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Solid Rockets Technical Committee (SRTC) Chairman’s Report

Solid Rockets Technical Committee (SRTC) Chairman’s Report. January 3, 2010 2010 Aerospace Science Meeting Orlando, Florida Clyde E. Carr, Jr. SRTC Chairman 410-392-1877 clyde.carr@atk.com. Agenda. Propulsion and Energy Meeting Overview SRTC Organization Review of committee members

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Solid Rockets Technical Committee (SRTC) Chairman’s Report

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  1. Solid Rockets Technical Committee (SRTC)Chairman’s Report January 3, 2010 2010 Aerospace Science Meeting Orlando, Florida Clyde E. Carr, Jr. SRTC Chairman 410-392-1877 clyde.carr@atk.com

  2. Agenda • Propulsion and Energy Meeting Overview • SRTC Organization • Review of committee members • Accomplishments • Old Business • Current Business • Metrics • New Business and Initiatives • Action Items • Summary

  3. Deputy Director Energy David Lilley Deputy Director Air-Breathing Propulsion Jeff Hamstra Deputy Director Rocket & Space Propulsion I-Shih Chang Deputy Director Advanced Propulsion & Technologies Selma Goldstein Green Energy Tech. (GET) Working Group Bill Lear / V. Lyons Director Propulsion & Energy Ashwani Gupta Propulsion & Energy Organization Aerospace Power Systems TC Terrestrial Energy Systems TC Hybrid Rockets TC Liquid Propulsion TC Solid Rockets TC Electric Propulsion TC Gas Turbine Engines TC High Speed Air Breathing Propulsion TC Air Breathing Propulsion Integration TC Nuclear & Future Flight Propulsion TC Energetic Components & Systems TC Propellants & Combustion TC

  4. P&E Group Directors Director – Ashwani K. Gupta Phone: 301-405-5276 E-mail: akgupta@umd.edu Deputy Director, Air-Breathing Propulsion - Jeff Hamstra Phone: 817-655-8894 E-mail: jeffrey.w.hamstra@lmco.com Deputy Director, Rocket & Space Propulsion - I-Shih Chang Phone: 310-336-5917 E-mail:i-shih.Chang@aero.org Deputy Director, Advanced Propulsion & Technologies - Selma Goldstein Phone: 310-336-1013 E-mail: selma.goldstein@aero.org Deputy Director, Energy - David Lilley Phone: 405-744-5897 E-mail: lilley@okstate.edu

  5. TC Chairs (* = New TC chair) Name Position Affiliation Energy TC's Dr. David Lilley Chair – Terrestrial Energy Oklahoma State University Harout Ayvazian Chair – Aerospace Power Systems The Boeing Company Past Chair: Mr. Michael Piszczor, NASA Glenn Research Center Propulsion TC's ABP Dr. Ray Best Air Breathing Propulsion Systems Integration Hawker Beechcraft Dr. Robert Bruckner Gas Turbine Engines NASA GRC Dr. Marty Bradley High Speed Air Breathing Propulsion Boeing Phantom Works Past Chair ABP, Dr. Clarence Chenault, Ohio Aerospace Institute Rocket * Prof. Lyon King Chair - Electric Propulsion Michigan Tech Univ. Space Past Chair, Dan Goebel, Jet Propulsion Lab Prop. * Arif Karabeyoglu Chair - Hybrid Rockets SPG Corp Past Chair: Dr. Andrew Prince, ATK Thiokol * Mr. Scott Miller Chair - Liquid Propulsion Aerojet Corp. Past Chair: Carl Engelbrecht, Johns Hopkins Univ/APL * Mr. Clyde Carr Chair - Solid Rockets ATK, Baltimore, MD Past Chair: Thomas Moore, ATK Tactical Prop & Controls, Baltimore, MD Advanced Karl RInk Chair - Energetic Components & Systems University of Idaho Prop.Past Chair:Dr. Barry T. Neyer, Perkin Elmer Optoelectronics * Mr. Bryan Palaszewski,Chair - Nuclear & Future Flight Propulsion NASA GRC Past chair:Benjamin B. Donahue, Boeing Prof. Fred Gouldin, Chair - Propellants & Combustion Cornell University Past Chair: Dr. Keith McManus, GE Global Research

  6. TAC Organization - 2008 Vice President Staff Liaison Deputy VP Groups of Discipline and Technology Committees Groups of Technology Integration, Systems, and Program Committees Database And IT Interaction Committee Liaisons New Initiatives New Programs

  7. Technical Conference Results (2009) • Approximately 717 Abstracts Accepted • Typical 15% Withdrawal/No-Show  174 sessions • Keynotes and Special Panel Sessions • Apollo Anniversary Panel (Monday) • 2 Keynote (Tuesday & Wednesday) and Awards Speakers • 10 Special Panel Sessions • Organized by Academic, Technical, and General Chair, and their delegates (including LM Fellows J. Hamstra & J. Clarke) • 2 on Public Policy, including a OSTP Public Consultation Session • Ad Hoc Special Sessions (Ares, X-51, Prof. K. Kuo [3])

  8. Future JPC Locations and Planning 2004 Ft. Lauderdale, Pratt&Whitney 2005 Tucson, Raytheon 2006 Sacramento, Aerojet 2007 Cincinnati, GE 2008 Hartford, Pratt & Whitney 2009 Denver, LM 2010 Nashville (NASA GRC, Jacobs Technology/ATA, NASA Marshall, NASA Stennis) on 25-28 July 2011 San Diego (sponsorship TBD) 2012 Atlanta, Orlando, or New Orleans 2013 San Jose or Minneapolis 2014 Cleveland Need session and conference chairs for 2011 and 2012 meetings SRTC volunteers please see Clyde Carr or Rob Black

  9. Future ASM Schedule • After 25 years in Reno, the AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting moves to Orlando, Florida in 2009, 2010, and 2011

  10. SRTC Report

  11. SRTC Committee Organization January 2010 • Emeritus & Advisors • I-Shih Chang • Russ Ellis (Fellow) • Mark Friedlander • Herman Krier (Fellow) • Tom Moore Chairman Clyde E. Carr, Jr. • *DenotesInternational Members • **Denotes new member to TC Vice Chairman Robert E. Black • Conference Chairs • 2010 JPC Fred Blomshield • 2011 JPC Representative? Secretary/Treasurer Sandra Wallace Awards Chair: Ivor Bulathsinghala Vice Chair:Jack Hansen Communications Chair: Michael Fisher Vice Chair: Barbara Leary Education Chair: David Poe Vice Chair:Michel Berdoyes* History Chair: Winfred Foster Vice Chair: Karl Nauman* • Ivor Bulathsinghala • Yen-SenChen* • Roberto DiSalvo • Brian Katz • Bill Kearney • Mark Langhenry • David Mann • Jamie Neidert • Nat Patel • James Clarke • Allan Dokhan • Mark Friedlander • Leldon Kelley • Francesca Lillo* • Daniel MacInnis** • Marlow Moser • Eric Rohrbaugh** • Fred Blomshield • Franck Cauty* • Max Calabro* • Helmut Ciezki* • Russ Ellis • Agostino Neri* • Kimberly Norrie* • Chuck Shaeffer • Jean Thepenier* • Douglas Coats • Jack Hansen • Mike Kaiserman • Haruki Maruizumi* • Karl Naumann* • Erland Orbekk* • Onno Verberne* • Larry Quinn SRTC webpagehttp://www.aiaa.org/portal/index.cfm?adview=7&tcspageid=1066&getcomm=87

  12. 2008 SRTC Membership Distribution (49 total members) Will be updated for SRTC annual report Type Membership 38 Industry, 9 Gov’t, 2 University Membership Grade

  13. 2009 SRTC Highlights and Accomplishments • Barbara Leary of ATK TPC served as 2009 JPC Solid Rockets Session organizer • 15 sessions and 61 technical papers • 2 special sessions for Dr. Kuo and tactical missiles (panel) • Thanks to TC members helping chair sessions! • Developing and forwarding new lessons learned to 2010 JPC organizer • Fred Blomshield of NSWC is serving as the 2010 Solid Rockets Session organizer-will provide status • Need 2011 and 2012 SRTC conference chairs!

  14. 2009 SRTC Highlights and Accomplishments (cont) • Lead Wyld Award selection process • Selected best SRM paper for presentation at awards ceremony • Sent out SRM educational road show kits • Held SRTC meeting at 2009 Aerospace Sciences Meeting in Orlando • Provided $1000 to Auburn University for student projects

  15. 2009 SRTC Highlights and Accomplishments (cont) • Held SRTC meeting at 2009 JPC in Denver • Continuing to promote membership upgrades within SRTC and maintain dynamic and broad membership population • Michel Berdoyes upgraded to associate fellow • All members should apply for senior member upgrade…it’s so easy!

  16. SRTC Plans for 2010 and Beyond (Old Business) • Update 1985 SRTC position paper, “Solid Rockets for Space: An Evaluation of our National Capability” • “SRM Industrial Capabilities Report to Congress, Redacted Version ,” June 2009, Office of Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Industrial Policy • Develop “Solid Rocket Fundamentals” textbook in cooperation with University of Alabama in Huntsville and MAE 695 graduate course • Possible Solid Rockets Hall of Fame website • History and Communications Committees need to collaborate • Does anyone know of someone who wants and lives to be a webmaster?

  17. SRTC Plans for 2010 and Beyond (Old Business - cont) • Prior 3 items need a champion, a leader • Develop requirements – objective/goal • Create a plan with discrete tasks • Assign staff • Create a schedule • Yes, these are worthwhile endeavors but will not happen without support • Do we want to support these activities? • Move these items to a Parking Lot for future consideration

  18. SRTC Needs to Continue Support of Existing Committee Projects • Continue record of excellence with annual 2-page Solid Rockets highlights article for Aerospace America magazine • Don’t’ let 2009 start a trend! • Also, don’t be afraid to delegate and ask for help! • Continue with best paper awards • Continue to support and lead Wyld Award • Continue to acknowledge SRTC staff with internal awards • Continue to support JPC by being a session chair or conference chair • Continue to interact with local sections • Don’t be afraid to ask for money to support youth activities

  19. SRTC Needs to Continue Support of Existing Committee Projects (cont) • Continue to send archival movies and films to Butch Foster • AIAA to support conversion • Continue to support short courses • Present and attend • Continue to use road show kits for demonstrations • Etc. Keep up the great work!

  20. 2009 SRTC Metrics

  21. 2009 SRTC Metrics

  22. SRTC Plans for 2010 and Beyond (New Business) • Generate article for Aerospace America • New guidelines • 600 words maximum • 2010 Short Course Proposals • Solid Rockets – coordinated by Black and Poe • Combustion Instability by Fred Blomshield (2012?) • Other ideas?

  23. SRTC Plans for 2010 and Beyond (New Business-2) • What do we want to do and what can we do better? • Reviewed P&E metrics • Student involvement • TC members working with universities and local sections • TC member judge papers at ASM, JPC, etc? • Student best paper from ASM, JPC, etc? • Student design competitions? • Student research – how can we get our money into their hands? • Keep giving it to Auburn? • Develop process with Betty Guille to have a more timely approach to providing money

  24. SRTC Plans for 2010 and Beyond (New Business-3) • What do we want to do and what can we do better? • Reviewed P&E metrics • Book publishing • Journal articles – should best paper(s) be considered? • Liaison to other TC’s – should we have someone be a contact to History, Hybrids, and Propellants and Combustion? • Propose…Butch Foster – History TC and Fred Blomshield-P&C? • Increase awards • More best papers awards - 2? • Best paper awards for young professionals and professionals (over 35 years old)? • Best student paper award? • Lifetime and/or Pioneer Award (SRTC) • Cool plaque with a cool title with new cool SRTC logo?

  25. SRTC Plans for 2010 and Beyond (New Business-4) • What do we want to do and what can we do better? • Reviewed P&E metrics • Support Congressional visits? Do TC members participate with their local sections? • More ideas from the TC members • Propose something you would like to do! • AIAA SRTC serves you and you community! • What new topics or initiatives do we want to take on? • Liaisons, lifetime achievement award, next short course, increase student involvement, etc?

  26. Action Items • 2008 • Solicit more nominees for SR TC’s – all • Hall of Fame website – Fisher/Leary/Foster • Coordinate student design competition with AIAA-Black • Lessons learned from JPC organizing to be passed on – Ellis, Friedlander, and now Leary • 2009 • Ensure SRTC article is on 2010 December AA! • SRTC annual report due by the end of January 2010

  27. Action Items (cont) • 2010 • Increase level of personal communication among SRTC leadership – telecoms – C2 • Input on a realistic level of activities that we can support and follow through on • C2 will send out an email in Feb • Foster to contact History TC and become or designate a liaison • Need liaison to P&C TC • Etc.

  28. Closing • P&E Review • SRTC Review • Need to improve on metrics but because it benefits the SRTC and our community • Filled open positions within organization • Energizing with new or expanded activities • Next SRTC meeting • JPC in Nashville, TN in July 25-28, 2010

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