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Hartfield to present lecture on supersonic engine design, performance at Korea’s Agency for Defense Development

Published: Jul 2, 2012 6:00:00 AM
Media Contact: Sally Credille, src0007@auburn.edu, 334-844-3447

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Roy Hartfield, Walt and Virginia Woltosz professor in Auburn University’s Department of Aerospace Engineering, has been invited to give a talk on supersonic and hypersonic air breathing propulsion to engineers at Korea’s Agency for Defense Development in Daejeon, July 10-11.

Hartfield will discuss ramjet and scramjet engine performance, design and evaluation as part of a visiting foreign professionals program. The Korean agency is responsible for planning and conducting defense acquisition, including research, development, testing and evaluation.