UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): August 10, 2015

Aspen Aerogels, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-36481	04-3559972
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
30 Forbes Road, Building B, Northborough, Massachusetts		01532
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 691-1111

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

5.02(c). Effective August 10, 2015, Aspen Aerogels, Inc., (the "Company") has appointed Jeffrey A. Ball, age 47, as its Vice President, Operations. Mr. Ball has served as the Company's Vice President, Engineering since January 2013. Mr. Ball has over 20 years of manufacturing and engineering experience with senior positions at Genzyme, Amgen, Bayer and Rohm & Haas. Mr. Ball holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Bucknell University and an MS in Chemical Engineering from Villanova University.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 14, 2015	Aspen Aerogels, Inc.
	By: /s/ John F. Fairbanks
	Name: John F. Fairbanks
	Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer