Kent Buesking
Director
Secret Clearance
Education
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 1975
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois, 1976
Experience
Mr. Buesking has more than 27 years experience in composite materials research and development. At Materials Research & Design, which he and Dr. Brian Sullivan founded in 1996, he is responsible for several programs related to modeling, design, and analysis of advanced composite materials. Recent efforts have focused on the design of multidirectional ceramic matrix composite engine components, the evaluation of hybrid heatshield materials, and detailed thermostructural analysis of refractory nozzle materials.
From 1991 to 1996, Mr. Buesking served as a Senior Technical Advisor, and managed the Blue Bell, Pennsylvania office of MSNW, Inc. While at MSNW he designed C/HfC hypersonic leading edges and rocket nozzles, a variety of ceramic matrix composites, and carbon-carbon composites including an advanced satellite truss. Additionally, he contributed to the analysis and design of fiber/matrix interface coatings for metal matrix and ceramic matrix composites. He has developed models of multidirectionally reinforced materials such as angle interlock weaves and through-thickness braids.
Prior to joining MSNW in 1991, Mr. Buesking served as the Director of Advanced Materials for Materials Sciences Corporation (MSC) in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. At MSC he was responsible for performing and managing contract research programs on the analysis and design of composite materials. During this time his work included the micromechanical analysis of the nonlinear behavior of metal matrix composites and the analysis of flexure specimens with unequal, nonlinear tensile and compressive properties.
Mr. Buesking is the author or co-author of more than 30 technical publications including "Carbon-Carbon Composites" published in the 1994 Annual Review of Materials Science. He was an invited speaker at the first US-French Carbon-Carbon conference and has lectured at local universities. He has developed and taught courses on composite materials to the technical staff of the Federal Aviation Administration. He is a member of ASME, AIAA, SAMPE, ASM, the American Society for Composites, and the American Ceramic Society.