10:20 AM to 12:00 PM Concurrent Sessions Thursday, January 29, 2026
Ablative and Reusable TPS Development, Testing, and Modeling 1
Session Chairs: Dr Matthew Gasch - NASA Ames Research Ctr and Dr Steven Violette - Fiber Materials Inc
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
Arrhenius Decomposition Model Development for Low Cost TPS Technologies Presenter: Mr Chad Podsednik - Russell Technical Consulting Services RTCS Authors: Mr Grant Glass - Russell Technical Consulting Services RTCS, Mr Chad Podsednik - Russell Technical Consulting Services RTCS, Dr Gerald Russell - RTCS LLC
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Improving Carbon Phenolic Property Predictions via Mesoscale Modeling and Multi Fidelity Surrogates Presenter: Dr Peter Creveling - Sandia National Labs
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
TPS Development for Reentry Systems Thermal Modeling and Ground Test Analysis Presenter: Dr Matthew Leibowitz - Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab Authors: Dr Conor Martin - Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, Mr Paul Wienhold - Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, Mr Aaron Gudgen - Toyon Research Corp, Mr Justin Jones - Toyon Research Corp, Dr Wesley Yu - Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
11:20 AM - 11:40 AM
*CANCELLED*Detailed Analyses of Cellulosebased Carbon Fiber*CANCELLED* Presenter: Dr Daniel Knorr - US Army DEVCOM ARL Authors: Dr Rick Beyer - US Army DEVCOM ARL, Dr Kenneth Strawhecker - US Army DEVCOM ARL