NASA and the U.S. Air Force have named three national hypersonic science centers to conduct jointly funded research into materials and structures, combined-cycle propulsion and boundary-layer control for vehicles flying Mach 5 and faster. Each university/industry team will receive $2 million annually for up to five years to conduct research and train hypersonic researchers. The University of Virginia will lead work on modeling supersonic/ hypersonic flow physics and controlling combined-cycle mode transition. A Teledyne Scientific & Imaging team will study hybrid hierarchical materials with increased oxidation resistance and temperature capability. Texas A&M University will lead work on laminar-to-turbulent boundary-layer transition.
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