Aerospace Design & Structures Group Annual Report to TAC

Kathleen Atkins, Director

Carlos Cesnik, Deputy Director (Structures)Masoud Rais-Rohani, Deputy Director (Design)

April 2014

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Agenda

• Organization

• TC Health

• Highlights/Challenges

• Summary

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Kathleen Atkins, DirectorAerospace Design & Structures GroupMay 2014

Carlos CesnikDeputy Director

Structures

Bruce Willis (2014-16)TC Chair

Structural Dynamics

Gary Siedel (2013-15)TC ChairMaterials

Steven Russell (2014-16)TC Chair

Structures

Ed White (2014-16)TC Chair

Adaptive Structures

Masoud Rais-RohaniDeputy Director

Design

Sid Rowe (2013-15)TC Chair

Design Engineering

Baron Bichon (2013-15)TC Chair

Non-Deterministic Approaches

Jaime Bestard (2014-16)TC Chair

Survivability

Ray Kolonay (2013-15)TC Chair

Multi-Disciplinary Design Optimization

Jeremy BanikTC Chair

Spacecraft Structures

John KosmatkaAD&S Technical Chair

SciTech 2015

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TC Health

TC Health Trend

Structures

Structural Dynamics

Materials

Adaptive Structures

Design Engineering

Survivability

Multidisciplinary Design Optimization

Non-Deterministic Approaches

Spacecraft Systems

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• “Survived” Sci-Tech 2014 55th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics &

Materials Conference – January 2014– 22nd AIAA/ASME/AHS Adaptive Structures Conference– 16th AIAA Non-Deterministic Approaches Conference– 15th AIAA Gossamer Spacecraft Forum– 10th AIAA Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Specialists Conference

• Crichlow Selection Committee Formed Candidate Assessments Ongoing To be Presented at Sci-Tech 2015

AD&S Highlights

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Summary

• Healthy Group Highly Effective, Engaged TC’s

• “Better than Expected” Sci-Tech Transition • Minor Sci-Tech Adjustments Required• Crichlow Award

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