Abstract
This talk will discuss opportunities for students within AFRL’s new Multidisciplinary Science and Technology Center. The Mutlidisciplinary Sciences and Technology Center (MSTC) within AFRL leads the integration of multiple disciplines to discover and exploit new phenomena for optimization and assessment of revolutionary aerospace vehicles from concept development through preliminary design. Our goal is to model systems—and systems of systems—to a level of fidelity necessary to capture the physics which drive system design and to perform design space exploration. MSTC is forming a new Collaborative Center, a strategic partnership to foster sustained research and professional relationships between universities, professors, and graduate students and government researchers. The new Collaborative Center will advance the research and development of novel design methods and tools for the optimization and assessment of revolutionary aerospace vehicles. It is expected to be mutually beneficial, increasing the agility and responsiveness of AFRL research efforts while providing experience and mentorship to students. Students at all levels (undergraduate, graduate, and postdoc) are encouraged to attend.
About the Speaker
Dr. Ray Kolonay currently serves as the Director of the Multidisciplinary Science & Technology Center within the Aerospace Systems Directorate. He has over thirty years’ experience in the development, use, and support of computational analysis and automated design methods and tools for aerospace vehicles. Prior to this Dr. Kolonay held a position at the General Electric Company Corporate Research and Development Center where he developed design methods for various mechanical systems. He is an ASME Fellow, AFRL Fellow, and an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and the recipient of the AIAA 2020 MDAO Award.
Host: Professor Kathryn Matlack
