1. Hybrid Rocket Technical Committee Summer 2013 Meeting Brian Evans, HRTC Chair TBD, HRTC Vice-Chair 49 th Joint Propulsion Conference 2013 San Jose, CA July 15, 2013

2. 2 Welcome  Introductions  Pass Around Attendance Sheet HRTC Activities  2012 HRTC Minutes Overview  Review Roster  Select new Vice-Chair  Accomplishments in 2012/2013  Subcommittee Reports –Website –Technical Activities –Conferences and Publications –Education –Awards Jeff Hamstra, Director, P&E Group Toru Shimada Presentation Agenda EP, HR, LP, SR TC Leadership Meeting Logo Additional Issues/Items for Discussion Plans for Next Year

3. Congratulations Joe! Tennessee Section Special Award  For mentoring and developing students capable of producing highly regarded scientific papers Received award on May 29, 2013 8 Best Papers over 4 years 3

4. 4 HRTC - Meeting Minutes - July 2012 Welcome by Steve Frolik  Video of hybrid motor Presentation by SNC’s Chris Grainger – Corporation and Dream Chaser Work  Questions and answers Introductions and Sign-in Meeting minutes from last year HRTC Overview  Roster consists of 28% International, 11% Government, 23% Industry, 17% Small Business and 20% Academia  35 members, 10 international, 0 associate members (students)  Anyone who wants to become a member must submit an application 2012 HRTC Subcommittees – Steve shows Organization Chart  Scott wants to step down from Membership and Awards  Terry Whitmore volunteers for Membership and Awards Activities  Han organized 9 sessions (39 hybrid papers) and gives thanks to Brian for his help HRTC Accomplishments in 2011/2012  Student HRTC – Ashley discusses topics and presenters for Student HRTC

5. Treasurer, Jeff Michlitsch  Last year $380 balance  Donations based on short course and book held in separate account, balance ~$9000  Another deposit of ~ $2000 shortly Education  Joe Magdalani discusses short course – 1 st time, $25000; 2 nd time, $22000  First time, Joe and Arif donated $5k each, 2 nd time $2k each  International student body  Won NSF Grant – GOALI predicts acoustic wave dynamics in solid and hybrid motors Meeting Conferences and Publications  Han’s Report - #papers and sections’  Everything going as normal, keep Han posted before deadlines  If need an extension to submit paper, request goes through three people  If need to re-upload paper, Anne has to approve  Arif thinks the system works well – Anne responds quickly (Joe wants to be able to edit himself with no human intervention)  Brian Evans mentions online App for best paper selection  Arif says to talk to other session chair to submit Best Paper and Best Student Paper by forum

6. HRTC Metrics  Steering Committee meeting in June – want to nomiante Marty for service award  Han states that AIAA needs 4 nominees for Service Award  Arif thinks that is unreasonable – need to talk to AIAA  Looking up change to awards – need minimum of 3 valid award nominations from all of AIAA  Han states that nominators and selectors must be different  Joe suggests sub-committee for each  Confusion – AIAA awards are required to have 3 nominations – Probably doesn’t apply for TC awards HRTC Goals  Acquire new members – Steve to send out request to attendees  Continue HRTC Steering Committee  Organize TC paperwork – Arif will forward to Steve  Hybrid Course in 2013  Best Papers  Organize sessions for 2013 in San Jose, 2014 in Cleveland  Next year will have ITAR session at combined conference  Joe discusses new models – Record talks and charge for downloads and/or present talks via remote link (software readily available)  Steve states that JPC may have a smaller conference added to it, but Han does not think so  Marty volunteered to submit Aerospace America article, inputs due by 1 st September

7. Congressional Visit Day  Marty knows about it (some time in the Spring)  Scott describes the process (basically, present to Congress as a group to secure funding) Proposals to obtain funding for projects – source of money from AIAA and TC Liaisons to other TC’s  Solid Propellant - ?  Space Systems – Tony Whitmore  Ken Kuo –  Han - Upgrade AIAA Memberships  Joe and Marty tried.  Joe volunteered to try again. Let him know (Member – Senior Member – Associate Fellow – Fellow (Fellow is not easy)) Website (www.hybridrockets.org)  According to Steve, has not been touched in 11 years  Must update website, but Joe does not want professional maintenance fees  Arif suggests professional for first build, then have TC update  Volunteers for website committee – Joe?, Steve will help as needed, Han also  Joe says Brett may funnel some of the $20K for building website.

8. Panel Discussion at 2013 JPC  Some ideas: Testing standards, burn rate measurement, nozzle erosion, etc.  Should we have a panel or not?  Scott states that 9 sessions and panel is a bit much, others agree  Arif says that desire for standards was having a common burn rate measurement method so discussion was easier  Safety panel at Student meeting End of Business Arif talks about SPG Thomas Curtiss talks about Aerospace Corp’s hybrid work No other business

9. 9 HRTC – Roster 2013 Last NameFirst NameMember Type AbelTerryAssociate Fellow CantwellBrianFellow CarmicinoCarmineSenior Member ChandlerAshleyMember ChiaveriniMartinAssociate Fellow ClaflinScottSenior Member ColbyLukeSenior Member CooganShaneMember DavitianJuliett? DesainJohnSenior Member EvansBrianMember FrederickRobertAssociate Fellow FrolikStevenSenior Member GanyAlonFellow GeislerRobertAssociate Fellow HolzmanAllenSenior Member HoriKeiichiSenior Member KarabeyogluArifAssociate Fellow Last NameFirst NameMember Type KuoKennethFellow MadhanabharatamBalasubramanyamMember MajdalaniJosephAssociate Fellow MichlitschJeffreySenior Member MiyataKohseiSenior Member MoonHee JangMember MyreDavidSenior Member NatanBenvenisteAssociate Fellow PalYash? PastroneDarioSenior Member PeretzArieAssociate Fellow PrinceAndrewSenior Member RemenJohnSenior Member StevensJoseSenior Member StoryGeorgeSenior Member WhitmoreStephenAssociate Fellow WhittinghillGeorgeSenior Member WilliamsBrettEducator Associate 36 Members 9 International Members

10. 10 AIAA Hybrid Rocket Technical Committee Brian Evans, Chairman AIAA Hybrid Rocket Technical Committee Brian Evans, Chairman Steering Committee TBD, Vice Chairman (plus all Subcommittee Chairmen) Steering Committee TBD, Vice Chairman (plus all Subcommittee Chairmen) Treasurer Jeffrey Michlitsch Treasurer Jeffrey Michlitsch Education Joseph Majdalani Education Joseph Majdalani Membership and Awards Scott Claflin Membership and Awards Scott Claflin Technical Activities Martin Chiaverini Technical Activities Martin Chiaverini Meetings, Conferences, and Publications Han Bala Meetings, Conferences, and Publications Han Bala Alon Gany Kohsai Miyata Allen Holzman Arie Peretz Ken Kuo Bob Geisler Eric Rohrbaugh Steve Frolik Jeffrey Michlistch Bill Knuth Nadir Serin Bob Frederick Arif Karabeyoglu Brett Williams Benny Natan Website Editor Brett Williams Website Editor Brett Williams Secretary Jose Stevens Secretary Jose Stevens Terry Abel George Story 2013 HRTC Organization We need a new Vice Chair 

11. 11 HRTC - Activities HRTC Accomplishments in 2012/2013  Organized 11 sessions at the 2012 JPC (42 hybrid papers) – Thanks Han! –Almost 10% of all papers at JPC are HR related  Submitted Aerospace America year-end summary article - Thanks Marty! –Marty agreed to due Aerospace America article again this year  Continued with email updates of hybrid activities to members (in lieu of formal newsletter) George Story  HRTC Student Meeting at JPC 2013 & Organized Tours– Thanks Jonah and Ben!  HRTC Best Paper Award –“Development and Testing of a Regeneratively-Cooled Multiple Use Plug Hybrid for Nanosats (MUPHyN)Motor,” AIAA 2012-4199, Shannon Eilers, Stephen Whitmore, and Zachary Peterson, Utah State University  HRTC Best Student Paper Award –Design and Development of a Thrust Vector Controlled Paraffin/Nytrox Hybrid Rocket, AIAA 2012-4310, Laura Simurda, Keith Stober, Adrien Boiron, Katrina Hornstein, Elizabeth Jens, Alex Fletcher, Stanford University

12. 12 Treasurer Report – Jeffrey Michlistch Education Report – Joseph Majdalani  Status of Hybrid Design Short Course Web Site Editor - Brett Williams / Joseph Majdalani  This year we need to focus on this Meeting, Conferences, and Publications – Han Bala  How did it go?  What needs improvement for next year? Technical Activities - Marty Chiaverini Membership and Awards – Scott Claflin, Stephen Whitmore  Best Paper  Best student paper Social Media – Kirsty Veale  What have you learned about initiative? HRTC – Activities, Subcommittees

13. 13 Treasurer Report – Jeffrey Michlistch  2012 report balance: $9,457.05 – $382.02 in oringinal account –$9,075.03 in custodial account  Expenditures: –$260.00 for catering of Student activities meeting at 2012 JPC  Reciepts: –$424.32 from 2012 royalty payment –$2.83 interest on original account  In April 2013 I combined the two accounts into the custodial account for clarity and ease of handling  Total 2013 HRTC available balance: $9,624.20 –9,457.05+424.32+2.83-260=9,624.20 –Detailed description of account activities follows on next chart –All funds in custodial account HRTC – Activities, Subcommittees

14. 14 HRTC – Activities, Subcommittees

15. 15 HRTC Metrics

16. 16 HRTC - Activities  We continue to work AIAA P&E Metrics (matrix attached). Recent improvements include: –E1. Professional Short Courses Joe has a periodic short course. This metric is complete. –E11. Student Awards (Graduate or Undergraduate): TC sponsored Award or Scholarship sponsored through the AIAA Education Foundation Reinstated in 2009. –E13. Lifetime Achievement: TC sponsored award to recognize lifetime achievement that has significantly benefited the industry Wyld Propulsion Award received by Dr. Kuo in 2011 –E14. AIAA Service: TC sponsored award that recognizes continuous and exemplar service supporting TC and other AIAA activities over an extended period of time –C1. AIAA Liaisons: We have members on the ABP and SR TCs. Are there others?  Need to improve the following areas: –E14. AIAA Service Award: The HRTC board has selected a nominee and is submitting nomination to AIAA Where does this stand?

17. EP, HR, LP, SR TC Leadership Meeting 1 st joint meeting of TC chairs & vice-chairs Addressing common issues and interests Possible Steering Committee will be formed Topics for this discussion:  Student/university involvement in research activities  TC contributions to better AIAA  Strengthening coordination between & increasing visibility of TCs  Award nomination & selection processes 17

18. 18 Logo Goal is to have polo shirts made with HRTC logo Ideas for other printed items?  TC funds could be used to support Need to solicit TAC for support by end of FY13 Currently have 2 base designs  Thanks Yash and Joe!

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21. 21 HRTC – Goals for 2013/2014 §Acquire new members §Regular members (can add up to 9 for a total of 35) §International members (do not count in limit of 35) §Associate members (do not count in limit of 35) §Continue HRTC Steering Committee Meeting §Organize TC paperwork – still needed? §Hold Hybrid Short Course §2014 and/or 2015 §Select Best Paper and Student Paper Awards in a timely manner §Submit Aerospace America article – Marty C. has volunteered to continue §Inputs due to Marty by Sept 1st

22. 22 HRTC – Goals for 2013/2014 §Complete nominations for AIAA Service Award §Organize sessions for JPC14 §Special events? §JPC14 – Cleveland §JPC14? (50 th Anniversary) §Submit input for Congressional Visit Day (Aug. 1) §Send someone to Congressional Visit Day §Submit proposals to obtain some of the TAC funding §Liaisons to other TC’s §Upgrade AIAA memberships §Improve HRTC Website!! §Need a plan to accomplish this §Continue HRTC activities throughout year

23. Other Issues for Discussion Webpage Short Course Hybrid Activities Other? 23

24. Hybrid Design Short Course Short Course not held in 2013  Offer course in odd years?  Can we do course in 2014 and 2015?  How do we solicit AIAA effectively?  How can we increase early registration? 24

25. 25 Web Page Reminder http://www.hybridrockets.org New and improved website is a must!!! Web site should include Publications/Shared documents Awards Membership Newsletter/Blog Standing committees Announcements Calendar Educational tools Information on nitrous oxide safety Links Must transition to SharePoint Send cool pictures/videos and documents that you can share

26. 26 Thanks Everyone for Making JPC a Success!

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