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Solid Rockets Technical Committee (SRTC) 2012 ASM Report. January 9, 2012 50 th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Nashville, TN Robert E. Black, III SRTC Chairman 703.754.5367 Rob.Black@Aerojet.com. AGENDA. Organization charts SRTC membership 2011 Highlights 2012 Future Plans
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Solid Rockets Technical Committee (SRTC)2012 ASM Report January 9, 2012 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Nashville, TN Robert E. Black, III SRTC Chairman 703.754.5367 Rob.Black@Aerojet.com
AGENDA • Organization charts • SRTC membership • 2011 Highlights • 2012 Future Plans • Committee presentations
Deputy Director Energy David Lilley Deputy Director Air-Breathing Propulsion Jeff Hamstra Deputy Director Rocket & Space Propulsion I-Shih Chang Deputy Director Advanced Propulsion & Technologies Selma Goldstein Director Propulsion & Energy Ashwani Gupta P&E Organization Aerospace Power Systems TC Terrestrial Energy Systems TC Hybrid Rockets TC Liquid Propulsion TC Solid Rockets TC Electric Propulsion TC Gas Turbine Engines TC (New) High Speed Air Breathing Propulsion TC (New) Air Breathing Propulsion Integration TC (New) Nuclear & Future Flight Propulsion TC Energetic Components & Systems TC Propellants & Combustion TC
Chairman • Rob Black Vice Chairman • Mark Langhenry Secretary/Treasurer Sandra Wallace Conference Chairs • 2011 JPC Amy Gerards • 2012 JPC Mark Langhenry • 2013 JPC C.W. Rousseau Awards Chair: Ivor Bulathsinghala Vice Chair: Jack Hansen Communications Chair: Barbara Leary Vice Chair: Mike Fisher Education Chair: David Poe Vice Chair: Michel Berdoyes* History Chair: Winfred Foster Vice Chair: Karl Naumann* SRTC Committee Organization January 2012 • Emerti & Advisors • Max Calabro* • Russ Ellis (Fellow) • Mark Friedlander • Bob Geisler • Bill Kearney • Herman Krier(Fellow) • Larry Quinn • I-Shih Chang (Fellow) • Thomas Moore • Clyde Carr • Douglas Coats • Mike Kaiserman • Ed Liu • ErlandOrbekk* • OnnoVerberne* • RoaManepalli • James Spurling • Fred Blomshield • Franck Cauty* • Helmut Ciezki* • Russ Ellis • Wesley Ryan • AgostinoNeri* • Kimberly Norrie • Jean Thepenier* • David Greatrix* • James Clarke • Allan Dokhan • Marlow Moser • James Fillerup • Amy Gerards • Dan MacInnis • Eric Rohrbaugh • Daniele Bianchi * • Charle Werner Rousseau • Yen-SenChen* • Mark Langhenry • Jamie Neidert • Nat Patel • Clyde Carr • EnricoCavellini * SRTC webpagehttp://www.aiaa.org/portal/index.cfm?adview=7&tcspageid=1066&getcomm=87
SRTC Membership Distribution (44 total members) Type Membership 35 Industry, 7 Gov’t, 2 University Membership Grade
P&E Meeting Key Notes • JPC 2012 (Atlanta) conference planning coming together well • Abstracts (Overall) below prior years. SRTC is about at the same level. • Additional abstracts sought by 27 January 2012 • System engineering CASE – Complex Aerospace Systems Exchange) briefed – 11 – 13 September 2012 in Pasadena (Space 2012 Conference) • www.aiaa.org/case • Primary discussion on Future of AIAA Conference Model
Future JPC Planning JPC Locations 2004 Ft. Lauderdale, Pratt & Whitney 2005 Tucson, Raytheon 2006 Sacramento, Aerojet 2007 Cincinnati, GE 2008 Hartford, Pratt & Whitney 2009 Denver, LM • Nashville (NASA GRC,NASA Marshall, NASA Stennis, LM, GE Aviation, ATA, AFRL, Dynetics, JAXA, Battelle) • San Diego (AFRL, Jacobs, ATA, GE, SpaceX, Cobham, Sierra Nevada Corp, Battelle, JAXA), Aug. 1-3 • Atlanta ($105K, ATK- Lead Sponsor, MSFC, AMRDEC, Jaconbs,..), July 29- August 1, 2012 • San Jose, July 15-17, 2013, Gen. Chair: Joaquin Castro, Technical Chair appointed • Cleveland(Sponsorship? ) Gen. Chair: Chris Pestak, Technical Chair appointed • . . . .
JPC/IECEC Paper/abstract Statistics 2012 Abstracts JPC: 589 IECEC: 135
JPC/IECEC Paper/abstract Trending 2011 Attendance: Total: 1430 Full paid: 964 No shows: Significantly reduced
New Conference Model Background • Membership and conference attendance trending downward • Median age of members is 51 • 92% Male • # Exhibitors at conference rapidly shrinking • Systems engineering becoming more prevalent in industry but not represented in current conference model • “Tiger” team formed to look into alternatives to current conference structure • Meeting held yesterday (8 Jan 2012) to discuss this issue and obtain feedback from TCs
50thAIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting - January, 2012 - Nashville, TN P&E Discussion Framework • There Is An “Imperative For Change” • NEM Tiger Team Has Developed & Evaluated Four Specific Conference Model Options; Briefed At 8Jan12’s TAC Workshop • Exact Path Forward Is TBD (TAC Meeting On Thursday) • Incorporating Workshop Feedback; Stay The Course Vs. Change Direction? • Process & Timeline For Making An Actionable Decision • Assume At Some Point, There Will Be A TAC/BOD Vote On A Specific Motion • Issues Before P&E Leadership • How Do We Best Solicit And Represent Feedback From Our TC Members & From The P&E Community As A Whole? • Is There A Specific Option That Is “Best” For The P&E Community? • Is There Value In Developing A “P&E Group Position” … Or, Is It Best Left To Each TC Or Each Individual Member?
P&E Resolution • The committees in the P&E group were unanimously favorable to the consolidated model which maintains the JPC, ASM and 4 other large conferences and combines the smaller conferences into one of the larger conferences • A large number of TCs (again) emphasized the need for ITAR sessions to make the conference more relevant to U.S. attendees. • P&E group adopted a resolution (paraphrased): • If a new conference model is required, the consolidated model should be adopted with a review in 3 years to determine whether further change is required. • We believe the larger issue behind falling membership, less attendance at conferences is due to lack of ITAR sessions and recommend incorporating these in the consolidated model.
Need your input • Discussion • Please write comments on what you personally view as important aspects for conferences and the impact on various models would have on your interest / attendance. • Please give me comments tonight. Other thoughts later to rob.black@aerojet.com
2011 JPC SRM Highlights • Theme: Design Fly: Turning Propulsion Ideas into Reality • 12 sessions with 45 papers • Session Chairs and co-Chairs from TC • Special thank you to Amy Gerards for a successful 2011 JPC with 12 Solid Rockets sessions • Need to bring videos every year due to paper withdrawals, cancellations, etc.
2010-2011 SRTC Highlights and Accomplishments (cont) • Supported Wyld Award selection process in 2011 • Kenneth K. Kuo selected for 2011 • Best SRM paper selection process completed and provided to AIAA for presentation at awards ceremony at 2010 JPC • "Thermochemical Erosion Analysis of Carbon-Carbon Nozzles in Solid-Propellant Rocket Motors," by Bianchi and Nasuti from the Sapienza University of Rome (AIAA-2010-7075) • Held SRTC meeting at 2011 Aerospace Sciences Meeting in Orlando • Supported Resume Review • Educational road show kits still being requested and sent out • Supported 2010 Science & Engineering Festival on the National Mall with Roadshow kit and 1,000 AIAA SRTC educational coloring books handed out
SRTC Plans for 2012 and Beyond • Create AIAA SRTC Position Paper • Last position paper done in mid 80’s. • Contact me (rob.black@aerojet.com) if you are interested • Rough draft nearly complete • Facilitate Advanced Solid Rockets Short Course JPC 2012 • New SRTC Member Orientation Guide • Increase level of personal communication among SRTC leadership • Emails and telecoms – Telecom held 6 July 2011
SRTC Plans for 2012 and Beyond • Possible Solid Rockets Hall of Fame • Awards committee to facilitate • Continue to provide funds to universities who conduct SRM related research via request tool in website • Design Competition
SRTC Plans for 2012 and Beyond • AIAA Aerospace America SRM Highlights Article • 2 pages 1 page 600 words • Need your input! • Press releases or public information that can be easily approved (if needed) • ATK, Aerojet, Talley, Gov’t agencies, International, etc.
Committee Presentations • Treasury – Rob Black for Sandy Wallace • 2012 JPC Planning Mark Langhenry • 2013 JPC Planning Rob Black for C.W. Rousseau • Communications Report Rob Black for Barbara Leary • Education Report David Poe • History Report Butch Foster • Awards Report Rob Black for Ivor B. • Open Discussion and Actions All
Treasurer’s Report (Wallace) • SRTC Private Account • Beginning Balance (Jan 2010) $ 139.18 • Ending Balance $ 139.18 • SRTC Common Account (held by AIAA) • Beginning Balance (July 2009) $ 12,874.37 • Road Show Kits to Rob Black (149.63) • Ending Balance $ 12,724.84 • SRTC Funding Available Balance $12,864.02