creates and distributes promotional materials, white papers, etc.

Administrative Subcommittees

Membership

• Establishes a membership policy for the IC (i.e. number of members, representation, membership terms, etc.).
• Maintains the IC roster including assignments to Subcommittees and Working Groups.
• Promotes membership in the IC.
• Solicits new members who will be active and fill needs within the IC.
• Assists the Chair with new member enrollment.
• Identifies inactive members for potential removal from the IC.

Publications and Communications

• Collects input from IC members for inclusion in the annual Year in Review article for Aerospace America.
• Compiles and edits the Year in Review article according to Aerospace America standards and provides it to the Chair for final approval prior to submission.

Liaisons

• Maintains roster of Liaison representatives from/to other AIAA TCs and ICs, as well as AIAA Workshops.
• Coordinates with Liaison representatives at least semi-annually to review IC activities/plans, review V2030 roadmap updates, and identify/confirm new gaps/accomplishments in their respective disciplines. Review planned/desired special sessions for coordination on activities.
• Liaison members are expected to coordinate with their respective organizations regarding V2030 IC activities and provide feedback, including identifying significant work or progress in technical areas or topics that supports the Roadmap elements or emerging technology needs for placement on the Roadmap. Review progress toward Grand Challenge problems and advocate for further progress among their organizations.
• Liaisons from the IC to other relevant committees or organizations are appointed by the Chair. Other committees may appoint Liaisons to the IC to participate in the Liaison subcommittee. Both types of Liaisons are critical to enhancing the IC’s activities, especially those of the Elements of the 2030 Vision Subcommittee.

Working Groups

In addition to these standing committees, the IC can establish Working Groups as needed by the IC’s leadership. Working Groups will have a clearly defined objective and/or deliverable and lifespan. Examples of Working Groups are running a challenge problem workshop, organizing a Forum 360, and creating a Discussion Group on the status of numerical algorithms. Working Groups may be comprised of both IC members and non-members as the need dictates. Working Group participation, while encouraged, is not required. Members may participate on more than one Working Group. Working Group procedures are the same as Subcommittee procedures.

Contact Us

AIAA Engage

Members of the IC can find detailed information on the IC's activities including meeting minutes on AIAA's Engage platform. (A valid AIAA account and password are required to access Engage.)

News Email List

If you want to be kept informed of the IC's activities including meetings, subscribe to our News email list hosted at Simplelists. (Choose "News" from the List menu.)

Membership Inquiries

If you want to join the IC as a member or a liaison, email us at aiaacfd2030@gmail.com.

Please note: AIAA's formal process for applying to join an IC opens in September of each year. If accepted, your term with the IC begins in May.

Other Comments & Inquiries

All other comments and inquiries regarding the CFD 2030 IC can be emailed to aiaacfd2030@gmail.com.