Request for Information on Public Private Partnership – Department of Defense

Following the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act Section 253 and FY2021 the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering has coordinated the Energetics Plan. A public private partnership has been established to promote innovation and collaboration between faculty, industry, and government stakeholders to further invention and expansion in energetic materials and […]

University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics Seminar Series: Autonomy for Hypersonics

Abstract Through the Autonomy for Hypersonics (A4H) Mission Campaign, Sandia National Laboratories is investing internal research funds to explore autonomous systems technologies to increase the warfighting utility of hypersonic weapon systems.  A4H is a 6.5 year-long strategic initiative that will enable rapid mission planning for response to time-sensitive threats and develop technologies for highly adaptive vehicles that intelligently sense their environment, determine a course […]

University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics Seminar Series: High OpTempo For Hypersonics Flight Testing

High OpTempo for Hypersonics is a Department of Defense funded flight test effort led by Navy Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) and conducted by Sandia National Laboratories to enable low-cost, rapidly-recurring flight tests for the exposure of hypersonic vehicle components and materials to relative hypersonic flight environments. The program’s flight tests center around the use...

Virtual Event: JANNAF

Join us for the December 2021 Joint Army-Navy-NASA-Air Force (JANNAF) meeting, which will include the 47th Structures and Mechanical Behavior (SMBS) 43rd Propellant and Explosives Development and Characterization (PEDCS) 34th Rocket Nozzle Technology (RNTS) 32nd Safety and Environmental Protection (SEPS) Joint Subcommittee Meeting and the Programmatic and Industrial Base (PIB) meeting. Dr. David R. Mattie, with AFRL/711 Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, is the […]

Virtual Event: JANNAF

Join us for the December 2021 Joint Army-Navy-NASA-Air Force (JANNAF) meeting, which will include the 47th Structures and Mechanical Behavior (SMBS) 43rd Propellant and Explosives Development and Characterization (PEDCS) 34th Rocket Nozzle Technology (RNTS) 32nd Safety and Environmental Protection (SEPS) Joint Subcommittee Meeting and the Programmatic and Industrial Base (PIB) meeting. Dr. David R. Mattie, with AFRL/711 Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, is the […]

Hybrid Event: AIAA (SciTech)

AIAA SciTech Forum is the world’s largest event for aerospace research, development, and technology. The 2022 forum will explore the economic, social, and environmental impact of sustainability enabled by aerospace technology. There are many reasons why you should participate in the forum, but we’ve narrowed it down to the top five. 1. Innovation Starts Here AIAA SciTech […]

Hybrid Event: AIAA (SciTech)

AIAA SciTech Forum is the world’s largest event for aerospace research, development, and technology. The 2022 forum will explore the economic, social, and environmental impact of sustainability enabled by aerospace technology. There are many reasons why you should participate in the forum, but we’ve narrowed it down to the top five. 1. Innovation Starts Here AIAA SciTech […]

University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics: Hypersonic Career Social

Join us for a meet and greet event hosted at the AIAA SciTech conference and learn more about the University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics and how to become a student participant. The event will be held during the AIAA SciTech conference at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, in Room Seaport F. RSVP for Hypersonic […]

Hypersonics: Test and Evaluation (1-Day Course)

This unique Hypersonics Test and Evaluation short course is an offering that is meant to introduce students to high speed and hypersonic test. The course will introduce the concept of hypersonic flight and describe the critical physics that is encountered at this unique and formidable speed regime. It will briefly discuss the system benefits and uses for this flight regime and put in perspective, why system performance and evaluation through test for this important speed regime can create difficulties for the tester, test facility developer and project manager. Principals of test design for this unique flight regime will be discussed as well as descriptions and examples of the typical test capability types along with examples of each in the current ground test infrastructure.

University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics Seminar Series: Hypersonic S&T Infrastructure Needs

Abstract: The Department of Defense’s recent interest and prioritization of developing hypersonic systems has emphasized the need for new or improved test and evaluation capabilities in order to field such systems. The hypersonic flight regime presents several challenges to designers given the high temperatures and overall harsh environment that require novel materials, advanced propulsion systems, […]