53 rd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference

1. 53rd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference 20th AIAA/ASME/AHS Adaptive Structures Conference 14th AIAA Non-Deterministic Approaches Conference 13th AIAA Gossamer Systems Forum 8th AIAA Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Specialist Conference Structures and Materials: Shortening the Journey from Concept to Flight April 23-26, 2012 Sheraton Waikiki Honolulu, HI

2. Excellent Organizing Committee

4. Keynote Speakers • SDM Keynote – Larry Ilcewicz, Federal Aviation Administration,“Composites Safety and Certification Initiatives” • SDM Lecture – Professor Michael Hyer, Virginia Tech,“Tailoring of Composite Structures Using Spatially-Varying Fiber Orientations” • SDM Awards Luncheon – David Trop, Boeing Commercial Airplanes,“The Innovation Imperative: Commercial Airplanes” • ASC Keynote – Professor George Lesieutre, Penn State University, “Adaptive Structures: The Journey to Flight” • GSF Keynote – Professor Vaios Lappos, University of Surrey, “Gossamer Systems for Satellite Deorbiting: The CUBESAIL and DEORBITSAIL Space Missions” • MDO Keynote – Natalia Alexandrov, NASA Langley Research Center, “Multidisciplinary Design Optimization: What Remains To Be Done” • NDA Keynote – Professor Sankaran Mahadevan, Vanderbilt University, “Uncertainty Quantification in System Risk Assessment and Decision Making” • ASME Lecture – Professor Norman Werely, University of Maryland, “Adaptive Energy Absorption for Transportation Systems Using Magnetorheological Fluids”

5. 2012 Awards • Aerospace Design Engineering Award:Ronald Hughes, Raytheon • Survivability Award:Joel Williamsen, Institute for Defense Analyses • Walter J. and Angeline H. Crichlow Trust Prize:Professor C.T. Sun, Purdue University • Gossamer Systems 2011 Best Paper Award:Hirotaka Sawada, Osamu Mori, NobukatsuOkuizumi, YojiShirasawa, Yasuyuki Miyazaki, M.C. Natori, SaburoMatunaga, Hiroshi Furuya, Hiraku Sakamoto“Mission Report on the Solar Power Sail Deployment Demonstration of IKAROS” • ASME/Boeing Structures and Materials 2011 Best Paper Award:Michael Lawson and JayantSirohi, University of Texas,“Measurement of Deformation of Rotating Blades Using Digital Image Correlation” • ASME Adaptive Structures and Materials Systems Prize:Professor Norman Werely, University of Maryland • 2012 Student Paper Awards • Jefferson Goblet Student Paper Award • American Society for Composites Student Paper in Composites Award • Harry H. and Lois G. Hilton Student Paper Award in Structures • Lockheed Martin Student Paper Award in Structures

6. SDM Award and Lecture Issue • The SDM Award is Part of an Awards Cycle • Starnes Award +Ashley Award • SDM Award • Crichlow Award • SDM Award • Starnes Award + Ashley Award • etc • The SDM Lecture is Presented at Each SDM Conference • The SDM Award Recipient Traditionally Provided the Following Year’s SDM Lecture • Unusual Circumstances Have Perturbed the Cycle • 2011 Crichlow Award Presented in 2012 • 2011 Crichlow Award Recipient Was the 2009 Starnes Award Recipient and the 2008 SDM Lecturer • No SDM Award Presented in 2012 • 2012 SDM Lecturer Not Currently a Major Award Recipient • How Can We Get the Process Back on Track?

7. Keynote Speakers • SDM Keynote – Larry Ilcewicz, Federal Aviation Administration,“Composites Safety and Certification Initiatives” • SDM Lecture – Professor Michael Hyer, Virginia Tech,“Tailoring of Composite Structures Using Spatially-Varying Fiber Orientations” • SDM Awards Luncheon – David Trop, Boeing Commercial Airplanes,“The Innovation Imperative: Commercial Airplanes” • ASC Keynote – Professor George Lesieutre, Penn State University, “Adaptive Structures: The Journey to Flight” • GSF Keynote – Professor Vaios Lappos, University of Surrey, “Gossamer Systems for Satellite Deorbiting: The CUBESAIL and DEORBITSAIL Space Missions” • MDO Keynote – Natalia Alexandrov, NASA Langley Research Center, “Multidisciplinary Design Optimization: What Remains To Be Done” • NDA Keynote – Professor Sankaran Mahadevan, Vanderbilt University, “Uncertainty Quantification in System Risk Assessment and Decision Making” • ASME Lecture – Professor Norman Werely, University of Maryland, “Adaptive Energy Absorption for Transportation Systems Using Magnetorheological Fluids”

8. Session Allocation • Structures had the most papers • 33 7-paper sessions • 16 to 17 concurrent sessions • 76% acceptance rate • 749 abstracts accepted

9. Historical Perspective

10. Acceptance Rate • Typical ~ 84% • 2007 Hawaii ~ 74% • 2012 Hawaii originally ~ 71% • 2012 Hawaii increased to ~ 76% • 33 extra abstracts in 7-paper sessions • Five 7-paper sessions in final agenda • Extra briefing rooms on Tues/Thur pm Withdrawal history

11. 2013 SDM Conference 54th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference 8-11 April 2013 Boston, MA Boston Park Plaza Hotel &Towers General Chair, Anthony M. Waas E-mail: dcw@umich.edu Technical Program Chair, Ajit K. Roy E-mail: ajit.roy@wpafb.af.mil Abstract Deadline: 5 September 2012 11