8:40 AM to 10:00 AM Concurrent Sessions Thursday, January 29, 2026
Hypersonic Structural Material & Component Evaluations 3
Session Chairs: Mr Craig Stephens - NASA Armstrong Flight Research Ctr (Invited) and Mr Larry Hudson - NASA Armstrong Flight Research Ctr and Dr Lisa Rueschhoff - USAF AFRL
8:40 AM - 9:00 AM
Advancements in QuadXE™ 3D CMC Composite Fasteners for Extreme Environments Presenter: Mr Michael Crump - Advanced Ceramic Fibers LLC Authors: Mr Kyler Bingham - Advanced Ceramic Fibers, Mr Steven Brown - Advanced Ceramic Fibers, Mr Robert Buell - Advanced Ceramic Fibers, Mr Joel Davis - Advanced Ceramic Fibers LLC, Dr John Garnier - Advanced Ceramic Fibers LLC, Mr James Glenco - Advanced Ceramic Fibers, Mr Ken Kohler - Advanced Ceramic Fibers, Mr Mark Miller - Advanced Ceramic Fibers LLC
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Structural Subelement Test Validation of AssemblyBonded ACC6 using Damage Tolerance Presenter: Mr Austin Smith - NASA LaRC Authors: Mr Austin Smith - NASA LaRC, Mr Andrew Westerhoff - The University of Utah
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM
Optimization of a Two-Step Hole Drilling Method for Melt Infiltrated SiC/SiC Presenter: Mr Caleb Saathoff - WSU NIAR Authors: Ms Rachael Andrulonis - WSU NIAR, Mr Tomas Lorik - WSU NIAR, Mr Danial Siddiqui - National Institute for Aviation Research
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Development of Repair Method for CarbonCarbon Composites Presenter: Ms Sarah Ward - Leidos Inc Authors: Mr Jack Burrell - Dynetics, Mr Christopher Davis - Leidos
