An Introduction to the Transformational Tools and Technologies (T3) Project

Speaker: James D. Heidmann, Aeronautical Sciences Project Manager, NASA Glenn Research Center
September 25, 2014

Presentation

Abstract

The NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate has established the Transformational Tools & Technologies (T3) Project in FY15 to continue progress from the previous Aeronautical Sciences (AS) Project in conducting foundational cross-cutting aeronautics research in key technology areas of critical importance to NASA’s aeronautics mission. The project is investing in two main areas of research: Revolutionary Tools & Methods (RTM) to advance the state-of-the-art in physics-based simulation-based engineering, and Critical Aeronautics Technologies (CAT) to invent and develop the next generation of foundational concepts and technologies toward advancing NASA's Aeronautics mission. Within these two broad areas, the project conducts research in six main areas of discipline-based research: Revolutionary Computational Aerosciences, Structures and Materials, Multidisciplinary Design Analysis and Optimization (MDAO) and Systems Analysis, Combustion, Controls and Innovative Measurements. The T3 Project vision is to enable fast, efficient design and analysis of advanced aviation systems from first principles by developing physics-based tools, methods and cross-cutting technologies, provide new MDAO and systems analysis tools, and support exploratory research with the potential to result in breakthroughs.

Biography

James (Jim) Heidmann has worked at NASA Glenn Research Center from 1988-present as an Aerospace Engineer, publishing over 20 research papers and journal articles in the area of turbomachinery aerodynamics and heat transfer. He was elected a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) in 2007. Since 2012 Dr. Heidmann has served as Manager of NASA’s Aeronautical Sciences Project and the new Transformational Tools & Technologies (T3) Project - the topic of this seminar. Prior to this, Dr. Heidmann served as Chief of the Turbomachinery and Heat Transfer Branch at NASA Glenn. He received his PhD (1997) from Case Western Reserve University, MSME (1998) from Purdue University, and BSME (1986) from University of Toledo.

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