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AIAA Albuquerque Newsletter
November Presentation: Update on Mars Rover
by Dr. Larry S. Crumpler, New Mexico Museum of Natural History
and Science
Larry S. Crumpler, Ph.D. is Research
Curator specializing in Volcanology and
Space Sciences at the New Mexico Museum
of Natural History and Science. My current
research is divided between (1) the study of
young volcanic terrains, specializing in
understanding how volcanoes work, and (2)
planetary geology, with an emphasis the role
of volcanoes and the volcanic process.
Currently I am a member of the Mars Exploration Rover science team,
the Mars Odyssey Gamma Ray Spectrometer science team, the Mars
Reconnaissance Orbiter High-Resolution Camera (HiRISE) science
team, and a parallel technology-based research effort defining future
methods for rover localization during surface traverses. I have
previously participated in the NASA Viking and Pathfinder Mars
missions, Magellan synthetic aperture radar mapping mission to Venus,
the Russian Mars 96 mission planning, Mars landing site selection for
all landed science missions to date, and many Mars rover field tests.
I returned to New Mexico in 1997 after an 18 year absence, 12 years of
which were spent on the staff at Brown University. I received my Ph.D.
(1984) from the University of Arizona in Planetary Sciences and MS
from the University of New Mexico in Geology (1977). I support my
position at the Museum through my own research grants.
The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity and the Mars Science
Laboratory Rover Curiosity are both currently exploring the surface of
Mars. This presentation will provide an update on the status of these
missions and some insights into current discoveries.
To RSVP:
Please click the link below and fill out the form:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?
formkey=dGRCOGg2aGZqaFFfZ2IzTmRhby15SWc6MQ
or email: [email protected]
THANK YOU!
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AIAA-ABQ HIGHLIGHTS
* November Speaker (15 Nov):
Dr. Larry S. Crumpler, New
Mexico Museum of Natural
History and Science
Speaks at:
Copper Canyon,
5455 Gibson Blvd SE,
ABQ, NM
Meet & Greet: 5:30 - 5:45 PM
Dinner: 5:45 - 6:30 PM
Speaker: 6:30 - 7:30 PM
6 free meals for AIAA Student
Members (first come first serve)
at October Presentation!!!
Upcoming Events
December 20th Presentation
by George Bible, Ph.D,
Beyond the Black Box: The
Forensics of Airplane
Crashes
20 DEC @ Copper Canyon
Inside this issue:
Chair’s Corner
2
Meet the Program Officer:
Michael Nayak
3
Congratulations to new
ABQ Associate Fellows
3
Science Debate 2012
4
NM Aviation Aerospace
Assoc. Round Table
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AIAA Albuquerque
Chair’s Corner: Ed Caicedo
Ed Caicedo
AIAA ABQ Chair
Greetings fellow AIAA members!
Our section officers continue to work hard to
make this year a good year for the section,
and to bring you quality programs that make
your membership worthwhile. In October we
had Dr. Matt Marinella from Sandia National
Laboratories talking about the current state of
memory chips, and where the research is
focused for future technologies, some of which
could be applicable off-the-shelf to aerospace
systems. I personally enjoyed the talk and was
proud to see some of that cutting-edge
research taking place right here in
Albuquerque. I encourage you to let your
officers know if you know of any other exciting
research going on in Albuquerque that can be
presented at one of our section meetings.
Speaking of section meetings, I would like to
inform you that our programs officer, Mikey
Nayak, has lined up your top two choices for
distinguished lecturer for the section. Dr.
George Bibel will talk about forensics of
airplane crashes, and will be our December
speaker. Col. Rich Graham will talk about the
SR-71 and will be our March speaker. My
sincere thanks to those who voted in the
survey to help us identify the speakers our
section prefers, and to Mikey for making it a
reality.
Staff Member at Sandia
National Labs
Interest: Aerospace Vehicle
Dynamics & Control
I also have some bittersweet news to share with
you… this will be my last Chair’s Corner. I will
be moving to Seattle at the end of November.
Mike Ross will take over as the section Chair,
and I know he will do a fantastic job. I have met
some great folks here in Albuquerque, and I will
miss them much. Know that you have a
supporter in me regardless of where I am, and
please don’t hesitate to let me know if there’s
anything I can do for you in the future.
Hope to see you on November 15th. Dr. Larry
Crumpler will give us an update on Mars
exploration. His talks are usually well attended
and enjoyed by everyone.
All the best,
Ed Caicedo
AIAA Albuquerque Chair
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Meet the ABQ AIAA Program Officer: Mikey Nayak
Greetings everyone! My
name is Michael Nayak,
but no one calls me
anything but Mikey.
I received my M.S. in
Aerospace Engineering
from Embry-Riddle
University with a
concentration in
Aeronautics and
Propulsion, and got my Bachelors from the
same school with a concentration in
Astronautics, so I have a pretty diverse
aerospace background. I've worked for NASA
on the ARTEMIS program, where I was part of
the mission design team that took two low earth
orbiting satellites, formerly THEMIS satellites,
and sent them into lunar orbit using highly
sensitive libration trajectories, where they are
today. I've also worked for two years on the
Ares I-X & Space Shuttle programs at Kennedy
Space Center, as a Solid Rocket Booster and
Pyrotechnic Engineer. AIAA Albuquerque
CloudSat, including a successful recovery from a
six-month battery anomaly, for which our team
received a NASA Group Achievement Award. I'm
currently the Flight Director for STPSat-3,
scheduled for launch in August 2013, and am
active in proximity operations and space-based
space situational awareness research. Outside of work, I'm a five-year veteran skydive
instructor, and a senior instructor on staff at
Skydive New Mexico, the largest dropzone in the
state. I've organized state record jumps, done
tandem videography, flown wingsuits and
coached competitive skydivers. I have instructor
certifications from the International Bodyflight
Association for wind tunnel flying and from PADI
for scuba diving. Apart from that I ski, fly planes
and love meeting new people, which is what
brought me to AIAA and this chapter! I look
forward to meeting all of you and serving as your
Programs Chair this year, so if you see me at a
meeting, come say hi and get to know me! Two years ago I was hired as a Satellite Flight
Test Engineer with the Space Operations
Branch at the Space Development and Test
Directorate, Kirtland Air Force Base. There, I
had the opportunity to become the Flight
Director and Mission Manager for Tactical
Satellite-3 (TacSat-3), the world’s first
space-borne hyperspectral imager, and was
nominated by Air Force Space Command
for the Collier Trophy for my work on this
system. I have also managed operations for the
NASA Earth Science pathfinder mission
Congratulations to the ABQ New Associate Fellows!
Matthew Barone
Dale Ferguson
Demos Kyrazis
Alfred Watts
Wayne White
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Science Debate 2012
by Mark Fraser (Public Policy Officer)
Science Debate 2012 is a grassroots
initiative spearheaded by scientists and
concerned citizens. It is sponsored by
numerous academic and scientific
organizations, including the American
Association for the Advancement of
Science, the National Academy of
Sciences, the Union of Concerned
Scientists, and the Association for Women
in Science. Their website is:
http://www.sciencedebate.org/
Science Debate invited thousands of
scientists, engineers and concerned
citizens to submit what they felt were the
most important science questions facing the
nation that the candidates for president
should be debating on the campaign trail. Then they worked with leading US science
and engineering organizations to refine the
list to 14 of the most important science
policy questions facing the United States in
2012:
1. Innovation and the Economy
2. Climate Change
3. Research and the Future
4. Pandemics and Biosecurity
5. Education
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6. Energy
7. Food
8. Fresh Water
9. The Internet
10. Ocean Health
11. Science in Public Policy
12. Space
13. Critical Natural Resources
14. Vaccination and public health
These were submitted to the presidential
candidates and they responded. Here are
Obama’s and Romney’s answers to the top
science questions, listed side-by-side:
http://www.sciencedebate.org/debate12/
A subset of 8 questions were asked of 33
selected leaders of the US Congress. Here
are the answers from the House and Senate
members who responded:
http://www.sciencedebate.org/congress12/
For more information free science resources
on each of the topics are available on-line
from the National Academies Press:
http://notes.nap.edu/science-debate-2012/
"Whenever the people are well-informed,"
Thomas Jefferson wrote, "they can be trusted
with their own government."
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AIAA Albuquerque
NM Aviation Aerospace Association (NMAAA) Round
Table Conference on Oct. 24, 2012
by Don Nash (Corporate Liaison)
Don Nash attended the recent conference at the Albq Airport Conference room where over 40 folks
showed up to hear issues pertaining to aerospace economic development in NM. I spoke of what the
AIAA and PACA is about. Dr. Basil Hassan was in attendance representing the Sandia National Lab.
Key speakers were:
• Bill McMillan: NMAAA President – MC’d the conference
• Pete Brunce: President and CEO of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association
(GAMA), located in Washington DC. He spoke on how and where GAMA is headed. There
is much aerospace/aeronautics business in South America, SE Asia and China. The need
in the US is to educate/expand education of pilots, mechanics, and aerospace workers, etc.
(STEM).
• Gary Tonjes & John Garcia: Albq Economic Development
• NM Cabinet Secretary for Economic Development: Jon Barela
• Tim Hale: NM Dept of Veterans Affairs
• John Uczeka: President & CEO Aspen Avionics
• Mark Butler: Virgin Galactic – Sr. Program Manager
The below key issues related to aerospace economic development in NM were discussed
• Informed Consent – Related to keep the Spaceport healthy -- need it- this is a biggee if we
want NM to be a leader. It was held up in the Senate Judicial Committee last year. The NM
Trial Lawyers are really against it and persuaded the Judicial Committee to not let it pass
out of Committee. This only impacts the 5 – 6 passengers in the craft. This needs to be
presented as a jobs bill. NM may lose over ~1000 jobs if not passed. When Jon Barela was
asked how many may be created if it passes, there was no firm answer other than over
~1000 will be lost……
• Regulations – Taxes. NM is becoming uncompetitive in the aerospace industry. NM taxes
are higher than adjacent states (TX & AZ). Need to pass laws preventing the pyramiding of
taxes (NMGRT plus ---)
• Regulations – imposed from Washington. Dodd-Frank makes it difficult to obtain capital.
• Neighbors down South (Mexico) – 21,000 jobs in aerospace created this year. Mexico is
providing real competition.
• STEM: Need to get behind this activity so NM will have the personal resources to support
the future.
I discussed speaking to the AIAA and PACA with the following and all agreed:
• Bill McMillan: President NMAAA.
• Tim Hale: NM Dept of Veterans Affairs (has spoken to PACA in Sept 2011)
• John Uczeka: President & CEO Aspen Avionics
• Mark Butler: Virgin Galactic – Sr. Program Manager. 560 folks signed up for the ride into
space. Looking to get into taking science payloads into space…..
• Dennis Schmidt: President of Sandia Aerospace
• Chris Hall: Chairman & Professor of ME @ UNM – He’s going to be the PACA cospeaker with the UNM Dean of Engineering in Feb 2013.
Simulator: We are continuing to work with Nuclear Museum to “lock in” on going together on copurchasing a flight simulator for joint usage. – stay tuned for further news.
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Your AIAA-ABQ Officers 2011-2012
Office
Name
Organization
Chair
Ed Caicedo
Sandia Nat’l Lab
Vice-Chair
Dr. Michael Ross
Sandia Nat’l Lab (Org
1523)
Treasurer
Robert Malseed
RAM Computer
Consulting
Secretary
Dr. Terry Caipen
Applied Research
Associates
Newsletter Editor
Dr. Michael Ross
See above
Membership
Wayne White
SpaceBooster LLC
Programs
Michael Nayak
Space Development and
Test Directorate
Public Policy
Mark Fraser
ATA-Aerospace
Young Professionals
Lori Hengeveld
Sandia Nat’l Lab (Org
5578)
Honors & Awards
Dr. Steven Seiffert
Retired
Pre-College Outreach Dr. Elfego Pinon III Emergent Space
(STEM K-12)
Technologies Inc.
Corporate Liaison
Don Nash
See above
Education
Dr. Svetlana
Poroseva
Un. of New Mexico
UNM Student Branch Dr. Randy Truman
Advisor
Un. of New Mexico
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Article contributors:
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Don Nash
Mark Fraser
Mikey Nayak
Comments:
Write to the Editor:
Michael Ross
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Young Professionals:
AIAA defines the Young Professionals as professional
members that are 35 years and younger, no longer a full-time
student, have achieved a bachelor's degree in science or
engineering, or equivalent qualifications through professional
practice. Young Professionals are considered early career
professionals in the workforce. AIAA Albuquerque Section
asks those who qualify as Young Professionals and wish to
actively contribute in the life of the local AIAA community and
promote the AIAA goals and values in our region to contact
Lori Hengeveld ([email protected]).
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