Making an Impact: Building Connections Before College

Making an Impact: Building Connections Before College.

Submit your email address to receive the latest industry and news. In January 2026, two high school students attended AIAA SciTech Forum for the first time.

Stephen Griggs was an 18-year-old senior from Georgia and Dev Goda a 17-year-old junior from Northern Virginia.

The two young men had first met and bonded over their shared interest in flying model airplanes and discovered a mutual connection through AIAA.