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Monday, January 27, 2025
1:40 PM to 3:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Monday, January 27, 2025
  Carbon-Carbon I
Session Chairs: Mr Chistopher Tomko - Naval Surface Warfare Ctr Dahlgren and Dr Timothy Ferguson - Kratos SRE and Dr Daniel Knorr - US Army DEVCOM ARL
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
Atomistic Modeling of Nanoscale Charring Behavior of Phenolic Resin Matrix at ResinCarbon Fiber Interfaces
Presenter: Dr Ivan Gallegos - Michigan Technological University

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Multiscale Modeling of Porosity Formation During Carbonization of CarbonCarbon Composites
Presenter: Dr Andrew Gross - University of South Carolina

Author: Mr Yug Desai - University of South Carolina
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
UnitCell Approach for CC Process and Mechanical Modeling
Presenter: Dr John Podhiny - Materials Research & Design Inc

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
Development of pyrolysis optimization methodology for carboncarbon materials
Presenter: Mr Paul Christodoulou - ATA Engineering

1:40 PM to 3:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Monday, January 27, 2025
  Ceramic Matrix Composites
Session Chairs: Dr Corson Cramer - Oak Ridge National Lab and Dr Michael Cinibulk - USAF AFRL/RXCC and Dr Zlatomir Apostolov - USAF AFRL (Invited)
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
Alumina Fiber Reinforcements for OxOx CMC's
Presenter: Mr Marc Simpson - 3M

Author: Mr Stan Fast - 3M
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Material Qualification Testing of COI Ceramics OxideOxide Ceramic Matrix Composites ASN312 ASN610 and ASN720
Presenter: Mr Matthew Opliger - Wichita State University

Author: Mrs Rachael Andrulonis - WSU NIAR
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
Industrialization of a prepregbased Oxide – Oxide ceramic matrix composites Program overview and highlights
Presenter: Dr Saravanan Arunachalam - Spirit Aerosystems Inc

Authors: Mr Dylan Kruep - Spirit AeroSystems Inc, Dr Robert Meinders - Spirit Aerosystems Inc, Mr Samuel Pint - Spirit Aerosystems
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
NDI round robin studies and Influence of different flaw size on mechanical properties
Presenter: Dr Saravanan Arunachalam - Spirit Aerosystems Inc

Author: Dr Robert Meinders - Spirit Aerosystems Inc
1:40 PM to 3:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Monday, January 27, 2025
  High Velocity Impact Effects
Session Chairs: Dr Andy Thomas - CoorsTek Inc and Dr Lionel VargasGonzalez - DEVCOM ARL (Invited) and Dr Richard Haber - Rutgers University
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
Does a Relationship Exist Between Hardness and Compression Strength for Advanced Ceramics
Presenter: Dr Jeffrey Swab - ARL DEVCOM

2:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Ballistic Testing of Armor with Healed Defects
Presenter: Dr Terence Whalen - CoorsTek

Author: Dr Michael Knight - CoorsTek
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
Dynamic Hardness of Advanced Ceramics
Presenter: Dr Jeffrey Swab - ARL DEVCOM

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
Cratering and penetration behavior of boron carbide ceramics subjected to highvelocity sphere impact
Presenter: Mr Konrad Muly - Johns Hopkins University

1:40 PM to 3:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Monday, January 27, 2025
  Material Maturation for High Mach Systems (MMHMS)
Session Chairs: Mr Joseph Polk - Created Solutions Inc (Invited) and Dr Alexander Morgan - UDRI
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
Material Maturation for High Mach Systems – Advancing Technical and Manufacturing Readiness Levels for C/C Composites
Presenter: Dr Alexander Morgan - UDRI


2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Updates on Design and Testing of an Air-Coupled Ultrasonic Scanning System for C-C Composites
Presenter: Dr Dathan Erdahl - UDRI

Authors: Mr Evan Bundeson - UDRI, Dr Barath Narayanan - UDRI, Mr Robert Olding - UDRI
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Non-Destructive Evaluation of Carbon-Carbon Composites by Air-Coupled Ultrasound
Presenter: Mr Theodore Cary - UDRI

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
Influence of Processing on Microstructure Damage State and ThermoMechanical Performance of CC Composites
Presenter: Mr Jayson Lotz - UDRI

3:00 PM to 3:20 PM 
Monday, January 27, 2025
  BREAK

3:20 PM to 5:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Monday, January 27, 2025
  Carbon-Carbon I
Session Chairs: Mr Christopher Tomko - Naval Surface Warfare Ctr Dahlgren and Dr Timothy Ferguson - Kratos SRE and Dr Daniel Knorr - US Army DEVCOM ARL
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
CarbonCarbon Hydrocode Material Model Development
Presenter: Mr Daniel Hladio - Materials Research & Design Inc

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Modeling the Processing and Densification of Carbon Composites
Presenter: Dr Peter Creveling - National Technology Engineering Solutions Sandia

Author: Dr Peter Creveling - National Technology Engineering Solutions Sandia
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
A Review of Organic Pyrolysis for Improved Carbon Yield
Presenter: Dr William Carty - Materials Research Furnaces LLC

Author: Mr George Minott - Exothermics Inc
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
High-Temperature Crosslinking between Graphitic Surfaces and Carbon-Based Resins
Presenter: Prof Jacob Gissinger - Stevens Institute of Technology

4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Characteristics of SiC coated C-C Composites for Hypersonic Applications
Presenter: Dr Richard Gulotty - Honeywell Aerospace

Authors: Dr Sergey Leonov - University of Notre Dame, Mr Ryan Bourlier - Honeywell International Inc, Dr Mehrad Mehr - Honeywell International Inc, Dr Hillary Mitchell Warden - Honeywell International Inc, Dr Long Gui Tang - Honeywell Inc, Dr Jagjeevan Thind - Honeywell International Inc, Mr Ryan Bencivengo - University of Notre Dame
3:20 PM to 5:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Monday, January 27, 2025
  Ceramic Matrix Composites
Session Chairs: Dr Corson Cramer - Oak Ridge National Lab and Dr Michael Cinibulk - USAF AFRL and Dr Zlatomir Apostolov - USAF AFRL
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
Castable CMC's
Presenter: Mr Frank Kowalczyk - Physical Sciences Inc

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Effect of steam environment on mechanical behavior of Oxide – Oxide Ceramic Matrix Composites
Presenter: Dr Saravanan Arunachalam - Spirit Aerosystems Inc

Author: Mr Dylan Kruep - Spirit AeroSystems Inc
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Protocol for repairing OxideOxide Ceramic Matrix Composites Preliminary assessment on joining and repair
Presenter: Dr Saravanan Arunachalam - Spirit Aerosystems Inc

Author: Mr Dylan Kruep - Spirit AeroSystems Inc
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
Residual stress characterization of residual silicon in MI SiC/SiC composites connecting processing, structure, and performance
Presenter: Dr Mathew Schey - UES Inc

3:20 PM to 5:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Monday, January 27, 2025
  High Velocity Impact Effects
Session Chairs: Dr Andy Thomas - CoorsTek Inc and Dr Lionel VargasGonzalez - DEVCOM ARL and Dr Richard Haber - Rutgers University (Invited)
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
Hypersonic Weather Encounter Damage Predictions in CarbonCarbon Composites
Presenter: Prof Ibrahim Guven - Virginia Commonwealth University

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Weather it’s important for Hypersonic Material Survivability
Presenter: Dr Justin Hendrix - SSP

Author: Mr Joel Alvarez - Conventional Prompt Strike Program Office
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Review of a 2005 Study Concerning the Development of a Hypervelocity Material Solution for Hypersonic ReEntry Bodies in High Environmental Severity Index Environments
Presenter: Ms Morgan Small - NASA LaRC ASM

Author: Dr David Glass - NASA Langley
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
Coupled FluidStructure Interaction Modeling of Hypersonic Weather Encounters with Material Failure and Fragmentation
Presenter: Prof Ibrahim Guven - Virginia Commonwealth University

4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Advanced 3D Diagnostic Capabilities for Hazardous weather impact damage on highspeed vehicles
Presenter: Dr Mateo Gomez Gomez - spectral energies

Authors: Dr Sukesh Roy - Spectral Energies LLC, Mr Brandon Yant - Spectral Energies
3:20 PM to 5:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Monday, January 27, 2025
  Material Maturation for High Mach Systems (MMHMS)
Session Chairs: Mr Joseph Polk - Created Solutions Inc and Dr Alexander Morgan - UDRI
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
Comparison of Microscopic Measures of Void and Crack Morphology in CarbonCarbon Composites via Optical Microscopy and AIsegmented Xray CT
Presenter: Dr Jevan Furmanski - UDRI

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Mitigation of Thermomechanical Stress in MetalCarbonCarbon Joints at High Temperature with Fiber Steering and Material Hybridization
Presenter: Dr Jevan Furmanski - UDRI

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Benzoxazine Resins and Their CC Composites
Presenter: Dr Chenggang Chen - UDRI

4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
Characterization of pyrolysis shrinkage in 3D-printed phenolic-based composites
Presenter: Ms Niya Grimes - University Of Tennessee MABE

4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
HighEnthalpy Plasma Characterization via Laser Absorption Spectroscopy
Presenter: Dr Zhili Zhang - University of Tennessee Knoxville

Author: Mr Sameul Feltis - University of Tennessee
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
8:40 AM to 10:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
  Ablator I
Session Chair: Dr Matthew Gasch - NASA
8:40 AM - 9:00 AM
3D Woven MidDensity Carbon Phenolic 3MDCP Thermal Protection System TPS Advancement Update
Presenter: Dr Peter Marshall - NASA Ames Research Ctr

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Arcjet Testing of FullScale Formed 3MDCP for Extreme Envrionments
Presenter: Mr Jonathan Morgan - NASA

Author: Dr Magnus Haw - NASA
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM
3MDCP Ongoing Thermomechanical Characterization for Mars Sample Return Earth Entry Vehicle
Presenter: Mr Micah Armstrong - Kratos SRE

Author: Mr Bhavesh Patel - Kratos SRE
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Multiscale Modeling of Woven Ablative Thermal Protection System Materials
Presenter: Dr Justin Haskins - NASA Ames Research Ctr

8:40 AM to 10:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
  Additive Manufacturing
Session Chairs: Dr Jennifer Fielding - USAF AFRL (Invited) and Mr Richard Russell - The Barnes Global Advisors and Dr Trevor Aguirre - Oak Ridge National Lab (Invited)
8:40 AM - 9:00 AM
Processing Properties and design with 3D printed CCSiC
Presenter: Mr Ryan Dunn - Mantis Composites

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Densification of Binder Jet Additive Manufactured Ceramics using Preceramic Polymers
Presenter: Dr Nicholas Ku - DEVCOM Army Research Lab

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM
Development of aluminum nitride additive manufacturing for inspace propulsion and ceramic heat pipe thermal management
Presenter: Dr John Howard - Canopy Aerospace

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Using AM to Develop New Structural Insulators
Presenter: Mr Collin McClain - JHUAPL

8:40 AM to 10:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
  Carbon-Carbon II
Session Chairs: Mr Christopher Tomko - Naval Surface Warfare Ctr Dahlgren and Dr Timothy Ferguson - Kratos SRE and Dr Daniel Knorr - US Army DEVCOM ARL
8:40 AM - 9:00 AM
Comparison of Finite Element Models and Empirical Data of CarbonCarbon Asymmetric FourPoint Bend Specimens
Presenter: Mrs Maria Wagner - Iowa State University

Authors: Mr Nicholas DiGregorio - NASA LaRC, Ms Emilee Evans - NASA LaRC, Dr David Glass - NASA Langley, Mr Bryan Kubitschek - NASA LaRC, Mr Austin Smith - NASA LaRC, Dr Nelson Vieira De Carvalho - NASA LaRC
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Extending Empirical Thermal Conductivity Measurements of CarbonCarbon to the PlyLevel with Porous Microstructure Analysis PuMA
Presenter: Ms Morgan Small - NASA LaRC ASM

Authors: Dr David Glass - NASA Langley, Mr Bryan Kubitschek - NASA LaRC, Mrs Maria Wagner - Iowa State University, Mr Austin Smith - NASA LaRC
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM
Multiscale Effective Mechanical Property Prediction of As-Built Composites via Uncertainty-Aware Analysis of X-ray Computed Tomography
Presenter: Dr Reed Kopp - ATA Engineering Inc

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Interlaminar Fracture Toughness of 2DWoven CarbonCarbon Laminates at Elevated Temperatures
Presenter: Mr Austin Smith - NASA LaRC

Authors: Mr Jacques Cuneo - Kratos SRE, Dr David Glass - NASA Langley
8:40 AM to 10:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
  Ceramic Matrix Composites II
Session Chairs: Dr Corson Cramer - Oak Ridge National Lab and Dr Michael Cinibulk - USAF AFRL and Dr Zlatomir Apostolov - USAF AFRL
8:40 AM - 9:00 AM
Rapid CCSiC Composite Densification by Reactive Melt Infiltration for Thermal Protection Materials
Presenter: Dr Daniel Lowry - Sandia National Labs

Authors: Mr Thomas Diebold - Sandia National Labs, Dr Bernadette HernandezSanchez - Sandia National Labs, Dr Samuel Swan - Sandia National Labs, Dr NIchole Valdez - Sandia National Labs, Dr Isaac Wilson - Sandia National Labs, Dr Zachary Wilson - Sandia National Labs
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Functional Grading of CC to CSiC CMC’s with Polycarbosilanes
Presenter: Dr Steven Bullock - Oak Ridge National Lab

Author: Dr Steven Cramer - Oak Ridge National Lab
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM
Tailoring 3D C/C-SiC composites, from machined components to hypersonic aeroshells
Presenter: Dr James Stahl - Fiber Materials Inc, Spirit AeroSystems Co

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
LHMEL Evaluations of Alternate Aeroshell Materials
Presenter: Ms Kayla Stark - ReLogic Research Inc

Authors: Mr Jeff DeMange - ReLogic Research Inc, Mr Michael Johnson - ReLogic Research, Mr Cameron Lindberg - ReLogic Research Inc, Mrs Sydney Rembert - ReLogic Research Inc, Mr Jacob Shults - ReLogic Research Inc
10:00 AM to 10:20 AM 
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
  BREAK

10:20 AM to 12:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
  Ablator I
Session Chair: Dr Matthew Gasch - NASA
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
Cost Effective TPS Technology for Hypersonic Applications
Presenter: Mr Grant Glass - RTCS LLC

Author: Dr Gerald Russell - RTCS LLC
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
A FullyCoupled Multiphysics Framework for AblatingCharring Materials
Presenter: Dr Eric Blades - ATA Engineering

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Update on PICAD Thermomechanical Characterization up to 4400 °F for MSR SRL and Dragonfly Missions
Presenter: Mr Kelly McCullers - Kratos SRE

Author: Mr Bhavesh Patel - Kratos SRE
11:20 AM - 11:40 AM
Update on Conformal Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator CPICA Thermomechanical Characterization
Presenter: Ms Courtney Commerford - Kratos SRE

Author: Mr Bhavesh Patel - Kratos SRE
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Improved Phenolic Resin Formulations for Greater Compliance in Conformal PICA
Presenter: Ms Tane Boghozian - Analytical Mechanics Associates

10:20 AM to 12:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
  Additive Manufacturing
Session Chairs: Dr Jennifer Fielding - USAF AFRL and Mr Richard Russell - The Barnes Global Advisors and Dr Trevor Aguirre - Oak Ridge National Lab (Invited)
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
Regolith Ceramics for InSitu Additive Manufacturing in Space
Presenter: Mr Alex Hamberg - Florida State University HPMI

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Quantifying Changes in Particle Density in Ceramic Resins
Presenter: Ms Pandora Picariello - Colorado School of Mines

Authors: Dr Geoff Brennecka - Colorado School of Mines, Dr Callie Higgins - National Institute of St&ards & Technology
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Coating Additively Manufactured Steels for Corrosion Protection
Presenter: Dr Pauline Smith - DEVCOM US Army Research Lab

Authors: Mr Alexander Butler - DEVCOM US Army Research Lab, Mr John Kelley - DEVCOM ARL, Mr Daniel Pope - DEVCOM ARL
10:20 AM to 12:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
  Carbon-Carbon II
Session Chairs: Mr Christopher Tomko - Naval Surface Warfare Ctr Dahlgren and Dr Timothy Ferguson - Kratos SRE and Dr Daniel Knorr - US Army DEVCOM ARL
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
Effect of Bondline Thickness on Interfacial Fracture Toughness in AssemblyBonded CarbonCarbon Composites
Presenter: Mr Austin Smith - NASA LaRC

Authors: Dr David Glass - NASA Langley, Mr Nicholas Parolini - Baylor University
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Effects of Layup and Test Direction on the Interlaminar Shear Strength of CarbonCarbon Composites Measured using Asymmetric FourPoint Bend
Presenter: Dr Wallace Vaughn - NASA LaRC

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Assessment of 2D CC ILT Data through FEA
Presenter: Dr John Podhiny - Materials Research & Design Inc

11:20 AM - 11:40 AM
Uncertainty Quantification of Mechanical Damage in Carbon Composites
Presenter: Mr Sean Skweres - Purdue University

Authors: Dr Peter Creveling - National Technology Engineering Solutions Sandia, Dr Scott Roberts - Sandia National Labs, Dr Michael Sangid - Purdue University, Dr Drew Sommer - Sandia National Labs
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Delivering Affordable Thermal Protection System Capacity Now
Presenter: Mr Mark Forkapa - Fiber Materials Inc

10:20 AM to 12:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
  Ceramic Matrix Composites II
Session Chairs: Dr Corson Cramer - Oak Ridge National Lab and Dr Michael Cinibulk - USAF AFRL and Dr Zlatomir Apostolov - USAF AFRL
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
Thermomechanical Screening of Advanced CSiC Composites
Presenter: Mr Zack Tew - Kratos SRE

Authors: Mr Terry Barnett - Kratos SRE, Mr Jason Wood - Kratos SRE
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Effects of FAST Temperature on NITECSiC Ceramic Matrix Composites
Presenter: Mr Stuart Kusdono - University of Southern California

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Processing Evaluation Characterization of Commercial NITE CSiC Prepreg with PyC Interface Coating
Presenter: Mr Wylie Simpson - Axiom Materials Inc

Authors: Mr Fernando Sarmiento - Axiom Materials Inc, Mr Antonios Tontisakis - Axiom Materials
11:20 AM - 11:40 AM
Optimizing Processing Parameters for Enhanced Homogeneity in SiCZrB2Cf Composites Using FAST Processing
Presenter: Mr Kevin Nguyen - University of Southern California

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Performance Enhancement of Carbon Fibers to 2000C
Presenter: Mr Joel Davis - Advanced Ceramic Fibers LLC

1:40 PM to 3:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
  Ablator II
Session Chair: Dr Matthew Gasch - NASA
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
ReEntry Qualifying New Extreme Environment Sensors Integrated into Ablative TPS
Presenter: Dr John Howard - Canopy Aerospace

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Ablation Resistance and InSitu Passivation in Boron Nitride Nanotube Hybrid Composites under Supersonic Conditions
Presenter: Ms Aspen Reyes - FAMUFSU College of Engineering

Author: Dr Rebekah Sweat - High-Performance Materials Institute
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
Material recession due to aerothermodynamic interactions in the nearboundary layer informed from atomic kinetic reactions
Presenter: Dr Robert Slapikas - SURVICE Engineering

Authors: Dr Luis Bravo - US Army Research Lab, Dr Anindya Ghoshal - US DEVCOM Army Research Lab, Mr Nick Plewacki - SURVICE Engineering
1:40 PM to 3:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
  Additive Manufacturing
Session Chairs: Dr Jennifer Fielding - USAF AFRL (Invited) and Mr Richard Russell - The Barnes Global Advisors and Dr Trevor Aguirre - Oak Ridge National Lab
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
Overcoming the Challenges for Validating Metal AM Components with CT
Presenter: Mr Tyler Ripperger - Waygate Technologies

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Integration of OpenSource Tools for Material Characterization of Metallic Additively Manufactured Parts
Presenter: Dr Jarred Heigel - ATA Engineering

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
Accelerating Materials Development via ICME Automation An Additive Manufacturing Case Study
Presenter: Dr David Hicks - ALMMII LIFT

Authors: Dr Anthony Koumpias - LIFT, Mr Reese Eichhorn - LIFT
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
New Computer Aided Design CAD Tool for Automating Direct-Writing of Advanced Functionally-Graded Materials
Presenter: Mr Christopher Stricklan - Kraetonics LLC

Authors: Dr Gilbert Carranza - Kraetonics, Mr Christopher Curtis - Kraetonics, Dr Raymond Rumpf - Kraetonics
1:40 PM to 3:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
  Carbon-Carbon III
Session Chairs: Mr Christopher Tomko - Naval Surface Warfare Ctr Dahlgren and Dr Timothy Ferguson - Kratos SRE and Dr Daniel Knorr - US Army DEVCOM ARL
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
Improvements on BODADerived Resin BDR Processing for CarbonCarbon
Presenter: Dr Ernesto Borrego - Hand Technologies LLC

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
CC Composites with Huntsman ARALDITE ® HS 50001
Presenter: Dr Kevin Wacker - Huntsman Corp

Authors: Mr Derek Kincaid - Huntsman Corp, Mr Christopher Lam - Huntsman, Mr Dong Le - Huntsman Corp
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
Effect of Group 5-10 Transition Metallocenes on the Pyrolytic Conversion of Benzoxazine Thermoset Resin
Presenter: Dr Faheem Muhammed - DEVCOM Army Research Lab

Authors: Dr Daniel Knorr - US Army DEVCOM ARL, Dr Ngon Tran - US Army DEVCOM ARL
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
Evaluation of Pitch Materials for Carbon-Carbon Composites
Presenter: Dr Ngon Tran - US Army DEVCOM ARL

Authors: Dr Daniel Knorr - US Army DEVCOM ARL, Dr Faheem Muhammed - US Army DEVCOM ARL
1:40 PM to 3:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
  Ceramic Matrix Composites III
Session Chairs: Dr Corson Cramer - Oak Ridge National Lab and Dr Michael Cinibulk - USAF AFRL and Dr Zlatomir Apostolov - USAF AFRL
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
Development of Processable Polymer Derived UltraHigh Temperature Ceramics and Composites
Presenter: Dr Abigail Advincula - UES A BlueHalo Co

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Biological Building Blocks for UltraHigh Temperature Ceramic Precursors
Presenter: Ms Sophia Heckler - UES A Blue Halo Co

Authors: Dr Jared Delcamp - USAF AFRL, Dr Matthew Dickerson - USAF AFRL, Dr Benjamin Harvey - NAWC Weapons Division, Mr William Meador - UES A Blue Halo Co, Dr Timothy Pruyn - USAF AFRL
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
Fabrication Testing and Optimization of ZrC and HECCf based UHTCMCs
Presenter: Mr Nathaniel Blatt - Missouri University of Science & Technology

Authors: Dr Gregory Hilmas - Missouri University of Science & Technology, Dr Jason Lonergan - Missouri University of Science & Technology, Dr Jeremy Watts - Missouri University of Science & Technology
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
Novel Sintering Aid Additions to ZrB2Cf UHTCMCs and Mechanical Characterization of Thermally Treated Cf
Presenter: Mr Aaron Ginsparg - Missouri ST

3:00 PM to 3:20 PM 
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
  BREAK

3:20 PM to 5:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
  Ablator II
Session Chair: Dr Matthew Gasch - NASA
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
Testing of Intumescent Ablators
Presenter: Mr Derrick Talley - Kratos SRE

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Effects of resin type fillers and fiber architecture on ablative performance of polymer matrix composites
Presenter: Dr Nekoda van de Werken - Sandia National Labs

3:20 PM to 5:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
  Carbon-Carbon III
Session Chairs: Mr Christopher Tomko - Naval Surface Warfare Ctr Dahlgren and Dr Timothy Ferguson - Kratos SRE and Dr Daniel Knorr - US Army DEVCOM ARL
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
Guiding the Design of Petroleum Pitches with Pyrene Model Pitch Systems
Presenter: Prof Mark Thies - Clemson University

Authors: Mr Jefferson Giles - Clemson University, Mr Jack Schmidt - Clemson University
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Effect of HighTemperature Treatments on the Structural Evolution of Mesophase Pitch Materials
Presenter: Mr John Schumacher - Florida State University

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Pitch Characterization and Formulation for Low Cost High Char Yield Resin System
Presenter: Ms Elizabeth Andrew - Materials Sciences LLC

4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
Modelingdriven design of mesophase pitchbased carboncarbon composite
Presenter: Mr Joshua Kemppainen - Michigan Technological University

Authors: Mr Lawrence Osentoski - Ingenium Scientific Inc, Dr Gregory Odegard - Michigan Technological University
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Computed Tomography and Gun Launch of CarbonCarbon Nosecones
Presenter: Dr Jennifer Sietins - US Army DEVCOM

3:20 PM to 5:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
  Ceramic Matrix Composites III
Session Chairs: Dr Corson Cramer - Oak Ridge National Lab and Dr Michael Cinibulk - USAF AFRL and Dr Zlatomir Apostolov - USAF AFRL
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
Fabrication of Carbon Fiber Composites Incorporating ZrB2 Synthesized from BoroCarbothermal Reduction
Presenter: Mr Jacob Stacy - Missouri University of Science & Technology

Authors: Dr Gregory Hilmas - Missouri University of Science & Technology, Dr Jason Lonergan - Missouri University of Science & Technology, Dr Jeremy Watts - Missouri University of Science & Technology
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Fabrication of CMC Components for Hot Fire Testing
Presenter: Mr Robert Griesenauer - PSI

Author: Mr Robert Griesenauer - PSI
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Fiber-reinforced ceramic coatings on a refractory metal substrate
Presenter: Mr Joshua Craggette - UES a BlueHalo Co

4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
High Temperature Environmental Barrier Coatings for 2700F Applications
Presenter: Dr Julin Wan - GE Aerospace Research Ctr

Authors: Dr Nickolas Antolino - GE Aerospace Research Ctr, Dr Bryan Harder - NASA GRC, Dr Reza Sarrafinour - GE Aerospace Research Ctr, Dr Anant Setlur - GE Aerospace Research Ctr, Dr Suresh Viswanathan - GE Aerospace, Dr Andrea Vozar - GE Aerospace Research Ctr
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Furnace Oxidation of High Temperature Environmental Barrier Coatings
Presenter: Dr Nicholas Antolino - GE Aerospace

3:20 PM to 5:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
  Materials for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
Session Chairs: Mr Anthony Calomino - NASA (Invited) and Ms Elora Kurz - NASA LaRC (Invited) and Dr Julia Cline - NASA LaRC
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
HotHydrogen Performance of a Corrosion Barrier For a Space Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactor
Presenter: Mr Andrew Giles - General Atomics

Authors: Mr William Campbell - General Atomics, Dr Christian Deck - General Atomics, Dr Hesham Khalifa - General Atomics, Mr Gerald Lilienthal - General Atomics, Dr Jonas Opperman - General Atomics, Ms Nicole Pacheco - General Atomics, Ms Simrun Saini - General Atomics
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Carbide Coated CarbonCarbon Heat Exchange Tubes for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Fuel Element
Presenter: Dr Julia Cline - NASA LaRC

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Status of NTP CT3 Project and Utilization of High Thermal Gradient Test Capabilities for NTP Applications
Presenter: Mr Rafael Gonzalez - Kratos SRE

4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
Recent tudies on carbides for nuclear thermal propulsion
Presenter: Mr Benjamin Kowalski - NASA GRC

4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Fabrication and Mechanical Testing of Heat Exchanger Tubes for Nuclear Propulsion and Other Applications from Continuous Carbon Nanotube Yarns and Tapes
Presenter: Dr Godfrey Sauti - NASA

Authors: Mr David Gailus - Nanocomp Technologies, Dr JaeWoo Kim - Analytical Mechanics Associates, Dr Emilie Siochi - NASA LaRC, Dr Russell Wincheski - NASA LaRC
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
8:40 AM to 10:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
  Advanced Manufacturing
Session Chairs: Mr Gary Tiscia - Materials Research And Design Inc and Dr Daniel Butts - MACH20 (Invited)
8:40 AM - 9:00 AM
Fabrication of Thin Wall Structures by Embedded Wire CVD
Presenter: Dr Seth Shuster - Free Form Fibers

Authors: Dr Joseph Pegna - Free Form Fibers, Dr Kirk Williams - Free Form Fibers
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Manufacturing of UltraHighVolume Fraction Interwoven Carbon Nanotube Aerogel and Yarn Laminates
Presenter: Mr Luke Messer - High-Performance Materials Institute HPMI

Authors: Mr Cecil Evers - Florida State University HPMI, Dr Richard Liang - Florida State University, Dr Jin Gyu Park - Florida State University
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM
Modernizing thermal protection manufacturing with roboticallyapplied coatings
Presenter: Mr Charlie Fuller - Canopy Aerospace

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Accelerated Pyrolysis of PolymerDerived CC and CMCs
Presenter: Mr Gary Tiscia - Materials Research And Design Inc

8:40 AM to 10:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
  Carbon-Carbon IV
Session Chairs: Mr Christopher Tomko - Naval Surface Warfare Ctr Dahlgren and Dr Timothy Ferguson - Kratos SRE and Dr Daniel Knorr - US Army DEVCOM ARL
8:40 AM - 9:00 AM
Manufacturing and Testing of Needled Preforms for CarbonCarbon Composites
Presenter: Dr Charles Cook - Oak Ridge National Lab

Authors: Dr Craig Blue - Oak Ridge National Lab, Dr James Klett - Oak Ridge National Labratory, Dr Vlastimil Kunc - Oak Ridge National Lab, Mr Daniel Rasmussen - Oak Ridge National Labratory
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Preliminary Study of CNT Yarnbased CNTC Composites
Presenter: Mr John Schumacher - Florida State University

Author: Dr Jin Gyu Park - Florida State University
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM
Advanced 3D Carbon/Carbon Nosetip Concepts & Developments
Presenter: Mr Michael Favaloro - Textron Systems Corp

Authors: Mr Jim Crowley - Textron Systems Corp, Mr Michael Favaloro - Textron Systems Corp, Mr Mitchell Uretsky - Textron Systems Corp
8:40 AM to 10:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
  Hypersonics
Session Chairs: Mr Larry Hudson - NASA Armstrong Flight Research Ctr and Mr Craig Stephens - NASA Armstrong Flight Research Ctr (Invited) and Mr Christopher Kostyk - NASA Armstrong Flight Research Ctr (Invited)
8:40 AM - 9:00 AM
MultiService Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed MACH TB
Presenter: Mr Kegan Miller - NSWC Crane MACH TB

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
The Case for Accelerating the Use of Hot Structures on Hypersonic Vehicles
Presenter: Mr Bryan Kubitschek - NASA LaRC

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM
Optimizing Defense Innovation: Strategic Navigation of Department of Defense (DoD) Investment for Swift Technological Advancement
Presenter: Mr J Petrie - OSDAS ICAM Office

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
An Approach to Hypersonic Material Transition Through the Future Solutions Working Group FSWG
Presenter: Dr Justin Hendrix - SSP

8:40 AM to 10:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
  Propulsion, Refractory, and Coating Materials
Session Chairs: Mr Joseph Pluscauskis - Plus Designs Inc (Invited) and Mr Timothy Dominick - Northrop Grumman Corp
8:40 AM - 9:00 AM
MeltInfiltrated CCSiC for Thermal Protection Systems and Launch Vehicle Applications
Presenter: Mr Gary Tiscia - Materials Research And Design Inc

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Ablation Properties of HfCSiCWC and HfCSiCTaC UHTCs Produced by Pressureless Sintering
Presenter: Mr Caden Doolittle - University of North Texas

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM
3000F capable sprayon TBC coating architecture for CMCs
Presenter: Mr Jason Kikkawa - Applied Thin Films Inc

Authors: Mr Jonah Freese - Applied Thin Films Inc, Mr Logan Johnson - Applied Thin Films Inc, Dr Sankar Sambasivan - Applied Thin Films Inc
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH-EMISSIVITY COPPER OXIDE COATING FOR HYPERSONIC CONDITIONS
Presenter: Mr Panagiotis Panoutsopoulos - Kratos SRE


10:00 AM to 10:20 AM 
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
  BREAK

10:20 AM to 12:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
  Advanced Manufacturing
Session Chairs: Mr Gary Tiscia - Materials Research And Design Inc and Dr Daniel Butts - MACH20 (Invited)
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
Overview of the Composites for Hypersonics by IcME CHIME Program
Presenter: Mr Shane Flores - ATA Engineering Inc

Authors: Mr Michael Abbott - FMI a Spirit AeroSystems Co, Mr Richard Hale - FMI a Spirit AeroSystems Co, Dr David Mollenhauer - USAF AFRL/RXNP, Mr Patrick Sullivan - Fiber Materials Inc Spirit Aerosystems
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
JAHVAA Material Testing – Plans and Progress
Presenter: Mr William Ralph - Kratos SRE

Author: Mr Nathan McGillivray - Kratos SRE
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Notional Aerothermal Conditions Overview for the JAHVAA Program
Presenter: Mr William Ralph - Kratos SRE

Authors: Mr Daniel Hladio - Materials Research & Design Inc, Mr Nathan McGillivray - Kratos SRE
11:20 AM - 11:40 AM
Advancing MRL of new technologies for composite and high temperature textiles
Presenter: Dr Michael Rein - Advanced Functional Fabrics of America

Author: Ms Melissa Wye - AFFOA
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Improvements in Ultrasonic Machining of Advanced Ceramics and Composites
Presenter: Mr Michael Cahill - OptiPro Systems

10:20 AM to 12:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
  Hypersonics
Session Chairs: Mr Larry Hudson - NASA Armstrong Flight Research Ctr and Mr Craig Stephens - NASA Armstrong Flight Research Ctr (Invited) and Mr Christopher Kostyk - NASA Armstrong Flight Research Ctr (Invited)
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
Testing Advanced Thermal Protection Systems with Flight Proven ErinyesTM Hypersonic Test Bed
Presenter: Mr Adam Naramore - Kratos Space Missile Defense Systems Inc

Authors: Mr Jared Clark - Kratos Space Missile Defense Systems Inc, Mr Hosein Ghadimi - Kratos Space Missile Defense Systems Inc
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Advanced Materials Performance Enabling Data AMPED Toolbox
Presenter: Mr Caleb Saathoff - WSU NIAR

Author: Mrs Rachael Andrulonis - WSU NIAR
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Reaction Engineeringbased SiC Matrix Composites for Hypersonic Flight Increased Reliability
Presenter: Dr Witold Kowbel - Advanced Composites & Coatings LLC

11:20 AM - 11:40 AM
Prepreg Tape Braiding for the Rapid Manufacture of Affordable CMC Structures
Presenter: Mr Thomas Fusco - PSI

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
SiC ZrB2Cf UHTCMCs Manufactured using High Pressure Polymer Infiltration and Pyrolysis
Presenter: Mr Matik Heskin - Missouri University of Science & Technology

10:20 AM to 12:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
  Propulsion, Refractory, and Coating Materials
Session Chairs: Mr Joseph Pluscauskis - Plus Designs Inc (Invited) and Mr Timothy Dominick - Northrop Grumman Corp
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
Evaluation of Protective Coatings for Hypersonic Components
Presenter: Mr Victor Sponer - Plasma Processes

Authors: Dr Tyler Kaub - Plasma Processes LLC, Mr Timothy McKechnie - Plasma Processes LLC
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Oxide Microstructure and Oxidation Kinetics of Transition Metal Carbides in High Temperature Atomic Oxygen
Presenter: Mr Connor Stephens - University of Virginia

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
OXIDATION KINETICS OF MELT-INFILTRATION-BASED ZrSiZrCSiC COATINGS ON CARBON-CARBON
Presenter: Dr Mark Opeka - Kratos SRE

11:20 AM - 11:40 AM
Experimental investigation of the oxidation growth and kinetics of high-entropy carbides under high heat flux
Presenter: Mr Michael Ammendola - DEVCOM Army Research Lab


Authors: Dr Anindya Ghoshal - US DEVCOM Army Research Lab, Mr Robert Koennecker - The Pennsylvania State University, Dr Robert Slapikas - SURVICE Engineering Co, Mr Lucas Wilson - The Pennsylvania State University, Dr Douglas Wolfe - The Pennsylvania State University
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Assessment of Foreign Research on Refractory Niobium Alloys for Aerospace Applications
Presenter: Mr Joseph Jankowski - ATI

Authors: Ms Carolina Frey - ATI, Mr Noah Philips - ATI
1:40 PM to 3:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
  Advanced Manufacturing
Session Chairs: Mr Gary Tiscia - Materials Research And Design Inc and Dr Daniel Butts - MACH20 (Invited)
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
DeepLearning Software for Composite Material Modeling Analysis
Presenter: Mr Steven Nigro - Materials Research & Design Inc

Authors: Mr Craig Iwano - Materials Research & Design Inc, Mr Ryan Nace - Materials Research & Design Inc
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Advanced Manufacturing of PIPBased Silicon Carbide SiC Composites
Presenter: Dr William Wright - Oak Ridge National Lab

Authors: Dr Steven Bullock - Oak Ridge National Lab, Dr Corson Cramer - Oak Ridge National Lab
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
Fused Filament Fabrication of Discontinuous Fiber Ceramic Matrix Composite Preforms Via Thermo-Oxidative Stabilization
Presenter: Mr Kolby Bull - University of Tennessee Knoxville

Authors: Dr Dustin Gilmer - University of Tennessee Space Institute, Dr Uday Vaidya - University of Tennessee Knoxville
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
UHT Metal Carbide Carbon Fibers by Direct Conversion Process™
Presenter: Dr John Garnier - Advanced Ceramic Fibers LLC

1:40 PM to 3:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
  Hypersonics
Session Chairs: Mr Larry Hudson - NASA Armstrong Flight Research Ctr and Mr Craig Stephens - NASA Armstrong Flight Research Ctr (Invited) and Mr Christopher Kostyk - NASA Armstrong Flight Research Ctr (Invited)
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
Advancing Ceramic Reusable Thermal Protection Systems at NASA Johnson Space Center
Presenter: Dr Nathaniel Olson - NASA JSC

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Designing Insulative Reusable Thermal Protection Materials – from Shuttle Tile to Next Generation Systems
Presenter: Dr Peter Marshall - NASA Ames Research Ctr

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
Modernization of Insulative Reusable Thermal Protection Systems
Presenter: Dr Adam Caldwell - NASA Ames

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
Physical Properties of Reusable Thermal Protection Systems
Presenter: Dr Ashley Ferguson - TexTech Industries Inc

1:40 PM to 3:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
  Propulsion, Refractory, and Coating Materials
Session Chairs: Mr Joseph Pluscauskis - Plus Designs Inc (Invited) and Mr Timothy Dominick - Northrop Grumman Corp
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
Mitigation of Eutectic Melting in Thermomechanical Evaluations of Refractory Metals and Alloys
Presenter: Mr Ryan Williams - Kratos SRE

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Booster Landscape Assessment Strategy and Tactics BLAST Study
Presenter: Dr Kyle Rosenkoetter - MACH20

Authors: Mr Joseph Blackman - MACH20, Mr John Hile - MACH20, Dr Jesse Margiotta - MACH20, Mr Paul Petkevicius - USAF AFRL, Dr Ian Wolford - USAF AFRL
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
High Temperature Ceramic Syntactic Foams for Structural Insulation
Presenter: Dr Rachel Guarriello - Physical Sciences Inc

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
Composite Flow Path Technology for Uncooled Scramjet Engines aka Speed with Innovative Flowpath Technology SWIFT
Presenter: Dr Craig Przybyla - USAF AFRL

Author: Lt Collin Santos - USAF AFRL
1:40 PM to 3:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
  Test, Evaluation and Modeling
Session Chairs: Dr George Jefferson - Air Force Material Cmd RXNC (Invited) and Dr Justin Hendrix - US Navy
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
Insitu Mechanical Strength Testing of Composite Materials Subjected to a Simulated Hypersonic Environment in a Laboratory Testbed
Presenter: Dr David Oakes - Physical Sciences Inc

Authors: Dr Joshua Abney - Physical Sciences Inc, Dr Wilson Rawlins - Physical Sciences Inc, Mr Jeffrey Schindler - Physical Sciences Inc
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Advances in Simulation and Testing of Ceramic Matrix Composites for HighTemperature and HighVelocity Applications
Presenter: Dr Anthony Koumpias - ALMMII LIFT

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
Multiscale multiphysics modeling and experiments of sand erosion on CMCs
Presenter: Mr David Newsome - CFD Research Corp

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
Modeling Recession of MeB2SiC Ceramics during Oxidation
Presenter: Dr Pavel Mogilevsky - USAF AFRL


Author: Dr Michael Cinibulk - USAF AFRL
3:00 PM to 3:20 PM 
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
  BREAK

3:20 PM to 5:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
  Advanced Manufacturing
Session Chairs: Mr Gary Tiscia - Materials Research And Design Inc and Dr Daniel Butts - MACH20 (Invited)
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
Process Development and Testing for Lunar Habitats
Presenter: Ms Chelsea Pickett - NASA

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Mechanical Performance of Quasi-Woven Polymer Matrix and C/C Composites
Presenter: Dr Derek King - Weber State University/MARS

Author: Dr Benjamin Garcia - Weber State University
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Asymmetric 4Point Bend Testing of 25D CC
Presenter: Mr Ryan Nace - Materials Research & Design Inc

3:20 PM to 5:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
  Hypersonics
Session Chairs: Mr Larry Hudson - NASA Armstrong Flight Research Ctr and Mr Craig Stephens - NASA Armstrong Flight Research Ctr (Invited) and Mr Christopher Kostyk - NASA Armstrong Flight Research Ctr (Invited)
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
ThermoStructural Analysis of CMC Aeroshell Materials for Hypersonics
Presenter: Mr Kevin Triplett - ReLogic Research

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Permeability Characterization of HighTemperature Seals Exposed to Elevated Temperatures and in Multiple Installation Configurations
Presenter: Mr Joshua Finkbeiner - NASA GRC

Author: Ms Hannah Liggett - University of Akron
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Evaluation of High-Temperature Fabrics for Improved Performance of Seals and Thermal Barriers
Presenter: Dr Scott Lattime - The University of Akron

4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
Continuation of QuadXE 3D CMC Composite Fasteners for Extreme Environments
Presenter: Mr Michael Crump - Advanced Ceramic Fibers LLC

4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
TBD Temperature Dependent Thermal Resistance Across Ceramic Metal Diffusion Bonds
Presenter: Ms Sarah McQuaid - Texas A&M University

Author: Dr Patrick Shamberger - Texas AM University
3:20 PM to 5:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
  Propulsion, Refractory, and Coating Materials
Session Chairs: Mr Joseph Pluscauskis - Plus Designs Inc (Invited) and Mr Timothy Dominick - Northrop Grumman Corp
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
Additively-Manufactured Insulated Propulsion Components (AMIPC) Technology
Presenter: Mr Terry Hendricks - ExoAtmospheric Technologies LLC

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
US Navy Scramjet Combustor Materials Development and Arc-Heater Testing 1983-1986
Presenter: Dr Mark Opeka - Kratos SRE

3:20 PM to 5:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
  Test, Evaluation and Modeling
Session Chairs: Dr George Jefferson - Air Force Material Cmd RXNC (Invited) and Dr Justin Hendrix - US Navy
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
Design and Validation of a Spectral Hemispherical Emittance Apparatus for Radiative Property Evaluations
Presenter: Mr James Hawbaker - Kratos SRE

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Space Environmental Effects on Composite Radiation Shielding Materials
Presenter: Mr John O'Dell - Plasma Processes

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Modeling porosity effect on oxidation kinetics of mulliteSi composites
Presenter: Dr Julin Wan - GE Aerospace Research Ctr

Authors: Dr Reza Sarrafinour - GE Aerospace Research Ctr, Dr Anant Setlur - GE Aerospace Research Ctr
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
Sensitivity of NDE for CMCs
Presenter: Dr Alexander Charles Douglass - USAF AFRL

4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Contactless measurement technique to determine the thermal conductivity and spectral emissivity of UHTCs at ultrahigh temperatures 2500 °C
Presenter: Mr Hunter Schonfeld - University of Virginia

Thursday, January 30, 2025
8:40 AM to 10:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, January 30, 2025
  Hypersonics
Session Chairs: Mr Larry Hudson - NASA Armstrong Flight Research Ctr and Mr Craig Stephens - NASA Armstrong Flight Research Ctr (Invited) and Mr Christopher Kostyk - NASA Armstrong Flight Research Ctr (Invited)
8:40 AM - 9:00 AM
New Hypersonic Convective Heating Facilities
Presenter: Dr Aaron Dufrene - CUBRC

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Material Screening Using Plasma Arc Jet Testing
Presenter: Dr Tyler Kaub - Plasma Processes LLC

Authors: Mr Timothy McKechnie - Plasma Processes LLC, Mr Victor Sponer - Plasma Processes
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM
Burner rig testing of 3D woven CSiC Ceramic Matrix Composites under numerous flexure conditions
Presenter: Prof Gregory Morscher - The University of Akron

Authors: Mr Blake Bowser - University of Akron, Dr Sergio Dos Santos e Lucato - Teledyne Scientific Imaging LLC
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
HIGH-RESOLUTION 3D SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION OF FLIGHT-TESTED HARDWARE USING SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Presenter: Mr Panagiotis Panoutsopoulos - Kratos SRE


8:40 AM to 10:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, January 30, 2025
  Structural Ceramics
Session Chairs: Dr William Poisl - MACH20 and Mr Curtis Martin - NSWC Carderock (Invited)
8:40 AM - 9:00 AM
The Optomechanical Properties of Calcium Lanthanum Sulfide
Presenter: Mr Andrew Howe - The University of Central Florida

Authors: Dr Parag Banerjee - The University of Central Florida, Mr Eric Bissell - The University of Central Florida, Ms Barbara Cook - The University of Central Florida, Mr Andrew Cooper - The University of Central Florida, Dr Romain Gaume - The University of Central Florida, Dr Jeffrey Geldmeier - Lockheed Martin MFC, Mrs Kathleen Richardson - The University of Central Florida, Dr Clara RiveroBaleine - Lockheed Martin MFC
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Structure and Optical Properties of Ge2Sb2Te5 Deposited on Gold
Presenter: Dr Aubrey Fry - DEVCOM Army Research Lab

Authors: Dr Aubrey Fry - US Army DEVCOM ARL, Dr Mathew Ivill - US Army DEVCOM ARL, Dr J Derek Demaree - US Army DEVCOM ARL, Dr Thomas Parker - US Army DEVCOM ARL, Dr Matthew Bratcher - DEVCOM Army Research Lab
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM
Investigating the Effect of a Glass Transition during Elevated Temperature Fracture Toughness Testing
Presenter: Mr Marc Doran - UDRI

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Characterization of Liquid UltraHigh Temperature Ceramic Precursors Derived from Biological Building Blocks
Presenter: Dr William Meador - UES A BlueHalo Co

Authors: Dr Jared Delcamp - USAF AFRL, Dr Matthew Dickerson - USAF AFRL, Ms Sophia Heckler - UES A Blue Halo Co, Dr Nicholas Posey - USAF AFRL, Dr Timothy Pruyn - USAF AFRL, Dr Jordan Zackasee - UES a Bluehalo Co
8:40 AM to 10:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, January 30, 2025
  Test, Evaluation and Modeling
Session Chairs: Dr George Jefferson - Air Force Material Cmd RXNC (Invited) and Dr Justin Hendrix - US Navy
8:40 AM - 9:00 AM
CarbonCarbon Material Property Identification for a Continuum Damage Model
Presenter: Ms Allison Ruwe - UDRI

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Experimental Investigation of ModeI Translaminar Fracture in SiCSiC TapeLaminate Composites
Presenter: Dr Scott Zavada - NASA LaRC

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM
Experimental Characterization of a CarbonCarbon System for Damage Model Input
Presenter: Mr Theron Jackson - UDRI

Authors: Dr Robert Brockman - University of Dayton, Mr Alexander Douglas - Air Force Material Cmd RXNW, Dr George Jefferson - Air Force Material Cmd RXNC, Mr Tyler Lesthaeghe - UDRI, Ms Jennifer Pierce - UDRI, Dr Craig Przybyla - USAF AFRL, Ms Allison Ruwe - UDRI, Mr Norman Schehl - University of Dayton Research Inst
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Failure Prediction Methodology for Melt Infiltrated SiCSiC Composite Laminates under Bearing Loads
Presenter: Mrs Rachael Andrulonis - WSU NIAR

Authors: Mr Matthew Blenis - WSU NIAR, Mr Caleb Saathoff - WSU NIAR
10:00 AM to 10:20 AM 
Thursday, January 30, 2025
  BREAK

10:20 AM to 12:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, January 30, 2025
  Hypersonics
Session Chairs: Mr Larry Hudson - NASA Armstrong Flight Research Ctr and Mr Craig Stephens - NASA Armstrong Flight Research Ctr (Invited) and Mr Christopher Kostyk - NASA Armstrong Flight Research Ctr (Invited)
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
Melt Infiltrated SiC/SiC Hot Structure Characterization for Reusable Hypersonic Vehicles Program Introduction
Presenter: Mr Joseph Gessler - Spirit AeroSystems Inc

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Numerical and Experimental Characterization of StrainCompliant SiCSiC Composite Hypersonic Vehicle Hot Structure
Presenter: Dr Brett Hauber - UDRI

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Hybrid MICVI CMC Architecture Development
Presenter: Dr Adam Bratten - GE Aerospace


Authors: Dr Suresh Viswanathan - GE Aerospace, Dr Jared Weaver - GE Aerospace
11:20 AM - 11:40 AM
SiCSiC Ceramic Matrix Composite CMC Qualification and Related Framework for Aircraft Design and Certification
Presenter: Mr Matthew Opliger - Wichita State University

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
CVI SiCSiC Material Properties above 3000°F
Presenter: Mr William Retersdorf - Kratos SRE

Author: Mr Jacques Cuneo - Kratos SRE
10:20 AM to 12:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, January 30, 2025
  Structural Ceramics
Session Chairs: Dr William Poisl - MACH20 and Mr Curtis Martin - NSWC Carderock (Invited)
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
Effect of molecular structure on cyclosiloxane networks
Presenter: Miss Virginia Mullins - University of Southern Mississippi

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
U Design Optimization of Cemented Ceramics
Presenter: Dr Matthew Guziewski - DEVCOM Army Research Lab

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Thermal Shock Tolerant Tantalum Carbide Forming MAX Phase Materials
Presenter: Mr Craig Iwano - Materials Research & Design Inc

10:20 AM to 12:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, January 30, 2025
  Test, Evaluation and Modeling
Session Chairs: Dr George Jefferson - Air Force Material Cmd RXNC (Invited) and Dr Justin Hendrix - US Navy
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
Interlaminar Behavior of Bonded CarbonCarbon at Room and Elevated Temperature
Presenter: Ms Jennifer Pierce - UDRI

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Utilizing Peridynamics to Predict Bulk CMC Properties from Input Constituent Material Properties
Presenter: Mr Alexander Tucker - CFD Research

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
The Effects of Temperature and Layup on Open Hole Tensile Properties of MI SiCSiC
Presenter: Dr Allison Horner - Scalar Scientific LLC

Authors: Dr Barry Davidson - NASA LaRC, Dr David Glass - NASA Langley
11:20 AM - 11:40 AM
Air-Coupled Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation of Carbon-Carbon Materials During Production
Presenter: Mr Jared Taylor - Texas Research Institute Austin

Author: Mr David Forsyth - TRI Austin
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
AirCoupled Ultrasound Modeling and Experiments Using Carbon Fiber PLA as a Surrogate for CMCs
Presenter: Dr Maureen Morton - UDRI

Authors: Dr John Aldrin - Computational Tools, Mr David Zainey - UDRI, Mr Tyler Lesthaeghe - UDRI, Mr Michael Uchic - USAF AFRL/MLLM
1:40 PM to 3:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, January 30, 2025
  EM
Session Chairs: Dr William Poisl - MACH20 and Mr Curtis Martin - NSWC Carderock (Invited)
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
Survivable Dielectric Windows for RF Antennas
Presenter: Dr Samuel Swan - Sandia National Labs

Authors: Dr Jonathan Back - Sandia National Labs, Dr Bernadette HernandezSanchez - Sandia National Labs, Dr Daniel Lowry - Sandia National Labs, Dr James Nance - Sandia National Labs, Dr Isaac Nelson - Sanida National Labs, Dr Zachary Wilson - Sandia National Labs, Dr Matthew Young - Sandia National Labs
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Novel Generative AI Model Architecture for Targeted IR Window Materials Discovery
Presenter: Dr Victor Leon - The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab

Author: Mr Keith Caruso - Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
High Density Silicon Nitride Fibers Manufactured by LaserDriven Chemical Vapor Deposition for RF Window Applications
Presenter: Dr Shay Harrison - Free Form Fibers

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
Tech Update on Cerablak® N720 3D OxOx CMCs
Presenter: Mr Logan Johnson - Applied Thin Films Inc

1:40 PM to 3:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, January 30, 2025
  Test, Evaluation and Modeling
Session Chairs: Dr George Jefferson - Air Force Material Cmd RXNC (Invited) and Dr Justin Hendrix - US Navy (Invited)
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
Experimental Assessment of Melt Infiltrated SiCSiC Bolted Joint Failure Prediction Methodologies
Presenter: Dr Scott Zavada - NASA LaRC

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Melt Infiltrated SiCSiC Data Compilation as a Pathfinder to Distributed Allowables Methodology for HighTemperature Reusable Applications
Presenter: Mr Matthew Blenis - WSU NIAR

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
Nanoscale Mechanical Property Determination in OxideOxide Ceramic Matrix Composites using Atomic Force Microscopy
Presenter: Ms Hannah James - Baylor University

3:20 PM to 5:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, January 30, 2025
  EM
Session Chairs: Dr William Poisl - MACH20 and Mr Curtis Martin - NSWC Carderock (Invited)
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
Continuous Polycrystalline Silicon Nitride Fibers via Powder Processing Route
Presenter: Dr Hyunjun Kim - BlueHalo

Authors: Dr Michael Cinibulk - USAF AFRL, Mr Randall Corns - BlueHalo, Dr Randall Hay - USAF AFRL, Mr Samuel Opeka - BlueHalo, Dr Lisa Rueschhoff - USAF AFRL, Ms Kathryn Rutherford - BlueHalo, Mr Connor Wyckoff - BlueHalo
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
HighTemperature Dielectric Characterization Compositional Tailoring of OxideOxide Ceramic Matrix Composites
Presenter: Mr Wylie Simpson - Axiom Materials Inc

Authors: Mr Marc Simpson - 3M, Mr Antonios Tontisakis - Axiom Materials, Dr Chengying Xu - North Carolina State University
3:20 PM to 5:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, January 30, 2025
  Test, Evaluation and Modeling
Session Chairs: Dr George Jefferson - Air Force Material Cmd RXNC (Invited) and Dr Justin Hendrix - US Navy
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
Residual Stress Mapping of Silicon Carbide
Presenter: Mr Jackson Parker - CoorsTek

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
MixedMode Fracture Modeling in Ceramic Composites via UniaxialDeviatoric Decomposition
Presenter: Dr Arezoo Emdadi - Missouri ST

Authors: Mr Brady Creek - Missouri ST, Mr Lucas Rackers - JHU, Dr Jeremy Watts - Missouri University of Science & Technology
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