University Propulsion Programs at the University of Alabama in Huntsville

Hawk, Clark W.; Frederick, Robert A.

doi:10.2514/6.2004-3323

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“…Hawk and Frederick wrote a summary of the activities of the first thirteen years of the UAH Propulsion Research Center. 1 In 2016, Dr. Frederick wrote a summary of student graduation rates, funded research programs, academic programs, and the laboratory capabilities that have developed over the first twenty-five years of the PRC. 2 This paper will highlight progress from the past eighteen months regarding the academic and research programs of the UAH Propulsion Research Center.…”

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Propulsion Research and Academic Programs at the University of Alabama in Huntsville - 2018

Frederick

Ligrani

Thomas

2018

2018 Joint Propulsion Conference

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The UAH Propulsion Research Center (PRC) is beginning its 26 th year at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). The mission of the Propulsion Research Center is to provide an environment that connects the academic research community with the needs and concerns of the propulsion community while promoting an interdisciplinary approach to solving propulsion problems. This paper describes highlights from the research and academic programs associated with the center over the past eighteen months. Academic highlights include the offering of new graduate courses in liquid rocket engineering and solid rocket combustion instability. Research highlights include a new supersonic wind tunnel capability and a new program in nuclear thermal propulsion systems engineering. In the 2016 fiscal year, total research expenditures rose to $1.563 million and four Ph.D., eleven master's students, and numerous undergraduate students obtained degrees in conjunction with the center. The center continues to be a resource for both fundamental and applied research as well as a significant contributor to workforce development in the propulsion and energy field.

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Propulsion Research and Academic Programs at the University of Alabama in Huntsville - 2018

Frederick

Ligrani

Thomas

2018

2018 Joint Propulsion Conference

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UAH Propulsion Research Center - 25th Anniversary Highlights

Frederick¹

2016

52nd AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference

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The University of Alabama in Huntsville founded the Propulsion Research Center in 1991. The mission of the Propulsion Research Center is to provide an environment that connects the academic research community with the needs and concerns of the propulsion community, while promoting an interdisciplinary approach to solving propulsion problems. This paper documents the foundational ideals and goals of the center. It highlights the student production, funding history, and current status of laboratories developed over the past 25 years. Over that time the center faculty and staff have mentored students who have been awarded over 230 advanced degrees and have been supported by sponsors who provided over 35 million dollars of external funding. Current operations involve over 60 faculty, staff, and graduate/undergraduate students working in interdisciplinary research teams using 10 different laboratories to support external sponsors. Faculty of the UAH College of Engineering have developed 17 propulsion and energy related courses that are taught on a regular basis that support the PRC mission. The center continues to be a resource for both fundamental and applied research as well as workforce development for the propulsion and energy field. I. A Propulsion Research Center is Born INCE the 1950s, Huntsville, Alabama has been at the forefront of America's rocket propulsion research, so much so that it is often called the Rocket City. The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) was founded, to a great extent, because of the vision of Dr. Wernher von Braun. During his 1961 address to the Alabama Legislature, he said, "It's the university climate that brings the business. Let's be honest with ourselves. It's not water, or real estate, or labor or cheap taxes that brings industry to a state or city. It's brainpower." He added during his address to the legislature, "opportunity goes where the best people go, and the best people go where good education goes. To make Huntsville more attractive to technical and scientific people across the country-and to further develop the people we have now-the academic and research environment of Huntsville and Alabama must be improved." The presentation convinced the Alabama legislature to grant $3 million to seed the UAH Research Institute which grew into the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Presently, UAH graduates over 40 Ph.D.s.

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