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Appendix D: Laboratories and Facilities Visited by the Committee
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From page 83... ... D Laboratories and Facilities Visited by the Committee GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER SEPTEMBER 9-10, 2009 Center Overview, Nancy Abell, Associate Director GSFC Institutional Planning Overview • Center Planning Overview, Nancy Abell • Facilities Planning and Budgets, Braulio Ramon, Facilities Planning Office Head • Technical Equipment Budgets, Karen Flynn, Engineering Deputy Director for Planning and Business Management Science and Exploration Directorate Planning Overview • Science Goals and Objectives, Peter Hildebrand, Sciences and Exploration Deputy Director • Directorate Planning Overview, Mitch Brown, Sciences and Exploration Deputy Director for Planning and Business Management Overview and Tour of New Exploration and Sciences Building • Facility Overview, Dave Larsen, Facilities Project Manager • General Astrophysics and Solar System Exploration Laboratory Under Construction Laboratories in Earth Systems Sciences Building • Facility Overview, Jack Richards, Facilities Operations Manager • Cloud Physics and Wind Lidar Laboratories, David Starr, Mathew McGill, and Bruce Gentry • Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, Paul Mahaffy and Jen Eigenbrode Laboratories in Building 2 • Facility Overview, Curtis Odell • Astrobiology Laboratory, Jason Dworkin and Danny Glavin • X-ray Laboratory, Keith Gendreau Detector Development Laboratory • Facility and Technology Development Overview, Rich Barney, Instrument Systems and Technology Division Chief Committee Discussion with GSFC Scientists 83 Read the entire page →
From page 84... ... Support in the Laboratories, Rickey Shyne, Director of Facilities and Test • Laboratory Support Staffing: Adequacy, Future Outlook, etc., Jih-Fen Lei, Director of Research and Technology • Center Perspective of Headquarter's Support of TRL 1-3 Research, Jih-Fen Lei, Director of Research and Technology Group Touring the Aeronautics Facilities • Instrumentation and Controls -- SiC Crystal Growth Facilities -- Clean Room; Optical Instrumentation • Engine Component Research Laboratories -- Engine Acoustic Research Plus PIV • ATP Facilities Supporting Low-TRL Research -- Icing Research Tunnel -- Icing Physics Flow Laboratory • Burner Rig Facilities -- Medium-Pressure Flame Tube Combustion Facility • Engine Laboratories -- Single-Stage Compressor Facility • Engine Component Research Laboratories -- Supersonic Research in the 15 cm × 15 cm Supersonic Wind Tunnel Facility (SSWT) • Instrumentation and Controls -- Actuator Characterization for Control Rig • Materials and Nanotechnology Laboratory -- High-Temperature Mass Spectrometry -- Nanotube Laboratory • Materials Laboratory -- Laser Test Rig -- Polymer Composite Processing Laboratory • Structures Laboratory -- Benchmark and Mechanical Testing • Fuel Research Laboratories -- Alternative Fuels Laboratory -- Biofuel Green Laboratory • ATP Facilities Supporting Low-TRL Research -- 10×10 SSWT Hypersonics CCE Testing • Engine Laboratories -- Active Flow Control • Meetings with the Scientists and Researchers 84 Read the entire page →
From page 85... ... Group Touring Space Facilities • Research Combustion Laboratory -- Creek Road Cryogenics Complex • Power Research Laboratories -- Photovoltaics Research -- Nanotechnology/Quantum Dot -- Energy Storage • Smaller Space Simulation Facilities -- Electric Propulsion • Ballistic Impact Facility • Advanced Metallics Branch Facilities • 5.2-Second Zero Gravity Facility • 2.2-Second Drop Tower • Fire Detection/Combustion Diagnostics • Combustion Research Laboratory • Human Research Vision Laboratory • Biophotonics Research Laboratory, Including Two-Photon, Cell and Tissue Culture • Tribology and Space Mechanisms Facilities • Space Environment Simulation -- Lunar Dust Simulation -- Particulate Characterization/Separation Laboratories -- In Situ Resource Utilization Facilities O2 Extraction Reactor Studies • Telescience Support Center • Space Communication Laboratory -- Antenna Test Facility • Meeting with the Scientists and Researchers LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER, HAMPTON, VIRGINIA OCTOBER 21-22, 2009 Presentations • Institutional Support Infrastructure, George Finelli, Director, Center Operations • Test Instrumentation, Allen Kilgore, Deputy Director, Ground Facilities and Testing • Center Support Staff, Charlie Harris, LaRC Director, Research and Technology • Center Perspective on TRL 1-3 Research, Charlie Harris Tours • Measurement Sciences and Acoustics • Jet Noise Laboratory, Charlotte Whitfield, Head, Aeroacoustics Branch • Small Anechoic Laboratory, Charlotte Whitfield • Nondestructive Evaluation Sciences Laboratory, Bill Winfree, Head, Nondestructive Evaluation Sciences Branch • Laser/Lidar Research, Chris Edwards, Head, Laser Remote Sensing Branch • Safety-Critical Avionics Systems • High Intensity Radiation Facility, Sandra Koppen, Electromagnetic and Sensors Branch 85 Read the entire page →
From page 86... ... Welcome -- Pete Worden, Director, and Steve Zornetzer, Associate Director Center Presentation Tour • Air Traffic Management Laboratory, Thomas Davis, Chief, Aviation Systems 86 Read the entire page →
From page 87... ... Raiche • Hyper-velocity Free-Range Aerodynamic Facilities • Nanotechnology Laboratory, Harry Partridge and Meyyapan Jing Li • Discussions with Scientists JET PROPULSION LABORATORY NOVEMBER 9-10, 2009 (SPACE GROUP) Welcome: Paul Dimotakis Presentations • Status of institutional support infrastructure • Status of test instrumentation • Laboratory support staffing – adequacy, future outlook, etc. Read the entire page →
From page 88... ... , John Davis, Space Science Office Manager, Science and Missions Systems Office -- X-Ray Telescope and Miniaturized Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope, Jessica Gaskin, Science and Mission Systems Office -- Dusty Plasma Laboratory, Mian Abbas, Science and Mission Systems Office • Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, Ralph Carruth, Manager, Materials and Processes Laboratory -- Electrostatic Levitator, Jan Rogers, Electrostatic Levitation Facility, Materials and Processes Laboratory -- Innovative Materials Characterization, Jan Rogers • Advanced Technology Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) , Bob Bagdigian, Branch Chief for ECLSS Development, Science and Mission Systems Office -- Methane Plasma Pyrolysis, Morgan Abney, Space Systems Department -- Bosch CO2 Reduction, Morgan Abney • Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, Ralph Carruth 88 Read the entire page →
From page 89... ... -- High Temperature Silicon Carbide Grid, Martin Volz, Failure Analysis and Metallurgy Branch -- International Space Station Materials Science, Ching-Hua Su, Failure Analysis and Metallurgy Branch • Microfabrication Laboratory, Mike Watson, Chief, Integrated Systems Health Management and Sensors Branch -- Magneto Optical Trap, Mike Watson -- Microfabrication Laboratory, Angela Shields, Spacecraft and Vehicle Department -- Microfabrication Integrated Optics Laboratory, Angela Shields • Materials Research and Technologies Facility, Ralph Carruth -- In Situ Resource Utilization, Laurel Karr, Materials Test Branch -- Ionic Liquids, Steve Paley, Nonmetallic Materials Branch -- Microwave Water Extraction, Ed Ethridge, Engineering Directorate • Propulsion Research and Development Laboratory (PRDL) , Harold Gerrish, Propulsion Systems Department -- Solar Thermal Propulsion -- High Power Plasma Laboratory -- Nuclear Thermal Rocket Element Environmental Simulator Nuclear Fuel Simulator -- Chemical Synthesis Laboratory -- Simulated Fission Laboratory with Antimatter Trap • Meeting with Researchers 89 Read the entire page →

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... D Laboratories and Facilities Visited by the Committee GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER SEPTEMBER 9-10, 2009 Center Overview, Nancy Abell, Associate Director GSFC Institutional Planning Overview • Center Planning Overview, Nancy Abell • Facilities Planning and Budgets, Braulio Ramon, Facilities Planning Office Head • Technical Equipment Budgets, Karen Flynn, Engineering Deputy Director for Planning and Business Management Science and Exploration Directorate Planning Overview • Science Goals and Objectives, Peter Hildebrand, Sciences and Exploration Deputy Director • Directorate Planning Overview, Mitch Brown, Sciences and Exploration Deputy Director for Planning and Business Management Overview and Tour of New Exploration and Sciences Building • Facility Overview, Dave Larsen, Facilities Project Manager • General Astrophysics and Solar System Exploration Laboratory Under Construction Laboratories in Earth Systems Sciences Building • Facility Overview, Jack Richards, Facilities Operations Manager • Cloud Physics and Wind Lidar Laboratories, David Starr, Mathew McGill, and Bruce Gentry • Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, Paul Mahaffy and Jen Eigenbrode Laboratories in Building 2 • Facility Overview, Curtis Odell • Astrobiology Laboratory, Jason Dworkin and Danny Glavin • X-ray Laboratory, Keith Gendreau Detector Development Laboratory • Facility and Technology Development Overview, Rich Barney, Instrument Systems and Technology Division Chief Committee Discussion with GSFC Scientists 83

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From page 84...

... Support in the Laboratories, Rickey Shyne, Director of Facilities and Test • Laboratory Support Staffing: Adequacy, Future Outlook, etc., Jih-Fen Lei, Director of Research and Technology • Center Perspective of Headquarter's Support of TRL 1-3 Research, Jih-Fen Lei, Director of Research and Technology Group Touring the Aeronautics Facilities • Instrumentation and Controls -- SiC Crystal Growth Facilities -- Clean Room; Optical Instrumentation • Engine Component Research Laboratories -- Engine Acoustic Research Plus PIV • ATP Facilities Supporting Low-TRL Research -- Icing Research Tunnel -- Icing Physics Flow Laboratory • Burner Rig Facilities -- Medium-Pressure Flame Tube Combustion Facility • Engine Laboratories -- Single-Stage Compressor Facility • Engine Component Research Laboratories -- Supersonic Research in the 15 cm × 15 cm Supersonic Wind Tunnel Facility (SSWT) • Instrumentation and Controls -- Actuator Characterization for Control Rig • Materials and Nanotechnology Laboratory -- High-Temperature Mass Spectrometry -- Nanotube Laboratory • Materials Laboratory -- Laser Test Rig -- Polymer Composite Processing Laboratory • Structures Laboratory -- Benchmark and Mechanical Testing • Fuel Research Laboratories -- Alternative Fuels Laboratory -- Biofuel Green Laboratory • ATP Facilities Supporting Low-TRL Research -- 10×10 SSWT Hypersonics CCE Testing • Engine Laboratories -- Active Flow Control • Meetings with the Scientists and Researchers 84

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From page 85...

... Group Touring Space Facilities • Research Combustion Laboratory -- Creek Road Cryogenics Complex • Power Research Laboratories -- Photovoltaics Research -- Nanotechnology/Quantum Dot -- Energy Storage • Smaller Space Simulation Facilities -- Electric Propulsion • Ballistic Impact Facility • Advanced Metallics Branch Facilities • 5.2-Second Zero Gravity Facility • 2.2-Second Drop Tower • Fire Detection/Combustion Diagnostics • Combustion Research Laboratory • Human Research Vision Laboratory • Biophotonics Research Laboratory, Including Two-Photon, Cell and Tissue Culture • Tribology and Space Mechanisms Facilities • Space Environment Simulation -- Lunar Dust Simulation -- Particulate Characterization/Separation Laboratories -- In Situ Resource Utilization Facilities O2 Extraction Reactor Studies • Telescience Support Center • Space Communication Laboratory -- Antenna Test Facility • Meeting with the Scientists and Researchers LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER, HAMPTON, VIRGINIA OCTOBER 21-22, 2009 Presentations • Institutional Support Infrastructure, George Finelli, Director, Center Operations • Test Instrumentation, Allen Kilgore, Deputy Director, Ground Facilities and Testing • Center Support Staff, Charlie Harris, LaRC Director, Research and Technology • Center Perspective on TRL 1-3 Research, Charlie Harris Tours • Measurement Sciences and Acoustics • Jet Noise Laboratory, Charlotte Whitfield, Head, Aeroacoustics Branch • Small Anechoic Laboratory, Charlotte Whitfield • Nondestructive Evaluation Sciences Laboratory, Bill Winfree, Head, Nondestructive Evaluation Sciences Branch • Laser/Lidar Research, Chris Edwards, Head, Laser Remote Sensing Branch • Safety-Critical Avionics Systems • High Intensity Radiation Facility, Sandra Koppen, Electromagnetic and Sensors Branch 85

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From page 86...

... Welcome -- Pete Worden, Director, and Steve Zornetzer, Associate Director Center Presentation Tour • Air Traffic Management Laboratory, Thomas Davis, Chief, Aviation Systems 86

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From page 87...

... Raiche • Hyper-velocity Free-Range Aerodynamic Facilities • Nanotechnology Laboratory, Harry Partridge and Meyyapan Jing Li • Discussions with Scientists JET PROPULSION LABORATORY NOVEMBER 9-10, 2009 (SPACE GROUP) Welcome: Paul Dimotakis Presentations • Status of institutional support infrastructure • Status of test instrumentation • Laboratory support staffing – adequacy, future outlook, etc.

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From page 88...

... , John Davis, Space Science Office Manager, Science and Missions Systems Office -- X-Ray Telescope and Miniaturized Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope, Jessica Gaskin, Science and Mission Systems Office -- Dusty Plasma Laboratory, Mian Abbas, Science and Mission Systems Office • Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, Ralph Carruth, Manager, Materials and Processes Laboratory -- Electrostatic Levitator, Jan Rogers, Electrostatic Levitation Facility, Materials and Processes Laboratory -- Innovative Materials Characterization, Jan Rogers • Advanced Technology Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) , Bob Bagdigian, Branch Chief for ECLSS Development, Science and Mission Systems Office -- Methane Plasma Pyrolysis, Morgan Abney, Space Systems Department -- Bosch CO2 Reduction, Morgan Abney • Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, Ralph Carruth 88

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From page 89...

... -- High Temperature Silicon Carbide Grid, Martin Volz, Failure Analysis and Metallurgy Branch -- International Space Station Materials Science, Ching-Hua Su, Failure Analysis and Metallurgy Branch • Microfabrication Laboratory, Mike Watson, Chief, Integrated Systems Health Management and Sensors Branch -- Magneto Optical Trap, Mike Watson -- Microfabrication Laboratory, Angela Shields, Spacecraft and Vehicle Department -- Microfabrication Integrated Optics Laboratory, Angela Shields • Materials Research and Technologies Facility, Ralph Carruth -- In Situ Resource Utilization, Laurel Karr, Materials Test Branch -- Ionic Liquids, Steve Paley, Nonmetallic Materials Branch -- Microwave Water Extraction, Ed Ethridge, Engineering Directorate • Propulsion Research and Development Laboratory (PRDL) , Harold Gerrish, Propulsion Systems Department -- Solar Thermal Propulsion -- High Power Plasma Laboratory -- Nuclear Thermal Rocket Element Environmental Simulator Nuclear Fuel Simulator -- Chemical Synthesis Laboratory -- Simulated Fission Laboratory with Antimatter Trap • Meeting with Researchers 89

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Appendix D: Laboratories and Facilities Visited by the Committee Pages 83-89

Appendix D: Laboratories and Facilities Visited by the Committee
Pages 83-89