An Overview of the Advanced Air Transport Technology (AATT) Project

Speaker: James Heidmann, NASA Glenn Research Center
August 8, 2017

Presentation

Abstract

The Advanced Air Transport Technology (AATT) Project supports the exploration and development of safe and viable game-changing concepts, technologies, and tools to improve subsonic fixed-wing commercial transport vehicle and propulsion system energy efficiency, environmental compatibility, and economic impact for the nation. This presentation will provide context for AATT’s role within the NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, describe the current AATT research portfolio, and look ahead to challenges and opportunities within the project for fiscal year 2018 and beyond.

Biography

James "Jim" Heidmann has worked at NASA Glenn Research Center since 1988. He currently manages NASA’s Advanced Air Transport Technology (AATT) Project. He previously managed NASA’s Aeronautical Sciences and Transformational Tools & Technologies Projects and served as Chief of the Turbomachinery and Heat Transfer Branch. Prior to these roles, Heidmann spent 20 years as an Aerospace Research Engineer, publishing over 20 papers and journal articles in the area of turbomachinery aerodynamics and heat transfer. He was elected Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) in 2007, Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) in 2015, and received the Outstanding Mechanical Engineer (OME) Award from Purdue University School of Mechanical Engineering in 2017. Heidmann received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toledo in 1986, Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 1988, and Doctorate in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in 1997.

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