Transportation Symposium Sessions

Dr. Phillip J. Ansell

Dr. Phillip J. Ansell is an Assistant Professor and Allen Ormsbee Faculty Fellow in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is also the director of the Center for High-Efficiency Electrical Technologies for Aircraft (CHEETA) and the principal investigator of a $6M NASA University Leadership Initiative program focused on developing advanced technologies for electrified aircraft propulsion. Prof. Ansell earned his Ph.D. (2013) and M.S. (2010) in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and his B.S. (2008) in Aerospace Engineering from Penn State University. His primary areas of work include subsonic and transonic aerodynamics, aircraft design, unsteady flows, distributed propulsion, aircraft propulsion electrification, and aircraft performance modeling. While early in his career stage, Prof. Ansell has already built a strong, productive, and diverse research group with a demonstrated value of collaboration, leadership, and inclusiveness. In recognition for his efforts he has been granted an AFOSR Young Investigator Award, an ARO Young Investigator Award, and was included on the list of Forbes 30 Under 30 under the Science category. He has also received several distinctions from his resident institution, and is often found on the List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent for his contributions to the teaching mission of the University of Illinois. He has built a strong collaborative research program, working with a broad range of experts from academia (domestic and international), industry, and government institutions. Prof. Ansell has played a key leadership role in bringing together the aircraft propulsion electrification community through the technical organization of the Electric Aircraft Technologies Symposium (EATS), a role which he is continuing into future years.

Speaking on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, 4:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Presentation topic: “Enabling Aircraft Distributed Electric Propulsion through Cryogenic Hydrogen Energy: Research of the Center for Cryogenic High-Efficiency Electrical Technologies for Aircraft (CHEETA)” (M3Or4A-01)
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Mike Meyer

Mr. Meyer is the NASA Technical Fellow for Cryogenics within the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC). In this capacity, he leads a cross-agency Technical Discipline Team, augmented by industry, national laboratories, academia, and other government agency experts, to address high risk technical issues related to cryogenic system development and operation. He also provides strategic stewardship guidance for the cryogenic capabilities required by NASA now and in the future. Mr. Meyer received his B.S. (1987) and M.S. (1989) in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and began his NASA career in as a research engineer in the Space Propulsion Technology Division of the NASA Glenn Research Center. Early in his career he was the NASA Technical Lead for the thermal vacuum and captive firing test of the Boeing Delta III Cryogenic Upper Stage rocket in the Plum Brook Station In-Space Propulsion Research Facility (B-2). He also supported the X-33 Propellant Densification development project which demonstrated skid-mounted systems capable of generating, and loading into the X-33 vehicle, oxygen and hydrogen cooled well below their normal boiling points for increased density. Later he led of multiple cross-Agency cryogenic fluid management technology development projects, maturing thermal and fluid management capabilities for ground, launch, and in-space systems in support of NASA’s human exploration program needs. In 2010 Mr. Meyer successfully advocated for, and subsequently served as Principal Investigator for, the Cryogenic Propellant Storage and Transfer (CPST) flight demonstration mission. He is an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and has received numerous NASA and Federal Government awards including the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal.

Speaking on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, 4:40 p.m. – 5:05 p.m.
Presentation topic: “Hydrogen Applications for Space Transportation” (M3Or4A-02)
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Daniel Hauser

Mr. Hauser is a cryogenic fluids engineer at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Over the past 14 years, Mr. Hauser worked on developing multi-node fluid/thermal models in support of various NASA missions, mainly related to long-term cryogenic storage applications. Mr. Hauser is currently the product lead for the Evolvable Cryogenics modeling project where he works with a team of multi-node and CFD analysts to develop predictive modeling tools for cryogenic propulsion applications. Mr. Hauser has a B.S in Chemical Engineering from Ohio University and a M.S in Mechanical Engineering from Cleveland State University. He is a registered P.E. in the state of Ohio.

Speaking on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, 5:05 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Presentation topic: “Large Scale Hydrogen Modeling Efforts and Lessons Learned” (M3Or4A-03)
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Dr. Masataka Iwakuma

Dr. Masataka Iwakuma is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electric Engineering at Kyushu University in Japan. He is also the director of the Research Institute of Advanced Electric Propulsion Aircrafts and the principal investigator of a NEDO project focused on developing electric propulsion system for aircrafts. He received a doctor’s degree in Electric Engineering from Kyushu University in 1990, a master’s degree in Electric Engineering from Kyushu University in 1985, and a bachelor’s degree from Kyushu University in Electric Engineering in 1983. He has worked in the field of superconductivity/cryogenics, especially on the AC loss of superconducting wires/conductors and the power applications of superconductors for 34 years. He is co-author of 300+ papers with 2,740 citations and h-index = 26 and i10 index = 82 (Google Scholar only). The research team he leads has focus for both basic/applied research and technology development. Present research interests cover a range of superconductivity/cryogenics materials and machine/device technologies, with potential application for MW-class electric propulsion systems for aircrafts.

Speaking on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, 5:30 p.m. – 5:55 p.m.
Presentation topic: “Development of fully turbo-electric propulsion systems for aircrafts” (M3Or4A-04)
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Dr. Timothy Haugan

Dr. Timothy Haugan is a Sr. Research Physicist, Team Leader, and Program Manager at the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Aerospace Systems Directorate (AFRL/RQ). He received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from SUNY-Buffalo in 1995, an M.S. degree in Physics from Washington State University in 1986, and a B.S. from Whitworth University in physics, mathematics in 1983. He has worked in the field of superconductivity/cryogenics for 30 years, including 19 years at AFRL, and for 7 years in semiconductor/solid-state physics from 1982-1989. He is co-author of 150+ papers with 2,700 citations and h-index = 24 and i10 index = 56 (Google Scholar only), and co-author of > 570 presentations including > 142 invited and 4 US patents. In 2018, he became a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society. The research team he leads has focus for both basic/applied research and technology development, and has received the AFRL/AFOSR Laboratory Star Team Award a record six times since 2000; given only to the top 10% of labs at AFRL supported by AFOSR. Present research interests cover a range of materials and device technologies, with potential application for MW-class electric power aerospace systems. A special interest is in superconductivity/cryogenics materials and devices development. He has received many awards from USAF organizations, including the 2009 USAF Outstanding Scientist-of-the-Year Mid-Career Civilian.

Speaking on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, 5:55 p.m. – 6:20 p.m.
Presentation topic: “Update on Aircraft Electric Propulsion and Impact of Superconducting and Cryogenic Technology” (M3Or4A-05)
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