Biography
Research Aerospace Engineer, NASA Langley Research Center
Educational Background
M.S., Structural Engineering, University of Nebraska - Lincoln — 2017
B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska - Lincoln — 2014
Research Interests
Ceramic matrix composites for extreme environments
In-situ micro-x-ray computed tomography and mechanical testing
Hypervelocity Impact
Ineslasticity
Funding and Awards
2024 Outstanding Mentor
NASA Mentoring Employees to Realize Goals and Experiences (MERGE)
2024 Advanced Air Vehicle Fellowship Program
Principal Investigator for a PhD Student at the University of Kentucky
2023 NASA Interagency Agreement, IAA No. 38993
Principal Investigator for Hypervelocity Impact Damage of Carbon/Carbon
2023 Outstanding Mentor
NASA Mentoring Employees to Realize Goals and Experiences (MERGE)
2019 Best Paper Award
Joint Army Navy NASA and Air Force (JANNAF)
Selected Publications
Kubitschek, B. A., McNally, N., and Glass, D. E., “Evaluation of Hypervelocity Impact on Advanced Carbon-Carbon at Various Temperatures and Boundary Conditions”, JANNAF Journal of Propulsion and Energetics, Vol. 14, Issue 1., Dec. 2024.
Kubitschek, B. A. and Marretta, B. A., “A Procedure to Capture Interlaminar Damage in Refractory Composites by In-situ Micro-x-ray Computed Tomography”, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, SciTech, Jan. 8-12, 2024.
Kubitschek, B. A., and Marretta, B. A., “Analysis of Interlaminar Damage in Refractory Composites by In-Situ X-Ray Computed Tomography”, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, SciTech, Jan. 8-12, 2024.
Kubitschek, B. A., Marretta, B. A., and Glass, D. E., “Progressive Failure of Carbon-Carbon Curve-Beam Interlaminar Tension Specimens”, JANNAF Journal of Propulsion and Energetics, Vol. 13, Issue 1., Dec. 2023.
Kubitschek, B. A, Williams, A. R., Glass, D. E., Vaughn, W. L., and Mahlin. K. M., “The Effect of Thermal “Loading on the Compression Response of Advanced Carbon-Carbon”, JANNAF Journal of Propulsion and Energetics, Vol. 10, Issue 2., Nov. 2021.
Leadership
Technical lead for the NASA Hypersonic Technology Project (HTP)
Materials & Structures for Hypersonics
Mentor - NASA Langley
22 undergraduate students
8 graduate students