elcome to the Propulsion & Power Systems (P&PS) Technical Committee of the Houston, Texas section of AIAA.

This website contains information on the technical committee's activities, membership, and mission.

Members

Sheikh Ahsan, NASA Chair
AIAApropulsion@aiaa-houston.org (Remove AIAA from address before sending.)

Guy Thibodaux, NASA (retired)

Norm Chaffee, NASA (retired)

Hugh Brasseaux

Henry Pohl

Bill Boyd

Chester Vaughan

Ralph Taeuber

Don Prevette

If you are interested in joining the work of the committee, contact any member or Douglas Yazell at 281-244-3925. We are always looking for qualified professional and student members.

To provide a forum for exchange of ideas and information regarding the history, state of the art, and future of aerospace propulsion and power systems. To stimulate education, professional development, and accomplishment by fostering communication and by providing resources.

• Recruit members for the technical committee and AIAA
• Recruit one technical committee member from each 'propulsion' or 'power systems' organization in the Clear Lake Area
• Encourage lectures from government, industry, and universities
• Monitor and contribute to the mirror propulsion and power systems AIAA committees on the national level
• Organize lunch-and-learn sessions in the the Houston Clear Lake area (2 or more per year)
• Focus on the technical challenges of the next 3-5 years
• Meet 3-4 times/year, sometimes with national committee, to plan the work of the committee
• Interact with other AIAA technical committees, other professional societies, and universities