1. Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Technical Committee
AIAA MDO TC
Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Technical Committee
January 2016 to January 2017 Annual Report

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Committee Overview
Chair
Vassili Toropov
Phone: (+44)
Subcommittees
Members
Education
Dr Hyunsun A Kim
Awards
Dr Andy Ko
Applications
Justin S Gray
Publications
Dr Karen E Willcox
Technical Programs
Chair Name
Webmasters
Ms Ana Paula Curty Cuco
Dr Vijay K Kalivarapu
Prof Joaquim Martins
Conferences:
Ed Alyanak
48 Total / Last year 45
31 Regular / Last year 32
8 Associate / Last year 6
9 International / Last year 7
Category
18 Industry (38%, l.y. 40%)
25 Academia (52%, l.y. 51%)
5 Government (10%, l.y. 9%)
International members
3 UK / Last year 2
2 Canada / Last year 2
2 Germany / Last year 2
1 Brazil / Last year 1
1 France / Last year 0
Chair-Elect
Frode Engelsen
Phone: (425)
Secretary
Graeme Kennedy
Phone: (404)
Liaisons
ISSMO (Vassili Toropov)
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Activity Summary - January 2016 to March 2017
Recent Conference Performance
Accomplishments
MDO at SciTech 2017
MAO at Aviation 2016
MDO Lecture “A 30-Year Retrospective of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization” presented at MAO at Aviation 2016 by the MAO award wined Bob Canfield (VirginiaTech)
MDO award 2016 was given to Rakesh Kapania (Virginia Tech) for significant contributions in the MDO of truss-braced aircraft, efficient supersonic air vehicles, and pioneering the MDO of wings with curvilinear Spars and Ribs
MDO article for Year in Review in Aerospace America under leadership of Karen Willcox.
Abstracts Received: 76
Abstracts Accepted: 60
Withdrawals/No-Shows 16
No. of Sessions: 13
Abstracts Accepted: 108
Sessions: 18 + award lecture
Withdrawals/No-Shows 25
Presented: 83
Issues / Help Needed
2017 MAO at Aviation is in the same week as ISSMO World congress, this will ne damaging for both events. Better coordination is needed for the future.
Conference rooms too small, many attendees standing
Initiatives & Plans
Applications subcommittee’s current main project: Create test suite for MDO.
Education subcommittee:
1.plans on student paper competition: (i) advertise widely, (ii) have a special session, (iii) have presentation rather than poster.
2. To build a shared education resource to provide MDO experts with specialized current topics not easily available.
Financial Status and Other Activities
Boeing/Lockheed/NASA provided sponsorship for the student paper competiution:
$2000 first prize, $1000 second prize, $200 for judges meal, $2100 for next year's competition

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Forum Participation
MDO TC organized MDO sessions at SciTech and MAO conferences at Aviation.
Successes:
The numbers of submitted papers grew for MAO at Aviation: 150 (2017), 108 (2016), 79 (2015) and MDO sessions at SciTech: 76 (2017), 48 (2016), 43 (2015).
Disappointments:
Only 7 abstracts submitted on the shape and topology optimization for MAO at Aviation This is likely to be due to a clash with ISSMO world congress 2017 in Braunschweig (Germany) to be held in the same week.
Conference rooms still too small for a significant number of sessions.
The shift of SciTech by a week caused serious attendance problems for overseas academics.
How can we improved the Forums?
Avoid a clash with ISSMO world congresses in 2019, 2021, etc.
MDO TC members have been identified for running the future forums at SciTech and Aviation

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Committee Meetings
Summary of meetings and plan for next year’s meeting
MDO TC meeting at SciTech 2016 held on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 in San Diego – face to face meeting
MDO TC meeting at Aviation 2016 held Wednesday, June 15, 2016 in Washington DC – face to face meeting
MDO TC meeting at SciTech 2017 held on Wednesday, January 11, in Grapevine TX– face to face meeting
The next MDO TC meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 in Denver, CO – face to face meeting
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6. Honors & Awards Activities
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Honors & Awards Activities
Provide Summary of Honors and Awards Activities
Sponsored Award: MDO biennial award
For the 2016 award three nomination have been received.
MDO award 2016 was given to Rakesh Kapania (Virginia Tech) for significant contributions in the MDO of truss-braced aircraft, efficient supersonic air vehicles, and pioneering the MDO of wings with curvilinear Spars and Ribs.
The MDO award lecture will be given by Prof. Kapania at Aviation 2017
MDO TC will make sure that a good number of nominations received by November 2017 for the next award.

7. 31 July 2014