Chairs: John Schmisseur and Michael Wright
2011
Tuesday, March 1st
8:30 AM

Introduction

Ioana Cozmuta, NASA Ames Research Center

8:30 AM

8:40 AM

ITAR Regulations in AFOSR

Jonathan Griffin, Air Force Office of Scientific Research

8:40 AM

9:00 AM

Ablator Modeling: Why Not Much Has Changed Over the Past 45+ Years

Bernard Laub, NASA Ames Research Center

9:00 AM

9:20 AM

NASA Uncertainties Management in the TPS Design Process

Michael J. Wright, NASA Ames Research Center

9:20 AM

9:40 AM

Phenomena and Material Property Requirements for a Combined Structural and Thermal Ablation Model

Mark E. Ewing, ATK Aerospace Systems
David E. Richardson, ATK Aerospace Systems

9:40 AM

10:15 AM

Current Activities for Evaluation and Prediction of Ablator TPS Performance at JAXA ARD

Kazuhisa Fujita, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan

10:15 AM

10:45 AM

Astrium R&D Approach for TPS Development and Modeling

Jean-Marc Bouilly, ASTRIUM

10:45 AM

11:15 AM

Sandia Perspective on Ablative Material Testing

Justin Smith, Sandia National Laboratories
David W. Kuntz, Sandia National Laboratories

11:15 AM

11:40 AM

Overview of NASA’s Current Materials Development Efforts for Mars EDL

Robin Beck, NASA Ames Research Center

11:40 AM