UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces UNCLASSIFIED Opportunities for Faculty and Students at ARL- ARO 2016 “Taking the Pentagon to the People” HBCU/MI Technical Assistance Training March 2016 Mr. Michael Caccuitto Division Chief, Tech Integration & Outreach Army Research Laboratory - Army Research Office

UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces OutlineOutline ARL/ARO Organization and Mission Programs and Funding Opportunities Engagement Process

UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces OutlineOutline ARL/ARO Organization and Mission Programs and Funding Opportunities Engagement Process

UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces The nation’s premier laboratory for land forces. Mission Discover, innovate, and transition science and technology to ensure dominant strategic land power. Vision U.S. Army Research Laboratory Making today’s Army and the next Army obsolete TRANSITIONINNOVATE DISCOVER ARO is a unique key component within ARL – focused on using universities to create game-changing scientific discoveries for critical new Army war-fighting capabilities

UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces ARL Unprecedented Capabilities DISCOVERY: Advancing science and engineering knowledge for the Future Force, and shaping the national research investment in areas of vital interest to the Army. Army in Future Force Army in 2020 Program Force Army in Current Force INNOVATION: Identifying and providing novel applications of science and engineering to enable Warfighter dominance in regionally focused expeditionary operations. TRANSITION : Continuous focus on identifying and executing opportunities to provide the Current Force with new capabilities in response to a complex and rapidly changing world. TIME CAPABILITY

UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces RDT&E Performing Organizations ARL provides underpinning Science, Technology, and Analysis to the Army RDECOM ECBC NSRDEC CERDEC* TARDEC* ARDEC AMRDEC* AMSAA SOCOM DARPA Materiel AMC Personnel G-1 Medical MEDCOM Infrastructure/ Environmental USACE Space & Missile Defense SMDC ATEC Test & Evaluation PEOs/PMs INSCOM AFRL ONR DOE Industry Academia TRADOC LCMCs ARO is ARL’s principal conduit to engage and exploit the external research community (principally, but not exclusively, universities) *OPCON Realigned; RDECOM retains ADCON

UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces ARL S&T Campaigns 1.Extramural Basic Research 2.Human Sciences 3.Information Sciences 4.Sciences for Lethality & Protection 5.Sciences for Maneuver 6.Materials Research 7.Computational Sciences 8.Assessment and Analysis  Six goals for ARL to strengthen the Army’s research program: Provide scientific leadership for a collaborative research enterprise Attract the Nation’s best S&Es to contribute to and lead Army research Ensure coherence and balance in the ARL research portfolio Foster connections between Army researchers and the Army community Maximize the discovery and innovation potential in the ARL research environment Identify and execute opportunities to transition technologies for the Future Force Creates new foundations for disruptive technologies and solving formerly unsolvable problems

UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces ARL-ARO Overview Driving science to shape the Army of tomorrow >$15M >$8M<$15M >$2M<$8M <$2M Research Funding by State Mission: Utilize the vast intellectual capital of our nation’s universities to: Create and Champion Scientific Discoveries for Revolutionary New Army CapabilitiesCreate and Champion Scientific Discoveries for Revolutionary New Army Capabilities Drive Science to Develop Solutions to Existing Army Technology NeedsDrive Science to Develop Solutions to Existing Army Technology Needs Accelerate Transition of Basic ResearchAccelerate Transition of Basic Research Leverage S&T From Outside SourcesLeverage S&T From Outside Sources Create and Strengthen University, Industry, Government PartnershipsCreate and Strengthen University, Industry, Government Partnerships Unbiased expert assessments for HQsUnbiased expert assessments for HQs Educate and Train the Future S&E Workforce for the ArmyEducate and Train the Future S&E Workforce for the Army Prevent Technological SurprisesPrevent Technological Surprises Chemistry Computing & Info Science Electronics Life Sciences Physics Materials Mathematics Mechanics Network Science Nanoscience Research Domains 270+ Institutes of Higher Learning 1121 Individual Investigators 47 Research Centers ARO Key Characteristics: ~$200M/yr 6.1 RDT&E Basic Research Funding ~$200M/yr 6.1 RDT&E Basic Research Funding Leveraged 3x with well-aligned customer funds (e.g. DARPA) Leveraged 3x with well-aligned customer funds (e.g. DARPA) ~40 Program Managers plus mission support staff ~40 Program Managers plus mission support staff Coordinates closely with ARL Directorates, RDECs and other Army commands and DoD components Coordinates closely with ARL Directorates, RDECs and other Army commands and DoD components ARO’s Active Research Footprint

UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces Special Assistant Legal Counsel Chief Scientist Military Deputy Scientific Divisions Physical Sciences Directorate Director Engineering Sciences Directorate Operations Directorate Network Sciences Division Life Sciences Division Electronics Division Mathematical Sciences Division Computing Sciences Division Mechanical Sciences Division Materials Science Division Physics Division Outreach Division Chemical Sciences Division Information Sciences Directorate Acquisition Center Information Management Division Support Management ~100 employees at RTP, NC 40 PhD Program Managers ARO Organization

UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces Advancing (redefining) the Art of the Possible Discovering and creating new science that produces revolutionary new capabilities Advancing innovative science for improvements in critical existing capabilities In both cases, advancing the Art of the Possible for leap-ahead capabilities for the Soldier Revolutionary New Capabilities Improvements in Existing Capabilities ROI Investment ($, Time) ARO Spans the Basic Research Continuum Matter Wave Lasers for jam-proof GPS precision navigation and detection of bunkers and tunnels regardless of depth Nano-Energetics for more powerful and less vulnerable munitions and explosives DaVinci Helicopter DaVinci Super Crossbow

UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces HIGH ENERGY ROCKET AND MISSILE PROPELLANTS SEMICONDUCTORS OPTOELECTRONICS SENSORS COMPUTERS SUPERCONDUCTERS ELECTRON DEVICES Examples of High Science and Army Impacts ARO Funded Nobel Laureates Examples of High Science and Army Impacts ARO Funded Nobel Laureates Linda Buck Olfaction ID 2004 ENERGY STORAGE DISPLAYS PROTECTIVE MATERIALS HI- PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS HI-PRECISION TIMING & POSITION LOCATION SEMICONDUCTOR LASER, NANOELECTRONICS, OEICS ROOM TEMP NIGHT VISION HI-PERFORMANCE INFO PROCESSING ATOM OPTICS COMMS FIBER OPTICS SMART MUNITIONS MRI, SURGERY CDS.. TARGET DESIGNATION AND ILLUMINATION RANGE FINDERS EYE PROTECTION REMOTE SENSING Herbert Kroemer Semiconductor Heterostructures 2000 John Bardeen, Leon Cooper J. Robert Schrieffer Superconductivity 1972 Charles H. Townes Lasers 1964 Leo Esaki Superlattices 1973 Alan Heeger Alan G. MacDiarmid Conductive Polymers 2000 Brian D. Josephson Junction 1973 Herbert C. Brown Boron and Phosphorous Compounds 1979 W. M. Lipscomb Borane Compounds 1976 Arthur Schalow Solid State Laser 1981 Hans Dehmelt Ion Trap Richard Smalley Robert F. Curl Buckminster Fullerene 1996 N. Bloembergen Non-linear Optics 1981 Daniel Tsui Quantum Fluid 1998 ALL have major impacts on Army warfighting capabilities Nobel Laureate Examples: Superconductors Solid State Electronics Smart Munitions Laser Range Finder Target Designation Fiber Optics GPS Cornell, Wieman, Ketterle Bose-Einstein Condensation 2001 Robert H. Grubbs Metathesis Method in Organic Synthesis 2005 David J. Wineland Measuring and Manipulation of Individual Quantum Systems 2012

UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces OutlineOutline ARL/ARO Organization and Mission Programs and Funding Opportunities Engagement Process

UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces Engaging the University Research Community to Focus on Army Problems STIR The objectives of the Short Term Innovative Research (STIR) program are to provide rapid, short-term investigations to assess the merit of innovative concepts in basic research.  $50K Limit  Short-term, proof-of-principle research  Part of ARO  Core BAA Solicitation SI The ARL Single Investigator (SI) Program entails grants with one or two faculty and graduate students and / or postdocs.  ~$125K/yr for 3-5 yr periods  ARO Core BAA Solicitation  ~120 new grants / year  All States, >240 Universities HBCU/MI ARO Core Grants This program supports STEM initiatives at HBCU/MIs through building infrastructure, instrumentation, scholarships, fellowships, and technical assistance programs.  Topics from ARO BAA  ~$120K/yr for 3 year periods UARC University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs) are large centers associated with the U.S. Army  3 centers  5 year efforts  ~$5 – 10M per year  No new UARCs anticipated CTA/CRA The Collaborative Technology Alliances (CTAs) and Collaborative Research Alliances (CRAs) are partnerships established between consortia of academic and industrial concerns working collaboratively with ARL in an alliance.  $5 – 8M range  8 – 10 years in duration  Consortia of academic and industrial concerns MURI The Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Program supports university teams whose research efforts intersect more than one traditional science and engineering discipline.  ~$1.25M per year  3-5 year period  8 new initiatives annually  Separate Annual BAA ~June SBIR / STTR The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs were established by Congress to provide small businesses and research institutions with opportunities to participate in government- sponsored research and development.  Periodic Solicitations Throughout Year  Phase I and Phase II efforts  for more information PIRT Partnership in Research Transition Program enhances programs and capabilities of a select number of high-interest scientific and engineering disciplines at Historically Black Colleges executed basic research programs.  Currently Limited to 4 HBCUs  ~$500 per year  New Program in FY17 – Partnered Research Initiative (PRI) will fund HBCU/MIs via collaboration through the ARL CTA/CRAs DURIP The Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) funds instrumentation/equipment to support research in areas relevant to Army, Navy or Air Force.  $50K - $1.5M  One-time award; 1 year in duration  Separate Annual BAA ~June University Basic Research Instruments DoD REP The DoD Research and Educational Program for HBCU/MIs funds research and/or instrumentation in basic research areas relevant to the Army, Navy and Air Force.  Award size guidelines vary by year  Separate Annual BAA, usually in the Fall  Managed by OASD(R&E)

UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces ARL Basic Research Portfolio ARL Basic Research Portfolio (Mission Funding) (Mission Funding) ARL Basic Research Portfolio ARL Basic Research Portfolio (Mission Funding) (Mission Funding) Collaborative Technology Alliances Collaborative Technology Alliances University Centers of Excellence University Centers of Excellence University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs) University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs) University Research Initiative University Research Initiative Single Investigator Program Single Investigator Program Several different mechanisms used to optimize degree of risk, innovation, collaboration, transition, critical mass, multi-disciplinarity

UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces ARL-ARO HBCU/MI Program Background and History ARL-ARO has a long history of and strong commitment to leveraging and building the research capacity of the nation’s HBCUs and MIs. Army High Performance Computing Research Center (AHPCRC) Prototype for Cooperative Programs with HBCU Subcontractors HBCU Centers of Excellence Clark Atlanta University Morris Brown College ARL-ARO named Lead Service for Administration of DoD Infrastructure Support Program for HBCU/MI 2004 ARL-ARO Begins HBCU/MI Core Program Battlefield Capability Enhancement Centers Prairie View A&M University Tennessee State University Tuskegee University NC A&T State Univ (2) Partnered Research Initiative (PRI) Performers TBD 3-4 year collaborative research projects Within ARL CTA/CRA Consortia Partnership in Research Transition (PIRT) Howard University (2) Delaware State University Hampton University NC A&T State Univ (2)

UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces OutlineOutline ARL/ARO Organization and Mission Programs and Funding Opportunities Engagement Process and Student Opportunities

UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces Proposal Review and Selection Process Development of Ideas Analysis of Evaluations PM Recommendation Management Assessment White Papers Receive Proposals Army Lab/RDEC Review Science Peer Review Active Involvement in Execution 7

UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces Proposal Evaluation, Selection, and Monitoring (continued) Grant is Awarded Grant Ends ARO PM Monitors Program with SL/SCs Site Visits, Army Lab Visits Discussions via Phone, and at Conferences Annual Progress Reports, Manuscripts 8 Process ensures high quality, Army-relevant, cutting-edge science.

UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces High School and Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Programs (HSAP/URAP) Funds apprenticeship of promising high school juniors and seniors and undergraduates Work in a university structured research environment under the direction of ARO- sponsored Principal Investigators (PIs) serving as mentors. Awards are made as add-ons to research grants contracts, and cooperative agreements. Funded 50/50 PM funds and Army Education Outreach program (AEOP) funds. Students receive an educational stipend equivalent to $10 per hour, for up to 300 hours.

UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces HSAP/URAP FY16 Program Highlights o 519 total applicants o 61 HSAP participants o 57 URAP participants o 50 HBCU/MI participants (27H, 23U) 47 Total Universities (22 States) 17 HBCU/MIs (10 States) FY16 HSAP/URAP Sites

UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Program 3-year Fellowship supporting pursuit of PhD in scientific discipline of interest/relevance to the DoD Full tuition plus stipend No service commitment Highly competitive Administered for DoD by the Air Force (AFOSR) ARL-ARO supports evaluation, selection of candidates, program evaluation 180 active Army-selected fellows at 49 different universities