5

th
Annual Meeting
of the
NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts



November 5-6, 2003
Georgia Centers for Advanced
Telecommunications Technology
250 14
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Street, NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30318


NIAC Contact Information:
Brandy Egan
404-347-9633
[email protected]


5
th
NIAC Annual Meeting
Wednesday, November 5, 2003
GCATT, Atlanta, Georgia

8:00am 8:30am Registration

8:30am 9:00am Welcome
NIAC Overview
Introduction of New NIAC Phase I Fellows
And NIAC Student Fellows
Dr. Robert A. Cassanova, NIAC Director

9:00am 10:00am Keynote Speaker
George Dyson
Futurist and author

10:00am 10:30am Break

10:30am 12:00pm NIAC Status Reports
(45 minutes) John Manobianco, ENSCO, Incorporated
Global Environmental MEMS Sensors:
A Revolutionary Observing System for the 21st Century

(45 minutes) Ross Hoffman, Atmospheric and Environmental Research
Controlling the Global Weather

12:00pm 1:30pm Buffet Lunch


1:30pm 3:00 pm NIAC Status Reports

(45 minutes) Anthony Colozza, Ohio Aerospace Corporation
Solid State Aircraft

(45 minutes) Parviz Soroushian, Technova Corporation
Inherently Adaptive Structural Systems

3:00pm 3:30pm Break

3:30pm 4:15pm NIAC Status Report

(45 minutes) Raymond Sedwick, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Electromagnetic Formation Flight

4:30pm 6:30pm Reception and Viewing of NIAC Phase I and Student
Award Posters


5
th
NIAC Annual Meeting
Thursday, November 6, 2003
GCATT, Atlanta, Georgia

8:45am Welcome
Dr. Robert A. Cassanova, NIAC Director

9:00am 10:00am Keynote Speaker
Brigadier General Simon P. Worden
Director of Development and Transformation, Space and
Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command

10:00am 10:30am Break

10:30am 12:00pm NIAC Status Reports

(45 minutes) Steven D. Howe, Hbar Technologies, LLC
Antimatter Driven Sail for Deep Space

(45 minutes) Terry Kammash, University of Michigan
Ultra-Fast Laser-Driven Plasma for Space Propulsion

12:00pm 1:00pm Buffet Lunch

1:00pm 2:00pm Keynote Speaker
Gary L. Martin
Space Architect, NASA Headquarters

2:00pm 3:30pm NIAC Status Reports

(45 minutes) Penelope Boston, Complex Systems Research
System Feasibility Demonstration of Caves and
Subsurface Constructs for Mars Habitation and
Scientific Exploration

(45 minutes) Edward Hodgson, Hamilton Sundstrand
A Chameleon Suit To Liberate Human Exploration of
Space Environments

3:30pm 3:45pm Break

3:45pm 4:30pm NIAC Status Report

(45 minutes) Dava J. Newman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Astronaut Bio Suit System for Exploration Class
Missions





Keynote Speakers




George Dyson



George Dyson is a writer, boat designer, and historian of technology whose interests
have included the development (and redevelopment) of the Aleut kayak (Baidarka,
1986), the evolution of digital computing and telecommunications (Darwin Among the
Machines, 1997), and nuclear bomb-propelled space exploration (Project Orion, 2002).
Dysons early adventures, contrasted with those of his father, physicist Freeman Dyson,
were the subject of Kenneth Browers (1978) The Starship and the Canoe.

Dysons kayak designs have been built by thousands of followers and his books have
been well received. James Michener praised Baidarka as a grand, detailed book that
will be a standard for years to come, Oliver Sacks wrote that Darwin Among the
Machines was a very deep and important book, beautifully written... as remarkable an
intellectual history as any I have read, and Arthur C. Clarke describes Project Orion as
essential reading for engineers/scientists involved with government bureaucracies and
the notorious Military Industrial Complex... also vice versa. Dyson, who lives in
Bellingham, Washington, was Directors Visitor at the Institute for Advanced Study in
Princeton, NJ for the academic year 2002-2003, excavating the records (1945-1958) of
John von Neumanns Electronic Computer Project, where the physical realization of the
logical principles underlying stored-program digital computing established precedents
followed by hardware and software development ever since.






BRIGADIER GENERAL SIMON PETE
WORDEN
Director of Development and Transformation, Space and
Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base,
Calif.


Brig Gen Simon P. Worden is director of development and transformation, Space and
Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command at Los Angeles Air Force Base,
Calif. The general was commissioned in 1971 after receiving a Bachelor of Science
degree from the University of Michigan. He entered the Air Force in 1975 after
graduating from the University of Arizona with a doctorate in astronomy. Throughout
the 1980s and early 1990s, he served in every phase of development, international
negotiations and implementation of the Strategic Defense Initiative, a primary
component in ending the Cold War. He twice served in the executive office of the
presidents. As the staff officer for initiatives in the Bush administration's National Space
Council, he spearheaded efforts to revitalize our civil space exploration and earth
monitoring programs, and was the architect of the "faster, cheaper, better" approach
now adopted throughout the U.S. space program.
The general commanded the 50th Space Wing that is responsible for more than 60
Department of Defense satellites and more than 6,000 people at 23 worldwide
locations. He then served as deputy director for requirements at Headquarters Air Force
Space Command as well as the deputy director for command and control with the Office
of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations at Air Force headquarters.
Prior to assuming his current position, the general was responsible for policy and
direction of five mission areas: force enhancement, space support, space control, force
application and computer network defense.
Brig Gen Worden has written or co-written more than 150 scientific technical papers in
astrophysics, space sciences, and strategic studies. He was scientific co-investigator
for two NASA space science missions.
EDUCATION:
1971 Bachelor of science degree in physics and astronomy, University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor
1975 Doctor of philosophy degree in astronomy, University of Arizona, Tucson
1978 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1987 National War College, Washington, D.C.
1997 National Security Studies, Maxwell School of Government, Syracuse University





Gary L. Martin


Gary L. Martin was named NASAs Space Architect on October 11, 2002. In this
position, Mr. Martin sets NASA's future technology requirements and monitors
development programs to ensure systems will be ready when needed to support
the next-generation science objectives. Martin served as Assistant Associate
Administrator for Advanced Systems in NASA's Office of Space Flight from July
2000 until the recent appointment. Prior to the Office of Space Flight Mr. Martin
spent four years at Goddard Space Flight Center. Gary began his career at
NASA in 1990 as the primary interface for requirements between the microgravity
science community and the designers of the Space Station. He was the Branch
Chief for Advanced Programs (1992-94) within the Microgravity Sciences and
Applications Division and then the Divisions acting Deputy Director (1994-96).
During this time he managed technology development and space flight hardware
such as the Space Acceleration Measurements System and the Microgravity
Glovebox, families of hardware whose units flew on both Shuttle and Mir.

Gary holds the following degrees:

Colorado State University, B. A. Anthropology Minor Criminal Justice
Virginia Commonwealth University, B. S. Applied Math and Physics
George Washington University, M. S. Mechanical Engineering with concentration
in Aeronautical Engineering





NIAC 5
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Annual Meeting Registration Information

General Information
The workshop will be held on November 5-6, 2003 at the Georgia Center for Advanced
Telecommunications Technology (GCATT) conference facilities in Atlanta, GA. In order
to attend, NIAC must receive a completed registration form and a registration fee
of $100.00 by October 27, 2003. The fee is $100.00 whether you attend one day or
two. The registration fee covers breakfast and a buffet lunch both days, continuous
breaks during the workshop and a reception the evening of the first day. Students must
register but will not be charged a registration fee and may attend all meetings and
activities. Students must show a currently valid student identification card from any
school, college or university to receive a registration badge and be admitted to the
meeting. Students must preregister by October 27, 2003.
Registration
Registration may be accomplished electronically (preferred) or by mail.

To register electronically, click:
http://www.niac.usra.edu/am-nov03.html
To register by mail, download, print and fill out the registration form and attach a check
or money order.

Lodging
NIAC has obtained special lodging rates for workshop attendees from the Courtyard by
Marriott-Midtown and the Hampton Inn Atlanta-Midtown. Location and contact
information can be obtained by referring to the local map. When making your
reservations, please indicate that you are attending the NIAC Workshop. Be sure to let
the hotel know which nights you will be staying. Reservations at the Courtyard must
be made by October 20, 2003 and the Hampton Inn by October 13, 2003.

Parking/Transportation
A limited number of parking spaces will be available in the GCATT parking structure.
Please notify the parking attendant you will be attending the NIAC workshop for
directions to the designated parking area. Also, local area transportation is available
through the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA). For additional
information regarding schedules and routes, refer to the MARTA website at
http://www.itsmarta.com/.

Local Map
See next page for a map of the Annual Meeting location and contact information.



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Hampton Inn Atlanta-Midtown
1152 Spring Street, Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: 404-872-3234 Fax: 404-872-2434
Toll Free Reservations: 1-800-HAMPTON
Directions from Airport to Hampton Inn:
Go North on I-75/I-85 to Exit 250
(10
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light (14
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onto Spring Street.
Directions from Hampton Inn to GCATT:
From hotel, turn Right onto Spring Street then
turn Right onto 10
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to State Street and turn Right. Turn Right on
14
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Street and GCATT is on the right just past
Holly Street.
Courtyard by Marriott
1132 Techwood Drive, Atlanta, GA 30318
Phone: 404-607-1112 Fax: 404-607-1020
Toll Free Reservations: 1-800-321-2211
Directions from Airport to Courtyard by
Marriott:
Go North on I-75/I-85 to Exit 250
(10
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/Tech). Go to the second traffic
light, turn Left onto 14
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Street.
Cross the interstate, and turn Left onto
Techwood. The hotel is on the Right behind
Wolf Camera.
Directions from Courtyard to GCATT:
From hotel, turn Right onto Techwood Drive.
At the first light, turn Right onto 10
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Street
and go about 3/10 mile, then turn Right onto
State Street. (Papa Johns is on the corner).
At the first traffic light, turn Right onto 14
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Street. GCATT is on the right just past Holly
Street.
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GCATT
(Georgia Center for Advanced
Telecommunications
Technology)
250 Fourteenth Street, NW, Atlanta, GA
30318
Directions from Airport to GCATT:
Go North on I-75/I-85 to Exit 250
(10
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/Tech).
At first light, cross over 10
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Street. At second
light, turn Left onto 14
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Street. Cross over the
interstate. The GCATT building is at the top of
the hill on the left. Visitor parking is available
in the parking deck behind the GCATT and
GPTV buildings.