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+ November 27, 2006: Technical Seminar: "Advanced Technology Development for Planetary Entry, Descent, and Landing"
Washington, DC
The current state-of-the-art in planetary entry, decent, and landing (EDL) systems is derived primarily from a 30 year old technology set developed for the Mars Viking Program, including the heritage spherically blunted conical aeroshell geometry, ablative thermal protection system material, and the supersonic disc-gap-band parachute.
+ November 14-16, 2006: Aerospace Testing Expo 2006
Anaheim, CA
The Aeronautics Test Program will exhibit during this event.
+ November 12-December 16, 2006: "Aerospace Design: The Art of Engineering From NASA's Aeronautical Research"
Springfield, OH
The Springfield Museum of Art hosts this NASA areonautics exhibit featuring over 70 artifacts of architectural and engineering designs for wind tunnels, wind tunnel models, and designs for conceptual airplanes, past and present.
+ October 17, 2006: Technical Seminar: "Crash Safety – Past Success and Future Concepts"
Washington, DC
This seminar addresses the history and successful progress in predicting and improving the crash safety characteristics of vehicles, with particular emphasis on rotary wing aircraft and composite structures.
+ September 26, 2006: House Committee on Science Hearing - "NASA's FY 2007 Aeronautics Research Program"
Washington, DC
Dr. Lisa Porter, ARMD Associate Administrator, will testify before the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics about NASA's Aeronautics Program.
+ September 22, 2006: Technical Seminar: "Recent Data Mining Advances of Aviation Safety Data"
Washington, DC
This seminar describes advances that have been made in extracting information efficiently and reliably from large, distributed, multiple, heterogeneous sources of aviation safety data.
+ July 25: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Subcommittee on Aviation
Washington, DC
Dr. Lisa Porter, ARMD Associate Administrator, testifies during a hearing addressing the Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO). Time TBD.
+ June 6: 25th AIAA Aerodynamic Measurement and Ground Testing Conference
San Francisco, CA
Dr. Lisa Porter, ARMD Associate Adminstrator, will be the featured
speaker at the Awards Luncheon.
+ June 1, 2006: Workforce Development Workshop: Partnering Strategies for Educating and Motivating the Next Generation of Aerospace Scientists and Engineers
Washington, DC
More than 50 representatives from academia, associations, and industry explored ideas for attracting students to aerospace engineering disciplines during this one-day workshop sponsored by NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate with the NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate.
+ May 9, 2006: American Helicopter Society International's 62nd Annual Forum
Phoenix, AZ
Dr. Lisa Porter, the ARMD Associate Adminstrator, will speak at this
annual AHS event for rotorcraft professionals who advance the science of
vertical flight.
+ April 26, 2006: ATCA/FAA/NASA Technical Symposium
Atlantic City, NJ
Dr. Lisa Porter, ARMD Associate Administrator, will be the featured
luncheon speaker at this annual conference for scientists and engineers
in the air traffic management/control field.
+ April 24, 2006: Inside Aerospace: An International Perspective
Washington, DC
Dr. Lisa Porter, ARMD Associate Administrator, will participate in the
"U.S. Aeronautics Research Strategy" session at this two day event
sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
(AIAA) and the Space Foundation.
+ April 21, 2006: 2006 Alfred Gessow Memorial Lecture, University of Maryland
College Park, MD
Dr. Lisa Porter, ARMD Associate Adminstrator, will give the 2006 Alfred Gessow Memorial Lecture.
Professor Gessow, a former NASA researcher and administrator, was professor emeritus in the Department
of Aerospace Engineering at UMD and founder of the Alfred Gessow Rotorcraft Center.
+ March 6-9, 2006: 9th Joint FAA/DoD/NASA Conference on Aging Aircraft
Atlanta, GA
ARMD Associate Administrator Dr. Lisa Porter will be the keynote speaker
on Opening Day. Her talk will focus on related work within NASA. The
conference includes technical presentations on best practices and new
concepts for the maintenance of aircraft and the Space Shuttle.
+ January 18-20, 2006: American Helicopter Society Vertical Lift Aircraft Design Conference
San Francisco, CA
Focused on Vertical Lift Aircraft (VLA) design technology, the
conference is held every 5 years with participation from NASA, DoD, U.S.
rotorcraft industry, academia, and international rotorcraft
organizations. Nine papers stemming from NASA's Heavy Lift Rotorcraft
Systems Investigation will be presented at the conference. The papers,
augmenting the final report of the investigation, provide the most
comprehensive body of work available on the analysis of heavy lift
rotorcraft.
+ January 9-12, 2006: 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit
Reno, NV
Thursday, January 12, 2006 from 1:00-4:00 PM. Discussion of changes in
the NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate research approach,
programs, and upcoming research opportunities, processes, and timelines.
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