Topic:

Assembly of the International Space Station (ISS) sprang to life in 2000 with multiple launches of the United States Space Shuttle fleet and Russian launch vehicles. This activity included the arrival of the first crew, Expedition One, on 2 November 2000. The presentation covers system and partner information concerning the International Space Station Program, the current status of the ISS assembly, and some of the major design challenges of this self-contained system, including gravity, power, air and water.

Speaker:

Dr. Daniel P. Dennies is an Technical Fellow for the Boeing Company and has 30 years experience as a metallurgist and performing failure investigations. He authored the book “How to Organize and Run a Failure Investigation,” released in September 2005. The majority of his career has been in the aerospace industry working on projects such as the Space Shuttle Main Engine, the National Launch System, the National Aerospace Plane, expendable launch systems like Delta and Titan, B1, C-17, the International Space Station, and, most recently, proprietary projects and the Ares program.

He has accumulated a large amount of experience with a wide variety of materials, processes and test mechanisms through his association with the design and manufacturing aspects of these programs. Dr. Dennies broadened his manufacturing experience and industrial knowledge by working in the forging industry and the raw material industry.

He has been a member of ASMI for 32 years and is a 2002 ASM Fellow. He is also the recipient of the 2004 Allan Ray Putman Award from ASMI. Dan received the 2005 Orange County Engineering Council Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award. He is also a 1999 honoree of the coveted NASA Silver Snoopy Award.

He was a founding Materials Mentor for the Eisenman Materials Camp for Students in 2000 and has attended a Materials Camp for Students as a Materials Mentor each year since. He is the originator and coordinator of the Materials Camp for Teachers in LA, which was started in 2004. Dan is active on the local level as member of the LA Chapter executive board. He is also active on the national level as a Board of Trustee for the ASMI Society for 2007-2009 and a Board of Trustee for the ASMI Education Foundation for 2005-2007. Dan is also on various national committees.

Member since 1977. Student Chapter Chairman for Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo 78-79.

2002 Fellow

2004 Allan Ray Putnam Award.

ASMI Foundation Board of Trustee 2004-2007.

ASMI Society Board of Trustees 2006-2009.

National Chapter Council 1998-2002, Chairman of Chapter Council 2001-2002, Vice Chairman of Chapter Council 2000-2001.  The Chapter Council governs the 95+ ASMI worldwide chapters. 

17 Year member of the Los Angeles Chapter Executive Committee. Currently, Society Awards and Materials Camp Committee Chairman.  Past.Chapter Chairman, Directory Chairman, Scholarship Chairman,

Materials Camp Mentor at Materials Camp 2000-2008 in Cleveland and Seattle.  Chief Academic Officer of the 2002 and 2008 Eisenmann Materials Camps in Cleveland.

Boeing/ASMI Teachers Camp Coordinator and Chief 2004 -2008.

Contributor to the 2002 edition of ASMI HDBK Vol. 11 Failure Analysis and Prevention

Contributing Editor of Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention  Magazine and the Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance Magazine.

Member ASMI Failure Analysis Committee for 17 years. Chair for 2007-2008, Vice-Chair for 2006-2007. Secretary for 2005-2006.

 ASMI Society President & Board of Trustee Nominating Committee in 2001. 

Member of the ASMI Foundation Board of Trustees Nominating Committee 2001.

Instructor for various ASMI courses.  Created and teaches the nation-wide ASMI course, How to Organize and Run a Failure Investigation  Online course started December 2005.

 Author of the book How to Organize and Run a Failure Investigation published in September 2005.

TMS Professional Engineering Examination Committee 1994-2007.

National Aerospace Standards Committee Technical Advisor 1994-2004.