The
vision of Dr. James E. Hubbard Jr., Morpheus Laboratory is a dynamic research facility focused on aerospace
applications of smart materials and adaptive structures. Morpheus Lab has primary research facilities at NASA Langley
Research Center, and secondary facilities at the University of Maryland, College Park. Office space is located at the National Institute
of Aerospace. We gratefully acknowledge the lab spaces provided to us by the Advanced Materials and Processing and Structural Dynamics Branches of NASA Langley Research center.
October 16, 2009: Army Research Laboratory Director, Mr. John Miller (center, right of Dr. Hubbard) and ARL staff visit Morpheus Lab for lunch and a tour.
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January, 2010: Morpheus Lab welcomes new graduate student researcher Cornelia Altenbuchner. Cornelia will be conducting research focused on creating a structural dynamic model for the ornithopters. Welcome Cornelia! |
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November 2009: Morpheus Lab retires our first active ornithopter flight test platform, "Trinity." After five years of faithful service, hundreds of successful experimental flight tests and bench tests, and a few rough landings Trinity is ready to retire in style to a static display in the NIA lobby. |
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October 2009: Morpheus Lab was pleased to host Mr. John Miller, Director of the U.S. Army Research Lab (ARL), and his distinguished party for a tour of our facilities and discussions of our research progress. We enjoyed the technical discussions over a pizza lunch with Director Miller and his ARL staff. |
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September 2009: Dr. Hubbard was the keynote speaker at the 2009 ASME Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures & Intelligent Systems, September 21-23, in Oxnard, California. He spoke on the future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry, and reclaiming our technological leadership. |
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June 2009: Our friend, Dr. Frances ("Fran") Kelly, visited Morpheus Lab after delivering her lecture on “The Implications of the Internet and E-Learning for Changes in American Society” at NIA, (lecture). Dr. Kelly was formerly director of U.S. Navy Education Programs. |
