AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS

Hampton Roads Section Blue Ridge Chapter March 2013

Chair’s Message The AIAA Hampton Roads Section (HRS) is proud to announce that one our Fellows, Prof. Michael W. Hyer, was selected to receive the AIAA-ASC James H. Starnes, Jr. Award for 2013 (see page 2 for details). Our Section also wants to congratulate Dr. Eugene Morelli who received the PEC 2013 Engineer of the Year Award at the PEC 43rd Annual Awards Banquet on Feb. 23rd (see page 2 for details). Photos of three excellent HRS-sponsored events during the past month can be found on pages 3 and 4, which include the Annual Wright Brothers Memorial Lecture on “History of the 16 Foot Transonic Tunnel” on Jan. 30th, the PEC/NASA Career Days on Feb. 21st & 22nd, and a joint ASME/AIAA lecture on “Life Aboard the Monitor Class Ironclads During the Civil War” on Feb. 26th.

Exciting upcoming HRS events (see page 13) include the Tidewater Science Fair on March 16th, Axel Mattson Lecture on March 19th, Egg Drop Contest on March 23rd, and Young Professional Rocketry Competition on April 6th, as well as the third annual hands-on engineering activities at Cooper Elementary School involving STEM education for K–12 students during March and April. See page 6 for information on the Cooper Elementary School activities and the

Second Annual Middle School Essay Contest that’s due March 15th. Please contact Karen Berger (864-2279) if you would like to volunteer to serve as a Judge for the essay contest. Please contact Shann Rufer (864-1005) if you would like to help out with hands-on engineering activities at Cooper Elementary School or the Egg Drop Competition on March 23rd.

Don’t forget to vote for AIAA Board of Directors for 2013-2014. One can either vote online at http://www.aiaa.org/BODVote/ or by returning the paper ballot via postal mail. For online voting, you will be asked to log in your AIAA username and password. Follow the online voting instructions. For technical support (available Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-6:00 pm Eastern Time USA, excluding holidays) contact Survey & Ballot Systems at (952) 974-2339 or support@directvote.net.     Ballots must arrive at AIAA by April 8, 2013.

Please be aware that the deadline for submission to our Section’s “Futures in Aerospace Scholarship” is March 22, 2013 (see page 5). If you would like to serve as a judge on the Scholarship Selection Committee, please contact Jeff Flamm (864-5955).

Please see page 5 for detailed information on membership upgrades to Senior Members, Associate Fellows, Fellows, and Honorary Fellows. Please also see Upcoming Events on the last page or visit https://info.aiaa.org/Regions/NE/Hampton_Roads/default.aspx.

Courtney

2012-2013 Corporate Sponsors Adaptive Aerospace Science & Technology Corporation Analytical Mechanics Associates Science Systems & Applications Analytical Services and Materials Sierra Lobo Genex Systems Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies Jacobs Technology Technology Commercialization Center Modern Machine & Tool Triumph Aerospace Systems National Institute of Aerospace ViGYAN Reynolds, Smith & Hills (RHS)

Courtney Spells Winski,

HRS Chair

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PEC banquet attendees enjoy their dinner prior to the awards presentation.

Hyer to Receive AIAA-ASC James H. Starnes, Jr. Award Congratulations to Prof. Michael W. Hyer, N. Waldo Harrison Professor Emeritus at Virginia Tech, for being selected to receive the AIAA-ASC James H. Starnes, Jr. Award for 2013. The Award is presented to recognize continued significant contribution to and demonstrated promotion of the field of structural mechanics over an extended period of time emphasizing practical solutions, to acknowledge high professionalism, and to acknowledge the strong mentoring of and influence on colleagues. The citation of the award for Prof. Hyer reads, “For a distinguished career advancing composite structures, serving and promoting the profession, and nurturing the next generation of researchers.” Prof. Hyer will receive the award at the 54th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Material Conference and Co-located Events on April 10, 2013, at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers in Boston, MA. The award includes an engraved medal, a certificate of citation and plaque, as well as a $2,000 honorarium.

PEC Honors Morelli with Engineer of the Year Award The Peninsula Engineers Council (PEC) held its 43rd Annual Awards Banquet on the evening of February 23, 2013 at Newport News Shipbuilding to honor engineers who live and/or work on the Virginia Peninsula. More than 160 engineers and spouses were in attendance. The purpose of PEC is to promote engineering as an honorable and rewarding profession, and to recognize the highest accomplishment of its practitioners. In addition, PEC provides a forum for the discussion of issues and activities of common interest, as well as coordinates efforts in furthering engineering education and increasing youth interest in the engineering profession. PEC members consist of 17 active local chapters of engineering and technical societies (including AIAA HRS), and three government organizations (NASA LaRC, ACC, and Jefferson Lab). AIAA HRS member Dr. Eugene Morelli of NASA LaRC, Dynamic Systems and Control Branch, received the PEC 2013 Engineer of the Year Award at the banquet. The award selection is based on the nominee’s significant technical accomplishments, leadership, contribution to the profession, and community involvement. HRS member Dr. Hyun Jung Kim of National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) was also honored as the AIAA nominee for the PEC 2013 Doug Ensor Award for Young Engineer of the Year.

Dr. Eugene Morelli (center) receives the PEC Engineer of the Year Award from Dr. Christopher Rumsey (left), PEC President and HRS Past Chair, and Carey Buttrill, Head of Dynamic Systems and Control Branch at NASA LaRC.

Prof. Michael Hyer

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2013 PEC/NASA Career Day AIAA HRS members participated in the Career Day program and exhibit for over 500 high school students and educators on the mornings of February 21 and 22, 2013 — during National Engineers Week — at the Apprentice School in Newport News, VA. The purpose of Career Day is to encourage and inspire the students to choose a career in science and technology.

Volunteers from various member societies and organizations of the Peninsula Engineers Council (PEC) provided group interactive activity with high school students inside the Reid Center. Several HRS members talked to students about engineering careers and led various interactive engineering design activities. AIAA HRS, NASA Langley, Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding, and 18 other member societies/organizations of the PEC jointly sponsored the event.

HRS member Dr. Christopher Rumsey (left) engages students about aerospace engineering at the AIAA exhibit booth.

Over 500 Students participated at the Career Day on February 21 & 22, 2013.

Students spread over numerous tables listening to volunteer instructors and engaging in hands-on activities.

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More Scenes from HRS

Above: Bobby Berrier presents the Annual Wright Brothers Memorial Lecture entitled “History of the 16 Foot Transonic Tunnel” on January 30, 2013 at the Virginia Air & Space Center.

Right: Bobby Berrier (left) receives a gift of appreciation from HRS Chair, Courtney Spells Winski, after the lecture.

Above: Russ Morrison presents a joint ASME/AIAA lecture entitled “Life Aboard the Monitor Class Ironclads During the Civil War” on February 26, 2013 at the Peninsula Workforce Development Center.

Left: Russ Morrison answers questions from the attendees after the lecture.

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AIAA Membership Upgrades Senior Member: individuals who have

demonstrated a successful professional practice in the arts, sciences, or technology of aeronautics or astronautics for the equivalent of at least eight years … or who have at least eight years of continuous professional membership in AIAA. One can apply for Senior Member anytime during the year because the Membership Committee reviews applications and nominations each month.

Associate Fellow: candidates shall be persons who have accomplished or been in charge of important engineering or scientific work … or have done original work of outstanding merit … or have otherwise made outstanding contributions to the arts, sciences, or technology of aeronautics or astronautics. Nominees must be Senior Members with at least 12 years of professional experience (4 years of post-graduate studies may be included). Three AIAA member references with the standing of Associate Fellow, Fellow, or Honorary Fellow are required. The deadline for Associate Fellow nominations is April 15, 2013 with references due by May 15.

Fellow: candidates are individuals of distinction in aeronautics or astronautics who have made notable valuable contributions to the aerospace arts, sciences, or technologies. Nominees must be Associate Fellows. Five AIAA member references are required. The deadline for Fellow nominations is June 15, 2013 with references due by July 15. The HRS Fellow nominating committee can assist with nominations if needed; please contact Dr. Damodar Ambur at damodar.r.ambur@nasa.gov.

Honorary Fellow: candidates are individuals of eminence in aeronautics or astronautics distinguished by long and highly contributive careers in the aerospace arts, sciences, or technologies. Nominees must be Fellows. Five AIAA member references are required. Honorary Fellow nominations are due to AIAA Headquarters by June 15, 2013 and references are due by July 15.

To obtain nomination forms for all membership upgrades, please visit AIAA web site at http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=183 or contact AIAA Customer Service at 800-639-AIAA.

“Futures In Aerospace” Scholarship

The Hampton Roads Section of AIAA is pleased to announce availability of the “Futures In Aerospace” scholarship for 2013. For this year, the Council has approved two, one-time awards of $2,000 each. These scholarships are open to graduating high-school seniors who intend to pursue a study in engineering or the physical or applied sciences pertinent to aerospace. Dependents of the members of the AIAA HRS are eligible as are other graduating seniors from high schools located in the ‘Eligible Cities and Counties’. The scholarship announcement that contains the application form, eligibility criteria, submission material and procedure, and a list of eligible counties and cities, is available for download at http://tinyurl.com/AIAAHRSScholarship. The application deadline is March 22, 2013. An applicant must be either a dependent of a member of the Hampton Roads Section of the AIAA (irrespective of domicile), or a resident of the counties or cities comprising the AIAA Hampton Roads Section listed below.

• Eligible Counties: Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Goochland, Greensville, Hanover, Henrico, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Lunenburg, Mathews, Mecklenburg, Middlesex, New Kent, Northampton, Northumberland, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Southampton, Surry, Sussex and York.

• Eligible Cities: Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Richmond, Suffolk, Virginia Beach and Williamsburg.

Sincerely, Jeffrey D. Flamm Chair, AIAA HRS Scholarship Committee Phone: 757-864-5955, Email: Jeffrey.D.Flamm@nasa.gov

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Middle School Essay Contest It’s time for the 2nd annual middle school essay contest, with the winner receiving one week at the Virginia Space Flight Academy, a space camp located near NASA Wallops Flight Facility. This contest is open to all middle school students in the Hampton Roads area as well as any middle school child of an AIAA HRS member. The application is available on the web via the link below and entries are due March 15th.

If you have any questions, please contact me, Karen Berger (karen.t.berger@nasa.gov). We will also be looking for judges to evaluate the entries in late March and early April.

The topic for this year is: How can humans and robots work together to explore Mars?

Essays should be 500-1000 words in length. Middle School Student Essay Contest Applications and information can be found at:

https://info.aiaa.org/Regions/NE/Hampton_Roads/Lists/Announcements2/Attachments/25/AIAAHRS_Essay_Contest_final.pdf

Thanks! Karen Berger AIAA HRS Pre-College/Education Co-Chair Work: (757) 864-2279, Cell: (757) 746-0756 Email: Karen.T.Berger@nasa.gov

More Scenes from K-12 Outreach

Volunteers Needed for Cooper Elementary Hands-on Activities

During the month of March and April, AIAA HRS will be visiting Cooper Elementary School to do hands-on engineering activities with each of the grades. The activities will coincide with their STEM curriculum and we’re going to need LOTS of help in order to see the 400 students at the school. As a general description, each visit will be about 90 minutes and include an introduction to the type of engineering, followed by a hands-on activity and concluding with a discussion about being an engineer. We did a similar set of visits in the last couple of years and it was a lot of fun! What do we need? Assistants: We’ll need lots of help for our leaders! You will help out in the classroom and assist teams as they work on the activity. You can specify an activity or a day and I can let you know the other. Each grade has approximately 60-70 students. We will plan on having between 3 and 6 AIAA volunteers for each group as well as 6-15 parent volunteers (numbers depend on the activity), so you will not be alone!

What are the dates and times of the activities? The following are the dates and times of activities that still need assistants.

• Kindergarten – Thursday, April 11, 12:30 pm • 1st Grade – Friday, March 15, 1:30 pm • 4th Grade – Friday, April 12, 2:10 pm • 5th Grade – Friday, March 29, 11:00 am

If you’re interested in volunteering or just want more information, please feel free to email or call me! Thanks! Shann Rufer AIAA HRS Pre-College/Education Co-Chair Phone: (757) 864-1005, Email: Shann.J.Rufer@nasa.gov

NASA Day of Education materials ready for distribution on Feb. 7 with the help of HRS volunteers .

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AIAA HRS Facebook AIAA HRS is now on Facebook. Members can either click the link below, or directly search for “AIAA Hampton Roads Section” on Facebook, and “Like” it so that they can stay tuned with the local section events and announcements on a daily basis: https://www.facebook.com/pages/AIAA-Hampton-Roads-Section/265198983552196.

Hampton Roads Engineering Society Calendar

The Hampton Roads Engineering Society Calendar is a free e-mail calendar of engineering society events for the Hampton Roads area. It is open to the public and all societies are invited to advertise their events. Members interested in the goings-on of other Hampton Roads engineering societies (such as IEEE, INCOSE, SNAME, VPSE, etc.) can find the latest calendar at: http://www.va-pec.org/events/HREE_calendar.pdf. To receive notices when the PDF updates to the calendar are available, send an email to w.labelle@ieee.org.

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Hampton Roads Section The Hampton Roads Section (HRS) of AIAA, which has a membership of nearly 1200, represents geographically southern Virginia and southern West Virginia. The membership is made up of employees and contractors of NASA Langley Research Center, aerospace industry professionals, retirees, as well as student chapters at Old Dominion University (ODU) in Norfolk, National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) in Hampton, and Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. The Hampton Roads Section actively participates in AIAA national initiatives and programs. Local programs are held throughout the year and cater to the needs of the entire membership including young professionals and retirees. The Section annually awards at least two $2,000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors planning careers related to aerospace engineering. The Section has a very active program in pre-college education. Please also visit the Section website at https://info.aiaa.org/Regions/NE/Hampton_Roads/default.aspx for more information.

Membership Information

In an effort to reach all HRS members we are updating our e-mail mailing list once a month. To help us reach you with news and information on upcoming programs, please verify that your contact information is accurate in the AIAA database, especially your e-mail address. This can be done by accessing your account at the AIAA website, www.aiaa.org under the topic “My Information.” Something as simple as an e-mail “typo” could prevent you from receiving Section information. Student members should keep their record current, especially seniors, to take advantage of AIAA’s offer of one free year of Professional membership (2nd year 1/2 price). AIAA encourages students to transition into professional members and to become active in AIAA at the Section, Regional & National levels in order to take advantage of all the benefits AIAA has to offer. HRS is offering free program admission to new AIAA members joining at any of the HRS-sponsored events! For more information, please email your inquiries to aiaa.hrs.membership@gmail.com.

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New professional members can receive a $10 discount if they join AIAA at a section meeting, they just need to fill out a paper application form and send it to: Emily Springer, American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, 1801 Alexander Bell Drive, Reston, Virginia 20191-4344; or email a PDF version of the application form to Ms. Springer at emilys@aiaa.org.

HRS Officer and Council Positions for 2013-2014 A nominating committee will soon be working to create a slate of candidates for officer and council positions for AIAA HRS 2013-2014. If you are interested in becoming a candidate, or if you would like to serve as a member of the nominating committee, please contact HRS Chair, Courtney Spells Winski, at aiaa.hrs.chair@gmail.com or (757) 864-1079.

Section Upcoming Events For detailed information on Section news and upcoming events, visit the

AIAA-Hampton Roads Section website at https://info.aiaa.org/Regions/NE/Hampton_Roads/default.aspx

• Third annual hands-on engineering/STEM activities at Cooper Elementary School for K–12 students during March and April 2013. Seeking volunteers, see page 6 for details! POC: Shann Rufer, (757) 864-1005.

• Tidewater Science and Engineering Fair at Old Dominion University on March 16, 2013. POC: Karen Berger, (757) 864-2279.

• Axel T. Mattson Lecture featuring AIAA HRS 2013 Engineer of the Year, Dr. Eugene Morelli, on March 19, 2013. POC: Eric Walker, (757) 864-5090.

• AIAA/ASME Egg Drop Competition at The Nauticus in Norfolk on March 23, 2013. Seeking volunteers! POC: Shann Rufer, (757) 864-1005.

• AIAA Region I – Mid-Atlantic Student Conference at University of Maryland on April 5-6, 2013. Seeking volunteers as judges! To volunteer as a judge, please contact Ben Jimenez at bjimene1@umd.edu or call (301) 832-7519. Visit https://region1ma.aiaastudentconference.org/ for more information.

• AIAA Young Professional Rocketry Competition in Culpeper, VA on April 6, 2013. POC: Jeremy Pinier, (757) 864-2264.

• Spring Pig Roast at LaRC picnic ground (date TBD). POC: Eric Walker, (757) 864-5090.

• AIAA HRS 50th Annual Awards Banquet at the NASA LaRC Reid Center on May 22, 2013. POC: Eric Walker, (757) 864-5090.

Aerospace News is published for the members of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics — Hampton Roads Section and Blue Ridge Chapter Editor: John Lin, (757) 864-5556 or e-mail at john.c.lin@nasa.gov

COUNCIL CHAIRMAN Courtney Spells Winski VICE-CHAIRMAN/PROGRAMS Dr. Eric L. Walker SECRETARY Sally A. Viken TREASURER Craig D. Hutchinson REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE Melissa B. Carter COUNCIL MEMBERS Scott A. Berry Carey S. Buttrill Robert L. Calloway David A. Dress Dr. Steven C. Dunn Jeffrey D. Flamm Gregory M. Gatlin Dr. Scott D. Holland

Michael M. Madden David A. Throckmorton Dr. Alan W. Wilhite

TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE Dr. J. Philip Drummond COMMITTEE CHAIRS BLUE RIDGE CHAPTER LIAISON Dr. Mayuresh Patil CAREER WORKFORCE & DEVELOPMENT Richard G. Winski CORPORATE SPONSORS Kenneth (Bo) Walkley EDUCATION/PRECOLLEGE Karen T. Berger Dr. Shann J. Rufer HISTORICAL Dr. Colin Britcher HONORS & AWARDS E. Richard White MEMBERSHIP Dr. Marlyn Y. Andino NEWSLETTER Dr. John C. Lin PEC REPRESENTATIVE Dr. John C. Lin Dr. Christopher L. Rumsey PUBLIC POLICY Lena Little RETIREES Don Anderson SCHOLARSHIP Jeffrey D. Flamm STUDENTS CHAIRS Justin Green - NIA Brayler Gonzalez - ODU Edward R. Rooney - VT STUDENTS - ODU Dr. Colin Britcher Dr. David Peake - NIA YOUNG PROFESSIONALS Dr. Jeremy T. Pinier John M. Wells WEB MASTER Dr. Christopher L. Rumsey