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Last upated: June 22, 2010

Monday, 28 June

0700 – 0745

Monday Speaker Breakfast

0700 – 0800

Continental Breakfast

0700 - 1715

Registration

0800 – 0930

Tutorials, Workshops, and Small Business Forum (Click for Detailed Times and Presentations)
0930 – 0945 Break
0945 – 1200

Tutorials, Workshops, and Small Business Forum (Click for Detailed Times and Presentations)
(Continued)

1200 – 1300 Lunch Break
1300 – 1500 Tutorials, Workshops, and Small Business Forum (Click for Detailed Times and Presentations)
(Continued)
1500 – 1515 Break
1515 – 1715 Tutorials, Workshops, and Small Business Forum (Click for Detailed Times and Presentations)
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1715 Welcome Reception

Tuesday, 29 June

0700 – 0745 Speaker Breakfast for Tuesday’s Presenters & Workshop Organizers
0700 – 0800 Continental Breakfast
0700 - 1730 Registration

Plenary Session

0800 - 0810

Introductory Comments
Col Gary Konnert, Deputy Director, AFRL Materials & Manufacturing Directorate

0810 – 0820

Presentation of the Colors
Luke AFB Honor Guard

0820 - 0830

Welcome
Mr. Joe Sciabica, Executive Director, Air Force Research
Laboratory

0830 - 0900 Mr. Joe Sciabica,
Executive Director, Air Force Research Laboratory

0900 - 0930

Dr. Robert Braun,
NASA Chief Technologist

0930 - 1000

Mr. Greg Hulcher,
Deputy Director for Strategic Warfare, Offi ce of the Under Secretary of Defense Acquisition, Technology and Logistics

1000 - 1030

Break

1030 - 1100

Mr. Stephen Cornelius
Director for Missile Development, Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center RDECOM

1100 - 1130

Dr. Dave Burns,
Technical Director, Science and Technology, Advanced Technology Directorate, Missile Defense Agency

1130 - 1200

Dr. Joe Doychak
High Speed Weapons Program Manager, Naval Air Warfare and Weapons (Code 35), Offi ce of Naval Research

1130 - 1200

Mr. Mike Dietchman
Head, Air Warfare and Weapon Department, Office of Naval Research

1200 – 1330

Lunch Break

Concurrent Sessions

Time Breakthrough Innovations Session Time Orbital Technologies & Operations Session Time MTPS Testing & Characterization Workshop
1330 - 1335 Session Intro 1330 - 1335 Session Intro 1330 - 1725
1335 - 1400 Operationally Responsive Space Overview and
Required Technologies to Enable Mission Success
Dr. Jeffry Welsh, Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) Offi ce
1335 - 1425 HST SM4 Novel Materials and the Future of
On-orbit Servicing
Mr. Ben Reed, NASA GSFC

 

1400 - 1425 The World’s Most Water Repellant Material
Dr. John Simpson, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
1425 - 1450 The Fabrication of High Temperature Coatings
Using Supercritical Chemical Fluid Deposition
Dr. Rusty Blanski, AFRL
1425 - 1450 Adaptive Thermal Coating for Radiation
Hardening of Spacecraft
Dr. Gregory Cooper, Pixelligent Technologies, LLC
1450 - 1515 Nano Graphene Platelets (NGPs) and NGP
Nanocomposites: An Emerging Class of Multifunctional
Materials
Dr. Bor Jang, Wright State University
1450 - 1515 Atomic Oxygen-resistant, Static-dissipative,
Pinhole-free Coatings for Spacecraft
Dr. Michelle Schulberg, Physical Sciences, Inc.
1515 - 1545 Break
1545 - 1725 Breakthrough Innovations Session cont’d 1545 - 1725 Orbital Technologies & Operations Session
con'd
1545 - 1610 Graphite Fiber and Platelet Reinforced
Aluminum Composites with High Stiffness,
High Thermal Conductivity, and Local CTE
Design for Satellite Structures
Dr. James Cornie, Metal Matrix Cast Composites, LLC
and Mr. Andrew Williams, AFRL
1545 - 1610 Lightweight Thermally Stable Multi-meter Aperture Submillimeter Refl ectors
Mr. Eldon Kasl, DR Technologies/Vanguard Composites
1610 - 1635 Continuous Carbon Nanotube Composites for
Aerospace Applications
Dr. Edward Silverman, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
1610 - 1635 Effects of Air Exposure on Proton-irradiated
Space Materials
Dr. Martin Ciofalo, The Aerospace Corporation
1635 - 1700 New Joining Technologies for Ultra-high
Temperature Ceramic Composites
Mr. Harlan Brown-Shaklee, Missouri University of
Science & Technology
1635 - 1700 Preventing Adhesion of Dust and Molecular
Contaminants to Optics, Mechanisms, and
other Surfaces
Ms. Anna Lawitzke, Ball Aerospace & Technologies, Corp.
1700 - 1725 New Light Weight, Deployable, Transpiration
Cooled Materials for Aerodynamic
Decelerators
Dr. Michael Beerman, Andrews Space, Inc.
1700 - 1725 Single Crystal Silicon: A Space Qualifi ed
Optical/Structural Material
Mr. Douglas McCarter, McCarter Machine, Inc.

Wednesday, June 30th

0700 – 0745 Wednesday Speaker Breakfast
0700 – 0800 Continental Breakfast
0700 - 1715 Registration

Concurrent Sessions

Time Space Exploration Session Time Hypersonics & Responsive Operations Session Time MISSE Session
0800 - 0805 Session Introduction 0800 - 0805

Session Introduction

0800 - 0805 Session Introduction
0805 - 0830 Materials & Reliability Are Key to Successful
Human Space Flight Programs
Mr. Kent Rominger, ATK
0805 - 0855 Operationally Responsive Space Overview and Required Technologies to Enable Mission Success
Dr. James Pittman, NASA LaRC
0805 - 0830 Utilization of Space Station for Scientific Research
Mr. Mark Uhran, NASA HQ
0830 - 0855 Challenges in Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle
Manufacturing and Assembly
Dr. Biliyar Bhat, NASA MSFC
0855 - 0920 Ares I Scale Friction Stir Welded Spun Formed
Aluminum Lithium 2195 Dome Structures
Mr. Jebediah Brewster, Lockheed Martin Space
Systems
0855 - 0920 Demonstration of C-C Manufacturing Technology for Global Reach Aeroshells
Mr. Raymond Dirling, Jr., SAIC
0830 - 0920 Summary of Results from the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF)-20 Years After Return to Earth
Dr. Gary Pippin, Consultant
0920 - 0945 Near Net Shape Forming of a Metallic Orion
Shell
Mr. John Wagner, NASA LaRC
0920 - 0945 Development of Two Dimensional Carboncarbon
Composites for Propulsion and Advanced Re-entry Applications
Dr. John Shigley, ATK Space Systems
0920 - 0945 Results of Post-fl ight Examination and Testing of Composites from MISSE-1 and MISSE-2
Mr. Jeff Duce, The Boeing Co.
0945 - 1015 Break
  Space Exploration Session cont’d   Hypersonics & Responsive Operations, cont’d   MISSE, cont’d
1015 - 1040 Simulated Service and Stress Corrosion
Cracking Testing for Friction Stir Welded Spun
Form Domes
Mr. Thomas Stewart, Jacobs ESTS Group
1015 - 1040 Experimental and Aerothermal Characterization of
2-D Carbon-carbon Aeroshell Materials
Mr. Jack Spain, Southern Research Institute
1015 - 1040 Passive Radiation Dose Measurements on MISSE-1 through MISSE-4 and MISSE-6
Mr. Jerry Wert, The Boeing Co.
1040 - 1105

Aluminum-lithium Alloy Thick Plate for Launch
Vehicles
Mr. Stephen Hales, NASA LaRC

1040 - 1130 X-51A Waverider Program
Mr. Joseph Vogel, Boeing Phantom Works/Advance
Networks & Space Systems
1040 - 1105 MISSE 3 and 4 Tensile Test Analysis from the Polymer Film Thermal Control and Gossamer
Materials Experiments
Ms. Deborah Waters, ASCR Aerospace
1105 - 1130 Long-term Lunar Radiation Degradation Effects
on Materials
Ms. Kristina Rojdev, NASA JSC
1105 - 1130 Optical Properties and Atomic Oxygen Erosion Yields of Polymer Film Materials Exposed to
the Space Environment on MISSE 2, 3 & 4
Ms. Joyce Dever, NASA GRC
1130 - 1155

Analysis of Lightweight Composite Chamber &
Nozzle with Attachments
Dr. Arun Bhattachary, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne

1130 - 1155 Development of an Alternative All-composite
X-51A Control Fin
Mr. Craig Iwano, Materials Research & Design, Inc.
1130 - 1155 Thermal Control Materials on MISSE-6 with Comparison to Earlier Flight Data
Ms. Miria Finckenor, NASA MSFC
1155 - 1300 Lunch Break
  Space Exploration cont’d   Hypersonics & Responsive Operations cont’d   MISSE cont’d
1300 - 1325 Slurry-coat/HIP-bonded Surface Layers for
Hydrogen Protection of Superalloys
Dr. Daniel Matejczyk, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
1300 - 1325 Integrated Composite Structures Design for
Future Space Launch Vehicle Airframes
Mr. Mark McCandless, Lockheed Martin Space
Systems
1300 - 1325 Environmental Exposures-atomic Oxygen, Solar Exposure, Impacts and Contamination
Dr. Gary Pippin, Consultant
1325 - 1350

Emissivity Coating for J-2X Nozzle Extension
Dr. Imelda Smyth, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne

1325 - 1350 Advanced Development of Integrated Warm
Structures (ADIWS) for Reusable Launch
Vehicle (RLV)
Mr. Cliff Fukuda, Northrop Grumman Corp.
1325 - 1350 MISSE-6 Atomic Oxygen Fluence Monitor Experiment
Mr. Bruce Banks, Alphaport, Inc.
1350 - 1415 Fabrication and Resultant Properties of the
Haynes 230 Alloy Nozzle
Mr. Frank Zimmerman, NASA MSFC
1350 - 1415 Development of Innovative Reusable Nonstructural
CMC Acreage TPS
Mr. Thomas Luce, Northrop Grumman Corp.
1350 - 1415 Charged Particle Sensors on MISSE
Dr. Richard Balthazor, USAFA
1415 - 1440 C-C Nozzle Extension Designs and Analyses
in Support of J-2X Nozzle Extension Risk
Reduction Effort
Ms. Leslie Weller, Materials Research & Design, Inc.
1415 - 1440 Thermal Structural and Hypersonic Flow
Testing of an Array of Mechanically Attached
Tile and Blanket TPS
Mr. Jonathan Embler, The Boeing Co.
1415 - 1440

Boeing Active Experiments Modules and Data
System for MISSE-6
Mr. Andrew Robb, Boeing Research & Technology

1440 - 1510 Break
  Space Exploration cont’d   Hypersonics & Responsive Operations cont’d   MISSE cont’d
1510 - 1535 Composite Structures for the NASA Max
Launch Abort System (MLAS) Flight Demo
Mr. Tod Palm, Northrop Grumman Corp.
1510 - 1535

Responsive Launch into Responsive Orbits
Mr. Ed Allen, Alaska Aerospace Corporation

1510 - 1535 Analysis of International Space Station Vehicle Materials on MISSE-6
Dr. Mary Jane O’Rourke, NASA JSC and Mr. Michael Kravchenko, The Boeing Co.
1535 - 1600 Out Time Effects on the Processing and
Properties of IM7/977-3
Dr. Sandi Miller, NASA GRC
1535 - 1600 Design Solutions from Thermal-structural Analysis of Sharp Heat Pipe Cooled Cowl Leading Edges
Mr. Edward Klock-McCook, Materials Research & Design
1535 - 1600

MISSE 6 Exposure on AO-durable Polyimides, White Polyimides, Elastic Polyimides, and Other Materials Data,
Dr. Brandon Farmer, NeXolve Corporation

1600 - 1625 SHM-based Damage Tolerance Approach for
Large Composite Structures
Dr. Jerry Huang, Boeing Research & Technology
1600 - 1625
Full Scale Passive Leading Edge Design
Mr. James Ledesma, The Boeing Co.
1600 - 1625 MISSE 6 Polymers Atomic Oxygen Erosion Data,
Ms. Kim de Groh, NASA GRC
1625 - 1650 Hardware-based Non-optimum Factors for
Launch Vehicle Design
Dr. Chauncey Wu, NASA LaRC
1625 - 1650

Structurally Integrated Thermal Protection
Systems Technology & Status
Ms. Leslie Weller and Dr. Brian Sullivan, Materials
Research & Design

1625 - 1650 MISSE-6 Polymer Film Tensile Experiment
Ms. Sharon Miller, NASA GRC
1650 - 1830 Poster Session & Reception

Thursday, July 1st

Concurrent Sessions

0700 – 0745

Thursday Speaker Breakfast

0700 – 0800

Continental Breakfast

0700 - 1530

Registration

Time Space Exploration (cont.) Time Missiles & Missile Defense Time MISSE
0800 - 0805 Session Introduction 0800 - 0805 Session Introduction 0800 - 0805 Session Introduction
0805 - 0830 Advanced Composite Structures and Materials Technologies for Launch Vehicles
Mr. Robert Draper, NASA GRC
0805 - 0830 Materials in the Soviet SCUD-B, Current
Relevance, and Foreign Missile Materials
Mr. Christopher Davis, Defense Intelligence Agency/ Missile & Space Intelligence Center
0805 - 0830 Optical Property Evaluation of Next Generation Thermal Control Coatings
Dr. Donald Jaworske, NASA GRC
0830 - 0855 Advanced Composites Technologies Project -
Structural Concept Task Overview
Mr. Tom Krivanek, NASA GR
0830 - 0855 Electro Magnetic Rail Gun Projectile
Development
Dr. Arthur Mabbett, Offi ce of Naval Research
0830 - 0855 Novel Coverglasses for Advanced Photovoltaics
Mr. James Belcher, Infoscitex Corporation
0855 - 0920 ACT Segmented and Full Barrel Study Results
and Recommendations for an Ares V Vehicle Interstage
Dr. Theodore Johnson, NASA LaRC
0855 - 0920

Reactive Material Applications in Ballistic
Missile Defense
Mr. Barry Pollard, Space & Missile Defense Command

0855 - 0920 MSFC Thermal Protection System Materials on MISSE-6
Ms. Miria Finckenor, NASA MSFC
0920 - 0945 Lightweight Composite Joints Development
Dr. Sandra Walker, NASA LaRC
0920 - 0945

Composite Advanced Materials (CAM)
Database
Mr. Joseph Griffi n, U.S. Army RDECOM

0920 - 0945 High Performance Ceramics in the Space Environment of the MISSE-6 Mission
Mr. Eric Faierson, National Institute of Aerospace-Virginia
Tech
0945 - 1015 Break
  Space Exploration   Missiles & Missile Defense   MISSE
1015 - 1040 ACT Payload Shroud Structural Concept
Analysis and Optimization
Dr. Bart Zalewski, ZIN Technologies, Inc.
1015 - 1040 Navy Radome Technology
Dr. Curtis Martin, NSWC
1015 - 1040 Results from the MISSE-6 Space Environmental Effects Experiment on Carbon-
Carbon Composites
Mr. Craig Ohlhorst, NASA LaRC
1040 - 1105 Manufacturing Demonstration of Large
Honeycomb Composite Structure using Automated Fiber Placement and Out of
Autoclave Materials and Processes
Mr. Geoffrey Butler, The Boeing Co
1040 - 1105 Oxide CMCs for Hypersonic Radomes
Dr. Robert Jurf, ATK COI Ceramics
1040 - 1105 Mass Loss Measurements and Thermal Effects on the Boeing/Montana State University Quartz Crystal Microbalance Experiment
Dr. Gary Pippin, Consultant
1105 - 1130 Composite Dry Structures for Next Generation
Heavy-lift Launch Vehicles
Mr. Tod Palm, Northrop Grumman Corporation
1105 - 1130 Rain Erosion Behavior of Fiber Reinforced
Pre-ceramic Polymer Composite Materials for
Radome and Thermal Protection Systems
Mr. John Dignam, Mentis Sciences, Inc.
1105 - 1130 Boron Fibers Space Exposure Experiment Post Flight Evaluation
Dr. Wallace Vaughn, NASA LaRC
1130 - 1155

Altair Structurally Effi cient Tapered Composite Struts
Mr. Tod Palm, Northrop Grumman Corporation

1130 - 1155 Coupled Aerothermal and RF Testing at
LHMEL
Ms. Monica Lewis, U.S. Army RDECOM
1130 - 1155 Power Conversion, Power Distribution and
Wire Integration for MISSE-6
Mr. Andrew Robb, Boeing Research & Technology
1155 - 1300 Lunch Break
    Missiles & Missile Defense   MISSE
1300 - 1325

A Hybrid CC-CMC Lightweight Nozzle
Component Development
Mr. Chris Kogstrom, ATK

1300 - 1325 ORMAtE I- III: Optical Characterization and
Methodology for Space Qualifi cation of Materials
Dr. Iwona Palusinski, The Aerospace Corporation
1325 - 1350

Out-of-autoclave Composite Manufacturing
with Carbon Foam Self-heated Tooling
Mr. Jesse Blacker. Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd.

1325 - 1350 Post-fl ight Characterization of Optical Materials on MISSE-6
Mr. Christopher Panetta, The Aerospace Corporation
1350 - 1415 High Pressure Lightweight Composite
Toroidal Tank using Automated Fiber Winding Technology
Mr. Dan Jacobson, San Diego Composites
1350 - 1415

Mechanical Testing of Silicon Carbide Specimens on MISSE-6
Dr. David Witkin, The Aerospace Corporation

1415 - 1440

Structural Insulators for MDA Propulsion
Applications
Mr. Kent Buesking, Materials Research & Design

1415 - 1440 Active Conductivity Data for AFRL/RX MISSE-6 Nanocomposites
Mr. Shane Juhl, AFRL
1440 - 1510 Break
  Missiles & Missile Defense   MISSE
1510 - 1535 Development of Ceramic Throat Materials to
Support IHPRPT Phase III Objectives
Mr. Michael Fuller, ATK Launch Systems
1510 - 1535 Overview of the 7th Materials on the International Space Station Experiment,
Mr. John Vaaquez, Naval Research Laboratory
1535 - 1600 Achieving Air Launched Interceptor Kill Vehicle Agility Requirements using Light Weight Thruster Designs
Mr. Laddin Montgomery, Aero Thermo Technology, Inc.
1535 - 1600 MISSE-7B Experiment Summary and Selected Results from On-orbit Measurements
Mr. Jerry Wert, The Boeing Company
1600 - 1625 Recent Progress towards Advanced
Solid Rocket Motor Internal Insulation
Development at AFRL
Dr. Gregory Yandek, AFRL
1600 - 1625 Conductive Nanocomposites Results and Ongoing Research from MISSE 6 & 7
Mrs. Heather Dowty, AFRL
1625 - 1650 Rayon Replacement for Rocket Motor
Components,
Mr. John Koenig, Southern Research Institute
1625 - 1650 The Boeing MISSE-8 Experiment Suite
Dr. Mark Clemen, The Boeing Company

Adjourn

 

 

 


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