Eric Christiansen
Lead, Hypervelocity Impact Technology | NASA
Eric Christiansen
Lead, Hypervelocity Impact Technology
NASA
Phone
281.483.5311
Phone
281.483.5311
Biography
Eric Christiansen is the micrometeoroid and orbital debris (MMOD) protection lead at the Johnson Space Center. He also is the supervisor for the ARES Hypervelocity and Orbital Debris Office (mail code XI5). His work with MMOD risk has implications for the International Space Station, Orion, Commercial Crew and Cargo vehicles, and other possible future space vehicles. Christiansen is responsible for testing and analyzing MMOD protection on current spacecraft, and developing new protection approaches and technologies for future spacecraft. His work supports NASA’s strategic goal to expand knowledge and capabilities in space and directly contributes to the protection of life and science currently on-board the International Space Station.
Education
Ph.D.
Mechanical Engineering
Technical University of Munich
2002
M.S.
Material Science Engineering
Purdue University
1982
B.S.
Chemical Engineering
Purdue University
1979
Education
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, 2002
Technical University of Munich
M.S., Material Science Engineering, 1982
Purdue University
B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1979
Purdue University
Select Publications
S. Ryan and E. L. Christiansen, NASA/TM-2015-218593, Hypervelocity Impact Testing of Aluminum Foam Core Sandwich Panels, 2015.
E.L. Christiansen, et al., NASA/TM-2014-218268, Volume I & II, Micrometeoroid and Orbital Debris (MMOD) Design and Analysis Improvements, NASA Engineering and Safety Center Report NESC-RP-12-00780, 2014.
M.D. Bjorkman and E.L. Christiansen, NASA/TM-2013-217374, Apollo Meteoroid Shielding Design and Analysis at the Manned Spacecraft Center, 2013.
Kristina Rojdev and Eric Christiansen, Advanced Multifunctional MMOD Shield: Radiation Shielding Assessment, 43rd International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES) Proceedings, 2013.
E.L. Christiansen, et al., Protection Manual, Interagency Space Debris Coordination Committee publication, IADC-04-03, version 5.0, October 2012.
S. Ryan and E. Christiansen, A Ballistic Limit Analysis Program for Shielding against Micrometeoroids and Orbital Debris, IAC-10-A6.3.9, presented at the 61st International Astronautical Congress, Prague, CZ, 2010.
J. Hyde, E. Christiansen, D. Lear, J. Herrin, Recent Shuttle Post-Flight MMOD Inspection Highlights, IAC-10.A6.3.1, presented at the 61st International Astronautical Congress, Prague, CZ, 2010.
A. J. Piekutowski, K. L. Poormon, E. L. Christiansen, B. A. Davis, Performance of Whipple shields at impact velocities above 9 km/s, Proceedings of the 11th Hypervelocity Impact Symposium, 2010.
E.L. Christiansen, J. Arnold, A. Davis, J. Hyde, D. Lear, J.-C. Liou, F. Lyons, T. Prior, M. Ratliff, S. Ryan, F. Giovane, R. Corsaro, G. Studor, Handbook for Designing MMOD Protection, NASA TM-2009-214785, 2009.
E.L. Christiansen, Meteoroid/Orbital Debris Shielding, chapter in Astronautics section of Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, Eleventh Edition, 2007.