3:20 PM to 5:20 PM Concurrent Sessions Monday, January 26, 2026
Ceramic Matrix Composites
Session Chairs: Mr Joseph Polk - Created Solutions Inc and Dr Corson Cramer - Oak Ridge National Lab and Dr Zlatomir Apostolov - USAF AFRL
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
Maximizing Ceramic Yields of Preceramic Polymer Grafted Nanoparticles via Modification of Polymer Morphology and Composition Presenter: Dr Jordan Zackasee - AV Inc Authors: Dr Abigail Advincula - AV Inc, Dr Jared Delcamp - USAF AFRL, Dr Matthew Dickerson - USAF AFRL, Dr James Ponder - AV Inc, Dr Timothy Pruyn - USAF AFRL, Dr Jordan Zackasee - AV Inc
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
A Comprehensive View of Phenolic Resin Decomposition in Phenolic Resin Containing Composites Presenter: Dr William Carty - Materials Research Furnaces LLC Authors: Dr Attilio Colangelo - AMC Engineering, Mr George Minott - Exothermics Inc, Mr Nik Ninos - Calix Ceramic Solutions
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
MeltInfiltrated CCSiC for Thermal Protection Systems and Launch Vehicle Applications Presenter: Mr Gary Tiscia - Materials Research & Design Inc Author: Mr Stephen DiPietro - Exothermics Inc
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
Hybrid PostProcessing for CfSiC with UltraLow Porosity Presenter: Mr Kevin Nguyen - University of Southern California Authors: Dr Edward Pope - MATECH, Mr Kevin Nguyen - University of Southern California
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Processing microstructure and thermal properties of HfC and HfCCf UHTCMCs Presenter: Mr David Guetzov - Missouri S&T Authors: Dr Gregory Hilmas - Missouri S&T, Dr Jason Lonergan - Missouri University of Science & Technology, Dr Jeremy Watts - Missouri S&T
