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"About SpaceX and Rocket Thermal Protection Systems, Limitations, and Future Problems"
Daniele Boncompagni,
Principal Thermal Engineer, SpaceX Jeffrey Andress,
Senior Thermal Engineer, SpaceX

Thursday, March 23rd, 2023
11:20 - 12:10 p.m.
Holmes Auditorium, Harder Hall

BIO: Daniele Boncompagni has been with SpaceX since 2015, and currently serves as Principal Thermal Engineer - TPS R&D Team Leader based out of Cape Canaveral, Florida. Previously, he served as Aerodynamics Team Leader for McClaren Racing, and as a Senior Aerodynamicist at Toyota Motorsport. Mr. Boncompagni holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the Università di Pisa and a Certificate in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from UCLA.

BIO: Jeffrey Andress has been with SpaceX since 2018, and currently serves as a member of the Starship heatshield TPS development team based out of Cape Canaveral, Fl. Previously he served as a senior member of the engineering team at the Kennedy Space Center, Thermal Protection System Facility overseeing ceramic and glass materials manufacturing processes for multiple spacecraft re-entry heatshields. This work spanned the entirety of the Space Shuttle program, X-38, X-37, Orion and Sierra Space Dream Chaser development and production.

Abstract: SpaceX, founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. This presentation will provide an introduction and overview of SpaceX operations and will provide an overview and discussion on the design, testing, and production of thermal heat shields utilized in Falcon 9 Full Thrust family of medium-lift launch vehicles. Jeff Andress has worked for the full duration of the NASA space shuttle program and will provide some historical perspective on space flight and a discussion on system limitations and future/open problems.

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Process for Staff and Student Taxable Gifts and Awards

Department completes two forms (both of these forms should be sent together to payroll@alfred.edu for processing):

1. Taxable Gifts and Awards form https://my.alfred.edu/hum...
-Complete all sections of the form
-Don't forget to select where recipient is an employee or not an employee (if the student receives any payroll from Alfred University they are an "employee") (if you are unsure, do not check any boxes, payroll will confirm for you)
-Complete description and reason for award and date presenting award
-Send to payroll@alfred.edu 3-4 weeks before you need the award to allow for processing.

2.Check request form https://my.alfred.edu/bus...
-Complete all sections of the form
-Don't forget to enter account number and amount of the award
-Explain details of award and date presenting award
-Send to payroll@alfred.edu along with the Taxable Gifts and Awards from for processing

Payroll will approve completed forms and release the check request to Business Office. All checks will be returned to Payroll for distribution back to original requestor.

FYI:
-If the student is an "employee" the check will be less taxes regardless of the amount of the award or the intent of the award. The award will be reported on their W2.

-If the student is not an "employee", the business office will issue the check for the full amount. If taxes are owed the student will be responsible for declaring the award on their taxes for the following year. If total awards received by a student in a calendar year equal or exceed $600 they will receive a 1099 for tax purposes.

Awards for Non Employee Students will be reported on 1099 by the Business Office, as necessary.

Important notes:

-No gift cards/certificates are allowed to be purchased
-No awards should be purchased with one-cards, all awards should go through this process.

Submitted by: Kayleigh Jones

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Dean Lauren Lake presents at 2023 College Art Association Conference

March 16, 2023

Lauren Lake, Dean of the School of Art and Design + Performing Arts Division and Chair of The Performing Arts Division, recently presented “NOW/THEN: Leadership’s Role in Developing Inclusive Educational Systems” at the 111th College Art Association (CAA) conference in New York City.

Alfred University ‘Reunion Bikers’ update plans for their 2023 ride

March 16, 2023

The Alfred University “reunion bikers” are a group of alumni who spend the week preceding Reunion Weekend bicycling to Alfred. Join us in a tradition that was started by a handful of adventurers from the class of 1958 who decided to bicycle from the Philadelphia area to Alfred University for their 40th reunion in 1998.

The Importance of Having Difficult Conversations

March 14, 2023

The Alfred University President’s Committee on Diversity (PCoD) is hosting a series of conversations aimed at promoting an inclusive and accepting campus environment.

Alfred University leading research into developing robust concrete fortified with recycled waste glass

March 10, 2023

Alfred University, in partnership with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and U.S.-based company Silica-X, is studying ways to develop a concrete fortified with waste glass particles which would stand up to the rigors of a marine environment better than traditional cement material.

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