2. Solid Rockets Technical Committee (SRTC) Chairman’s Report January 3, 2010 2010 Aerospace Science Meeting Orlando, Florida Clyde E. Carr, Jr. SRTC Chairman 410-392-1877 clyde.carr@atk.com

3. Agenda Propulsion and Energy Meeting Overview SRTC Organization  Review of committee members Accomplishments Old Business Current Business Metrics New Business and Initiatives Action Items Summary 2

4. Propulsion & Energy Organization Deputy Director Air-Breathing Propulsion Jeff Hamstra Aerospace Power Systems TC Terrestrial Energy Systems TC Gas Turbine Engines TC High Speed Air Breathing Propulsion TC Air Breathing Propulsion Integration TC Deputy Director Rocket & Space Propulsion I-Shih Chang Hybrid Rockets TC Liquid Propulsion TC Solid Rockets TC Electric Propulsion TC Nuclear & Future Flight Propulsion TC Energetic Components & Systems TC Propellants & Combustion TC Deputy Director Advanced Propulsion & Technologies Selma Goldstein Director Propulsion & Energy Ashwani Gupta Deputy Director Energy David Lilley Green Energy Tech. (GET) Working Group Bill Lear / V. Lyons

5. P&E Group Directors Director – Ashwani K. Gupta Phone: 301-405-5276 E-mail: akgupta@umd.edu Deputy Director, Air-Breathing Propulsion - Jeff Hamstra Phone: 817-655-8894 E-mail: jeffrey.w.hamstra@lmco.com Deputy Director, Rocket & Space Propulsion - I-Shih Chang Phone: 310-336-5917 E-mail:i-shih.Chang@aero.org Deputy Director, Advanced Propulsion & Technologies - Selma Goldstein Phone: 310-336-1013 E-mail: selma.goldstein@aero.org Deputy Director, Energy - David Lilley Phone: 405-744-5897 E-mail: lilley@okstate.edu

6. TC Chairs (* = New TC chair) NamePositionAffiliation Energy TC's Dr. David LilleyChair – Terrestrial EnergyOklahoma State University Harout AyvazianChair – Aerospace Power SystemsThe Boeing Company Past Chair: Mr. Michael Piszczor, NASA Glenn Research Center Propulsion TC's ABPDr. Ray Best Air Breathing Propulsion Systems Integration Hawker Beechcraft Dr. Robert Bruckner Gas Turbine Engines NASA GRC Dr. Marty Bradley High Speed Air Breathing Propulsion Boeing Phantom Works Past Chair ABP, Dr. Clarence Chenault, Ohio Aerospace Institute Rocket * Prof. Lyon King Chair - Electric PropulsionMichigan Tech Univ. Space Past Chair, Dan Goebel, Jet Propulsion Lab Prop. * Arif Karabeyoglu Chair - Hybrid RocketsSPG Corp Past Chair: Dr. Andrew Prince, ATK Thiokol * Mr. Scott Miller Chair - Liquid Propulsion Aerojet Corp. Past Chair: Carl Engelbrecht, Johns Hopkins Univ/APL * Mr. Clyde Carr Chair - Solid Rockets ATK, Baltimore, MD Past Chair: Thomas Moore, ATK Tactical Prop & Controls, Baltimore, MD Advanced Karl RInk Chair - Energetic Components & SystemsUniversity of Idaho Prop. Past Chair: Dr. Barry T. Neyer, Perkin Elmer Optoelectronics * Mr. Bryan Palaszewski, Chair - Nuclear & Future Flight PropulsionNASA GRC Past chair: Benjamin B. Donahue, Boeing Prof. Fred Gouldin,Chair - Propellants & Combustion Cornell University Past Chair: Dr. Keith McManus, GE Global Research

7. TAC Organization - 2008 Vice President Groups of Discipline and Technology Committees Staff Liaison Committee Liaisons Deputy VP Groups of Technology Integration, Systems, and Program Committees Database And IT Interaction New InitiativesNew Programs

8. Technical Conference Results (2009) Approximately 717 Abstracts Accepted  Typical 15% Withdrawal/No-Show  174 sessions Keynotes and Special Panel Sessions  Apollo Anniversary Panel (Monday)  2 Keynote (Tuesday & Wednesday) and Awards Speakers  10 Special Panel Sessions –Organized by Academic, Technical, and General Chair, and their delegates (including LM Fellows J. Hamstra & J. Clarke) –2 on Public Policy, including a OSTP Public Consultation Session  Ad Hoc Special Sessions (Ares, X-51, Prof. K. Kuo [3])

9. Future JPC Locations and Planning 2004Ft. Lauderdale, Pratt&Whitney 2005Tucson, Raytheon 2006Sacramento, Aerojet 2007Cincinnati, GE 2008 Hartford, Pratt & Whitney 2009 Denver, LM 2010 Nashville (NASA GRC, Jacobs Technology/ATA, NASA Marshall, NASA Stennis) on 25-28 July 2011 San Diego (sponsorship TBD) 2012 Atlanta, Orlando, or New Orleans 2013 San Jose or Minneapolis 2014 Cleveland Need session and conference chairs for 2011 and 2012 meetings SRTC volunteers please see Clyde Carr or Rob Black

10. Future ASM Schedule YearDateLocationConference Venue 2011January 4-7Orlando, FloridaWorld Center Marriott 2012January 9-12Nashville, TN Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center After 25 years in Reno, the AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting moves to Orlando, Florida in 2009, 2010, and 2011

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12. 11 SRTC Committee Organization Conference Chairs 2010 JPC Fred Blomshield 2011 JPC Representative? Conference Chairs 2010 JPC Fred Blomshield 2011 JPC Representative? Communications Chair: Michael Fisher Vice Chair: Barbara Leary Communications Chair: Michael Fisher Vice Chair: Barbara Leary Secretary/Treasurer Sandra Wallace Secretary/Treasurer Sandra Wallace James Clarke Allan Dokhan Mark Friedlander Leldon Kelley Francesca Lillo* Daniel MacInnis** Marlow Moser Eric Rohrbaugh** Fred Blomshield Franck Cauty* Max Calabro* Helmut Ciezki* Russ Ellis Agostino Neri* Kimberly Norrie* Chuck Shaeffer Jean Thepenier* Ivor Bulathsinghala Yen-Sen Chen* Roberto DiSalvo Brian Katz Bill Kearney Mark Langhenry David Mann Jamie Neidert Nat Patel Douglas Coats Jack Hansen Mike Kaiserman Haruki Maruizumi* Karl Naumann* Erland Orbekk* Onno Verberne* Larry Quinn Emeritus & Advisors I-Shih Chang Russ Ellis (Fellow) Mark Friedlander Herman Krier (Fellow) Tom Moore Education Chair: David Poe Vice Chair: Michel Berdoyes* Education Chair: David Poe Vice Chair: Michel Berdoyes* History Chair: Winfred Foster Vice Chair: Karl Nauman* History Chair: Winfred Foster Vice Chair: Karl Nauman* Chairman Clyde E. Carr, Jr. Chairman Clyde E. Carr, Jr. Vice Chairman Robert E. Black Vice Chairman Robert E. Black January 2010 Awards Chair: Ivor Bulathsinghala Vice Chair: Jack Hansen Awards Chair: Ivor Bulathsinghala Vice Chair: Jack Hansen SRTC webpage http://www.aiaa.org/portal/index.cfm?adview=7&tcspageid=1066&getcomm=87 *Denotes International Members **Denotes new member to TC

13. 12 2008 SRTC Membership Distribution (49 total members) Type Membership 38 Industry, 9 Gov’t, 2 University Membership Grade Will be updated for SRTC annual report

14. 13 2009 SRTC Highlights and Accomplishments Barbara Leary of ATK TPC served as 2009 JPC Solid Rockets Session organizer  15 sessions and 61 technical papers  2 special sessions for Dr. Kuo and tactical missiles (panel)  Thanks to TC members helping chair sessions!  Developing and forwarding new lessons learned to 2010 JPC organizer Fred Blomshield of NSWC is serving as the 2010 Solid Rockets Session organizer-will provide status Need 2011 and 2012 SRTC conference chairs!

15. 14 2009 SRTC Highlights and Accomplishments (cont) Lead Wyld Award selection process Selected best SRM paper for presentation at awards ceremony Sent out SRM educational road show kits Held SRTC meeting at 2009 Aerospace Sciences Meeting in Orlando Provided $1000 to Auburn University for student projects

16. 15 2009 SRTC Highlights and Accomplishments (cont) Held SRTC meeting at 2009 JPC in Denver Continuing to promote membership upgrades within SRTC and maintain dynamic and broad membership population  Michel Berdoyes upgraded to associate fellow  All members should apply for senior member upgrade…it’s so easy!

17. 16 SRTC Plans for 2010 and Beyond (Old Business) Update 1985 SRTC position paper, “Solid Rockets for Space: An Evaluation of our National Capability”  “SRM Industrial Capabilities Report to Congress, R edacted Version,” June 2009, Office of Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Industrial Policy Develop “Solid Rocket Fundamentals” textbook in cooperation with University of Alabama in Huntsville and MAE 695 graduate course Possible Solid Rockets Hall of Fame website  History and Communications Committees need to collaborate  Does anyone know of someone who wants and lives to be a webmaster?

18. 17 SRTC Plans for 2010 and Beyond (Old Business - cont) Prior 3 items need a champion, a leader  Develop requirements – objective/goal  Create a plan with discrete tasks  Assign staff  Create a schedule –Yes, these are worthwhile endeavors but will not happen without support Do we want to support these activities? Move these items to a Parking Lot for future consideration

19. 18 SRTC Needs to Continue Support of Existing Committee Projects Continue record of excellence with annual 2-page Solid Rockets highlights article for Aerospace America magazine  Don’t’ let 2009 start a trend!  Also, don’t be afraid to delegate and ask for help! Continue with best paper awards Continue to support and lead Wyld Award Continue to acknowledge SRTC staff with internal awards Continue to support JPC by being a session chair or conference chair Continue to interact with local sections  Don’t be afraid to ask for money to support youth activities

20. 19 SRTC Needs to Continue Support of Existing Committee Projects (cont) Continue to send archival movies and films to Butch Foster  AIAA to support conversion Continue to support short courses  Present and attend Continue to use road show kits for demonstrations Etc. Keep up the great work!

21. 2009 SRTC Metrics 20 CRITERIAA. Effectiveness of Existing TC B. TAC Governance C. LiaisonsD.No. of TC meetings each year and how active are the TC members E. Special tasks by TC METRIC ITEMS FOR EACH TC EVALUATION A 1. Membership balance analysis A 2. Create/update a charter A 3. Number of foreign members (optional) B 1. Succession planning B 2. Training C 1. AIAA TC’s C 2. Local or Regional AIAA Chapters C 3. Other Professional Organizations ( i.e. SAE, ASME, etc. ) D 1. No. of Members that attend D 2. No. of TC members that actively work on your TC subcommittees E 1. Professional short courses E 2. Higher Educational Programs (Graduate and Undergraduate) E 3. K-12 Educational Programs E 4. Community Programs Publications: E 5. Books E 6. Design Guides E 7. News letters/Bulletins E 8. Journal Articles E 9. AIAA papers E 10. Aerospace Articles Awards/Scholarships: E 11. Student (Graduate & Undergraduate) E 12. Young Engineers E 13. Lifetime achievement E 14. AIAA service Congress Contact: E 15. Participate in Congressional Day Visit

22. 2009 SRTC Metrics 21 CRITERIAA. Effectiveness of existing TC B. TAC governanceC. LiaisonsD.No. of TC meetings each year and how active are the TC members E. Special tasks by TC METRIC ITEMS FOR EACH TC EVALUATION A 1. Membership balance analysis A 2. Create/update a charter A 3. Number of foreign members (optional) B 1. Succession planning B 2. Training C 1. AIAA TC’s C 2. Local or Regional AIAA Chapters C 3. Other Professional Organizations ( i.e. SAE, ASME, etc. ) D 1. No. of Members that attend D 2. No. of TC members that actively work on your TC subcommittees E 1. Professional short courses E 2. Higher Educational Programs (Graduate and Undergraduate) E 3. K-12 Educational Programs E 4. Community Programs Publications: E 5. Books E 6. Design Guides E 7. News letters/Bulletins E 8. Journal Articles E 9. AIAA papers E 10. Aerospace Articles Awards/Scholarships: E 11. Student (Graduate & Undergraduate) E 12. Young Engineers E 13. Lifetime achievement E 14. AIAA service Congress Contact: E 15. Participate in Congressional Day Visit Importance order11111 No. of Metric Items 2 plus 1 Optional Item23215 Points per Metric Item 55555 Max Value of Metrics 10 plus 5 Optional10151075 Max Percentage Evaluation Metric 8.33 plus 4.2% extra8.33%12.5%8.33%62.5% TOTAL = ____ TC _SRTC_ A. 12.5B. 5C. 5D. 7.5E. 40 Percent Eval each TC 10.4%4.17%4.2%6.2%33.3%

23. 22 SRTC Plans for 2010 and Beyond (New Business) Generate article for Aerospace America  New guidelines –600 words maximum  2010 Short Course Proposals –Solid Rockets – coordinated by Black and Poe –Combustion Instability by Fred Blomshield (2012?) –Other ideas?

24. 23 SRTC Plans for 2010 and Beyond (New Business-2) What do we want to do and what can we do better?  Reviewed P&E metrics –Student involvement »TC members working with universities and local sections »TC member judge papers at ASM, JPC, etc? –Student best paper from ASM, JPC, etc? –Student design competitions? –Student research – how can we get our money into their hands? »Keep giving it to Auburn? Develop process with Betty Guille to have a more timely approach to providing money

25. 24 SRTC Plans for 2010 and Beyond (New Business-3) What do we want to do and what can we do better?  Reviewed P&E metrics –Book publishing –Journal articles – should best paper(s) be considered? – Liaison to other TC’s – should we have someone be a contact to History, Hybrids, and Propellants and Combustion? » Propose…Butch Foster – History TC and Fred Blomshield-P&C? –Increase awards »More best papers awards - 2? »Best paper awards for young professionals and professionals (over 35 years old)? »Best student paper award? » Lifetime and/or Pioneer Award (SRTC) Cool plaque with a cool title with new cool SRTC logo?

26. 25 SRTC Plans for 2010 and Beyond (New Business-4) What do we want to do and what can we do better?  Reviewed P&E metrics –Support Congressional visits? Do TC members participate with their local sections?  More ideas from the TC members –Propose something you would like to do! AIAA SRTC serves you and you community!  What new topics or initiatives do we want to take on? –Liaisons, lifetime achievement award, next short course, increase student involvement, etc?

27. Action Items 2008  Solicit more nominees for SR TC’s – all  Hall of Fame website – Fisher/Leary/Foster  Coordinate student design competition with AIAA-Black  Lessons learned from JPC organizing to be passed on – Ellis, Friedlander, and now Leary 2009  Ensure SRTC article is on 2010 December AA!  SRTC annual report due by the end of January 2010 26

28. Action Items (cont) 2010  Increase level of personal communication among SRTC leadership – telecoms – C2  Input on a realistic level of activities that we can support and follow through on –C2 will send out an email in Feb  Foster to contact History TC and become or designate a liaison  Need liaison to P&C TC  Etc. 27

29. Closing P&E Review SRTC Review  Need to improve on metrics but because it benefits the SRTC and our community  Filled open positions within organization  Energizing with new or expanded activities Next SRTC meeting  JPC in Nashville, TN in July 25-28, 2010 28

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