Hypersonic Technologies and Space Planes
(HyTASP) Program Committee Report
SciTech 2014
National Harbor, MD
14 January 2014
Tim O’Brien
Agenda
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Approve minutes from JPC 2013 meeting
Review open action items
Notes from TAC meeting
Review HyTASP PC charter
HyTASP PC status
Logo status
HyTASP leadership changes
Member summary
Member responsibilities
Subcommittee reports
Next HyTASP PC meeting
Open floor
Member status reports (as time allows)
Approve Minutes from JPC 2013
Open Action Items
• HyTASP Logo – Greg Johnston volunteered to take the logo and have it professionally
cleaned up. Joaquin Castro to assist. – OPEN (Greg to provide status in a few charts)
• Targets of opportunity that are not currently represented on HyTASP - Peter
Montgomery responded that the Russian representative has been unresponsive and
we need a new candidate
• Consider restart of HyTASP newsletter. – Adam Rasheed to talk to the Young
Professional Committee to try to encourage young members to join HyTASP and take
over this task
• WebEx at Spaceplanes conference – Greg Johnston volunteered to work with
conference organizers and AIAA to establish the go-forward strategy
• Greg Johnston to send Twitter presentation to Peter Montgomery - CLOSED
• Dan Marren to acquire email addresses of new HyTASP members
Notes from TAC Meetings
• AIAA is having financial difficulties (~$2M over budget in 2013)
 AIAA staff has been reduced by 25%
 Conference attendance in 2013 down 25%
 New Event Model is one action being taken to decrease costs / increase
revenues
 The Institute needs your ideas to increase revenues
• New Event Model “Integration Layer”
 More system integration and TC / PC collaboration sessions at the forums
 TAC is going to push on the PCs to make this happen
• AIAA is investigating ways to improve “virtual interaction”
 Improved website
 Virtual meetings / conferences
 Social media
AIAA HyTASP PC Charter
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Today, hypersonics involves cutting edge technologies comparable in their potential to the
development of the jet engine, high-speed swept-wing aircraft, and the breaking of the sound
barrier.
The goal of the HyTASP committee is to ensure that our hypersonics knowledge base,
advanced over the last decade, flourishes and leads to expanded market opportunities in the
21st century.
The committee involves government, industry, university and international members, working
within the framework and charter of the American Institute Aeronautics and Astronautics
(AIAA).
We will promote continued hypersonic technology progress through both ground and flighttesting.
We will accomplish this by:
 Coordinating and focusing hypersonics activities across the AIAA.
 Working with other US and international societies to enhance an awareness of hypersonics issues and
opportunities.
 Promoting conferences, short courses and the writing of position papers to expose the technical
community, government and public to the importance and potential of hypersonic flight.
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With regard to the last point, a major activity of the committee is the organizer of the AIAA
International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, held every
18 months
HyTASP PC Status
Activities since JPC
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Hypersonic Systems Award nominations finalized
Next Executive Secretary selected
Formation of Education and Communications subcommittees
Roll-off of Honors and Awards & Public Policy subcommittee chairs
Activities over the next six months
• Best paper award for 2012 Hypersonics conference – Honors & Awards
• 2014 Hypersonics conference
• Improve internal / external communications
 Bring Communications Subcommittee Chair on-board
• Improve membership participation
 All members expected to review conference abstracts / chair conference sessions (if attending)
 All members expected to join a subcommittee
• Establish better cooperation with AIAA conferences
• AIAA year-end report
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HyTASP PC Logo (Greg Johnston)
• The current logo is being drafted by
AIAA Production.
• Hopefully Logo will be available for
PC to review for SciTech.
• Will send draft copy as soon as
available.
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HyTASP Committee Leadership
PC Chair
Tim O’Brien
Executive Secretary
Past Chair
Luca Maddalena
Peter Montgomery
Service Subcommittee Representatives
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Membership
HyTASP Conference
Dan Marren
Adam Siebenhaar
Communications
Honors & Awards
Greg Johnston
Marc Kniskern
Public Policy
Joaquin Castro
Integration
Rob Vermeland
NEW!
Education
Leon McKinney
HyTASP PC Membership, January 2014 (Not Yet Accurate)
Fellow
Associate Fellow
Senior Members
Members
Student Members
Total
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Government
Industry
Academia
Total
Member
Associate Member
International
Member
Total
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80!
As of 894 BC
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HyTASP PC – Member Positions (1)
• PC Chair – Tim O’Brien
 Vice Chair / Executive Secretary – Luca Maddalena
 Steering – Joaquin Castro, Doug Garrard, Chris Goyne, Peter Montgomery, Walter O’Brien, George
Orton, Dave Reubush, Dave Stallings
• Membership – Dan Marren
 Applications & Data– TBD
 International Recruiting – Adam Siebenhaar
• HyTASP Conference – Adam Siebenhaar
 Aviation 2014 – Adam Siebenhaar, Adam Trebs
 International 2015 – Adam Siebenhaar
• Communications – TBD
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Newsletter – TBD
2013 Year in Review Article – Kevin Bowcutt
2014 Year in Review Article – TBD
Website – TBD
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HyTASP PC – Member Positions (2)
• Honors and Awards – Marc Kniskern
 2012 HyTASP Conference Best Paper Awards – Dan Marren, Tim O’Brien, Greg Johnston, Claudio
Bruno, Walter O’Brien
 2014 Award Selection – Marc Kniskern
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Dan Marren, Greg Johnston, Ryan Starkey
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Members
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Members
 2015 Award Nominations – Luca Maddalena
 2015 Award Selection – Marc Kniskern
 2014 HyTASP Conference Best Paper Awards – TBD
• Public Policy – Joaquin Castro
• Education – Leon McKinney
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Short Courses – TBD
Outreach – TBD
STEM – TBD
Webinar – TBD
• Integration – Rob Vermeland
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TAC P&E – TBD
TAC Aircraft – TBD
TAC Space and Missiles – TBD
Conference integration layers – TBD
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Steering Subcommittee (Tim O’Brien)
• From Basil Hassan:
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Current listing: This award is presented to recognize sustained, outstanding contributions and
achievements in the advancement of atmospheric, hypersonic flight and related
technologies. This award is generally presented every 18 months at the AIAA Aviation and
Aeronautics Forum (AVIATION) or at the International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems
and technologies Conference (non-U.S.). The next presentation is tentatively scheduled during
2016. Nomination Deadline: 1
Basil’s suggestion: This award is presented to recognize sustained, outstanding contributions and
achievements in the advancement of hypersonic systems through the integration of
hypersonic technologies. This award is generally presented every 18 months at the AIAA
Aviation and Aeronautics Forum (AVIATION) or at the International Space Planes and Hypersonic
Systems and technologies Conference (non-U.S.). The next presentation is tentatively scheduled
during 2016. Nomination Deadline: 1 – TEAM instead of INDIVIDUAL?, and/or, Chief Engineer
/ Program Manager centric, small pool, “and / or contributed to the integration of
hypersonic technologies”
A note could be added that says this award is NOT to recognize contributions in the individual
hypersonics technologies which are covered by other AIAA Awards. If needed we could list13
them.
Membership Subcommittee (Dan Marren)
• Status
 Working through this meeting and the next to finalize a real working
membership roster with positive contacts and active and accountable
membership.
– To date, documentation for membership has been sketchy and unreliable.
– The membership subcommittee (and Chair) have also been sketchy and unreliable
• Next Six Months
 Clean up roster, have working email and contact info
 Work to have updated documentation for PC chair and AIAA
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HyTASP Conference Subcommittee (Adam Siebenhaar)
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Communications Subcommittee (TBD)
• Status
• Next Six Month
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Honors & Awards Subcommittee (Marc Kniskern)
• Hypersonic Systems and Technology Award
 Selection process will begin this month
 Award recipient must be identified by March 1, 2014
 Committee will select award recipient, >50% HYTASP PC vote required to approve
• Nominees:
 2012 Nominees: John Erdos, Stan Powell, Raffaele Savino, Joseph Schetz
 2013 Nominees: Mike Holden, Hans Hornung
• Selection Committee (Minimum of 5 Required)
 Honors and Awards Subcommittee Chair: Marc Kniskern
 HyTASP Executive Secretary: Luca Maddalena (usually HyTASP Chair, but Tim chaired
2013 nominating committee, so ineligible for this cycle)
 HSABP TC Representative: Ryan Starkey
 Additional HYTASP Members: Dan Marren, Greg Johnston, Claudio Bruno, Walter
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Public Policy Subcommittee (Joaquin Castro)
• CVD scheduled for 12 March 2014
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One day only. Institute budget issues impacting size and number of support stipples offered by AIAA this yr
Will rely more on web meetings for participant preparation
This was first years that we reached out to all TCs, PCs and standing committees for input
• Key Issues (KI)will be reviewed for approval by AIAA Board of Directors
this week
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LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSITION
ASSURING THE VIABILITY OF THE U.S. AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE
DEVELOPING A SEAMLESS NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY POLICY
ACCESS FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES IN THE NATIONAL AEROSPACE SYSTEM
ENSURING A ROBUST U.S. HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT PROGRAM
ADDRESS THE GROWING THREAT OF ORBITAL DEBRIS
BUILDING OUR COMPETITIVE FOUNDATION: SUPPORTING K-12 STEM EDUCATION
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Need PC to be represented
Must educate our members on the political process
Register on AIAA website, no cost to register
Engage in KI generation for next year
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Education Subcommittee (Leon McKinney)
• Status
• Next Six Months
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Integration Subcommittee (Rob Vermeland)
• Status
• Next Six Months
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Next HyTASP PC Meeting
• Our next PC meeting will be held at the AIAA Hypersonics Conference being
held in conjunction with the 2014 AIAA Aviation forum in Atlanta in June
 Meeting time / room – TBD
 Meal will be provided
• We will not meet at the 2014 AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum (formerly JPC)
in Cleveland in late July
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Open Floor
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Member Status Reports
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