session 1

Title

Student Conference - Part 1

type

oral

Description

Undergraduate and graduate level students (no more than 28 years of age) present technical papers on any project in space sciences, industry or technology. These papers will represent the specific work of the author(s) (no more than two students). The students presenting in this session will compete in the 54th International Student Competition. This session is NOT for team projects. Team project papers should be submitted to session E2.3. To accommodate for the different national education schemes, the distinction between undergraduate and graduate students is based uniquely upon the number of years of university education, as follows: - undergraduate students: students who did their work within the 4th year at university level, for instance a Bachelor thesis. - graduate students: students who did their work from the 5th year at university level, for instance a Master thesis. If appropriate, faculty members that advised students during the preparation of their work can be listed as a co-author (never as a first author) and their status of advisors must be clearly indicated. Principle responsibilities for a submitted student conference paper fall with the student author/s and as such they must be listed first. The content of the paper should mainly reflect the contribution of the student. Faculty co-authors cannot present the paper or answer questions at the student conferences. The selection of the oral presentations is solely based on the submitted abstracts. We strongly recommend that you submit an abstract with an extensive description of your topic, including a detailed explanation of your contribution and the novelty of your work. French, German, US and UK students submitting abstracts for the sessions E2.1 and E2.2 will be forwarded to the corresponding national competition coordinators. The following contact persons are available for more information: For the French national competition: Emmanuel Zenou – emmanuel.zenou@isae-supaero.fr For the German national competition: Marco Schmidt – marco.schmidt@uni-wuerzburg.de For the US national competition - Merridith Kauten - merridithk@aiaa.org For the UK national competition: Fabrizio Bernardini - iac_comp@bis-space.com Paper accepted for the competition and the presentations will be evaluated along the following criteria: Technical Content, Originality, Practical Application, General Presentation, Knowledge of the Subject. ISEB Student Sponsorship Opportunities for IAC Students from select countries may be eligible for financial support to attend the IAC through sponsorships offered by the International Space Education Board (ISEB) member agencies. Participating countries include: Canada, USA, ESA’s Member and Associate States, France, Japan, South Korea, Australia, South Africa, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates. To learn more about eligibility and how to apply, please visit the ISEB Student Sponsorship Opportunities page (https://iseb.space/student-sponsorship-opportunities/).

Date

2026-10-05

Time

16:30

Room

Hall 1

IPC members

• Co-Chair: Prof. Franco Bernelli-Zazzera, Politecnico di Milano, Italy;

• Co-Chair: Prof. Emmanuel Zenou, Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (ISAE), France;

• Rapporteur: Dr. Ioana-Roxana Perrier, Institute of Polytechnic Science and Aeronautics (IPSA), France;