Current Lectures


Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Fall 2023

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 | 4:30-6:00 PM
Gannon Auditorium (Room 0318), Iribe Building

REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://go.umd.edu/fall2023-LMSC

SPEAKER: Dr. Cliff Smith (‘93, M.S. ‘95, Ph.D. ‘99)
Associate Fellow, Ground Test Engineer, Lockheed Martin

TITLE: How to Have Fun with Your Feet on the Ground (Test)

ABOUT: This talk will provide an introduction to the world of Ground Test Engineering at Sikorsky Aircraft. It will cover the responsibilities placed on the Ground Test organization, the types of daily activities involved in meeting those responsibilities, and the equipment and facilities typically used to accomplish this.

BIO: Cliff received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1993, 1995, and 1999. In September 1999, he started as a Ground Test Engineer in the S-76 & Special Projects Group at Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford, CT.  

In September 2003, Cliff assumed leadership of that group, which he maintained until early 2020. During this tenure, he oversaw the Ground Test activities for numerous development programs, including the S-76C++, S-76D, X2 Technology Demonstrator, S-97 Raider, and SB>1 Defiant. In 2020, Cliff moved into an SME role within the Ground Test organization, which was formalized in January 2021 when he was named to his current position as an LM Associate Fellow in Ground Test.


Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Spring 2023

Tuesday, April 4, 2023 | 4:30-6:15 PM
Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building

REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://go.umd.edu/LMSC-spring2023

SPEAKER: Jim Andrews, Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Aircraft Chief
Engineer for Heavy Lift Helicopters

TITLE: CH-53K King Stallion: A Walk Through the Development of the Most Advanced Heavy Lift Helicopter in the World – As Seen Through the Eyes of a Chief Engineer

ABOUT: When a helicopter appears in the sky people want to catch a glimpse of the mechanical work horses that perform tasks which are like no other aircraft. What does not come to mind are the years of hard work and dedication of the people who created it - the interdisciplinary work involved, the processes needed and the hurdles overcame. In this lecture the Chief Engineer for the CH-53K King Stallion development team will share learnings from the process, starting from the request for the world’s most advanced heavy lift helicopter to its presence in the United States Marine Corps inventory. The team progressed from over 125,000 design requirements, to a fully digital design and finally the assembly of over 60,000 parts into an aircraft designed to carry 36,000 lbs. external loads further than any other vehicle. Born from an all-digital design, the CH-53K was designed with supportability in mind.

The lecture will also discuss the integrated health and usage monitoring system inherent on the King Stallion and the enhanced maintenance tools used to reduce the life cycle costs. Mr. Andrews will leave the audience with some final observations from his many years of participating on and leading highly integrated vehicle development teams.


 

  • FALL 2022 | "Advanced Manufacturing at Sikorsky Aircraft"

    Featuring Keynote Speaker Ryan Patry
    Lockheed Martin Fellow, Manufacturing Engineering Lead
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  • SPRING 2022 | "Let’s get connected!  Using the digital thread to revolutionize sustainment"
    Featuring Keynote Speaker Simon Gharibian

    Wednesday, April 13, 4:00 to 5:00 PM
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  • FALL 2021 | “The Art of Helicopter Design”
    Featuring Keynote Speaker Yuriy Gmirya
    Wednesday, November 10, 2021
    WATCH COLLOQUIUM
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  • SPRING 2021
    Canceled
  • FALL 2020
    Christiaan Corry, Experimental Test Pilot at Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company
    Watch Colloquium
    Wednesday, October 21, 2020
  • SPRING 2020
    Canceled due to COVID-19 closures.
  • FALL 2019 | 21st CENTURY ROTARY WING DESIGN AT SIKORKSY
    Presented by Dr. Andreas Bernhard Director of Aircraft Design, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company
    Wednesday, October 16, 2019
  • SPRING 2019 | FINDING A NEW PATH - DISCOVERING YOUR PASSION IN LIFE & LEADERSHIP
    Presented by Jeanette Eaton
    Vice President, Global Business, Commercial Systems and Services, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company
    April 24, 2019
  • FALL 2018 | RELATIONSHIPS AND HELICOPTER STRESS ANALYSIS (AND OTHER THINGS THAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW ARE CONNECTED)
    Presented by Robert Daley, PE
    Chief Airframe Structural Analysis, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company
    November, 8, 2018
  • SPRING 2018
    Presented by Audrey Brady
    General Manager, Commercial Helicopter Operation, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
    Monday, April 23, 2018
  • Fall 2017 | THE FUTURE OF MANUFACTURING AND THE ENGINEERS NEEDED TO CREATE IT
    Presented by Bill Harris Jr.
    Lockheed Martin Fellow, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company
  • SPRING 2017 | TO MAKE THEM FLY, THERE’S MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE!
    Presented by Audrey Brady
    General Manager, Commercial Helicopter Operation, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
    Monday, April 24, 2017 (Cancelled)
  • FALL 2016 | PERSPECTIVES ON HELICOPTER VIBRATION
    Presented by Dr. Thomas A. Millott
    Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
    Thursday, November 17, 2016
  • SPRING 2016 | A LIFETIME AT SIKORSKY
    Presented by Sergei Sikorsky, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
    Wednesday, April 6, 2016
  • FALL 2015 | INNOVATION AT SIKORSKY
    Matthew Tarascio, Director, Intelligent Technologies, Analytics & Sustainability (ITAS)
    Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
    Monday, November 30, 2015
  • SPRING 2015 | 30 Years of Rotor Blade Dynamic Stall Experiments (Plus A Few Attempts to Control It?)
    Peter Lorber, Technical Fellow, Flight Sciences
    Tuesday, April 21, 2015
  • FALL 2014 | Innovation at Sikorsky
    Chris Van Buiten
    Thursday, November 20, 2014
  • FALL 2014 | The Path from Patents to Products
    Presented by Dr. Vineet Sahasrabudhe
    Tuesday, October 27, 2014
  • SPRING 2014 | S-97 RAIDER:  Faster than the Speed of Camouflage
    Presented by Andy Bernhard
    Tuesday, April 15, 2014
  • SPRING 2014 | Review of High Speed Vertical Take Off (VTL) Concepts
    Presented by Thomas Lawrence
    Thursday, February 6, 2014
  • FALL 2013 | Perspectives on Innovation
    Presented by Jonathan Hartmen
    Thursday, September 26, 2013
  • FALL 2013 | Green Technology Initiatives at Sikorsky Aircraft
    Presented by Matthew Tarascio
    Wednesday, November 20, 2013
  • SPRING 2013 | Implementation of Virtual Design Tools on the CH53K Improving Design and Manufacturing Efficiency
    Thursday, April 18, 2013
  • SPRING 2012 | Test Flying Tales: Stories from the Test Pilot's Office
    Tuesday, February 5, 2012
  • SPRING 2012 | Autonomy in the Unique Helicopter Operating Environment
    Tuesday, May 1, 2012
  • SPRING 2012 | S-97 Raider
    Tuesday, April 24, 2012
  • FALL 2011 | Engineering the Future of USMC Heavy Lift
    Thursday, November 10, 2011
  • FALL 2011 | Perspectives on Innovation
    Chris Van Buiten, Chief of Technology and Innovation
    Tuesday, September 13, 2011
  • SPRING 2011 | Adventures in Aftermarket Engineering
    Andreas P.F. Bernard, Chief Engineer
    Monday, April 25, 2011
  • SPRING 2011 | Creating Sustainable Value Through Innovation
    Steve Winer, Directer of Engineering Sciences
    Kevin Bredenbeck, Director of Test and Evaluation and Chief Test Pilot for the X2 Technology Demonstrator Program at Sikorsky
    Wednesday, March 9, 2011

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