Taking the Pentagon to the People University of the District of Columbia 12 September 2017 Edward J. Lee DO-III AFOSR/RTB-2
Air Force Research Laboratory Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition) Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) Space Vehicles (RV) Information (RI) Munitions (RW) Directed Energy (RW) Materials & Manufacturing (RX) Sensors (RY) Aerospace Systems (RQ) 711th Human Performance Wing (711 HPW) Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
AFRL Locations AFRL Headquarters 711th Human Performance Wing Materials & Manufacturing Aerospace Systems Sensors International Sites Information Rome Research Site, NY London, UK Rome Research Site, NY Wright-Patterson AFB, OH Tokyo, Japan Edwards AFB, CA Arlington, VA Kirtland AFB, NM AF Office of Scientific Research Santiago, Chile Eglin AFB, FL Space Vehicles Directed Energy Ft. Sam, TX Munitions Eglin Air Force Base, FL Maui Research Site, HI
Supporting AFRL Technical Directorates RI – Assured command & control RX – Energetic materials RV – Space science RD – Fiber lasers RH – Neural stimulation AFOSR RW - Nature-inspired flight RQ –Hypersonics RY – Printed electronics RY – Nachman, Pomrenke
Scientific Partnerships Hypersonics Research Non-equilibrium flow Digital Twin Nanocomposites Living With a Star Steering Committee Quantum computing, transducers project Info ops and security Ultracold atoms, Quantum sensor-magnetometry Microplasma for counter HPM Plasma-based logic circuits for rad-hard applications Photonics, High-power energy, Many more… Complex Networks OSTP/NITRD committee member Cognition Nanophotonics Partnership for Research in Optical Technology Multi-agency Materials Genome Initiative Combustion Working Group Multi-Agent Sys. Origami Structures, aero Solar and heliospheric physics Decision Making, Social and Behavioral Science, plasma chemistry, and others Alternative energy Interagency Pulse Power Energy High temperature superconductors Nanoenergetics: co-crystallization Combustion Chemistry Many joint reviews Metamaterials research Laser propagation Graphene research Alt Navigation Other areas Space Weather Scientific partnership with others is important for obvious reasons. For example, AFOSR regularly reviews and assesses its basic research portfolio with panels composed of peer groups, laboratory management, Service and DoD leadership; and well-established subject-matter experts from industry, academia, and other government agencies. The purpose is to determine relevance of the program to warfighter needs, program progress toward achieving stated goals, program efficiency, and to share cost. The review also strengthens AFOSR's engagement with the research leadership within the broader government and academic communities, and promotes future collaborations. Across its broad research investment portfolio, we support research knowledge generation and innovation in a systematic manner. We continue to support promising fundamental research in a broad number of organizations, universities, small business, and Service laboratories. Working with many industry and international teams on various research topics
AFOSR Supports University Individual Investigators Goals Provide revolutionary scientific breakthroughs to maintain military air, space, and information superiority Build collaborations between AFRL and universities General Submission Process Researchers submit white papers to AFOSR program managers Promising white papers lead to request for full proposals Proposals merit reviewed for excellence and relevance Individual grants awarded for up to 5-years in duration
Soliciting Funds from AFOSR Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is open at all times to innovative ideas http://www.wpafb.af.mil/AFRL/afosr/ Provides information on AFOSR basic research interests along with Program Officer contact information. Finding the proper program for your research is CRITICAL! Contacting your AFOSR Program Officer can save time, focus your efforts, and lead to a greater chance of success! There is no specific solicitation window, but one should consult with the Program Officer regarding the best time to submit.
Engineering and Complex Systems (RTA1) DYNAMIC MATERIALS AND INTERACTIONS MARTIN SCHMIDT GHz - THz ELECTRONICS AND MATERIALS KENNETH GORETTA ENERGY, COMBUSTION AND Non-EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS CHIPING LI UNSTEADY AERODYNAMICS AND TURBULENT FLOWS DOUGLAS SMITH HIGH SPEED AERODYNAMICS IVETT LEYVA LOW DENSITY MATERIALS MULTI-SCALE STRUCTURAL MECHANICS AND PROGNOSIS JAIMIE TILEY SPACE PROPULSION AND POWER MITAT BIRKAN TEST SCIENCE for TEST and EVALUATION MICHAEL KENDRA
Information and Networks (RTA2) COMPUTATIONAL COGNITION and MACHINE INTELLIGENCE JAMES LAWTON COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS JEAN-LUC CAMBIER DYNAMICS AND CONTROL FREDERICK LEVE DYNAMIC DATA DRIVEN APPLICATIONS SYSTEMS ERIK BLASCH INFORMATION ASSURANCE AND CYBERSECURITY TRISTAN NGUYEN OPTIMIZATION AND DISCRETE MATHEMATICS SCIENCE OF INFORMATION, COMPUTATION, LEARNING AND FUSION DOUG RIECKEN SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE TRUST AND INFLUENCE BENJAMIN KNOTT
Physical Sciences (RTB1) AEROSPACE MATERIALS FOR EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS ALI SAYIR ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS GRACE METCALFE ELECTROMAGNETICS ARJE NACHMAN LASER AND OPTICAL PHYSICS GERNOT POMRENKE OPTOELECTRONICS AND PHOTONICS PLASMA AND ELECTRO-ENERGETIC PHYSICS JASON MARSHALL QUANTUM ELECTRONIC SOLIDS HAROLD WEINSTOCK QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCES REMOTE SENSING STACIE WILLIAMS SPACE SCIENCE JULIE MOSES ULTRASHORT PULSE LASER-MATTER INTERACTIONS ENRIQUE PARRA
Chemistry and Biological Sciences (RTB2) BIOPHYSICS SOFI BIN-SALAMON HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND BIOSYSTEMS PATRICK BRADSHAW MECHANICS OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS AND MICROSYSTEMS LES LEE MOLECULAR DYNAMICS AND THEORETICAL CHEMISTRY MICHAEL BERMAN NATURAL MATERIALS, SYSTEMS and EXTREMOPHILES ORGANIC MATERIALS CHEMISTRY KEN CASTER
HBCU/MI Program Historically Black Colleges & Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program Provides grants for research and instrumentation at HBCU/MIs 22 grants awarded at $2.0M in FY09 and $2.5M in FY11, FY12 and FY13 $3.8M in 2014 $4.5M in 2015 $4.5M in 2016 $4.5M in 2017 DoD Research and Education Program Solicitation open to all HBCU/MI’s, closes on 10 August 2017 Research up to $600,000 and two - four students Three applications per institution *Managed by the Army Research Office (ARO) *Content of the solicitation changes every year Basic research to support tomorrow’s S&Es is vital to the warfighter since such research is the source of new ideas and technologies and promotes the education of new engineers and scientists.
Defense University Research Initiative Program (DURIP) Part of the University Research Initiative (URI). Designed to improve the capabilities of U.S. institutions of higher education to conduct research and to educate scientists and engineers in areas important to national defense by providing funds for acquisition of research equipment. DURIP provides up to $1,500,000 for instrumentation. Recipients must: be accredited U.S. institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education have degree granting programs in science, mathematics and/or engineering
Young Investigator Program (YIP) Enhance early career development of outstanding young investigator by fostering creative basic research in science and engineering via AF research projects Received PhD in the last five years 481 awards since FY07 $120K per year for 3 years (additional 2 years option) FY 17, 59 new YIPs awarded totaling $21.1M FY18 YIP BAA projected to open mid Mar 17 (posted on www.grants.gov) The AF YIP is to support scientists and engineers who have received Ph.D. or equivalent degrees in the last five years. The young investigator must be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident. The individual award will be made to a U.S. institution of higher education, small business, or non-profit research organization where the principal investigator is employed on a full-time basis and holds a regular position. * For FY17, there has been a schedule adjustment. New submission proposals are due 01 Jun 16 via www.grants.gov. (BAA-AFRL-AFOSR-2016-0006) * Request that prospective YIP grantees review the general BAA, BAA-AFRL-AFOSR-2015-0001, Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, to see current AFOSR research areas and program officers prior to submitting YIP. * White papers/Pre-proposals are at the discretion of the program officer
Contact Information and More AFOSR Home Page: http://www.afosr.af.mil POC at AFOSR: Mr. Ed Lee Program Coordinator edward.lee@us.af.mil 703-696-7318 Dr. Enrique Parra Branch Chief enrique.parra@us.af.mil 703-696-8571
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