IEEE-AESS Meeting: Thursday, Oct. 26 : Dr. Birkan of AFRL / AFOSR

[Andre Kesteloot]

from the IEEE Bulletin
André N4ICK

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Next Meeting: Thursday, Oct. 26 : Dr. Birkan of AFRL / AFOSR will
speak on "Space Power and Propulsion" at 5 PM, Ballston location (see below
for directions). 
  
Abstract: Research activities fall into three areas: nonchemical orbit-raising
propulsion, chemical propulsion, and plume signatures resulting from both
chemical and nonchemical propulsion. Topics include characteristics of pulsed
and steady-state plasmas; scaling physics; characteristics of flowing plasma; 
instabilities of plasma.  Topics may also include the modeling of the coupling
among unsteady flows, combustion, acoustic fields, and chemical kinetics,
detonation phenomenon, modeling using novel tools such as molecular dynamics,
direct simulation Monte Carlo, and hybrid approach. 

RSVP: email: Carmen.Bray at gd-ais.com or call her at: 703 469-3886 

Directions: General Dynamics, 4121 Wilson Blvd, Suite 302 

>From Reagan Washington National Airport Exit Airport onto Route 1 North to 110
North Follow 110 North to I66 West Exit onto Glebe Road South Turn Left on
Fairfax Drive East towards Rosslyn Turn Right on Randolph Street Turn Right on
Wilson Blvd Turn Right into building 4121 underground parking garage entrance
(Alternate parking across the street at the Ballston Common Mall Garage) 

>From Washington-Dulles International Airport Leave airport following Washington
signs heading East Continue on Dulles Access/Toll Road to I66 East Exit at
Fairfax Drive East Toward Ballston and Rosslyn Turn Right on Randolph Turn
Right on Wilson Blvd Turn Right into building 4121 underground parking garage
entrance (Alternate parking across the street at the Ballston Common Mall
Garage) 
 
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NOVEMBER MEETING:
Ms. Kathy Fontaine of the Global Change Data Center, NASA Goddard Space Flight
Center, will present a seminar on the "Global Earth Observation Systems of
Systems," on November 1, 2006 at 3:30pm at the NASA Goddard Visitor Center.