{"425661":{"#nid":"425661","#data":{"type":"news","title":"NASA associate administrator Dr. Jaiwon Shin gives AE students, faculty a new look at aeronautics","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMaintaining and improving our country\u0027s aeronautics program in an increasingly competitive world was the subject of a June 18 talk by Dr. Jaiwon Shin, NASA\u0027s associate administrator for the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShin visited Georgia Tech while he was in Atlanta for the AIAA\u0026nbsp;Aviation Conference.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis talk, entitled, \u0022\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENASA\u0027s Strategic Vision for Aeronautics Research\u0027\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003Ewas followed by a lively question and answer session that included queries from high area school students who are involved in the ASDL\u0026nbsp;STEP\u0026nbsp;camp.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor the most part, however, it was an opportunity for AE\u0026nbsp;faculty and graduate students to grill the senior administrator about the future of the aeronautics field.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELooking ahead, Shin said, we should expect an explosion in the demand for air travel from China, where a more robust economy is creating a demand for leisure as well as business travel.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Over the past five years, 360 million new flight passengers -- people who have never flown before -- have taken an airplane,\u0022\u0026nbsp;he said. \u0022One third of them are from China.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShin predicted more international competition for R\u0026amp;D support, which will be needed to supply an increasing number of new commercial airplanes. Depending on whom you ask, he said, we will need to build 22-34 thousand new planes to satisfy demand by the year 2030.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile he noted that the strong demand translates to a strong job market for aeronautic engineers, he also pointed out that innovation will be needed to secure a strong position in the market.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Flight time will become a commodity, where planes that can cut flight time by 30 or 40 percent will command a premium from the consumer,\u0022 he said.\u0022Right now, it takes me 14 hours -- that\u0027s 4 movies and two airplane meals -- to get to see my family in Korea. The airplane that can cut that time will be in demand.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Shin manages the agency\u2019s aeronautics research portfolio and guides its strategic direction. This portfolio includes research in the fundamental aeronautics of flight, aviation safety and the nation\u2019s airspace system.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShin co-chairs the National Science \u0026amp; Technology Council\u2019s Aeronautics Science \u0026amp; Technology Subcommittee. Comprised of federal departments and agencies that fund aeronautics-related research, the subcommittee wrote the nation\u2019s first presidential policy for aeronautics research and development (R\u0026amp;D). The policy was established by Executive Order 13419 in December 2006 and will guide U.S. aeronautics R\u0026amp;D programs through 2020. The subcommittee finished writing the National Aeronautics R\u0026amp;D Plan in December 2007 and is currently writing the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT\u0026amp;E) Infrastructure Plan both of which were called for by the Executive Order.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/117948618@N08\/sets\/72157644847506850\/\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Jaiwon Shin, left, and AE\u0026nbsp;Chair Dr. Vigor Yang had a moment to chat before the NASA\u0026nbsp;administrator gave his talk.\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/117948618@N08\/sets\/72157644847506850\/\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;See more photos from his visit to GT-AE.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Maintaining and improving our country\u0027s aeronautics program in an increasingly competitive world was the subject of a June 18 talk by Dr. Jaiwon Shin, NASA\u0027s associate administrator for the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate."}],"uid":"27456","created_gmt":"2015-07-16 12:26:57","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:08","author":"Britanny Grace","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-07-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-07-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1239","name":"School of Aerospace Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2082","name":"aerospace engineering"},{"id":"2576","name":"AIAA"},{"id":"135421","name":"Jaiwon Shin"},{"id":"408","name":"NASA"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["communications@ae.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}