1. AIAA Solid Rocket Technical Committee SciTech Forum January 6, 2015 Kissimmee, FL 1

2. Solid Rocket Technical Committee Agenda  Welcome/Introductions  Chair Report  Status Report to P&E  P&E Flowdown  SRTC Issues and Discussion Items  Secretary/Treasurer  Committee Reports  JPC 2015  Awards  Communications  Education  History 2

3. 3 Overview Chair: Mr. Mark Langhenry Phone: 520.794.8627 Email: mark_t_langhenry@raytheon.com Vice Chair: Ms. Barbara Leary Phone: 443.778.1891 Email: barbara.leary@jhuapl.edu Updated: 15 July 2011 Leadership Scheduled Meetings Subcommittee Leadership Purpose The SRTC meets twice yearly: Aerospace Sciences Meeting (January) Joint Propulsion Conference (July/August) Secretary / Treasurer: Sandra Wallace Email: sandra.wallace@lmco.com Awards Chair: Mr. Jim Hornick Vice Chair: Dr. Joe Majdalani Communications Chair: Ms. Barbara Leary (acting) Vice Chair: TBD Education Chair: Mr. David Poe Vice Chair: Mr. Michel Berdoyes History Chair: Winfred Foster Vice Chair: Karl Naumann The purpose of the Solid Rockets Technical Committee (SRTC) is to advance the arts, sciences, and technology of solid rocket propulsion and to nurture and promote the professionalism of those engaged in these pursuits. The SRTC shall foster the dissemination of new knowledge, further the professional development of those engaged in solid rocket propulsion activities, improve public understanding of the profession and its contributions, foster education in solid rocket propulsion engineering and science, promote communication among engineers and scientists and with other professional groups, and stimulate outstanding professional accomplishments. Objective Solid Rocket Technical Committee

4. 4 Current Activities Chair: Mr. Mark Langhenry Phone: 520.794.8627 Email: mark_t_langhenry@raytheon.com Vice Chair: Ms. Barbara Leary Phone: 443.778.1891 Email: barbara.leary@jhuapl.edu Membership Profile Government: 5 Industry:22 Academia: 5 Total:32 U.S. 23 International: 9 Total: 32 Member: 7 Sr. Member 14 Assoc Fellow: 10 Fellow: 1 Total: 32 Recent Conference Performance Initiatives & Plans JPC 2014 Abstracts Received: Abstracts Accepted: Sessions: Withdrawals: Accomplishments / Status Meeting held at JPC 2014 Facilitated Advanced Solid Rockets Short Course 2012 Chaired Wyld Award Selection Aerospace America Article 2014 Supported JPC 2015 planning meetings Select Best Solids Paper from JPC 2014 Support Propellants & Combustion Awards Update Solid Rocket Position Paper “Guide” to the SRTC for new members Update SRTC Home Page Solid Rocket Hall of Fame Aerospace America Article 2014 Continue to build and send out roadshow kits. Solid Rocket Motor Textbook Solid Rocket Technical Committee Leadership Updated: 12 Jul 2013 Secretary / Treasurer: Sandra Wallace Email: sandra.wallace@lmco.com JPC 2015

5. 5 SRTC Committee Organization/Roster Conference Chairs 2014 JPC Wes Ryan 2015 JPC David Poe Communications Chair: Barbara Leary Vice Chair: TBD Secretary/Treasurer Sandra Wallace James Clarke Werner Rousseau* Amy Gerards Eric Rohrbaugh Wesley Ryan Daniele Bianchi* Helmut Ciezki* Merlin Randall Russ Ellis Jean Thepenier* David Geatrix* Yen-Sen Chen* Enrico Cavellini* Jamie Neidert Dennis Melton Douglas Coats James Spurling Ed Liu Emeriti & Advisors Russ Ellis (Fellow) Tom Moore Previous Chairs Education Chair: David Poe Vice Chair: Michel Berdoyes History Chair: Winfred Foster Vice Chair: Karl Naumann* Chairman Mark T. Langhenry Vice Chairman Barbara Leary July 2013 Awards Chair: Jim Hornick Vice Chair: TBD SRTC webpage http://www.aiaa.org/portal/index.cfm?adview=7&tcspageid=1066&getcomm=87 * Denotes International Members To Be Updated

6. Solid Rocket Technical Committee P&E Flowdown  P&E Goals: Make P&E Forum the premier venue for technical content, explore new content delivery methods, enhance membership experience  Implementing a strategy for TC membership growth  Starting up an Awards Nomination Committee to ensure sufficient nominations are received for each major award Does not replace the normal nomination  Goal to develop pool and progression of skilled conference leaders 6

7. Solid Rocket Technical Committee P&E Flowdown (continued)  SciTech Forum  Jan 5-9, 2015  Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, FL  Defense  Mar 10-12, 2015 Laurel, MD  Aviation 2015  June 22-26, 2015  Hilton Anatole, Dallas, TX  P&E 2015  July 27-29, 2015  Hilton Orlando, Orlando, FL  Space 2015  August 18-20, 2015  Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena, CA 7

8. Solid Rocket Technical Committee SRTC Issues and Discussion Items  Position Paper  US Solid Rocket Industry has been significantly affected in recent years  Relative influence/involvement of international suppliers has increased and is expected to continue  What do we want to say about this?  This is still stalled although RP-21 has formed a very high level committee to address this issue  Awards Committee  P&E Leadership is setting up a committee and would like a person from each TC to act on that committee  College Support  Supported 2 college programs with $1000 awards  Auburn University  University of Arizona – First Place in College Wide Design Day Competition! 8

9. Solid Rocket Technical Committee SRTC Issues and Discussion Items  Short Course  David Poe will address  Solid Rocket Text Book  David Greatrix will address  Membership  P&E has a membership initiative  I have proposed allowing for “Virtual Members” who are not expected to attend any meetings but may help the TC  Communications  Abstract Review  Webmaster 9

10. Solid Rocket Technical Committee SRTC Issues and Discussion Items  Winter Meeting LPTC has already changed to only one face to face meeting a year Our attendance at the winter meeting is only ~10-15 Proposal: Change to one face to face meeting at JPC  Wyld Award Nominations due 1 February Not sure what nominations are in the pipeline One from last year will be carried over 10

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