73rd Meeting of the ARA (Aeroballistic Range Association) August 2024 in Bryan, Texas
Santa Cruz, CA – The 73rd Aeroballistic Range Association Meeting is hosted by Texas A&M University and meets August 11–16, 2024 in Bryan, Texas at The Stella Hotel.
The annual ARA meetings are attended by an international group of scientists and engineers from government, academia, and industry involved in various aspects of maintaining, upgrading, and utilizing launcher technology for a variety of research applications, mostly involving defense or aerospace applications. The meeting is primarily composed of technical talks presented by the members of the group.
Topics covered at the annual meeting include:
- ballistic range operation
- instrumentation for studying dynamic mechanical events
- exterior and terminal ballistics research technology
- development of research launchers
- evaluation of range accidents
- impact mechanics and shock physics research technology
- evaluation of high speed vehicle flight characteristics
- armor development technology
- non-classical applications of gun-related testing
Organizing Committee:
DR. THOMAS E. LACY JR.
Conference Chair, Texas A&M University
DR. RAJ KOTA
Technical Chair, TEES Strategic Initiatives
NATHAN TICHENOR
Technical Co-Chair, Texas A&M University System
JACOB ROGERS
Technical Committee Member, Texas A&M University
NATHANIEL BASS
BAM Tour Coordinator, Texas A&M University System
STEVEN BEGNAUD
Logistics Manager, TEES Conferences
WINNA GUESS
Logistics Manager, TEES Conferences
EBONE SEESE
Logistics Specialist, TEES Conferences
ADDISON BRECKENRIDGE
Logistics Specialist, TEES Conferences
ARA Executive Committee:
BRAD DAVIS
Chair, DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory
JEROME MESPOULET
Chair Elect, Thiot Ingenierie
DAVID STRANGE
Treasurer, Physics Applications
YASUHIRO AKAHOSHI
Secretary, Dept of Mechanical and Control Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology
KEVIN VANDERSALL
Past Chair, Lawrence Livermore National Labs
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