1. 49th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit
Dinner Meeting
49th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit
July 2013
San Jose, California

2. Agenda: 6:30 – 7:15: Dinner (socializing and networking)
7:15 – 7:45: ABP Award Winner, Tom Kaemming
7:45 – 8:30:         ABP Business
8:15 – 8:30: Wrap-up Comments / Closing
8:30 – late:          Informal social gathering

3. 2013 Air Breathing Propulsion Award Recipient
Thomas Kaemming
2013 Air Breathing Propulsion Award Recipient
For Outstanding Technical Achievements, Creativity, and Pioneering Research that Greatly Contributed to the Advancement of Pulse Detonation Engines and High Speed Air Breathing Propulsion Technology
44 Years of Contributions in Advanced Propulsion Systems Including: Turbojets, Ramjets, Scramjets, Rockets and Pressure Gain Combustion (PGC). Played Key Roles on NASP and Boeing’s PGC Research.
AIAA Associate Fellow
Boeing Technical Fellow (Retired)
Currently, with ISSI
Consulting with AFRL on PGC Technology

4. P&E Group Organization … For NowVP
Technical Activities Committee
Basil Hassan
Director
Propulsion and Energy
Jeff Hamstra
4 Branches, 12 TCs
Deputy Director
Rocket & Space
Propulsion
I-Shih Chang
Deputy Director
Air Breathing Propulsion
Deputy Director
Advanced Propulsion & Technologies
Selma Goldstein
Deputy Director
Energy
David Lilley
Hybrid Rockets
Brian Evans
Gas Turbine Engines
Jimmy Kenyon
Nuclear & Future Flight Propulsion
Chris Taylor
Aerospace Power
Systems
Dick Shaw
Liquid Propulsion
Scott Forde
High Speed Air Breathing
Propulsion
Ryan Starkey
Energetic Components
& Systems
Hobin Lee
Terrestrial Energy
Systems
Mark Bryden
Solid Rockets
Mark Langhenry
Air Breathing Propulsion
Systems Integration
Michelle McMillan
Propellants &
Combustion
M.S. Anand
Electric Propulsion
Eric Pencil
Deputies will be aligned more with products, services and initiatives and less with TC functional groupings
14 July 2013

5. Air Breathing Propulsion Branch Organization
ABP Branch
Common Elements
Communications
Dora Musielak
(817)
Education
Dan Kirk
(321)
Conferences
Nayo Martinez
(xxx)xxxxxx
Honors & Awards
Han Bala
(256)
Separate TCs
Gas Turbine Engines
Jimmy Kenyon
(571)
High Speed ABP
Ryan Starkey (720)
ABP Systems Integration
Michelle McMillan (314)

6. Air Breathing Propulsion System Integration TC Activities
Financial Status and Other Activities
Issues / Help Needed
Resolve Overlap between TC Scopes / Calls
NEM Implementation / Support
Identify Solution for ABPSI to Retain PAW Proceeds
Accomplishments
AIAA Propulsion Aerodynamics Workshop (PAW)
2nd Workshop - P&E Forum 2014
Defining Future Test Cases 
Actively Recruiting New Members in Under-Represented Technical Areas – Contacting Presenters / Authors from Recent ABPSI Sessions
Documenting TC / Subcommittee Roles and Responsibilities
Initiatives & Plans
Continued AIAA Propulsion Aerodynamics Workshop (PAW)
JPC 2013 Invited Paper Sessions (2)
Maintained PAW Website, Sponsored by Tecplot
Organized Invited Group of Aeronautical Research and Technology in Europe (GARTEUR) Paper Session Focused on Integrated Aero Performance for SciTech 2014
Improved New Member Assimilation Process
Revised New Member Orientation
Established Mentors for New Members
Recruited 2 New Members – Still Room to Grow
Selected Best Paper Award Recipient - AIAA
Reestablished GC Oates Award Agreement and Endowment
Participated in ABP Award Selection – Thomas Kaemming
Evaluated AIAA/IGTI Engine Design Competition Submissions
Published YIR Article
Expenditures: $0
Current Funds: $6,151
PAW: $5,560
TC: $591
16 July 2013
Chair: Michelle McMillan Vice Chair: Bruce McKay Phone: Phone:

7. Gas Turbine Engines TC Activities
Accomplishments
Issues / Help Needed
Zero no-shows/late withdrawals for JPC ‘12!
Direct result of TC initiative to improve paper quality and reduce no-shows
Will institutionalize in JPC ’14
GTE TC Social Media presence established
Joint AIAA/IGTI Engine Design Competition for Undergraduate Teams
Strong international participations
Effectively worked through Visa challenges with Egyptian team to ensure a fair competition
Effectively pulls new YP and International members as participants usually join AIAA
YPs continue to take an active and dynamic leadership role in GTE TC
Published YIR article
Conference attendance for key leadership positions
Direction for JPC2014 – late call for papers is impeding our ability to generate high quality technical sessions
Education SC GTE Lead
Financial status of Gordon C. Oates Award
Initiatives & Plans
Institutionalize JPC ‘12 paper process
Membership upgrades for all eligible TC members
Pair up new TC members with “mentors”
Extend grad school participation in design competition
Financial Status and Other Activities
No funds, no expenditures
Will need to address Gordon C. Oates Award
GTE hosted reception at TETS?
Updated 16 July 2013
Chair: Dr. James Kenyon Vice Chair: John Sordyl
Phone: (571) Phone: (248)

8. High Speed Air Breathing Propulsion TC Activities
Accomplishments
Issues / Help Needed
Determine new methods to engage TC members with travel restrictions
TC Support of NEM structure
Fundraising for Gordon C. Oates Award
Published Biannual Newsletter – Issue 6 at JPC2013
Continued to mature Website; usage growing for TC members and public visitors - distribution implemented
Banner at ASM2013 and JPC2012
Supported nominations, reviews, and approval of the Air Breathing Propulsion Award
New “High-Speed Air-Breathing Propulsion Technology” short course has been approved for P&E 14
Supported AIAA/IGTI Engine Design Competition
Supporting Pressure Gain Combustion Working Group and their ITAR session at JPC 2013
Initiatives & Plans
Organization of ITAR session(s) for P&E 2014
Developing new banners for SciTech 2014
Investigating possible HSABP TC sponsored webinars
Conference meeting time streamlining (no evening meeting)
Develop and execute charter for TC member involvement (roles and responsibilities)
Creation of TC Technical Subcommittees
New member drive
Financial Status and Other Activities
No funds, no expenditures
Fundraising for Gordon C. Oates Award
Updated 16 July 2013
Chair: Dr. Ryan P. Starkey Vice Chair: Dr. Dora Musielak
Phone: (303) Phone: (817)

9. ABP TC Membership Overview
Membership 50 34 44
US Government 13  8
Industry 23
 22 16
Academia 14  4 15
Regular 39 29
International 7 5 4
Associate / Alumni 6
Member/Sr. Member
 18
 29
Assoc. Fellow
 14
 13
Fellow 3  2

10. Conferences Subcommittee
JPC 2013 Feedback
Conflicts Resulting from “No-conflict Theme Days” Structure at JPC 2013
Afternoon Speakers Briefings for Afternoon Sessions – Big Improvement!
Facility Provided Laptops for Paper Sessions – Improved Session Flow
Actions
Coordinate Topics for Calls and Sessions via ABP TAO Telecons
Proactively Build Sessions and Recruit Papers
JPC
ASM / SciTech
2011
2012
2013
GTE
65 / 29
77 / 50
65 / 31 HS
47 / 41
42 / 37
44 / 28 SI
26 / 19
40 / 27
39 / 31
Total
138 / 89
159 / 114
148 / 90
2012
2013
2014
GTE
41 / 29
43 / 26
42 / HS
57 / 47
37 / 29
32 / SI
28 / 21
48 / 47
16 /
Total
128 / 97
128 / 102
90 /

11. ABP Honors and Awards Air Breathing Propulsion Award
5 nominations considered for 2013 – 3 Remain for 2014
Reviews performed by evaluation panel
Final selection Mr. Tom Kaemming
Need to begin identifying nominees for 2014 (deadline Oct 2013)
Hypersonics Systems Award
For 2014 We have a pool of 6 candidates, In the nomination process
Final selection: After Nov 2013
Best paper awards
Evaluation process starts after ASM
Each TC will have best paper
Volunteer reviewers welcome – contact TC H&A lead
Gordon C. Oates Award – Progress Toward Reinstatement

12. GC Oates Student Award Status
Previous Award Funding Distribution
$5000 Cash Award
$150 Plaque
Travel Expenses, Capped at $1000
Award Suspended Due to Insufficient Funds
AIAA Foundation Proposed Agreement
AIAA Foundation will Restore the Endowment to $25,000
TCs Agree to Work with AIAA to Identify Fundraising Opportunities to Support the Endowment
Future Award Dispersements Will be $1000 Cash Award and $150 Plaque, $0 for Travel from Endowment
Fund is Intended to Last in Perpetuity – Award Will Be Suspended if Fund Balance Breaches $20,000 Threshold
Endowment Fund Assets Will Be Managed by AIAA Foundation
TCs Have Requested Quarterly Reporting on Fund Status
Agreement Has Been Signed by ABP TCs – Awaiting Response from AIAA Foundation

13. ABP Education Accomplishments/Status New Initiatives and Plans
All ABP TCs Participated in Undergraduate Design Competition Evaluation
Short Courses
HSABP Short Course Planned for P&E 2014
“Practical Introduction to Air Breathing Propulsion” for P&E 2014
PAW Workshop 2 at P&E 2014 (Chen Chuck) – Test Cases and Workshop Format TBD
Developed a 3D Printed Turbine model, Complete with Thrust Reversers and USB Powered Electric Motor Developed for K-12 Outreach (Charles Beard)
New Initiatives and Plans
Offer More Webinars – Seeking Volunteers
Support Undergraduate Design Competition
Graduate Design Competition?
Continue PAW – Workshops Every Other Year
Develop new courses – new topics proposed

14. 2nd Annual Joint AIAA-ASME/IGTI Undergraduate Engine Design Competition
Sponsored jointly by all ABP TCs and the Aircraft Engines and Education Committees form ASME/IGTI
Qualifying teams from the University of Kansas, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Ain Shams University, Cairo
Written proposals were evaluated by a panel of judges from industry
University of Kansas and Embry-Riddle teams presented their work to a panel of judges in June at ASME TurboExpo2013, San Antonio, TX
Ain Shams University was unable to obtain US Visas to present work but they will present at another ASME conference in the very near future
the awards will be announced for 1st Place - $2500, 2nd Place - $1500, and 3rd Place - $1000.
Next engine design competition will take place July 2014 at P&E Forum in Cleveland
Design Topic: supersonic business jet

15. ABP Communications Accomplishments/Status New Initiatives and Plans
All 3 TCs published Year in Reviews
HSABP, GTE Newsletters published
HSABP Banner in Revision
New Initiatives and Plans
Social Media* Eric Hansen, ABPSI SM POC - and Erik Axdahl, HSABP POC -
Business-size cards to replace tri-folds – Erik Axdahl POC
Request for P&E funds for banner and stands
Use SharePoint for New Member Orientation – Deadline Dec 2013
ABPSI
Neal Herring
GTE
David Blunck
HSABP
Jeff Dalton
* Greg Johnston, JPC13 Social Media Chair,

16. Pressure Gain Combustion Technology Working Group
PGC: A periodic combustion process whereby the total pressure of the exit flow, on an appropriately averaged basis, is above that of the inlet flow.
OBJECTIVES
Ultimate formation of a PGC Program Committee (PGC-PC)
Serve as the AIAA focal point for all PGC related programs and technologies across multiple TC’s
Support PGC-based propulsion benefits assessments through special sessions, workshops, etc.
Provide systems level feasibility assessments for PGC-based applications to tech. community.
CURRENT ACTIVE MEMBERS
Fred Schauer (AFRL)
Ryan Battelle (AFRL)
Kailas Kailasanath (ONR)
Joseph Doychak (ONR)
Tom Kaemming (ISSI)
Narendra Joshi (GE-GRC)
John Sordyl (Williams)
George Richards (DOE/NETL)
Don Fergusen (DOE/NETL)
Phillip Snyder (LibertyWorks)
M. Razi Nalim (IUPUI)
Jeff Cohen (UTRC)
Jerry Welch (NASA Glenn)
Adam Holley (UTRC)
Dora Musielak (UTA)
Chiping Li (AFOSR)
Ryan Starkey (U. CO)
RECENT ACTIVITIES
Planning ASM 2013
Session ASM 2013
INVITED ITAR SESSION JPC 2013: DARPA VULCAN REVIEW
SciTech 2014 planning meetings scheduled
Member telecon(s)
Members recruited
Chris Brophy (NPGS) co-chair
Dan Paxson (NASA Glenn) co-chair
Venkat Tangirala (GE-GRC) co-chair

17. Open Floor Comments? Concerns? New Business Items Not Addressed?
Motion To Adjourn?

18. Closing Comments In Short, Keep Up the Good Work!
APB TCs Are Vibrant Contributors To AIAA
Stay Active and Engaged in the TC
Robust Membership Across All ABP TCs – Always Room For Additional Members Who Will Contribute
ABP TCs Work and Play well Together – Model for Other P&E TCs
Collaborate to Build Quality Sessions that Bring Together Leaders in our Disciplines from around the Globe to Discuss Further Advance Air Breathing Propulsion Technology
 Support Educational Activities – Shape the Industry Leaders of Tomorrow
In Short, Keep Up the Good Work!