Appendix B
Meetings and Speakers
MEETING 1
WASHINGTON, D.C.
MARCH 1-2, 2005
Co-Sponsor Discussion on Study Background, Intent and Priorities
Jim Engle
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Research and Engineering
Robert Shaw
Office of the Director of Defense Research and Engineering
National Aerospace Initiative Update
Ronald M. Sega
Director of Defense Research and Engineering
Department of Defense Propulsion Science and Technology
Michael Richman, Associate Director, Aerospace Technology
Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Science and Technology
MEETING 2
WASHINGTON, D.C.
APRIL 5-6, 2005
Air Force Future Propulsion Requirements and Concepts
John Pernot, Deputy Chief, Future Concepts and Transformation Division
Headquarters, U.S. Air Force/XPXC
Propulsion Directorate Overview
Mike Heil, Director, Propulsion Directorate
Air Force Research Laboratory
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Arthur Morrish, Director, Tactical Technology Office
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Space Requirements
Andrew Culbertson, Associate Director, Space Platforms
Office of the Director, Defense Research & Engineering
Air Force Research Laboratory, Science and Technology Overview
Mike Huggins, Chief, Space and Missile Propulsion Division
Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Space Propulsion Basic Research Activities
Mitat Birkan, Program Manager, Space Propulsion
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Overview of NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Robert Sackheim, Assistant Director and Chief Engineer for Propulsion
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Gas Turbine Engine Materials
Dallis Hardwick, Materials Technology Lead
Air Force Research Laboratory/MLLM
Compression Systems Technology
John Lueke, Compression Systems Technology Lead
Air Force Research Laboratory/PRTF
Aerospace Fuels/Thermal Management
Tim Edwards, Fuels Technology Lead
Air Force Research Laboratory/PRTC
Combustion Systems Science and Technology
Carlos Arana, Combustion Systems Technology Lead
Air Force Research Laboratory/PRTC
Turbine Systems
Charles Stevens, Turbine Systems Technology Lead
Air Force Research Laboratory/PRTT
Propulsion Integration Technologies
Alex Giese, Exhaust Systems Technology Lead
Air Force Research Laboratory/PRTA
Mechanical Systems Technology
Nelson Forster, Mechanical Systems Technology Lead
Air Force Research Laboratory/PRTM
Technology Readiness Level 6 Demonstrators
Richard McNally, Advanced Technology Demonstrator Engines Lead
Air Force Research Laboratory/PRTP
Turbine Engine Technology Transition
Mark Dale, Chief, Propulsion Branch, Turbine Engine Division
Air Force Research Laboratory/PRPT
High Cycle Fatigue
Daniel Thomson, High Cycle Fatigue Program Manager
Air Force Research Laboratory/PRT
Overview of Turbine Engine Technologies, Progress, and Future Opportunities
Jeffrey Stricker, Chief Engineer, Turbine Engine Division
Air Force Research Laboratory/PRT
Current/Future Turbine Engine Technology Investment Plans and VAATE
Larry Burns, VAATE Program Manager
Air Force Research Laboratory
NASA Glenn Research Center, In-Space Propulsion Activities
Robert Jankovsky, Chief, Electric Propulsion Branch, and
Mark Klem, Manager, Alternative Power Project
Air Force Research Laboratory, Hypersonic Propulsion
Robert Mercier, Deputy for Technology, and Thomas Jackson, Deputy for Science
Air Force Research Laboratory, Propulsion Directorate
MEETING 3
WASHINGTON, D.C.
MAY 24-26, 2005
Thermodynamic Cycle Analysis of Pulse Detonation Engines and the Pulse Detonation Engine
William Heiser, Professor Emeritus
U.S. Air Force Academy
Department of Defense, Propulsion Science and Technology Overview
Ronald M. Sega
Director, Defense Research and Engineering
HyFly Program Overview and Navy HyFly
Gil Graff, Weapons Science and Technology Manager
Office of Naval Research
Sea Power 21/Naval Capabilities Development Office Overview and Navy Turbine Engine
Technology
Charles A. Gorton, Chief Technology Officer, AIR-4.4T
NAVAIR Propulsion and Power Engineering
Navy Revolutionary Approach to Time-Critical Long Range Strike (RATTLRS)
Bill Voorhees, Propulsion and Power Air Vehicles Technology Team Lead
NAVAIR
NAI High Speed Hypersonics—Army
Billy Walker, Senior Research Scientist
U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command
MEETING 4
WASHINGTON, D.C.
AUGUST 16-17, 2005
Strategy Options
Bob May, Deputy for Support
Aeronautical Systems Center
Defense S&T Reliance
Karen Ray, Defense S&T Reliance Executive Staff Chair
Office of Naval Research
Strategy Options
Jon Ogg, Director, Chief Information Officer and Communications, AFMC/A6, and
Ted Fecke, Technical Advisor Propulsion, ASC
Strategy Options
Bill Borger, Director, Propulsion, AFRL, and
William Koop, Chief, Turbine Engine Division, AFRL/PRT
Strategy Options
Tim Dues, Deputy for Logistics and Depot Maintenances
Air Force Materiel Command
Aerojet Overview—Hypersonic Propulsion
Adam Siebenhaar, Director, Hypersonic Propulsion
Aerojet
Positron Energy Conversion Status Review
Kenneth Edwards
Air Force Research Laboratory
DARPA Update
Dave Lucia, DARPA/TTO