Program

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

09:00 - 09:30 EDT David Zingg Professor, UTIAS OPENING REMARKS
09:30 - 10:30 EDT Rich Wahls Sustainable Flight National Partnership Mission Integration Manager, NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate NASA Sustainable Flight National Partnership Overview
10:30 - 11:00 EDT BREAK
11:00 - 11:30 EDT Lynnette Dray Principal Research Fellow, University College London Modelling pathways towards net zero aviation climate impact
11:30 - 12:00 EDT Volker Grewe DLR Scenario assessments, mitigation options and non-CO2 effects in regulations
12:00 - 13:00 EDT LUNCH
13:00 - 13:30 EDT Zhenning Gu Aviation Researcher, Shell Fit-for-Purpose Evaluation in Shell’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Development
13:30 - 14:00 EDT Wendy Bailey Chief, Environmental Protection and Standards, Civil Aviation, Transport Canada Sustainability in Aviation, Government of Canada Perspective
14:00 - 14:30 EDT Ajay Misra Deputy Director, Research and Engineering, NASA Glenn Research Center Energy Sources and Energy Conversion Processes for Sustainable Aviation
14:30 - 15:00 EDT BREAK
15:00 - 15:30 EDT Neal Harrison SUGAR Transonic Truss-Braced Wing - Principal Investigator & Program Manager, Boeing Research & Technology Transonic Truss-Braced Wing Vision Vehicle Technology Maturation
15:30 - 17:00 EDT ROUNDTABLE

 

Thursday, June 1, 2023

09:00 - 10:00 EDT Fayette Collier Aerospace Engineer, NASA Langley Research Center Progress toward Blended Wing Body Aircraft
10:00 - 10:30 EDT Sigrun Matthes DLR Challenges in climate-optimized trajectories considering non-CO2 effects
10:30 - 11:00 EDT BREAK
11:00 - 11:30 EDT Tomas Grönstedt Professor, Chalmers University of Technology Progress in heat management for hydrogen combustion aircraft
11:30 - 12:00 EDT Chris Droney SFD Deputy Chief Engineer, The Boeing Company Sustainable Flight Demonstrator Program Overview
12:00 - 13:00 EDT LUNCH
13:00 - 13:30 EDT Graham Potter Bombardier TBD
13:30 - 14:00 EDT Sid Banerjee Bombardier TBD
14:00 - 14:30 EDT Arne Stuermer DLR Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology Overview of Engine-Airframe Integration Studies for Future Efficient Propulsion Systems
14:30 - 15:00 EDT BREAK
15:00 - 15:30 EDT Joyce Penner Ralph J. Cicerone Distinguished University Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Michigan Progress in determining the climate impact of aerosol particles emitted from aircraft on large-scale cirrus clouds
15:30 - 17:00 EDT ROUNDTABLE

 

Friday, June 2, 2023

09:00 - 10:00 EDT Mark Page
John Vassberg
Founder and CTO, JetZero
Chief Design Officer, JetZero
The JetZero Blended-Wing-Body — Building a Path to Zero Carbon Emissions
10:00 - 10:30 EDT Prem Lobo SAF Program Manager, Office of Environment and Energy, Federal Aviation Administration Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition – U.S. Policy and Actions to Decarbonize the Aviation Sector
10:30 - 11:00 EDT BREAK
11:00 - 11:30 EDT Gaudy Bezos-O'Connor Project Manager, Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration Project (EPFD), NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate  NASA EPFD Project’s Progress Towards Reducing Barrier EAP Technology and Integration Risks
11:30 - 12:00 EDT William Agyare Aviation Safety Inspector, Manager Aerodromes Safety and Standards, Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Aviation-induced pollution - Africa’s contribution to reducing emissions
12:00 - 13:00 EDT LUNCH
13:00 - 13:30 EDT Tony Nerone HyTEC Project Manager, NASA Glenn Research Center NASA’s Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core (HyTEC) Project Overview
13:30 - 14:00 EDT Pervez Canteenwalla Program Leader, National Research Council Canada NRC Low Emission Aviation Program – Transitioning towards a “net-zero” future for aviation
14:00 - 14:30 EDT Aiden Gray PhD Candidate, UTIAS Estimating the Energy Efficiency Benefit of the Blended Wing-Body Aircraft Configuration in the Regional Class Through Mixed-Fidelity Multidisciplinary Optimization
14:30 - 15:00 EDT David Zingg Professor, UTIAS CLOSING REMARKS