SRTC Awards Subcommittee ReportJuly 12, 2004

Clyde Carr, Chair

Agenda

• ASME/AIAA Joint Session

• JPC SRTC Best Paper Award

• Student Papers on SRM Topics

• WYLD Award and other SRTC Awards

ASME/AIAA Joint Session

•Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Propulsion (Joint ASME and AIAA Special Session)–Session : 39-SR-2–Session Day / Start-Time : 12-Jul-04 PM / 1300–Room : Floridian Ballroom

2003 SRTC Best Paper

• Response from JPC sessions chairs was very poor– 3 papers submitted for review by Friedlander/Foster, Roler, and

DiSalvo• “Propulsion’s Contribution to the Success of Aircrew Emergency

Escape Systems,” by Sadler and McCauley• “Non-linear Combustion Stability Prediction of SRMs Using

SPP/SSP,” by French• “Erosive Burning Study Utilizing Ultrasonic Measurement

Techniques,” by Furfaro

• Evaluated for technical content, originality, practical application, and style/format

• Winner submitted was…in Dec 2003…– “Erosive Burning Study Utilizing Ultrasonic Measurement

Techniques,” by Furfaro

• Presentation in FL

JPC/SRTC Best Paper

•NOTES TO SESSION CHAIRS• Reminders

• Pre-meeting Emails, note at each session, post meeting emails, post meeting phone calls

• Send copies to Clyde Carr (C2)– Clyde.Carr@ATK.com– Send paper number and I can get it from National if you don’t

have it

• C2 to distribute, evaluate, and record– How wide of a review group is required, etc?

• Awards committee members• JPC session chairs?

– Evaluate using AIAA standards/guidelines (on the Web)

TO: SESSION CHAIRS

•REMINDER1. Select a best paper from your session2.Send selection (s) to SRTC AWARDS

Subcommittee Chair–Clyde .Carr@ATK.com or 410-392-

1699 for mailing address (if required)3. Be ready to participate in evaluating

other SRT session papers

Undergraduate/Graduate? Involvement

• Reno/HSV– How do we develop and/or acknowledge undergraduate

involvement?• Encourage undergraduates to pursue SRM’s as a profession

–What is the stimulation? Money, recognition, and travel!

• Plan– Best national student paper – need helpers…!!!!

• Use SRTC monies to support…–Projects, travel, etc.

• Flashy AIAA certificate/plaque/??• $$$$ award

–$500 First Place and $250 Second Place

• Spotlight at the JPC–Travel expenses paid plus recognition at the awards banquet for

the First Place winner

• Contact National for additional guidance–Stephen Brock, Student Programs Director

Undergraduate/Graduate? Involvement (cont)

• Contacted Stephen Brock by Email (Dec. 3, 2003)– Questions asked…

• How do we format our plan/award and advertise our call for papers and reach all active/interested students?

–Stephen has some concerns about a separate award (vs. Best Student Paper)

• Competition issues – need to formally speak to Stephen (not able to touch base in Dec 2003)

–Worried his staff will have to review papers

• Solution - SRTC will review the papers

– Will assist in distributing announcement materials to notify students of the opportunity

–Add advertising and promotional materials to the student conference paraphernalia

• AIAA Student Journal On-Line and the Faculty Newsletter

– Actions: Speak with Stephen to work out details and work on a consensus for the call for papers advertising design

National Awards

• Wyld Award – 2004– Need nominees for 2005

• Ideas/resubmittals/etc.

– Tom Boggs, Senior Scientist, Naval Air Warfare Center – Winner– Paul Wilbur, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State

University

• SRTC Awards– Two awards to be given at Ft. Lauderdale for contributions to SRTC– Sustained Achievement Award

• National award

– Create our own to recognize superior contributors• Max Calabro and Russ Ellis (2003)• Nominees?

National Awards

• Other awards…need nominees…submit to SRTC or to your local AIAA Section

– Major• Goddard and Reed

– Distinguished Lectureship• Dryden-Research, Durand-Public Service, Von Karman-Astronautics,

and Wright Brothers-Aeronautics

– International• International Cooperation

National Awards (cont.)

– Technical Awards• Aerospace Contribution

• Aerospace Design

• Propellants and Combustion

• System Effectiveness and Safety

• Von Braun Award for Excellence in Space Program Management

• Wyld

• New Award?

– Publication Awards• History Manuscript

• Pendray Aerospace Literature

• Summerfield Book

– Service• Distinguished Service, Engineer-of-the-Year, Public Service, and

Sustained Service

Other Issues

• Videos to Butch– ATK Elkton has several

– Need to get approvals