SRTC Awards Subcommittee Report July 12, 2004 Clyde Carr, Chair

Agenda ASME/AIAA Joint Session JPC SRTC Best Paper Award Student Papers on SRM Topics WYLD Award and other SRTC Awards

ASME/AIAA Joint Session Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Propulsion (Joint ASME and AIAA Special Session) –Session : 39-SR-2 –Session Day / Start-Time : 12-Jul-04 PM / 1300 –Room : Floridian Ballroom

2003 SRTC Best Paper Response from JPC sessions chairs was very poor –3 papers submitted for review by Friedlander/Foster, Roler, and DiSalvo “Propulsion’s Contribution to the Success of Aircrew Emergency Escape Systems,” by Sadler and McCauley “Non-linear Combustion Stability Prediction of SRMs Using SPP/SSP,” by French “Erosive Burning Study Utilizing Ultrasonic Measurement Techniques,” by Furfaro Evaluated for technical content, originality, practical application, and style/format Winner submitted was…in Dec 2003… –“Erosive Burning Study Utilizing Ultrasonic Measurement Techniques,” by Furfaro Presentation in FL

JPC/SRTC Best Paper NOTES TO SESSION CHAIRS Reminders Pre-meeting s, note at each session, post meeting s, post meeting phone calls Send copies to Clyde Carr (C2) –Send paper number and I can get it from National if you don’t have it C2 to distribute, evaluate, and record –How wide of a review group is required, etc? Awards committee members JPC session chairs? –Evaluate using AIAA standards/guidelines (on the Web)

TO: SESSION CHAIRS REMINDER 1. Select a best paper from your session 2.Send selection (s) to SRTC AWARDS Subcommittee Chair or for mailing address (if 3. Be ready to participate in evaluating other SRT session papers

Undergraduate/Graduate? Involvement Reno/HSV –How do we develop and/or acknowledge undergraduate involvement? Encourage undergraduates to pursue SRM’s as a profession –What is the stimulation? Money, recognition, and travel! Plan –Best national student paper – need helpers…!!!! Use SRTC monies to support… –Projects, travel, etc. Flashy AIAA certificate/plaque/?? $$$$ award –$500 First Place and $250 Second Place Spotlight at the JPC –Travel expenses paid plus recognition at the awards banquet for the First Place winner Contact National for additional guidance –Stephen Brock, Student Programs Director

Undergraduate/Graduate? Involvement (cont) Contacted Stephen Brock by (Dec. 3, 2003) –Questions asked… How do we format our plan/award and advertise our call for papers and reach all active/interested students? –Stephen has some concerns about a separate award (vs. Best Student Paper) Competition issues – need to formally speak to Stephen (not able to touch base in Dec 2003) –Worried his staff will have to review papers Solution - SRTC will review the papers – Will assist in distributing announcement materials to notify students of the opportunity –Add advertising and promotional materials to the student conference paraphernalia AIAA Student Journal On-Line and the Faculty Newsletter –Actions: Speak with Stephen to work out details and work on a consensus for the call for papers advertising design

National Awards Wyld Award – 2004 –Need nominees for 2005 Ideas/resubmittals/etc. –Tom Boggs, Senior Scientist, Naval Air Warfare Center – Winner –Paul Wilbur, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University SRTC Awards –Two awards to be given at Ft. Lauderdale for contributions to SRTC –Sustained Achievement Award National award –Create our own to recognize superior contributors Max Calabro and Russ Ellis (2003) Nominees?

National Awards Other awards…need nominees…submit to SRTC or to your local AIAA Section –Major Goddard and Reed –Distinguished Lectureship Dryden-Research, Durand-Public Service, Von Karman-Astronautics, and Wright Brothers-Aeronautics –International International Cooperation

National Awards (cont.) –Technical Awards Aerospace Contribution Aerospace Design Propellants and Combustion System Effectiveness and Safety Von Braun Award for Excellence in Space Program Management Wyld New Award? –Publication Awards History Manuscript Pendray Aerospace Literature Summerfield Book –Service Distinguished Service, Engineer-of-the-Year, Public Service, and Sustained Service

Other Issues Videos to Butch –ATK Elkton has several –Need to get approvals