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Aviation Unleashed

Join us for a thought-provoking conference that will explore the frontiers of the imaginable in aviation

NASA 360 crew

NASA 360 crew -- (L to R, Mike Bibbo, Kevin Krigsvold, Tom Shortridge) -- shooting in the Langley Full Scale Tunnel for their latest program on NASA's commitment to Aeronautics.

Aeronautical Systems

Encompassing work on rotary, fixed and flapping wing vehicles, research on aeronautical systems involves computational fluid dynamics calculations and laboratory projects.

Atmospheric Science

Research in atmospheric sciences focuses on using the rich array of satellite data to investigate the behavior of Earth's atmosphere.

Airspace Research

Our research in aviation safety focuses on advancing the use of information for the next generation of air traffic control

Computational Science

Computational sciences are applied to much of the work at NIA

Exploration Systems

NIA has significant experience developing innovative space transportation and surface systems to support human lunar and Mars exploration for a variety of NASA missions.

Materials Science

Materials research is a large part of what NIA does. The projects encompass the breadth of materials research, from the atomic & nano-scale to the component & macro-scale; from organic polymers to metals and to ceramics; and from computational methods to synthesis & processing and to mechanical & structural analysis.

Hypersonics Shortcourses

These courses are being developed to meet hypersonic education goals of the NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD).

Wednesday, September 08, 2010 National Institute of Aerospace Dynamic Systems Seminar

2010-09-08

Monday, September 13, 2010 National Institute of Aerospace Computational Aero-Structural Dynamics Seminar

2010-09-13

Monday, October 18, 2010 Aviation Unleashed

2010-10-18

Location: B1208, Room 150A, NASA Langley Research Center Date: 9/8/2010 9:00:18 AM
Summary:

Speaker: Professor Jer-Nan Juang, National Cheng University, Tainan, Taiwan

Subject: “Time Varying System identification and Control”

Location: NIA, 100 Exploration Way, Rm 137 Date: 9/13/2010 10:30:00 AM
Summary:

Speaker: Professor Josef Ballmann, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

Subject: “High Reynolds Number Aero-Structural Dynamics (NIRENASD)-Numerical Predication, Experiments and Code Validation-

Location: Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton, VA Date: 10/18/2010 9:00:00 AM
Summary:

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The seeds of the future exist in the developments of today. Join us for a thought-provoking conference that will explore the frontiers of the imaginable in aviation; what emerging technology revolutions could enable for society and aviation. We will imagine the landscape (societal and technological) of the future and its implications for aviation. Developments in telepresence will have shaped travel needs. Machine intelligence, robotics, new materials and energetics have led to a plethora of new vehicles offering efficient on-demand mobility for people and goods and serving new markets and missions. The airspace system has undergone a radical transformation to enable these vehicles to safely share the sky. Through this conference we will explore alternate futures and the implications for the synergy and direction of current developments.