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| NSMMS & CRASTE Agenda |
| NSMMS & CRASTE Plenary |
| Dr. Shery Welsh, Director, Air Force Office of Scientific Research |
| Mr. Stephen Jurczyk, Associate Administrator, NASA |
| Dr. Charles Camarda (Former Astronaut) President, Leading Edge Enterprises, LLC |
| NSMMS & CRASTE Tutorials Organizers: Mr. Nickolas Demidovich, Federal Aviation Administration; Mr. Kenneth Knittel, Raytheon Missile Systems; Dr. Gerald Russell, Integration Innovation, Inc. & Mr. Timothy Stewart, Ultramet |
| Carbon/Carbon Composites – 101 Dr. Mark Jones, U.S. Navy |
| Flying at the Edge of Space and Beyond: The
Opportunities and Challenges of Hypersonic Flight Dr. Kevin Bowcutt, The Boeing Company |
| Technology Readiness Levels (TRL): Providing
Clarity about Use and Limitations Mr. Donald Williams, Northtech Enterprises |
| Pershing II Overview Mr. Michael Fuller, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems |
| EXTENDED ABSTRACT ONLY: Addressing Carbon-Carbon Manufacturing
Challenges and Manufacturing of Carbon- Carbon Composites for Hypersonic
Applications (MOC3HA) Program Update Mr. Carter Johnson, U.S. Army CCDC Aviation and Missile Center |
| NSMMS Additive Manufacturing for Space & Missile Materials Lead Organizers: Dr. Amjad Almansour, NASA Glenn Research Center & Dr. Raymond Clinton, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Co-Organizers: Mr. Eric Becker, Air Force Research Laboratory; Ms. Kaia David, The Boeing Company & Dr. Suraj Rawal, Lockheed Martin Space Systems |
| Experiences in Additive Manufacturing Technologies for Aerospace
Applications Mr. David Waller, Ball Aerospace |
| Additive Manufacturing of PEEK and Fiber-Reinforced PEEK for
NASA Applications and Custom Medical Devices Dr. Roger Bagwell, Actuated Medical, Inc. |
| Metal Fused Filament Fabrication of Titanium Alloy for In Space
Manufacturing Mr. Curtis Hill, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Crystallographic Texture Evolution in Electron Beam Melted
Ti-6Al-4V as a Function of Scan Strategy and Build Height Mr. Alec Saville, Colorado School of Mines |
| Additive Manufacturing of Nb and Cu High Performance Propulsion
Materials Dr. Nicholas Cunningham, ATI |
| Ceramic On-Demand Extrusion (CODE) of Advanced Non-Oxide
Ceramics Mr. Austin Martin, Missouri University of Science and Technology |
| 1st
Place Student Winner: Selective Laser Sintering of Ultra-High-Temperature
Ceramics and Other Refractory Non-Oxides Mr. Adam Peters, The Johns Hopkins University |
| AM Enabled High Performance Refractory Alloys for Extreme
Environments Applications Dr. Youping Gao, Castheon, Inc. |
| Molybdenum – Titanium Alloy System Development for Directed
Energy Deposition, A High Throughput Approach Mr. Michael Niezgoda, University of Wisconsin Madison |
| Selective Laser Melting (SLM) Process and Post-Processing Heat
Treatment Development of Monel K-500 Mr. Ryan Anderson, Quadrus Corporation |
| Additive Manufacturing of Multi-Functional Lattice
Structure-Based Concepts for Thermal Protection System Mr. Steven Kim, The University of Texas at Austin |
| 3D Printing a Heat Shield for a Small Capsule Mr. Stan Bouslog, NASA Johnson Space Center |
| Refinements of Metal Matrix Composite Prepreg for Ultrasonic
Additive Manufacturing Mr. Brandon Coates, Touchstone Research Laboratory |
| CRASTE Advances in Ground System & Range Operations Session Chair: Mr. Nickolas Demidovich, Federal Aviation Administration Co-Chair: Mr. John Micol, NASA Langley Research Center |
| Weather and Natural Environmental Information Support for
Hypersonic Vehicles Dr. Gregory Wilson, EarthCast Technologies |
| Using Artificial Intelligence to Streamline Missile Typing in
Ground Systems Mr. David Motta, Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation |
| NSMMS Development, Processing, & Testing of Advanced Materials Lead Organizer: Mr. Eric Becker, Air Force Research Laboratory Co-Organizers: Mr. Jimmy Allen, Dynetics; Dr. Amjad Almansour, NASA Glenn Research Center; Ms. Kaia David, The Boeing Company; Prof. Greg Hilmas, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Dr. Garth Wilks, Air Force Research Laboratory; Dr. David Witkin, The Aerospace Corporation & Dr. Eric Wuchina, Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division |
| High-Char Yielding Resins as Precursors to Carbon-Carbon
Composites Dr. Matt Laskoski, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory |
| Material Characterization of Silicon Nitride Fibers Fabricated
by Rapid-Laser Chemical Vapor Deposition (R-LCVD) Dr. Shay Harrison, Free Form Fibers |
| Hybrid UHTCs for Re-Entry Vehicle Technology Demonstration Dr. Derek King, UES, Inc. |
| High and Ultra-High Temperature Laser-Printed Fibers: Results to
Date and Benchmarking against Legacy Silicon Carbide Fibers Dr. Joseph Pegna, Free Form Fibers |
| Reinforced Zirconium Carbide Ceramic Composites for
High-Temperature Environments Dr. Boris Dyatkin, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory |
| Observations and Conclusions Regarding Ultra-Refractory Material
Performance from LHMEL Testing at Flux Levels up to 1000 W/cm2 Mr. James Gorman, Exothermics, Inc. |
| Compatibility of High Entropy Borides and Refractory High
Entropy Alloys Mr. Alec Murchie, Missouri University of Science and Technology |
| Effect of Steam on the Performance of 2700°F EBC-CMC
System Dr. Amjad Almansour, NASA Glenn Research Center |
| Fiber Interface Coating Evaluation System II Dr. John Steinbeck, Physical Sciences, Inc. |
| 2nd
Place Student Winner POSTER: Flexure Strength of Fusion Welds in the SiC-ZrB2-ZrC System Mr. Jecee Jarman, Missouri University of Science and Technology |
| POSTER: Damage Tolerance:
Into the GigaWatt /cm2 Regime with Hybrid Ceramics Dr. Duane Simonson, Research Support Instruments, Inc. |
| CRASTE Emerging Propulsion Systems Session Chair: Mr. Cory Gainus, Air Force Research Laboratory Co-Chair: Mr. Anthony Brinkley, Integration Innovation, Inc. |
| Test Campaign Overview of an Additively Manufactured Modular
Liquid Oxygen/Liquid Methane Thruster Mr. Iddrisu Seidu, Air Force Research Laboratory |
| Review of Materials Behavior in Air-Breathing Rotating
Detonation Engines Dr. Garth Wilks, Air Force Research Laboratory |
| Endurance Testing in a Rotating Detonation Engine: Motivation,
Methods, and Maturation Dr. Christopher Stevens, Innovative Scientific Solutions, Inc. |
| Investigation and Testing of High-Temperature Materials for
Air-Breathing RDE Mr. William Erwin, Plasma Processes, LLC |
| Evaluation of CMCs for Rotating Detonation Engine Dr. Frederick Lauten, Physical Sciences, Inc. |
| POSTER: PVD Coatings of
Surrogate Fuels for Cermet Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Mr. Jonathan Johnson, University of Alabama |
| NSMMS Ground & Flight Test Methodologies Lead Organizer: Dr. Joseph Sheeley, PERIKIN Enterprises Co-Organizers: Mr. M. Carter Johnson, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center; Dr. Gerald Russell, Integration Innovation, Inc. & Mr. Andrew Swanson, Air Force Research Laboratory |
| Mach 18 Capability Upgrade at AEDC's Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel
No. 9 Mr. Parth Kathrotiya, National Aerospace Solutions, LLC |
| Mach 7 Capability Reactivation Efforts at AEDC's Tunnel 9
Facility in Support of Critical Missile Defense Mr. Nicholas Fredrick, National Aerospace Solutions, LLC |
| Progress on the Improved Rain Erosion Test Capability at the
Holloman High Speed Test Track (HHSTT) Mr. Bryan Sinkovec, United States Air Force |
| HIFLIER-1 Flight Experiment Payload Design and Manufacturing
Overview Mr. Michael Kurtz, GoHypersonic, Inc. |
| HIFLIER-1 Flight Experiment Instrumentation Package for
Investigation of Second Mode Transition in Hypersonic Boundary Layers Dr. Adam Culler, GoHypersonic, Inc. |
| Thermal Mechanical Loading of Composite Hypersonic Vehicle
Structures Mr. Kyle Adkins, Air Force Research Laboratory |
| A Compact, Low Cost Hypersonic Materials Testbed for Testing and
Validating Thermal Protection System Materials and Associated Microphysics
Models Dr. David Oakes, Physical Sciences, Inc. |
| POSTER: HySTRy – Hypersonic Structures Testing Repository Mr. Jonathan Boston, Air Force Research Laboratory |
| POSTER: LEEF AFRL’s Leading Edge Experimentation Fixture Capt. Steffan Wilcox, Air Force Research Laboratory |
| NSMMS & CRASTE High Altitude/Sub-Orbital Experiments & Capabilities Session Chair: Mr. Zachary Tolley, Blue Origin, LLC Co-Chair: Mr. Nickolas Demidovich, Federal Aviation Administration |
| A Decade of Technology Maturation through NASA's Flight
Opportunities Program Mr. John Kelly, NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center |
| Simulation of Heavy Launch Vehicle for Global Point to Point
Transport Mr. Alok Virkar, Sierra Lobo, Inc. |
| NSMMS Hypersonics Lead Organizer: Mr. Craig Ohlhorst, NASA Langley Research Center Co-Organizers: Mr. Curtis Martin, Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division; Mr. Tod Palm, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems; Mr. Miklos Petervary, The Boeing Company; Dr. Brian Sullivan, Materials Research & Design, Inc. & Mr. Brian Zuchowski, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company |
| Hypersonic Boost-Glide Materials Requirements: It's Not as Hard
as We Thought Dr. Jesse Maxwell, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory |
| X-60A Program Update Mr. Barry Hellman, Air Force Research Laboratory |
| Conceptual Design of an X-60A Payload Incorporating Hypersonic
Flight Test Experiments Mr. Neal Novotny, The University of Dayton Research Institute |
| An Inverse Approach to Trajectory Optimization with Material
Constraints Dr. Michael Brupbacher, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory |
| Low-Entropy Lifting and Control Surfaces for Hypersonic and
Atmospheric Entry Vehicles Dr. Jesse Maxwell, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory |
| Design, Analysis, and Fabrication of an Elevon Test Article for
the AFRL Flight Research Vehicle Dr. Brett Hauber, The University of Dayton Research Institute |
| Hybrid Ceramic-Metal Control Fin for Hypervelocity
Projectiles Mr. Craig Iwano, Materials Research & Design, Inc. |
| Evaluation of Design Enhancements to Limit Convective Heat
Transfer in High Temperature Seals Mr. Shawn Taylor, The University of Toledo |
| Evaluation of Conductive and Radiant Heat Transfer in Thermal
Barriers Containing Aerogel Composites Mr. Joshua Finkbeiner, NASA Glenn Research Center |
| 3rd
Place Student Winner: Experimental Analysis of Gas-Surface Interactions with
Ablating Material Maj Robert MacDermott, Air Force Institute of Technology |
| Screening Test Results of Additively Manufactured, Continuous
Fiber Reinforced Carbon/Carbon Mr. Timothy Dominick, Northrop Grumman Corporation |
| C/C Processing with Inherently High Char Yield Resins Dr. Michael Rauscher, Cornerstone Research Group, Inc. |
| Lyocell as Rayon Replacement for Hypersonic Applications Ms. Mary Ebbert, Materials Research & Design, Inc. |
| Life Prediction and Testing of Oxide Ceramic Matrix
Composites Dr. Marlana Goldsmith, Boeing Research & Technology |
| Advanced Manufacturing of Oxide Ceramic Composites Ms. Mary Litwinski, Boeing Research & Technology |
| EXTENDED ABSTRACT ONLY:Modeling and Analysis Approaches for
Designing Advanced Hypersonic Leading Edges Dr. Arun Bhattacharya, Northrop Grumman Corporation |
| EXTENDED ABSTRACT ONLY:
Near-Net Shape Additive Manufactured Inlet for High Speed
Missile Dr. Daniel Driemeyer, Boeing Research & Technology |
| CRASTE Innovative Test Methodologies & Platforms Session Chairs: Mr. Jeramie Broadway, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Co-Chair: Mr. Nickolas Demidovich, Federal Aviation Administration |
| Hypersonic Research Vehicle (HRV) Dr. Ajay Kothari, Astrox Corporation |
| Solid Rocket Motor Air Flow Test Equipment Technology
Model Mr. Roger Herdy, CFD Research Corporation |
| Design of an Inexpensive Black Box for Commercial Orbital and
Suborbital Vehicles Mr. Dale Amon, Immortal Data, Inc. |
| A Modular Sensor Suite for Propulsion Testing Dr. Yudaya Sivathanu, En'Urga, Inc. |
| Integrated Vehicle Health Management (IVHM)
& Integrated Systems Health Monitoring (ISHM) Workshop Workshop Chairs: Mr. Derek DeVries, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems & Mr. James Larkin, Aerojet Rocketdyne |
| Advancements in the Development of a Fiber Optic Non-Invasive
Sensing System for Lifecycle Management (NIEL) Dr. Quinn McAllister, Applied Composites |
| Real-Time Impact Damage Assessment for Space Structures Dr. Amrita Kumar, Acellent Technologies, Inc. |
| CMC Structural Integrity and Property Monitoring using
Ultrasound NDE Dr. Ming Chen, Air Force Research Laboratory |
| Challenges with Integrated Vehicle Health
Management Systems Mr. Derek DeVries, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems |
| Enhanced Physics Based Prognosis and Inspection for Ceramic
Matrix Composites (EPPIC) Dr. George Jefferson, Air Force Research Laboratory |
| NSMMS Missiles & Missile Defense Lead Organizer: Mr. Aaron Cossey, Missile Defense Agency Co-Organizers: Mr. Jason Calvert, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command; Dr. Douglas Deason, Deason Research, LLC; Mr. M. Carter Johnson, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center; Mr. Paul Marchol, Aerojet Rocketdyne; Mr. Curtis Martin, Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division; & Dr. Gerald Russell, Integration Innovation, Inc. |
| Advanced Materials Overview Mr. Mark Glenn, Missile Defense Agency |
| Results from 2019 Thermal Testing for the Composites and
Advanced Materials (CAM) Program Mr. Shawn Whitehead, Integration Innovation, Inc. |
| Advancements and Updates Pertaining to High Speed Flight
Performance in Weather Mr. Brandon Osborne, Integration Innovation, Inc. |
| Development of Unstructured Grid Capabilities and Validation
Datasets for the HEAT Framework Dr. Conrad Patton, CFD Research Corporation |
| Development of Transient Decomposition Method (TDM) for Thermal
Protection Materials Mr. Zach Robertshaw, Integration Innovation, Inc. |
| Status of the Selective Laser Melting of W-Re Alloys Mr. Stephen Cooke, Quadrus Corporation |
| High Performance/High Temperature Actuation Mechanisms Dr. Safakcan Tuncdemir, QorTek, Inc. |
| Multi-Functional Lightning, Thermal, and Radiation Shielding
Composite Structures Mr. Dwayne Morgan, Touchstone Research Laboratory |
| Mechanical and Thermal Characterization of a Woven AS4 Fiber
3DCC Composite Mr. Tanner Cauthen, Southern Research |
| NSMMS Mission Operations & Experiments in Space Lead Organizer: Mr. Michael Fuller, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems Co-Organizers: Dr. Derek Doyle, Air Force Research Laboratory; Mr. Michael Renbarger, Ball Aerospace; Mr. James Tucker, Southern Research & Mr. John Vasquez, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory |
| Multi-Environment MLI: Lightweight Supported Vacuum Shells Mr. Gary Mills, Ball Aerospace |
| Carbon Nanotube Based Optical Black Coatings for Optical and
Infrared Applications Mr. David Carnahan, NanoLab, Inc. |
| Metrology for Thermal Stability Testing of a Starshade
Petal Mr. James Tucker, Southern Research |
| Six Month Launch/Return Cadence Using the MISSE Orbital Test
Platform Mr. Mark Shumbera, Alpha Space Test & Research Alliance |
| POSTER: Hybridized
Boron-Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials Dr. James Marzik, Specialty Materials, Inc. |
| CRASTE Reducing Cost, Increasing Safety, & Improving Reliability Session Chair: Mr. Barry Hellman, Air Force Research Laboratory Co-Chair: Mr. Robert Seibold, The Aerospace Corporation |
| Safe and Reliable Li-Ion Polymer Intelli-Pack® Battery for
Aerospace Platforms Mr. Edmund Burke, Space Information Labs |
| CRASTE Responsive Access for Pico/Nano/Small Payloads Session Chair: Mr. Robert Seibold, The Aerospace Corporation Co-Chair: Mr. Zachary Tolley, Blue Origin, LLC |
| Comparing Government And Commercial Launch Paradigms – Past,
Present and Future Mr. Juan Gutierrez, Sierra Lobo, Inc. |
| A Glance at 3 Rapid Launch Scenarios for Small Constellation
Constitution with Small Satellites Mr. Juan Gutierrez, Sierra Lobo, Inc. |
| Not Another Orbital Transfer Vehicle Trade Study! An Evaluation
of Multiple Propulsion Types for Large Payload Transfer Mr. Ethan Sichler, Air Force Research Laboratory |
| NSMMS & CRASTE Space Access & Propulsion Lead Organizer: Mr. Anthony Brinkley, Integration Innovation, Inc. Co-Organizers: Mr. Alan Brown, Aerojet Rocketdyne; Mr. Timothy McKechnie, Plasma Processes, LLC; Mr. Timothy Stewart, Ultramet & Mr. Robert Taylor, Air Force Research Laboratory |
| SpinLaunch: Revolutionizing Access to Space Mr. Steve Hobart, SpinLaunch |
| Nitrous Oxide – Propane Rocket Engine Mr. Roger Herdy, CFD Research Corporation |
| HydroCarbon Boost Full Scale Oxygen-Rich Preburner Test Campaign
Overview Mr. Alan Sutton, Air Force Research Laboratory |
| Combustion Stability Characteristics of the Hydrocarbon Boost
Oxygen Rich Preburner Dr. Robert Jensen, Sierra Lobo, Inc. |
| Development of SiC Foam Igniter for Mars RCS Thruster Mr. Phu Quach, Ultramet |
| AF-M315E Monopropellant Cubesat Propulsion System Dr. Art Fortini, Ultramet |
| A Virtual Railroad to Moon and Mars Dr. Ajay Kothari, Astrox Corporation |