April 13, 2022, In-Person 6:00 pm; Online 7:30 pm PDT
OSSC Combination in-Person and Zoom
“Ultra-Lightweight, Ultra-Stable RoboSiC Additively
Manufactured Lasercom Telescope”
Dr. Bill Goodman
CEO, Goodman Technologies LLC
Online Meeting Starts: 7:30 (Zoom link provided on day of meeting)
In-Person Meeting: Reception: 6:00; Dinner: 7:00; Talk: 8:00
Dinner, if registered by April 10, 2022:
Members $35, Non-Members $40, Student Members $10
Dinner, if registered after April 10, 2022:
Members $ 40, Non-Members $45, Student Members $20
On-Line Registration Closes April 12, 2022
In Person Registration until April 13, 2022
In-Person Location: MKS Instruments (Newport Corp.), 1791 Deere Avenue, Irvine, CA 92060
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Abstract: During a NASA Phase II SBIR project the Goodman Technologies (GT) team developed and competed two advanced processes for producing large silicon carbide (SiC) mirror substrates and structures, both processes which could ultimately be performed in the microgravity environment of space. The process of scale-up from Phase I mirror substrates was anything but easy; over 250 unsuccessful trials were performed before achieving a printable substrate. A new Z-process allowed for conversion of moldable (but not printable) nanopastes into Pathfinder mirror components. The work did ultimately result in the demonstration of the world’s largest 3D/AM SiC on-axis mirror substrates (25-cm scale). On a second NASA Phase II SBIR the Z-process was used to produce two 31-cm Off-Axis Parabolas Silicon Carbide (100%) to near net-shape.
A materials properties database was also generated and shows that the new low-temperature fired Z-process SiC material has properties superior to glass, and a CTE identical to silicon. It will also be shown that the CTE can be made Zero at deep cryogenic temperatures.
About our speaker: Dr. Bill Goodman is a Technologist, Entrepreneur and a Master Results Coach and Speaker. He received his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from UCLA. Bill was the 2020 SBA Small Business Person of the Year for New Mexico, a 2021 Distinguished Alumni of the University of New Mexico, and his company was a 2021 New Mexico Flying Forty winner, the #1 Growth Rate company. Bill has worked in Space, Defense and Aerospace his entire career; he has more than 90 publications and his technologies have flown on 4 different space missions. He has authored >50 winning SBIR/STTR grants (Phases I-III) for companies he has worked for, companies he has owned, or for companies that he coaches. Bill is a Fellow of the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE), and the President & CEO of Goodman Technologies LLC a New Space Company, that designs and manufactures Disruptive Materials for Extreme Environments via 3D/AM and other State-of-The-Art processes.