Space Environmental Systems
Program Committee (SESPC) – A Proposal
Dr. Paul M. McElroy
Director, Structures & Materials
Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd.
Triadelphia, WV 26059
pmm@trl.com
3 January 2011
Agenda
• Introduction and Background
• Charter, Scope, and Objectives
• Why is it a PC and not a TC
• Ongoing Activity Plan
• Related AIAA Committees
• Membership Roster
• Recommendation
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What are Space Environmental Systems?
• Technical areas of interest related to humans living and
working in hostile environments with applications inside
or outside of terrestrial or outer space habitats or vehicles
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Aerospace Human Factors
Environmental Control and Life-support System Technology
Environmental Monitoring And Controls
Planetary Protection
EVA System Technology
Life Sciences
Planetary Habitats and Systems
Thermal Control Systems Technology for Both Manned and
Unmanned Vehicles
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Proposed Charter - Scope
The AIAA Space Environmental Systems Program
Committee (AIAA SESPC) will develop, collect, and
help disseminate information of value relative to the
design, manufacture, maintenance, and testing of
environmental/ thermal control systems and
components for aircraft, spacecraft, planetary and
interplanetary missions
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Proposed Charter - Objectives
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The AIAA SESPC will promote the development and use of
Environmental Systems technology by fostering understanding of
environmental/ thermal control components and systems
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for aircraft, spacecraft, and planetary missions among policy makers
among space systems designers and technologists
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The AIAA SESPC promotes the encouragement of the improvement
of environmental/ thermal control technology by supporting technical
interchange among universities, government agencies, and industry
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The AIAA SESPC committee works to improve education pertaining
to Environmental Systems and related technical fields
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The AIAA SESPC is an advocate for technical excellence in mission
analyses, system optimization, trade studies, and economic
assessments
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Proposed Charter – Organization
• Chair, Vice-Chair (Chair-elect), and Secretary
• Subcommittees
· Conferences and Workshops Subcommittee
· Education and Outreach Subcommittee
· External Affairs/Public Policy Subcommittee
· Publications and Website Subcommittee
· Membership Subcommittee
· Awards Subcommittee
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PC or TC?
• A great deal of discussion with TAC leadership has
gone into the decision to recommend forming SES
as a PC
• Key rationale supporting the PC recommendation:
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As an SAE committee, SPACE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS
focused heavily on the systems/systems integration
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Transition of broad multi-national SAE members to AIAA will be
more easily facilitated by the PC model
 Move of SES from SAE to AIAA is unique
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SES has a strong motivation to integrate a variety of technical
aspects for several TCs
 Will strongly seek out broad TC participation of relevant participants
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Space Environmental Systems PC Name
• Concern has been expressed about possible
confusion between “Space Environmental Systems
PC” and “Atmospheric and Space Environments TC”
• Key rationale supporting the name recommendation:
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While the words space and environments/environmental are
contained in both names, there is clearly very key differences
between environmental systems for spacecraft and the
environment of space
 This is similar to the wide use of “propulsion” in the P&E group
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No suitable alternative was found to eliminate “environmental” term
in SES without removing its historical constituency
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As a PC, there is less likelihood of confusion
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Proposed Charter - Activities
• We are an existing group and trying to integrate into AIAA
• Sponsoring or co-sponsoring the yearly International
Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES) conference
sessions and student poster competitions
• The SESPC supports the concept of strategic alignment of
ICES with other AIAA conferences and will work with our ICES
partners and other appropriate conferences to determine
potential arrangements for future conferences that are held in
the United States
• Encourage technical interchange among companies,
government agencies, and universities to advance
Environmental Systems technology, standards, and systems
integration
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Proposed Charter – Activities (con’t)
• Establish liaisons with other technical societies with related interests
• Ensure an active membership that is representative of the
Environmental Systems community
• Honor technical contributors through awards, nominations for AIAA
Fellow, and recommendations for member upgrades
• Bring together the appropriate technical disciplines represented within
various technical committees within AIAA
• Facilitate the review and publishing of Environmental Systems articles
• Conduct educational and public policy outreach activities to further
promote interest in Environmental Systems science and engineering
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Ongoing Activity Plan for 2011 – Annual ICES Conference
AIAA SESPC Responsibilities:
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Assist the development of sessions for the
AIAA ICES (See guidelines noted on AIAA
SESPC website)
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Organize committee for selecting the best
Environmental Systems paper presented at
the ICES conference, and notify AIAA
Honors and Awards focal of selection (See
Selection Criteria document on AIAA
SESPC website)
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Organize Environmental Systems Student
Poster Sessions at AIAA ICES conference
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Conduct one or two AIAA sponsored short
courses at AIAA ICES conference
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Space Environment and its Effects on
Space Systems – July 16-17, 2011
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Ongoing Activity Plan for 2011 – Short Course Key Topics
Space Environment and its Effects on Space Systems
· 16 - 17 Jul 2011
Conference (sessions) Registration Included!!
Portland, OR Held in conjunction with the AIAA International Conference
on Environmental Systems , Instructor Led Training
Key Topics
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History of spacecraft failures and overview of risk management, failure
analyses, and reliability and quality assurance
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Overview of the near-Earth and interplanetary environment
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Overview of the risks due to sputtering, atomic oxygen, ultraviolet
degradation, space plasma, neutral atmosphere, radiation, meteoroids
and orbital debris, charging, surface contamination, effusion, and
planetary protection
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Several online programs are illustrated that can be used to perform
some of the assessments
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Related AIAA Organizations
Groups that Support ICES Conference:
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Life Sciences
and Systems Technical Committee
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American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Environmental Systems
Committee
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Crew Systems
Technical Committee
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ICES International Committee (INT)
Program Committees:
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AIAA Gossamer Spacecraft PC
Technical Committees:
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ThermoPhysics
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Atmospheric and Space Environments
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AIAA SESPC - Membership Roster
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McElroy, Paul (Chairman)
Adamson, Gary
Alloca, Robert
Behrens, Burkhard
Birur, Gajanana
Chambliss, Joe
Delil, Ad
Ducas, William
Farmer, Jeff
Gasbarre, Joseph
Hall, Jack
Holladay, Jon
Juhasz, Al
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Killough. Brian
Leimkuehler, Tom
McBarron, Jim
Ousley, Wes
Pin, Olivier
Roman, Jose
Stephan, Ryan
Szigetvari, Zoltan
Tan, Gijsbert
Teti, Nicholas
Thomas, Julian
Wasson, David
Winton, Dale
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Recommendation
• Form a Transition From SAE committee
to AIAA Program Committee
· Space Environmental Systems Program
Committee (SESPC)
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