October Chapter Meeting Making Productive Use of the Unique Environments of the Speaker: Dr. Daniel J. Rasky NASA Ames Space Portal

Wednesday, the 9th of Oct we will be meeting in the Space Portal Building at NASA Ames, Bldg 555 Edquiba Rd., Moffett Field, CA 95035 Moffett Field requires that every person attending this event have a form of picture ID (driver’s license preferred) and they will ask where you are going – answer: the Space Portal

5:30 pm Social/Networking…6:15 pm Dinner…7:30 pm Speaker Pizza & Soft Drinks Cost: ASM Members $15…Students $10…Guests $15….Talk only - Free Reservations: Contact Al Kwong at (408) 248-1916 or [email protected] or Jack Jew at [email protected]

Abstract NASA is currently pursuing its Artemis Lunar program in earnest. Primary current efforts are centered on developing transportation systems to allow a return of humans to the Moon no later than 2024, along with a variety of scientific missions, payloads and vehicles under the Commercial Lunar Payloads Services (CLPS) program. There is also a certain amount of attention centered on locating and exploring water-ice deposits in the lunar polar regions, with the intention of eventually mining this water-ice to use as rocket fuel through electrolysis, and to support lunar-crew needs.

Another area of potential great benefit, which has received far less attention to this point, is the unique environments on the lunar surface that could provide important new capabilities for advanced physics activities and also material and system production. These environments include the following:

• Gravity at 1/6 G, which can simplify construction projects • Large cold traps in the lunar-polar regions with temperatures that go as low as 30-40K • Atmospheric pressures close to pure vacuum, ~2x10-12 torr (ultra-ultra-high vacuum) • A surface containing a variety of useful elements and metals including Al, Si, Ni, Co, Ti, Zn, Cu, Ag, Pt, U, Th • Very potent solar insulation during the lunar-day, allowing useful energy production at 1361 W/m2

This then presents an interesting question: What advanced activities for advanced physics, materials production and systems development may be able to be pursued on the Moon taking advantage of these unique environments? In this talk, we will discuss some of the options..

Biography Dr. Rasky is an internationally recognized expert on advanced entry systems and thermal protection materials. He has developed his expertise working five years for the U.S. Air Force and more than 20 years for NASA. In the 1990’s, he and his research colleagues at NASA , Moffett Field, Calif., invented a heat- shield material called Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator (PICA) that has subsequently been used on several NASA as well as private industry spacecraft. For this achievement, Rasky received the NASA Inventor of the Year Award for 2007 – the first ever for NASA Ames.

In 2009, Rasky completed a one-year Interagency Personnel Assignment (IPA) with the Space Grant Education and Enterprise Institute, Inc., San Diego, Calif., where he served as a senior research Fellow supporting a number of emerging space companies and other organizations. One of these companies was Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Hawthorne, Calif., also known as SpaceX. Rasky spent considerable time at SpaceX providing expert consultation about the design and development of the heat-shield for their Dragon spacecraft. As a result, SpaceX chose PICA as the heat shield material for the spacecraft. On Dec. 8, 2010, the Falcon-9 rocket carried the Dragon capsule with its SpaceX fabricated PICA-X heat shield into space. It survived the launch and re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere; consequently, the mission was considered an enormous success.

In addition to the SpaceX Dragon capsule, Rasky has made significant contributions to flight hardware used on eight NASA missions, including the NASA Stardust comet sample return mission. The Stardust return capsule used a PICA heat-shield that enabled the mission, and was the fastest entry ever by a man-made object at Earth. It is now on display as part of the “Milestones of Flight” exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. PICA also is being used for the primary heatshield for the upcoming (MSL) lander mission.

Today, Rasky is the director and co-founder of the Space Portal at the NASA Research Park, Moffett Field, Calif. The Space Portal has a mission to “be a friendly front door for emerging and non- traditional space companies.” Through their initiatives and collaborations the Space Portal has had a significant role in the establishment of several notable and successful NASA programs, including the Commercial Orbital Transportation Systems (COTS) program, the Innovative Lunar Demonstration Data (ILDD) program, and the Commercial Reusable Suborbital Research (CRuSR) program.

Rasky also is the recipient of the Senior Professional Meritorious Presidential Rank Award, the NASA Exceptional Achievement Award, the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, 12 NASA Group Awards, and eight Space Act Awards. He has six patents, 64 publications, and is an associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and a senior member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)..

CHAPTER CHAIR'S MESSAGE

Normally when we think about materials selection we consider performance properties such as strength, stiffness, conductivity, and the like as well as reliability ones such as toughness, environmental resistance, and reproducibility.

We consider how to most efficiently make the product, whether from a mill shape, some kind of consolidation, laminating, or casting, and additional processes to enhance it such as surface treatments, heat treatments and so forth.

We depend on our knowledge of basic and applied principles from college courses, handbooks, technical articles, technical meeting presentations, or just plain experience.

Artist Lynda Benglis has been using novel materials and processes for years to create works of great originality and, depending on your point of view, beauty. I had the opportunity recently to see an exhibition of work made over three-decades at the Pace Gallery in Palo Alto.

Walking around the two exhibit rooms I had to guess, and only occasionally deduce, what materials she used and how she managed to achieve her sculptural shapes. Reading descriptions in a thin three-ring binder with photos and descriptions of the individual pieces provided a list of the "what" (some of which really surprising or previously unknown to me) but not of the "how".

Some of it, like a casting in the entryway, I could interpret better than the gallery attendant what was done to "finish" it, but the copper alloy (CDA 997) was completely unknown to me. For others, even having learned what the component materials were, it was hard to imagine how they had been successfully made into the final works. A thicker three-ring binder has articles describing that "how" for some of them, others would take considerably more inspection and thought (sadly, taking them apart is not an option).

The point is that looking at objects in a very different way may broaden your horizons about how to think about accomplishing your own projects. Don't take the viewpoint "it can't be done" but rather look for "how can it be done?". Yours might not be decorative, thought-provoking, imaginative, or just whimsical, but that's not the point.

Go take a look - it might be worth your while. Pace Gallery, 229 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto.

Dave Himmelblau SCV Chapter Chair, 2019-2020

Programming / Calendar of Events Every year our managing board of volunteers work to put together a program of technical talks for our local community of Materials Scientist and interested parties. If there is a topic you would like to hear or if you would like to speak at one of our meetings – feel free to send a message to us! Here is our Tentative plan for the season’s meeting speakers

Special Month Recognition Topic Speaker Polymers in Electronic Packaging Bruce Prime Nov 4, 5 Joint with GGPF 2-Day Short Course Jeff Gotro

Nov 14 Student Night SJSU Senior Project Proposals SJSU MatE Companion's Judith Todd Dec 11 Night Iron age in Africa Penn State Austin Paar Jan 15 Fellows Night Imaging Additive Manufacturing Particles SLAC Surface Modification using Atmospheric Feb 12 Plasma Designing Plastic Parts for Multi-Jet Fusion Mar 11 Vs Injection Molding Apr 8 Awards Night Flexible Hybrid Electronics Art Wall Student Poster X-Ray Microscopy of Operating May 13 Night Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems Johanna Nelson Weker

The Materials Science seniors are starting their capstone projects for the year. If you have a materials related issue where you could use the assistance of a student for reasearching the solution or if you have internships available, please contact Dr. Richard Chung at [email protected] We look forward to seeing them present their proposals to you, the Materials Science Community, at our November meeting.

ASMI_SCV and NorCal SAMPE jointly award two $2000 scholarships to undergraduates in concentrating in materials technology and related engineering disciplines from Northern California colleges/universities. Santa Clara Stay tuned to this newsletter for additional information Valley

Other Events of possible interest to our audience:

Oct 23rd, GGPF Dinner Lecture at Baylands Golf Links, Palo Alto “Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition of Polymer Coatings and Membranes” Prof. Malancha Gupta, Dept. of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science University of Southern California For more information and to register visit www.GGPF.org

Polymers in Electronic Packaging Two-Day Short Course Joint event of the Golden Gate Polymer Forum and ASM International, Santa Clara Valley Chapter

November 4 and 5, 2019

Register Here

The Golden Gate Polymer Forum (GGPF) and ASM International, Santa Clara Valley Chapter, announce a 2-day short course on November 4 and 5, 2019 in Mountain View, CA. This course will be delivered by Dr. Jeff Gotro and Dr. Bruce Prime, experts in the field of thermosetting polymers and processes. It will provide an overview of polymers and the important structure-property-process-performance relationships for thermosets with emphasis on electronic packaging. In the context of this short course, electronic packaging comprises the materials and structures used to connect the finished semiconductor chip with other electronic components (such as memory chips, camera modules, displays, etc.). Some examples are die attach adhesives, underfills, polymer dielectric redistribution layers, encapsulants, semiconductor substrates, and high density printed circuit boards. The focus will be on the broad types of thermosetting polymers and processes used in electronic packaging. Course sponsors will have the opportunity to display their product lines and exhibit the latest tools for thermoset characterization. This course is geared toward technical professionals with backgrounds in chemistry, engineering, or materials science.

For more information contact Jennifer Hoffman at [email protected] (GGPF) or Jason James at [email protected] (ASM).

SPE GGS is announcing the following events:

Delta Pacific Products Tour – Friday, October 25, 2019

Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Location: Delta Pacific Products, 33170 Central Ave., Union City, CA 94587

For SPE GGS's second tour this term, we will be visiting Delta Pacific Products, which specializes in injection molding of medical devices and other products. Find out more about the company here: https://www.deltapacificinc.com/. Delta Pacific has recently become part of the WTI group.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spe-ggs-delta-pacific-products-plant- tour-tickets-71024118049 Registration deadline: 5:00pm on Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Mentoring Program kickoff in October (Date TBD – details to be announced in September)

SPE GGS will be initiating the 3rd annual Mentoring Program in October, to align with local university calendars. We encourage industry professionals to participate and become a mentor for one or more students. This year we are expecting a large number of students from local universities (UC Berkeley, SJSU and Chico State) to sign up. We will be accepting applications in late September and pairing industry professionals (“Mentors”) with students (“Mentees”) based on mutual interests. Students will be seeking academic, personal and real-world guidance/advice related to research projects, internships, resumes, interviewing, etc. It is up to each pairing to connect and identify the best way to communicate (text, phone calls, meeting in person). SPE GGS will have one group event per quarter to facilitate networking in a casual setting.

Chapter Sustaining Members

We would like to thank the following corporations who support our chapter through sustaining membership support.

Thermofusion provides heat treating services that include carburizing, nitriding, case-hardening, through-hardening, annealing, stress relief, vacuum and flame hardening, induction treating and cryogenic treating. Our brazing services include vacuum, hydrogen, torch, induction and dip brazing. ThermoFusion Inc -- https://www.thermo-fusion.com/ .,

Lockheed Martin Corporation, an advanced technology company, is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, and integration of advanced technology systems, products, and services. www.lockheedmartin.com

How the Very Large Telescope Works This video shows how the Very Large Telescope has been engineered to explore the universe. Built by the European Southern Observatory and located in Chile, the VLT is actually composed of four 27- foot-diameter-mirror telescopes. Although each is housed in its own observatory, all four are connected by underground tunnels to computers that combine the images from each to form a single image with unparalleled detail.

Webinars Mechanical Testing Challenges in the Automotive Industry: Achieving Reliable Results

DATE: Oct 07 TIME: 8:00 am REGISTER NOW

Composites and Graphene: Stronger Together

DATE: Oct 09 TIME: 8:00 am REGISTER NOW

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