Course Description
Learn the fundamentals and apply them to hypersonic applications
The topics below will be covered in the three-day short course (module sequence to be determined):
- Module 1 History of hypersonic flight and design (45 mins)
- Module 2 Hypersonic aerothermodynamics (2 hrs)
- Module 3 Colloidal Processing, Shaping Methods, and Sintering of UHTCs (2.5 hrs)
- Module 4 Introduction to Mechanical Properties of Ceramics (1 hr)
- Module 5 Thermal properties of ceramics (1 hr)
- Module 6 Applications of Thermal and Mechanical Properties (1 hr)
- Module 7 Materials for RF and IR performance (1 hr)
- Module 8 Composites including carbon/carbon and ceramic matrix composites and their manufacture (2 hr)
- Module 9 Materials for Radiative Cooling (30 mins)
Please note: This course is an expanded version of the Virtual Hypersonic Workshop from January 2025. Course notes will be made available electronically without the ability to download or print. This is a Distribution A event.
Course Format
3 hours of instruction per day | 12 hours of instruction total | Virtually from 1–4 p.m. ET
Registration Pricing
- Non-member pricing: $695
- Member pricing: $595
Professor Rodney Trice
Professor Rodney Trice is a faculty member in the School of Materials Engineering at Purdue. He is currently investigating the following hypersonic materials related topics: high-temperature high-emissivity coatings for carbon/carbon composites, hypersonic IR and RF windows, direct ink write of SiC short fiber/SiC composites, digital light projection of UHTCs and RF window materials, novel energy absorbing ceramic for RDEs, direct ink write of RDE CMCs, and morphing structural ceramics. His current research is supported by industrial sources, NAVSEA, ONR, AFOSR, AFRL, and various industrial sources. This short course has been taught on military bases and at national conferences.
