aiaa albuquerque newsletter by michael nayak, programs officer the aiaa-albuquerque section is...
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AIAA-ABQ HIGHLIGHTS
*April Event (18 April):
AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate Tour
Tour: 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Upcoming Events
April 2013 AIAA Albuquerque
Inside this issue:
Future of Aerospace Event 2
Congressional Visits Day 3
Science Fair Winners 5
SCEG Award 5
March Meeting Report 6
Yvonne Brill, in Memoriam 6
AIAA Albuquerque Newsletter
April AIAA AFRL Tour: AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate Hosted by Michael Nayak, Programs Officer
The AIAA-Albuquerque section is inviting members to participate in a tour of the AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate for the April section meeting. This event will replace the April evening meeting as our section group activity for the month. The tour will be held on 18 April 2013 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Spots are limited to 20 participants. This is a special event for AIAA members that requires some advance planning for attendees. Specifically, it is crucial that participants submit their visit requests early, through Michael Nayak, especially if the attendees do not have Base access, i.e., are not Sandia/AFB employees.
The tour will include the Aerospace Engineering Facility, Battlespace Environment Division in the Battlespace Environment Lab and the Spacecraft Technology Division Labs. The general plan is:
1400-1425: Space Vehicles Directorate Overview with Col. Cooley 1430-1455: Tour Spacecraft Technology Division Labs 1455-1500: Walk across the street to the BEL1500-1525: Tour the Battlespace Environment Division Labs1525-1535: Walk down Aberdeen to the AEF (weather permitting)1535-1600: Tour the Integrated Experiments and Evaluation Division Labs
R.S.V.P. to Michael Nayak, Programs Officer at [email protected]
May Speaker Basil Hassan16 May 2013 @ Copper Canyon
Chair’s Corner: Time to Vote by Michael Ross
Greetings AIAA This year has been a very exciting year for us. We have had a little turbulence, but overall it has been a smooth ride. I want to take a moment and thank our current of?icers this year. They have done a wonderful job.
This is the time of year that we select our next set of of?icers that will take the reins in June. Please vote for next years’ of?icers by going to the following web page:h"ps://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGNRY3BIT3ZGcUhNVTcwcHpheWdpT3c6MQ
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Chair’s Corner Continued:
April 18, 2013: The Future of Aerospace in New Mexico New Mexico continues to lead the nation in aerospace innovation. From the world's first purpose-built commercial spaceport to advanced avionics companies (both homegrown and moving to the State) to cutting edge unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) design, New Mexico has a rich aerospace ecosystem with companies of all stages from start up to Fortune 100.
To better understand where New Mexico's aerospace industry is going, come and join CVF for a dynamic panel discussion featuring leaders of New Mexico's aerospace future. Each of our panelists will
weigh in on the important opportunities and challenges within the New Mexico's aerospace industry and the audience will be able to interact through what should be a lively question and answer session.
ModeratorTodd Hand, Managing Partner, TalentBench
Panelists include:John Uczekaj, President and CEO, Aspen AvionicsDennis Zaklan, Deputy Director, NMSU UAS FTC, New Mexico State University, Physical Science LaboratoryChad Rabon, Operations Manager, New Mexico Spaceport AuthorityMarc Ausman, President, Vertical Power
Date: Thursday, April 18, 2013Time: 6-8 pm Venue: The Albuquerque Balloon Museum9201 Balloon Museum Dr. NEAlbuquerque, NM 87113Cost: $22.50 in advance (credit card payments); $25 at the door (cash and check only).
Please visit:
http://www.cvf-nm.org/2013/02/26/aviation-the-future-of-aerospace-in-new-mexico/
for more information.
Todd Hand
We have had some great turnouts for our local meeMngs. I definitely want to thank all the members for parMcipaMng. I know several of our speakers have been pleasantly surprised by our a"endance. I look forward to seeing you at our last meeMng of this AIAA cycle in May. The meeMngs will resume in August.
Best regards,Michael Ross, PhD PEAIAA ABQ Chair
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AIAA AlbuquerqueAIAA-ABQ Attended Congressional Visits Day 2013by Mark Fraser (Public Policy Officer)On 19-20 March 2013 I attended the annual AIAA Congressional Visits Day in Washington DC. The Key Issues this year are listed below. My group focused on Issues 4, 5, and 6.
1. Promote and incentivize public-private partnerships that improve technology transition to end users from the nation’s aerospace research laboratories.2. Enabling Sustained Deep Space Exploration with a Broad Vision.3. Complete Public/Private Human Earth-Orbit Access Programs in a Timely Manner.4. Recruiting, Retaining, and Developing a World-Class Aerospace Workforce.5. Building Our Competitive Foundation: Supporting K-12 STEM Education.6. Assuring the Viability of the US Aerospace and Defense Industrial Base.7. Lessening the Impact of Export Controls on the Domestic Aerospace Industry.8. Accelerating the Integration of UAV/UAS into the National Air Space (NAS).9. Why a Robust and Integrated Cyber security Policy is One of Our Top National Security Priorities.10. Ensure the Continuing Stimulation of Advancements in the Nation’s Science and Technology Portfolio by Removing Restrictions on the Federal Science & Technology Professional Workforce to Participate in Technical Conferences.https://www.aiaa.org/KeyIssues2013
Our group leader was Dr. James Horkovich (Directed Energy advocate). We were joined by Col. Mark Neice (ret.), Executive Director of the Directed Energy Professional Society. Col. Neice was Chief of the Laser Division at AFRL when I was a civilian crew member on the Argus C-135E electro-optical testbed aircraft. He was the pilot for Argus on many missions that I supported including a deployment to South Korea. Also with us was Ms. Cynthia Kaiser, former Directed Energy Chief Engineer at AFRL. She is now involved with the AfterMath summer camp program for students. http://aftermathcamp.com
With Ms. Kaiser, Col. Neice, and Dr. Horkovich.
Over the two days we met with staffers for the following senators and congressmen to deliver white papers and discuss our key issues: Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM), Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM), and Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO). Rep. Lamborn joined us after voting on a bill.
Dr. Horkovich guided the meetings as we presented our issues and recommendations to the staffers. Most of us are concerned with education as the US is ranked 18th in math and 13th in science proficiency in high school compared to other countries. I relayed my experiences teaching community college Astronomy where students had trouble with basic math, and relayed university professors’ concerns about the dominance of foreign students in grad programs who get their Ph.Ds. and leave the US, or if they stay cannot get jobs in aerospace due to security issues. We recommended that the Next Generation Science Standards be implemented to strengthen the quality of science education across the nation. (story continued on page 4)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Generation_Science_Standards
A friend of mine works for a senator and she got me a pass to see the senate while they were in session the day before the congressional visits. It was very interesting but not quite as dramatic as the scenes in “Lincoln”. In fact, only a few senators came into the chambers at a time to make their official statement, and the whole session is recorded on C-SPAN.
I happened to be there when Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), came in to express his anger and concern on the effects of the sequestration on national security and readiness, delaying the deployment of ships, subs, aircraft, and military personnel. In the C-Span link below, he speaks from 1:33 to 1:59.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311552-1
The reception on the last evening was at the Hart Senate Building and I met the new AIAA Executive Director Sandy Magnus. She was an astronaut on four shuttle missions and one 4.5 month mission on the International Space Station. It turns out that her first year as an undergraduate Physics major was my last year getting my M.S. Physics degree at the University of Missouri-Rolla. My advisor was her professor and we concluded that it was possible she was in my class when I substituted for my advisor or when I taught Physics recitation.https://www.aiaa.org/AIAA-Announces-ED/?terms=sandy%20magnushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Magnus
Dr. Magnus was very enthusiastic telling stories about her experiences in zero-gravity. Most significant was seeing the Earth from space, in which she “realized how everything is connected and how we have to take care of our planet.”
With Dr. Sandy Magnus, the new AIAA Exec. Dir.
DC was cold and rainy this time, but I stayed to visit friends and see more museums (Air & Space, Newseum, National Art Gallery, American Indian Museum). I dropped by NASA headquarters which has a small visitor’s center and a nice library open to the public. They were giving away books and I got Apollo by the Numbers: A Statistical Reference. I had a great conversation with librarian Greg Levin about the education issue. The NASA library is a great resource.
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/hqlibrary/
Sec$on Officers Select Science Fair Winnersby Robert Malseed (Treasurer)
Scien$fic Classroom Equipment Grant (SCEG) 2012-‐2013 Awardedsubmitted by Elfego Pinon III (STEM K-12 Outreach Officer)
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Congratulations are in order to Ms. Tania Salinas at Sunset View Elementary School for being awarded a Scientific Classroom Equipment Grant (SCEG) of $200 by the Albuquerque Section of the AIAA. Ms. Salinas had a very strong proposal, and plans to use the award to facilitate a project with gifted students in grades K-5 to design, construct and operate robots built with LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT kits. In this project, it is planned that students will write computer programs on laptops to operate the sensors and motors to operate the robots that the students build and implement. The students will learn to apply mathematics and science to the construction and deployment of their robots, and ultimately will prepare students in grades 2-5 to enter the RoboRAVE International Competition on May 3-4 in Albuquerque. For the RoboRAVE competition each group of students will need to bring their robot and a laptop to the competition to program their robot to complete an assigned challenge. The SCEG Award from the Albuquerque Section of the AIAA will help enable the students to attend the RoboRAVE International Competition and compete. Ms. Salinas is invited to attend the AIAA-Albuquerque May meeting and we hope to find out more about this exciting classroom endeavor.
Five of our officers, Mike Ross, Svetlana Poroseva, Lori Hengeveld, Stev Seiffert, and Robert Malseed gathered at UNM’s Johnson Center on 15 March. They looked at over 400 projects at the Central New Mexico Science & Engineering Research Challenge (Science Fair) and selected two junior division and two senior division winners for our 2013 science fair awards. Thanks primarily to Svetlana we have photos of the judging.
This year marks the first time since at least 1991 that we have given an award to a previous winner. In fact, one student in each division had won previously. The junior division, the repeat winner is Gianina Revels (7th grade) with her exhibit examining the effect of glider length on flight. (Last year she won as a 6th grader.) Also winning the junior division was Mario Morford-Oberst (8th grade) with his project on propeller efficiency.
In the senior division, the repeat winner is Josh Ludwigsen (10th grade) with his project on Passive Assisted Bending of Pressurized and Resistant Joints. (Two years ago he won as an 8th grader.) Our final winner is Ethan Santangelo (12th grade) with his exhibit on De-orbiting of a Nanosatellite by Varying the Ballistic Coefficient.
Ethan Santangelo
Gianina Revels
Mike and Svetlana
Robert and Mario Morford-Oberst
Robert, Steve and Mike with Josh Ludwigsen
Svetlana, Lori, Stev and Robert listen to Mario
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March Meeting Featuring the SR-71by Robert Malseed (Treasurer)
An overflow crowd gathered in the Copper Canyon Café meeting room to hear Col. Rich Graham give an interesting talk about the SR-71 aircraft.
He spoke about the program from its inception through the last flight and gave us a look into it was like to fly the plane. (With tips like using the cockpit windscreen to heat your dinner.)
Colonel Graham brought copies of his three books about the SR-71, and sold nearly all of them.
At the meeting, Dr. Basil Hassan, AIAA Fellow and Vice President, Technical Activities, presented awards to Don Nash and Robert Malseed. Don was awarded the AIAA Special Service Citation and Robert was given the AIAA Sustained Service Award. Our February and March newsletters contained details of the award.
Yvonee Brill, Pioneering Rocket Scientist Passes Away by Mark Fraser (Public Policy Officer)
"Yvonne Brill... in the early 1970s invented a propulsion system to help keep communications satellites from slipping out of their orbits... is believed to have been the only woman in the United States who was actually doing rocket science in the mid-1940s, when she worked on the first designs for an American satellite."
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/science/space/yvonne-brill-rocket-scientist-dies-at-88.html?pagewanted=all
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LP2Ni0c1Bg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvonne_Brill
Overflow Crowd at the March Meeting
Col. Rich Graham Speaks
Don Accepts Award from Basil
Robert Accepts Award from Basil
Mike Presents Mug to Guest Speaker
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AIAA’s mission is to address the professional needs and interests of the past, current, and future aerospace workforce and to advance the state of aerospace science, engineering, technology, operations, and policy to benefit our global society. Since 1963, members from a single professional society have achieved virtually every milestone in modern American flight. That society is the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Article contributors:Mark Fraser Robert MalseedMichael NayakMichael Ross
Comments:Write to the Editor:Elizabeth M. Kallman (elizabeth8890@gmail)
Young Professionals:AIAA defines the Young Professionals as professional members that are 35 years and younger, no longer a full-time student, have achieved a bachelor's degree in science or engineering, or equivalent qualifications through professional practice. Young Professionals are considered early career professionals in the workforce. AIAA Albuquerque Section asks those who qualify as Young Professionals and wish to actively contribute in the life of the local AIAA community and promote the AIAA goals and values in our region to contact Lori Hengeveld ([email protected]).
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Office Name Organization Contact
Chair Dr. Michael Ross Sandia Nat’l Lab (Org 1523)
505-844-8526 (office)[email protected] (office)
Vice-Chair open
Treasurer Robert Malseed RAM Computer Consulting
505-990-7928 (home)[email protected]
Secretary Dr. Terry Caipen Applied Research Associates
Newsletter Editor Dr. Elizabeth M. Kallman Harvard University (505) [email protected]
Membership Wayne White SpaceBooster LLC 505-217-2462 (office)[email protected]
Programs Michael Nayak Space Development and Test Directorate [email protected]
Public Policy Mark Fraser Consultant 505-730-6714 (cell)[email protected]
Young Professionals Lori Hengeveld Sandia Nat’l Lab (Org 5578)
505-845-7576 (office)[email protected] (office)
Honors & Awards Dr. Steven Seiffert Retired 505-822-8221 (home)[email protected]
Pre-College Outreach (STEM K-12) Dr. Elfego Pinon III Emergent Space
Technologies Inc.505-205-1324 (work)[email protected]
Corporate Liaison Don Nash Retired 505-292-2328 (home)[email protected]
Education Dr. Svetlana Poroseva Un. of New Mexico 505-277-1439 (work)[email protected]
UNM Student Branch Advisor Dr. Randy Truman Un. of New Mexico 505-277-6296
Your AIAA-ABQ Officers 2012-2013