UCAH’s Technical Exchange will be a forum for consortium researchers to provide technical details of their UCAH projects to each other and to the greater hypersonics community in a collegial atmosphere of discussion and sharing. The Exchange will also be an opportunity for student workforce development and in person engagement among all participants.
Keynote Speakers
Mr. Mark Glenn became the Acting Director of the Joint Hypersonics Transition Office (JHTO) in Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) in January 2023. In this role, Mark is responsible for leading the implementation of the national hypersonics strategy through a multi-pronged approach of strategic science and technology investments, building cross-disciplinary partnerships between various stakeholders, and delivering the innovation and workforce necessary to solve cross-disciplinary challenges in hypersonics.
Mr. Glenn oversees a 50 million budget and is responsible for the execution of over 75 investments across multiple hypersonic research areas. Mr. Glenn leads the University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics (UCAH), a collaborative ecosystem of universities working with government and non-government stakeholders with over 2,000 professional and student members. Mark also guides a robust effort for workforce development that spans across the hypersonics enterprise ranging from K-12 STEM initiatives and UCAH-performers through veterans.
Mr. Glenn was the Chief Technology Officer of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense program from 2021 to 2022 and the Hypersonic Technology Lead within the Missile Defense Agency Innovation, Science and Technology Program Executive Office (MDA/DV) from 2018 to 2022 where he led multiple technology maturation efforts specific to interceptor technologies, such as materials, structures, deployment systems, additive manufacturing, seeker windows, and aero-optics testing. Mr. Glenn developed and executed the High Temperature Infrared Window Characterization Lab, developed and implemented a 70M collaborative funding effort for Hypersonic Infrared Windows and Aero Optics Testing Strategy, and reestablished and managed the Composite Advanced Materials (CAM 2.0) Program to evaluate thermal protection system materials for the hypersonic community.
Mr. Glenn has presented multiple technical briefings at the National Space and Missile Materials Symposium and Hypersonic Technology and Systems Conference. He is the recipient of numerous accolades including the MDA 11th Annual Individual Innovation Award, MDA 14th Annual Rising Star Award, MDA 17th Annual Individual Technology award and the Annual Team Small Business Utilization Award. He received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alabama.
Michael Griffin
LogicQ
Co-President
Michael D. Griffin is the Co-Founder and Co-President of LogiQ, Inc., a company providing highend management, scientific, and technical consulting services. He was previously the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, and in that role shared responsibility with the Deputy Under Secretary for research, development, and prototyping activities within the Department of Defense. In prior roles he was the Chairman and CEO of Schafer Corporation, the King-MacDonald Professor at University of Alabama in Huntsville, the Administrator of NASA, Space Department Head at the John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, President of In-Q-Tel, CEO of Magellan Systems, and EVP and General Manager of Orbital ATK’s Space Systems Group. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the International Academy of Astronautics, an Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, a Fellow of the American Astronautical Society, and a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. He has received the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal, the AIAA Space Systems Medal and Goddard Astronautics Award, the National Space Club’s Goddard Trophy, the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement, the Missile Defense Agency’s Ronald Reagan Award, and has twice been awarded the Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Medal. He holds seven earned degrees, including a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland, and has been recognized with honorary doctoral degrees from Florida Southern College and the University of Notre Dame. He is a Certified Flight Instructor with instrument and multiengine ratings, a Registered Professional Engineer in Maryland and California, and the lead author of two dozen technical papers and the textbook Space Vehicle Design.
Day 1
Keynote Speaker – Mr. Mark Glenn
Sessions from 9:00-12:10
Keynote Speaker – Mr. Michael Griffin
Sessions 14:15-17:10 ending with a reception and poster session
Day 2
Sessions from 8:15-17:00 ending with a reception and poster session
Day 3
Sessions from 8:15-16:10 ending with a reception and Job Fair and Networking Event
Day 4
Sessions from 8:15-11:30
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