Solid Rockets Technical Committee (SRTC)Chairman’s Report

January 3, 20102010 Aerospace Science MeetingOrlando, Florida

Clyde E. Carr, Jr.SRTC Chairman410-392-1877clyde.carr@atk.com

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 2

Propulsion & Energy Organization

Deputy Director Air-Breathing Propulsion

Jeff Hamstra

Aerospace Power Systems TC

Terrestrial Energy Systems TC

Gas Turbine Engines TC

High Speed Air Breathing Propulsion TC

Air Breathing Propulsion Integration TC

Deputy Director Rocket & Space Propulsion

I-Shih Chang

Hybrid Rockets TC

Liquid Propulsion TC

Solid Rockets TC

Electric Propulsion TC

Nuclear & Future Flight Propulsion TC

Energetic Components & Systems TC

Propellants & Combustion TC

Deputy Director Advanced Propulsion &

TechnologiesSelma Goldstein

DirectorPropulsion & Energy

Ashwani Gupta

Deputy DirectorEnergy

David Lilley

Green Energy Tech. (GET) Working Group

Bill Lear / V. Lyons

P&E Group DirectorsDirector – Ashwani K. Gupta

Phone: 301-405-5276E-mail: akgupta@umd.edu

Deputy Director, Air-Breathing Propulsion - Jeff HamstraPhone: 817-655-8894E-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 LilleyPhone: 405-744-5897E-mail: lilley@okstate.edu

TC Chairs (* = New TC chair)Name Position Affiliation

Energy TC's

Dr. David Lilley Chair – Terrestrial Energy Oklahoma State UniversityHarout 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 BeechcraftDr. 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 IdahoProp. 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

TAC Organization - 2008

Vice President

Groups of Discipline and

Technology Committees

Staff Liaison

Committee Liaisons

Deputy VP

Groups of Technology Integration, Systems, and

Program CommitteesDatabase

And IT

Interaction

New Initiatives New Programs

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])

Future JPC Locations and Planning

2004 Ft. Lauderdale, Pratt&Whitney2005 Tucson, Raytheon2006 Sacramento, Aerojet2007 Cincinnati, GE 2008 Hartford, Pratt & Whitney2009 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 Orleans2013 San Jose or Minneapolis2014 Cleveland

Need session and conference chairs for 2011 and 2012 meetingsSRTC volunteers please see Clyde Carr or Rob Black

Future ASM Schedule

Year Date Location Conference Venue

2011 January 4-7 Orlando, Florida World Center Marriott

2012 January 9-12 Nashville, TN Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center

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

SRTC REPORT

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SRTC Committee Organization

Conference Chairs• 2010 JPC Fred Blomshield• 2011 JPC Representative?

Conference Chairs• 2010 JPC Fred Blomshield• 2011 JPC Representative?

CommunicationsChair: Michael Fisher

Vice Chair: Barbara Leary

CommunicationsChair: Michael Fisher

Vice Chair: Barbara Leary

Secretary/TreasurerSandra Wallace

Secretary/TreasurerSandra Wallace

• 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*

• Ivor Bulathsinghala• Yen-Sen Chen*• Roberto DiSalvo• Brian Katz• Bill Kearney• Mark Langhenry• David Mann • Jamie Neidert• Nat Patel

• Douglas Coats • Jack Hansen• Mike Kaiserman• Haruki Maruizumi*• Karl Naumann*• Erland Orbekk*• Onno Verberne*• Larry Quinn

Emeritus & Advisors• I-Shih Chang• Russ Ellis (Fellow)• Mark Friedlander• Herman Krier (Fellow)• Tom Moore

EducationChair: David Poe

Vice Chair: Michel Berdoyes*

EducationChair: David Poe

Vice Chair: Michel Berdoyes*

HistoryChair: Winfred Foster

Vice Chair: Karl Nauman*

HistoryChair: Winfred Foster

Vice Chair: Karl Nauman*

ChairmanClyde E. Carr, Jr.

ChairmanClyde E. Carr, Jr.

Vice ChairmanRobert E. Black

Vice ChairmanRobert E. Black

January 2010

AwardsChair: Ivor Bulathsinghala Vice Chair: Jack Hansen

AwardsChair: Ivor Bulathsinghala Vice Chair: Jack Hansen

SRTC webpage http://www.aiaa.org/portal/index.cfm?adview=7&tcspageid=1066&getcomm=87

• *Denotes International Members

• **Denotes new member to TC

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2008 SRTC Membership Distribution (49 total members)

Assoc. Member

2, 4%

Member, 34, 69%

Int'l, 13, 27%

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Sr. Member, 14, 29%

Member, 19, 40%

Assoc. Fellow, 13, 27%

Fellow, 2, 4%

Type Membership38 Industry, 9 Gov’t, 2 University

Membership Grade

Will be updated for SRTC annual report

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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!

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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

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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!

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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?

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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

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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

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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!

2009 SRTC Metrics

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CRITERIA A. Effectiveness of Existing TC

B. TAC Governance

C. Liaisons D. No. of TC meetings each year and how active are the TC members

E. Special tasks by TC

METRIC ITEMS FOR EACH TC EVALUATION

A 1. Membership balance analysisA 2. Create/update a charterA 3. Number of foreign members (optional)

B 1. Succession planningB 2. Training

C 1. AIAA TC’sC 2. Local or Regional AIAA ChaptersC 3. Other Professional Organizations ( i.e. SAE, ASME, etc. )

D 1. No. of Members that attendD 2. No. of TC members that actively work on your TC subcommittees

E 1. Professional short coursesE 2. Higher Educational Programs (Graduate and Undergraduate)E 3. K-12 Educational ProgramsE 4. Community Programs Publications:E 5. BooksE 6. Design GuidesE 7. News letters/BulletinsE 8. Journal ArticlesE 9. AIAA papersE 10. Aerospace Articles Awards/Scholarships:E 11. Student (Graduate & Undergraduate)E 12. Young EngineersE 13. Lifetime achievementE 14. AIAA serviceCongress Contact:E 15. Participate in Congressional Day Visit

2009 SRTC Metrics

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CRITERIA A. Effectiveness of existing TC

B. TAC governance C. Liaisons D. No. of TC meetings each year and how active are the TC members

E. Special tasks by TC

METRIC ITEMS FOR EACH TC EVALUATION

A 1. Membership balance analysisA 2. Create/update a charterA 3. Number of foreign members (optional)

B 1. Succession planningB 2. Training

C 1. AIAA TC’sC 2. Local or Regional AIAA ChaptersC 3. Other Professional Organizations ( i.e. SAE, ASME, etc. )

D 1. No. of Members that attendD 2. No. of TC members that actively work on your TC subcommittees

E 1. Professional short coursesE 2. Higher Educational Programs (Graduate and Undergraduate)E 3. K-12 Educational ProgramsE 4. Community Programs Publications:E 5. BooksE 6. Design GuidesE 7. News letters/BulletinsE 8. Journal ArticlesE 9. AIAA papersE 10. Aerospace Articles Awards/Scholarships:E 11. Student (Graduate & Undergraduate)E 12. Young EngineersE 13. Lifetime achievementE 14. AIAA serviceCongress Contact:E 15. Participate in Congressional Day Visit

Importance order 1 1 1 1 1

No. of Metric Items

2 plus 1 Optional Item 2 3 2 15

Points per Metric Item

5 5 5 5 5

Max Value of Metrics

10 plus 5 Optional 10 15 10 75

Max Percentage Evaluation Metric

8.33 plus 4.2% extra 8.33% 12.5% 8.33% 62.5%

TOTAL = ____ TC _SRTC_

A. 12.5 B. 5 C. 5 D. 7.5 E. 40

Percent Eval each TC

10.4% 4.17% 4.2% 6.2% 33.3%

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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?

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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

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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?

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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?

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

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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.

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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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