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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
3:20 PM to 5:20 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
  High Velocity Impact Effects - HVIE
Session Chairs: Dr Andy Thomas - CoorsTek Inc and Dr Adrian Mann - Rutgers University
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
BALLISTIC LIMIT SCALING STUDIES USING LASERDRIVEN AND CONVENTIONAL GUNS
Presenter: Dr Isaias Chocron - SwRI


Authors: Dr Matt Barsotti - Protection Engineering Consultants, Dr Frederik Heim - SwRI, Dr Alexander Lackocy - Protection Engineering Consultants, Dr Daniel Portillo - SwRI, Dr Christopher Sorini - SwRI
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
*CANCELLED*Response of Diamond-Ceramic Composites to High-Velocity Impact*CANCELLED*
Presenter: Dr Jerry LaSalvia - DEVCOM ARL

Authors: Dr James Campbell - US Army DEVCOM, Dr Anthony DiGiovanni - US Army DEVCOM, Mr Patrick Gillich - US Army DEVCOM, Dr Philip Jannotti - US Army DEVCOM, Mr Nicholas Lorenzo - US Army DEVCOM, Mr Andrew Strzepek - US Army DEVCOM Soldier Ctr
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Ballistic Evaluation of Areal Density Scaling for Single and MixedCarbide Armor
Presenter: Mr Jackson Parker - CoorsTek

Author: Dr Terence Whalen - CoorsTek
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
Peridynamics Model Validation of Hypervelocity Impact on Silicon Carbide
Presenter: Dr Joseph Morton - ATA Engineering


4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Dynamic Mechanical Characterization of Carbon-Carbon Composites via Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar Testing
Presenter: Dr Charles Bond - University of Tennessee Space Institute


Authors: Dr Jacqueline Johnson - University of Tennessee Space Institute, Mr Drake Pyle - University of Tennessee Space Institute, Ms Bailey Urhahn - University of Tennessee Space Institute
5:00 PM - 5:20 PM
Update on the Prediction of HighSpeed Droplet Impact Damage on Aerospace Structures
Presenter: Dr Ibrahim Guven - Virginia Commonwealth University


Authors: Dr Christoph Brehm - University of Maryland, Dr Ugur Can - Virginia Commonwealth University, Mr Jett Langhorn - Stevens Institute of Technology, Dr Manuel Moreira - University of Maryland, Dr Nicholaus Parziale - Stevens Institute of Technology, Dr Suraj Ravindran - University Of Minnesota
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