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DIVISION CHAIR ANDREW S. BICOS, PHD Past Chair’s Message 2 Ongoing Progress in the Field of Adaptive Structures s the new Aerospace Division is one of the largest and Material Systems 2 Achair of the of the 37 Technical Divisions in ASME. Smart Structures & Materials Achievement Award 3 ASME Aerospace As such, we can do much to leverage the Propulsion Technical Commit ee 4 Division Execu- strength of ASME to help us achieve our 2002 IMECE Program Representative’s Report 4 tive Committee, goals for our membership, as well as for Structures and Materials Technical Committee 4 I am looking for- the aerospace community at large. This Crew Systems Technical Committee 4 ward to this year. is very important at this time when a It has been 100 large part of the aerospace community is Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Symposium 4 years since the suffering from the economic downturn International Conference on Adaptive Structures & Technologies (ICAST) 5 even as we celebrate the 100th anniver- Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Symposium 5 first flew in powered flight. We have sary of the Wright Brothers first flight. 5 come a long way… yet the future will be In the upcoming 2003-2004 ASME Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Prize SPIE/ASME Smart Structures & Material Systems even more fantastic and members of the fiscal year, our goals for the Aerospace Student Paper & Presentation Competition 5 Aerospace Division will be there to make Division are to strengthen our operating ASME Adaptive Structures and Material Systems it happen. infrastructure to better support our mem- Best Paper Awards 5 The role of the Aerospace Division bers, continue to strengthen our techni- “Celebration of Flight” Takes Shape is to help our members with the cal committees, continue our strong gov- at ASME Congress 2003 6 resources they need to continue to make ernment relations activities, recognize ASME and Office of Science and Technology these contributions. The Aerospace those among us who have made out- Policy Sponsor Workshop on Aeronautics 6 Division is primarily concerned with the standing technical contributions, and and Aviation Technologies International Symposium on Smart Structures mechanical, propulsion and systems extend our reach into the community. and Materials 6 engineering aspects of , space- We will continue to provide our mem- Smart Structures & Materials Achievement Award 6 craft, and missile design and operation. bers with opportunities to expand their Upcoming Conferences 7 The division is organized into technical skills through conference participation, and administrative committees, and func- make them aware of the latest trends in Aerospace Division 2003–2004 7 tions primarily through the organization engineering, give them a voice at the Honors and Awards in 2002 8 and sponsorship of technical conferences national level for government relations, and publications, and recognition of out- and extend their networks through Aerospace Division to better serve our standing individual technical contributions opportunities for professional service. members. Please check our website for by means of awards and honors. Our I look forward to working with you the latest information at http://www.asme. division is an integral part of ASME. The this year to continue improving our org/ divisions/aerospace/

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he III was designated Historical Landmarks. This T a Historic Mechanical Engineering machine taught the Wright Landmark by ASME International on brothers—and the world how Thursday, Feb. 20, during Engineers to fly in a useful fashion. Week 2003. While the Wrights had first The Flyer is located in Dayton’s taken to the air a year-and-a- , an industrial half earlier, their first flights heritage museum known for outdoor at Kitty Hawk, North exhibits and other displays from this pro- Carolina, proved only that lific community of inventors and engi- powered flight was indeed neering achievement. possible. Making flight practi- The Wright Flyer III is recognized cal and useful was something Pictured, left to right: John Tracy, Past Chair Aerospace Division and Boeing liaison, who serves on ASME’s Industry Advisory Board; Inderjit Chopra, Past Chair Aerospace as the first practical aircraft and now else. That effort required Division; Amanda Wright-Lane, the great grand niece of the Wright brothers; Susan H. joins the roster with other ASME continued on page 7 Skemp, ASME President; and R. Michael Hunt, ASME History and Heritage 1 PAST CHAIR’S MESSAGE: REFLECTION ON THE INDUSTRY INDERJIT CHOPRA, PhD

he past two years have been trou- force is aging (the average age is over 51 the US with both infusion of talent and T bling times for our profession. years). Those who interact with NASA per- funds plus pro-active government and Beginning in late 2000, the downturn of sonnel report that many NASA employees vibrant programs. Rest assured that that Internet industry was accompanied by a are becoming disillusioned day by day due there are plenty of new innovations and slow-down of the overall economy, includ- to this uncertain environment. new frontiers to be found in research, and ing a significant recession in industries Congress routinely expresses concern these will surely lead to advanced next-gen- such as aerospace. The terrorist attacks on about the state of affairs in aeronautics, eration aircraft if allowed to flourish. the World Trade Center and the Pentagon but appears to show reluctance to change However, doing so will require profiles of on September 11, 2001 inflicted further the situation. The new leadership at wisdom and extraordinary technical damage on the overall economy, including NASA has made strong statements about leadership and courage. an apparently irreparable threat to the breaking this downward spiral, but real Education profitability of the airlines industry (over changes are hard to discern. Instead, there $10 billion in losses in 2002). As a result, has been a trend at NASA in renaming or The nation is experiencing a diminishing the commercial side of the aeronautics misnaming programs, and branding some pipeline of qualified undergraduate and industry suffered a major blow. The pres- important ongoing programs as “mature” graduate students. Since 1990, the US ent fiscal year has been a troubling one as in order to transfer funds to other agency graduates at the bachelor and master well, with the uncertain environment priorities. More often than not, high quali- degree levels in aerospace engineering caused by the Iraq conflict further worsen- ty programs at NASA are not getting the have dropped by 47% and 39%, respective- ing the economic atmosphere and discour- recognition or respect that they deserve, ly. The recent collapse of the Internet aging air travel. And as if that is not either within the agency or from the out- economy has resulted in some positive enough, the recent appearance of SARS side community. effects on aerospace and other engineering has started worsening what appears to have The state of research in DoD labora- disciplines. As a result, there has been a been a very slow economic upturn. Even tories is no better. A graying work force small increase of enrollment in both though this problem is primarily focused (average age of 53 years), shortage of undergraduate and graduate programs in in Asia, it has already started exerting an funds, missing leadership and non-chal- aerospace engineering. Not only has the enormous negative impact on the airline lenging environment have already eroded number of students increased, but also, industry throughout the world. expertise in key research areas and also sig- more importantly, the quality of incoming In these times, it is important to nificantly diminished experimental capa- students has increased significantly during remember that aviation is an integral part bilities. There are many excellent projects the past two years. of our economy (over $1 trillion of activity and people working at some of the DoD To address the future challenges of per year, 9% of national gross product and laboratories, but once again they are not aviation, the education system needs toadapt a 11 million work force), a key component receiving the attention they deserve. The new paradigm of a vigorous andvisionary of our national defense, and an essential only bright spot is an increasing DARPA curriculum in aeronautics. Thisrequires a backbone of day-to-day life. While the budget, which is slowly expanding its role concerted partnership amongacademia, industry demands on both civil and military avia- into aerospace discipline. However, most and government. Atthis time, undergraduate tion services are increasing, the national of their programs are short-term and devel- education acrossthe country is being watered investment in aeronautics research and opmental in nature. down withthe adoption of lower credit hours, technology continues declining (reduced In contrast to the American experi- therequirement for more topics coverage, by over 30% in the last four years). ence, the European Union has been andless well-equipped K-12 students (in If we aspire to maintain our global expanding its research activities in the mathand science). As a result, many have com- leadership in aeronautics in the 21st century, aerospace discipline. Observers have plained of an under-emphasis of funda-mentals we need to pay special attention to the noticed that their research programs have and in-depth understanding. Thetrend towards critical underpinnings of aerospace, and become more methodical, well planned replacing traditional aero-space topics with reaffirm our future vision of this important and longer-range than comparable US pro- information sciencesmay be a timely technology. To this end, let us examine grams. In fact, Europe has already estab- bandwagon, but if itresults in the loss of our core the state of affairs in research, education lished technical leadership in some of the capabilities itmay have serious negative and industry in the aerospace field. most promising aerospace research areas. consequences. We must remember that the real ben- We should not lose sight of the fact Research efits of basic research show up many years that aerospace engineering education During the past several years, there has after laboratory development (sometimes requires a comprehensive understanding been an enormous slowdown in the civil- decades). Because of this, the damage of various sub-disciplines (aerodynamics, ian aeronautics research budget. NASA caused by having an inadequate basic structures, propulsion and flight mechan- has gone though major turmoil, with a research component is less visible immedi- ics). One positive move would be to revive severely reduced program in the tradition- ately, but will show up in irreversible con- our undergraduate curricula with more al aeronautical sciences. Many of NASA’s sequences many years later. emphasis on fundamentals and vigorous major and unique experimental facilities At this stage, it may still be possible to practice with design tools. Graduate edu- are being eliminated due to shortage of recover from our present scenario and cation is more focused but requires sponsored funds. At the same time the NASA work change the future course of aeronautics in continued on page 3 2 inadequate R&D investment, less-enthusi- Congress start paying more attention to PAST CHAIR astic government role, lack of timely inser- this very critical technology. If we expect a continued from page 2 tion of advanced technology, short-term positive trade balance of aviation products research from government and industry for industrial focus (over emphasis of quarter- ($26.7 billion in 2000), we need to show its survival. To make the aerospace educa- ly balance sheet) and inefficient manufac- our seriousness and fix the problem. It is a tional base vibrant, we need to nurture turing infrastructures. On top of it, the technology in which the government and support basic aeronautics research. work force in industry is graying rapidly, needs to play an active role in order to too (average age about 50 years and 27% establish an atmosphere of innovation and Industry workforce is eligible to retire by 2008). creativity and aspire for a sustained inter- During the past two years, there has been Two decades ago, we started seeing manu- national leadership. NASA, DoD, and a significant reduction in the commercial facturing jobs moving overseas. Today we FAA should join hands to map out strategy side of the aeronautics industry. However, are observing that even white-collar jobs for new initiatives to address challenges on the military side, there has been a are moving offshore. On the other hand, and barriers that may be key to develop small but noticeable increase. There have recognizing the value of high-paid, high- the next generation revolutionary vehicles. been few new platforms under develop- tech aviation jobs, the European Union is This requires a state-of-the-art educated ment. Though it may be too early to tell, becoming more aggressive and rapidly work force and increased and sustained the war in Iraq does not seem to have revived capturing the global air transportation investment in aeronautics. Hopefully, the aerospace industry. The average age of market. For example, Airbus won over more than a symbolic change, a national military aircraft is rising at an alarming 50% of the new aircraft orders last year. commitment and focused vision of aero- rate. It is becoming less cost effective to There are far fewer new development nautics will produce a bullish atmosphere maintain an older aircraft than invest in a projects in aviation in the US today. To that may change the destiny of this disci- brand new one with more efficient propul- invigorate the workforce and safeguard the pline. In this centennial year of the sion system, superior performance and industrial base, it is absolutely necessary Wright Brothers’ historic flight, it is vital increased reliability. Again, budgetary con- for government to foster new challenging, that the nation makes a solemn commit- straints and bureaucratic bottlenecks are focused developmental projects. ment to the aeronautics profession, to revi- diminishing the whole acquisition process. Has the aerospace discipline seen the talize the aerospace industry so that it can The global aviation market share for bottom? Right now, it is not clear. Let us continue to pursue a global leadership in the US is declining rapidly because of hope that senior management and this cutting edge technology. ONGOING PROGRESS IN THE FIELD OF ADAPTIVE STRUCTURES AND MATERIAL SYSTEMS GREG ADAMS

esearch in the area of adaptive struc- efficient, high-energy density actuators in a of new materials - single-crystal piezoelec- R tures continues to play a dominant package that is smaller and lighter than tric and ferromagnetic shape memory role in both industrial and academic cir- conventional hydraulic and electromag- alloys with new concepts motors, energy cles. DARPA and NASA have both initiat- netic actuators with similar power ratings. harvesting, space applications - promises ed significant efforts in morphing aircraft These new actuators could lead to consid- significant research and engineering technology. The DARPA Morphing erable weight savings and reduced com- opportunities in the fields of Aerospace Aircraft Structures (MAS) Program seeks plexity and maintenance in smaller air- Engineering in the near future. to create and advance enabling technolo- craft and have applications to the control gies and ultimately design, build, and of new types of hypersonic missiles. SMART STRUCTURES demonstrate a seamless, aerodynamically Significant developments include micro- efficient, aerial vehicle capable of radical machined teeth and ratcheting mecha- & MATERIALS shape change. The NASA Morphing nisms for adaptive optics applications, a ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Project seeks to develop and test technolo- thin-film shape memory alloy-driven gies and concepts that will be used to hydraulic pump for missile guidance and his award is presented annually to an make efficient, adaptable air vehicles. control, working prototype concepts for T individual(s) whose vision and leader- The major areas of research include chemo-mechanical actuators, prototype ship in the research, development and smart materials, adaptive structures, micro- mechanical and non-mechanical valves for application of smart structures and materi- adaptive flow control, and biologically smart material-driven hydraulics. als concepts has led to significant advances inspired flight systems. The long-term vision Related DARPA SBIR projects are in the state-of-the-art of these interdiscipli- for the program is to provide technologies addressing piezoelectric motors and high nary technologies. The SPIE Smart for aerospace vehicles that efficiently adapt temperature shape memory alloys. In addi- Structures and Materials Symposium to diverse, multi-variable conditions in tion to these DARPA efforts, funding from Planning committee members make selec- flight. Other ongoing Adaptive Structures NASA, NSF, AFOSR, ARO, and ONR tion of this award. At the 2003 SPIE efforts include the DARPA-sponsored, continues at fairly significant levels, an Symposium, this award was given to Dr. Compact Hybrid Actuator Program (CHAP) example being the ONR Ferromagnetic Daniel J. Inman of Virginia Tech for lead- as well as several related SBIR topics. Shape Memory Alloy Multi- University- ership in education, research, and sustained CHAP will employ smart material Research-Initiatives (MURI) at U. Md., U. contributions to the advancement of Smart driving elements to create a new class of Minn., UCLA, and UCSD. The evolution Structures and Materials technologies. 3 PROPULSION TECHNICAL COMMITTEE 2002 he Propulsion Technical Committee propulsion-oriented technical committees IMECE PROGRAM T consists of members from industry, of each of the sponsoring societies. This REPRESENTATIVE’S universities and government who are year, the 39th AIAA/ASME/ SAE/ASEE REPORT AJIT ROY engaged mainly in propulsion research Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit and development activities. The committee took place in Huntsville, Alabama. he Aerospace Division hosted six very deals with all aspects of vehicle propulsion “Powered Flight - The next Century” was T timely symposia at the 2002 IMECE, including solid, liquid, ramjet, combined the theme. The conference featured over New Orleans, Nov 17-22, totaling 26 ses- cycle, nuclear and hybrid rocket engines. 750 papers covering all aspects of propul- sions. To encourage cross-division activity The Committee’s main focus is devel- sion systems. The ASME Propulsion Best in advancing science and technology, four oping and presenting technical papers at Paper Award offers national recognition to of the six symposia were jointly hosted the Joint Propulsion Conference & the author of one of the papers presented with Materials and Applied Mechanics Exhibit to promote the objectives of the in one of the ASME sponsored sessions. Divisions. Thirteen sessions were spread out in several session topics in 2002 STRUCTURES AND ASME Adaptive Structures and Materials MATERIALS TECHNICAL COMMITTEE Systems Symposium, ranging from shape memory alloys, active polymers, to con- he Structures and Materials Technical Because of shared interests, the Committee trols of adaptive structures. Dr. J. Shaw, T Committee focuses on advances in frequently co-sponsors mini-symposia with University of Michigan and Dr. M. structures and materials for advanced aero- the Materials and Applied Mechanics Frecker, Penn State University, were the space systems. The committee’s primary Divisions. The Committee is making plans lead organizers of the symposium. contributions are through two confer- for 13 sessions at the 2003 IMECE in Activities also included the annual wine- ences: the International Mechanical Washington, D.C. These sessions cover and-cheese reception, which Prof. Greg Engineering Conference and Exhibition topics that range from functionally graded Carman sponsored. (IMECE) and the AIAA/ASME/ASCE/ materials to hypersonic structures. To fos- Six sessions from Aero Division were AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, ter high quality presentations and papers, dedicated to the 5th Intl. Symposium on and Materials Conference (SDM). At the the Committee sponsors the ASME/Boeing Fluid-Structure Interactions, Aeroelasticity, 2002 IMECE in New Orleans in best paper award at SDM. The winning and Flow-induced Vibration & Noise, November, the Committee organized mini- paper from the 2002 SDM conference was organized by Prof. M. Paidoussis, McGill symposia in Aeroelasticity, Composites in “Large Deformation Atomistic-Based University, and Prof. P. Friedmann, Space, Durability and Damage Tolerance, Continuum Analysis of Carbon University of Michigan. Aero and Applied Design and Manufacturing of Composites, Nanotubes”, co-authored by Marino Arroyo Mechanics Divisions jointly sponsored the and Failure Prediction in Composites. and Ted Belytschko. symposium. Prof. A. Waas, University of Michigan CREW SYSTEMS TECHNICAL COMMITTEE organized a three-session symposium on Failure Prediction in Composite Materials PHIL SPAMPINATO and Composite Structures. Dr. A. Roy he ASME Crew Systems Committee offered participants a neutral forum in (AFRL), Prof. J. Whitcomb (Texas A&M T organized 10 sessions at the 33rd which to present their research and University) and Dr. S. Donaldson (AFRL) Annual International Conference on achievements to an international audi- organized Composites for Space Symposium, Environmental Systems (ICES). Set in ence. In addition to the high-quality tech- jointly with Materials Div. Composite the beautiful setting of Vancouver, BC, nical information, the conference also pro- Materials Committee. The Aerospace Canada from July 7-10, 2003, representa- vided the ideal networking opportunity. Division also shared one session each to tives from industry, government, and aca- ICES is organized in cooperation with jointly host two other symposia, Design & demia exchanged information on the criti- SAE Aerospace, the American Institute of Manufacturing of Composites (Prof. Julie cal issues and newest advancements relat- Aeronautics and Astronautics, the Chen, U. of Massachusetts – Lowell, and ed to human life support, vehicle thermal American Institute of Chemical U. Vaidya, University of Alabama at control, and extravehicular technology for Engineers, the American Society of Birmingham) and Durability of Composites spacecraft, aircraft, ground, and submarine Mechanical Engineers, and an (Prof. A. Pelegri, Rutgers University) with systems. Four days of intensive sessions International Committee. Materials Division as well. ADAPTIVE STRUCTURES AND MATERIAL SYSTEMS TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ALISON FLATAU, PH.D., P.E. he Adaptive Structures and Material the annual International Mechanical the AIAA Adaptive Structures Forum. In T Systems Technical Committee supports Engineering Conference & Exposition addition to these four conferences, the four major conferences in the area of (IMECE), the International Conference committee is in charge of choosing two smart materials and structures. These four on Adaptive Structures and Technologies best paper awards and the coveted Adaptive conferences are the ASME Adaptive Struc- (ICAST), SPIE International Symposium Structures and Material Systems Prize. tures and Materials Systems Conference at on Smart Structures and Materials, and 4 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADAPTIVE ADAPTIVE STRUCTURES & TECHNOLOGIES (ICAST) STRUCTURES AND MATERIAL SYSTEMS CAST is in its thirteenth year of provid- are essential components of adaptive struc- I ing an international forum for discussing tures and material systems. In addition to SYMPOSIUM the most recent advances in Adaptive regular presentations, there were three he AERO Adaptive Structures and Structures and Material Systems. The con- invited lectures to review the state-of-art on Materials Systems Technical ference was held Potsdam Berlin, Germany various research topics in this field and a T Committee will again be sponsoring the during October 7-9 2002. Dr. Elmar J. small poster session. Pioneers gave two Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Breitbach of German Aerospace Center popular topics and these were: “Recent Symposium at the 2003 IMECE in hosted the 50-paper conference. The Progress in high strain electro-active actua- Washington, DC, Nov. 15-21. Professor objective of the 13th ICAST was to extend tor materials” by Professor L. Eric Cross Mary Frecker of Penn. State University and further promote scientific research, (Penn State) and “Use and trends of adap- and Professor Don Leo of Virginia Tech innovative exchanges and beneficial inter- tive structures in aeronautics and space will organize it. This symposium brings actions among the global community technology” by Dr. Paolo Santini (University together the world’s experts to discuss the engaged in the field of adaptive materials, of Rome “La Sapienza”). Program man- latest breakthroughs in smart materials, the structures and technologies. agers also made several industry and gov- cutting edge in adaptive structure applica- Traditionally, ICAST is a non-parallel ernment lab presentations to show the tions and the recent advances in both new sessions, three-day meeting focused on a past, present and future R&D activities in device technologies and the basic engi- variety of multi-disciplinary subjects that adaptive structures and smart materials. neering research exploration. If you would like to contribute a paper to the 2004 con- ference, please contact Professor Mary ADAPTIVE STRUCTURES AND MATERIAL Frecker at Penn. State ([email protected]). SYSTEMS PRIZE

he Aerospace Division Adaptive machine systems from the micro to SPIE/ASME SMART T Structures and Material Systems mesoscale, bio-inspired robotics and flight STRUCTURES & Technical committee established this vehicles, and adaptive aerospace struc- award to honor a member of the technical tures. Dr. Garcia served as a program man- MATERIAL SYSTEMS community who has made significant con- ager in the Defense Sciences Office at the STUDENT PAPER & tributions to the advancement of the sci- Defense Advance Research Projects PRESENTATION ences and technologies associated with Agency (DARPA) from 1998 to 2002. COMPETITION adaptive structures and/or material sys- From 1991 to 1998, he was a professor at tems. The award recognizes scientific con- Vanderbilt University in Nashville, his award was developed to recognize tributions as measured by significant inno- Tennessee. Among his awards and honors, T outstanding student participation in vations, as well as service to the scientific Dr. Garcia was named an Office of Naval technical papers and presentations at the community, and leadership that the indi- Research Young Investigator, appointed a SPIE Smart Structures and Materials vidual has demonstrated to advance the Presidential Faculty Fellow, twice received Conference. The competition grew from science. The recipient of the prize this Summer Faculty Fellowship awards from just over 20 submissions last year to over year is Dr. Ephrahim Garcia. Professor the Air Force Office of Scientific 45 this year. A panel of eight judges from Garcia joined the faculty at Cornell Research, and a faculty fellowship from the Technical Committee assisted with University in 2002 where he leads a group the Central Intelligence Agency. review of the extended 1000 word abstracts of investigators developing intelligent from which six students were selected to compete for cash prizes sponsored by CSA Engineering, Rhombus Consultants ASME ADAPTIVE STRUCTURES AND MATERIAL Group, and the Boeing Company. SYSTEMS BEST PAPER AWARDS William Oates from Georgia Tech earned the first place and $500 cash prize for pres- he annual best paper award has been is “Micro-mechanics of Actuation of Ionic entation of his paper “New Approach to T established to recognize outstanding Polymer Metal Composites (IPMCs),” by Solving Crack Tip Stress Fields for papers in the area of adaptive structures Sia Nemat-Nasser of CEAM/UCSD which Piezoelectric Materials,” with LeAnn and material systems appearing as an was published in the Journal of Applied Faidley of State University and authored journal publication or confer- Physics. This award was presented in San Michael Philen of Penn State University ence proceedings. Over 20 papers were Diego at the 2003 SPIE Conference on tied for second place awards. Three run- nominated in the category of Adaptive Smart Structures and Materials in March. ner-up students also received cash awards, Structures and Materials Systems and a If you wish to nominate a paper in the and an additional six students received cer- review panel of three individuals was materials area, and/or in the area of struc- tificates of honorable mention. If you wish involved in reviewing the papers. The win- tures and structural dynamics, please con- to compete in or assist in sponsoring the ner of 2001 ASME Adaptive Structures tact Professor Chris Lynch at Georgia 2004 student paper competition, please and Material Systems Best Paper Award in Tech ([email protected]). contact Prof. Arnold Lumsdaine of Univ. the Materials and Materials Systems area Tenn ([email protected]). 5 “CELEBRATION OF FLIGHT” TAKES SHAPE AT ASME CONGRESS 2003

SME’s celebration of 100 years of Immediately follow- A powered flight continues throughout ing, there will be a recep- the year with “Celebration of Flight,” a tion at which Mechanical Engineering mag- special plenary session at the 2003 ASME azine will unveil its commemorative issue November 16–21, in Washington, D.C. Congress. “100 Years of Flight”, and ASME will http://www.asmeconferences.org/congress03/. The session will feature a panel of avi- present an honorary Spirit of St. Louis In the meantime, join the celebration ation industry leaders including Dr. Mal Medal. The award is presented annually of history and achievement since the O’Niell, vice president & chief technical for meritorious service in the advancement Wright Brothers’ first successful flight at officer, Lockheed Martin, and Hank of aeronautics and astronautics. http://www.asme.org/events/flight/, a web- Queen, vice president of Engineering and “Celebration of Flight” will be taking site launched by ASME offering access to Product Integrity, Boeing Commercial place on Sunday, November 16, from 5:45 articles, historical references and how-to . The panel will also include a pm-7:00 pm at the Washington Marriott sections related to flight. The site also top executive from NASA. John Falcioni, Wardman Park Hotel and is open to every- includes links to listings and information editor in chief of Mechanical Engineering one attending the 2003 ASME International about television programs that pertain to magazine, will moderate the session. Congress and RD&D Exposition, the centennial of flight.

ASME AND OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND The scientific theory I TECHNOLOGY POLICY SPONSOR WORKSHOP like best is that the rings ON AERONAUTICS AND AVIATION of Saturn are composed TECHNOLOGIES entirely of lost airline luggage. —Mark Russell SME’s Aerospace Division, in collab- as propulsion, aerodynamics, structures A oration with the Society of and materials, flight mechanics and con- Automotive Engineers (SAE), recently trols, information technology and design, INTERNATIONAL organized a workshop on Aeronautics and and avionics. The workshop was organized Aviation Technologies sponsored by the to discuss research and development prior- SYMPOSIUM ON Office of Science and Technology Policy ities relating to the future of the U.S. aero- SMART STRUCTURES (OSTP). The workshop, convened at the nautics and aviation enterprise. Additional AND MATERIALS White House Conference Center, focused information about aeronautics and avia- on near- mid- and long-term aeronautics tion R&D is available online at: he International Society for Optical and aviation technologies. Experts from http://www.asme.org/gric/engineeringpoli- T Engineering (SPIE) held its 10th key agencies, academia, and industry were cy/Aviation/Aero.html for more informa- Annual International Symposium on invited to discuss technologies that the tion, contact Kathryn Holmes at Smart Structures and Materials, consisting United States should pursue in areas such [email protected]. of nine different conferences at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel and Tennis SMART STRUCTURES & MATERIALS Club in Newport Beach on March 1-6, ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2003. Both ASME Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Committee and his award is presented annually to an education of graduate and undergraduate SPIE jointly sponsor this Symposium. T individual(s) whose vision and leader- students in cutting edge developments, Over 645 papers in the Smart Structures ship in the research, development and continued activism in the professional side of the conference and over 165 application of smart structures and materi- community, technology transfer and found- papers were presented through the 8th als concepts has led to significant advances ing of companies and international outreach. Annual Nondestructive Evaluation for in the state-of-the-art of these interdiscipli- Rick and Vijay are two of three founders of Health Monitoring and Diagnostics nary technologies. The SPIE Smart the SPIE Smart Structures and Materials Symposium held jointly with this confer- Structures and Materials Symposium Conference dating back to 1993 and have ence. Chair and Co- Chair of the Planning committee members make selec- stayed involved and active leaders of what Symposium were Drs. Marc E. tion of this award. At the 2002 SPIE has evolved into the premier international Regelbrugge of Rhombus Consultants Symposium, this award was given to Drs. conference in this field. Year after year they Group and Vasundara V. Varadan of Vijay K. Varadan of Penn State University have continued to organize conferences, Pennsylvania State University. The and Richard O. Claus of Virginia Tech. introduce new topical areas, and to offer short Symposium was co-located with SPIE’s for pioneering research contributions in course/technical reviews. They also started 8th International Symposium on the field of Smart Structures and Materials, the International Journal of Smart Structures Nondestructive Evaluation and Health as evidenced by innumerable publications & Materials (IOP) and continue to be Monitoring of Aging Infrastructure. Over on a wide variety of applications, patents, Editors-in Chief of this successful journal. 900 attendees attended both Symposia. 6 flown, but it had flown basically in a UPCOMING WRIGHT FLYER III straight line and only a few feet above the continued from page 1 ground. This was far short of the capabili- CONFERENCES every bit as much genius, dedication, and ties needed in a practical, useful . hard work as did those first, brief leaps into To be truly practical, an airplane would October 7-9, 2003 the air at Kitty Hawk. Wright Flyer III, the have to be able to climb to an altitude that Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea Wrights’ third airplane, looks much like would clear trees and buildings, and it 14th International Conference on their first Flyer, the one that showed the would need to be fully maneuverable so Adaptive Structures and Technologies that a pilot could turn it and fly in any world that it could fly, but a number of Conference Chair: Prof. Seung-Jo Kim significant differences make this the direction at will. In addition, a practical machine that made the world want to. airplane would have to be reasonably safe November 16-21, 2003 and easy to control. Returning to Dayton Humans dreamed of flight among the Marriott Wardman Park & Omni in time for Christmas, the Wrights real- birds since ancient times and attempts Shoreham Hotels, Washington, D.C. were made by many; however, it remained ized that they were at a crossroads. The for two unassuming brothers, Wilbur bicycle shop was their livelihood; they had ASME International Mechanical (1867-1912) and Orville (1871-1948) been pursuing their dream of flight as a Engineering Congress Wright, bicycle mechanics from Dayton, sideline. Now that they had achieved what Research Development and Design Ohio, to methodically work through the they thought would be their goal, they rec- Expo (RD&D) problems associated with flight—lift, ognized how much development work still Defense Research and Engineering power, structural strength, and control— remained to be done. If they were going to Conference and Exposition (DREX) and produce a machine that could accom- undertake that—and to realize any finan- http://www.asme.org/congress plish the task. For four years the brothers cial reward for their work—the brothers systematically tackled these problems and had to make a full-time commitment to April 19-22, 2004 overcame them one by one. Along the way aviation. They decided to turn the shop Wyndham Hotel, Palm Springs, CA they provided a model for aeronautical operations over to Charles Taylor (1869- 12th AIAA/ASME/AHS Adaptive research and generated information that 1956), the machinist who had built the Structures Conference Wright Flyer’s 12-horsepower gasoline would help form the foundation for what Conference Chair: Dr. Gregory Agnes we now call aeronautical engineering. engine, and devote all their time to The significance of these first flights perfecting their airplane. In addition to 45thAIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASCStr cannot, and should not, be minimized. managing the shop, Taylor would uctures,Structural Dynamics and They were, after all, the achievement of continue to contribute his talents to Materials Conference the lofty goal that many great minds had flying machine development as needed. Conference Chair: Mr. Patrick J. Goggin sought in vain for centuries The Wrights, Attendees at the Landmark Ceremony SPIE’s 11th Annual International however, were practical men, and even for the Wright Flyer III Historic Symposium on Smart Structures and while announcing their success and taking Mechanical Engineering Landmark on Materials Thursday, Feb. 20 during Engineers Week preliminary steps to protect their inven- Conference Chair: Prof. Vasu Varadan 2003 are shown in the accompanying tion, they realized that their quest was far Co-Chairing 5 out of 9 Conferences from over. The Wright Flyer had indeed photograph. AEROSPACE DIVISION- 2003-2004

Chair Treasurer Philip Spampinato ASME Staff Contacts Andrew S. Bicos, Ph.D. Ephrahim Garcia, Ph.D. ILC Dover, Inc. Elio A. Manes The Boeing Company Professor, Sibley Sch Mech. & Aero Engr P.O. Box 266 Sr Prog Mgr ASME International 5301 Bolsa Ave Cornell University Frederica, DE 19946 Engineering Programs Dept. Mail Huntington Beach, CA 92647 224 Upson Hall Tel: 302-335-3911 x 350 Stop 22W3 Tel: 714-372-5110 Ithaca, NY 14853 Email: [email protected] Three Park Avenue Email [email protected] Tel: 607-255-4366 New York, NY 10016-5990 U.S.A. Email: [email protected] Technical Committee Chairs Tel: 1-212-591-7797 Vice-Chair Structures & Materials Committee E-mail: [email protected] John W. Robinson Members: John Whitcomb, PE The Boeing Company Inderjit Chopra, Ph.D. [email protected] Angela Buonvicino P.O Box 3829 University of Maryland Engineering Programs Seal Beach, CA 90740 Dept Aerospace Engineering Adaptive Structures & Materials E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 714-896-1292 College Park, MD 20742 Systems Email: [email protected] Tel: 301-405-1122 Alison Flatau, Ph.D., P.E. Email: [email protected] [email protected] Secretary Visit the Aerospace Ajit K. Roy, Ph.D. Jay K. Yoshinaga Crew Systems Committee Air Force Research Laboratory The Boeing Company Phil Spampinato Division Website Afrl Mlbc Building 654 Bldg 13-3 Mail Code H013-C322 [email protected] 2941 P Street Room 136 5301 Bolsa Avenue Http://www.asme.org/di Dayton, OH 45433-7749 Huntington Beach, CA 92647 Propulsion Committee visions/aerospace/ Tel: 937-255-9034 Tel: 714-934-0691 Charles J. Cross, Ph.D. Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] [email protected] 7 Three Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5990

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Piezoelectric Response of PZT-5H at High Electric Fields.” Fields.” Electric High at PZT-5H of Response Piezoelectric

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or significant contributions to the sciences and technologies associated with adaptive structures and/or materials systems. systems. materials and/or structures adaptive with associated technologies and sciences the to contributions significant or F

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achievement in the advancement of flight. of advancement the in achievement

An international, multi-society award (ASME,SAE and AIAA) that consists of a certificate and a medal for the recognition of not of recognition the for medal a and certificate a of consists that AIAA) and (ASME,SAE award multi-society international, An able

or significant pioneering contributions to aircraft and the airline industry from flying boats to jet aircraft. jet to boats flying from industry airline the and aircraft to contributions pioneering significant or F

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The Spirit of St. Louis Medal is awarded for meritorious service in the advancement of aeronautics and astronautics. Philip D. D. Philip astronautics. and aeronautics of advancement the in service meritorious for awarded is Medal Louis St. of Spirit The Ball,

design, building, testing and perfect operation during each and every lunar flight. lunar every and each during operation perfect and testing building, design,

or superb leadership and engineering excellence as Chief Engineer in bringing the Apollo Lunar Module from a concept through concept a from Module Lunar Apollo the bringing in Engineer Chief as excellence engineering and leadership superb or F

Thomas Kelly Thomas Spirit of St. Louis Medal Medal Louis St. of Spirit HONORS AND AWARDS IN 2002 IN AWARDS AND HONORS