3:20 PM to 5:20 PM Concurrent Sessions Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Carbon-Carbon Composites 3
Session Chairs: Mr Christopher Tomko - Institute for Defense Analyses (Invited) and Dr Timothy Ferguson - Kratos SRE
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
Virtual CrackClosure Technique Analysis of a CC Structural Test Model Presenter: Mr William Higginson - Materials Research & Design Authors: Mr Andrew Bergan - NASA, Dr David Glass - NASA LaRC, Mr William Higginson - Materials Research & Design, Dr John Podhiny - Materials Research & Design Inc
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Characterization of TPS Thermal and Ablation Properties from Aerothermal Screening Data Presenter: Dr William Scholten - ATA Engineering Inc Authors: Dr Eric Blades - ATA Engineering Inc, Mr Nathan Diaz - ATA Engineering Inc, Ms Rachel Martin - ATA Engineering Inc, Mr Michael Nucci - ATA Engineering Inc
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Modeling Viscoelastic Behavior of 2D CC Presenter: Dr John Podhiny - Materials Research & Design Inc Author: Mr Craig Scharmann - Materials Research & Design Inc
