1. 1 US AIR FORCE R&D FOCUS AOARD/AFOSR OVERVIEW Dr. R. PONNAPPAN AOARD Air Force Office of Scientific Research DISTRIBUTION A: Approved for public release; distribution unlimited. December 2007 India

2. 2 WRIGHT-PATTERSON PROPULSION (RZ) AIR VEHICLES (RB) SENSORS (RY) MATERIALS & MANUFACTURING (RX) HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS (RH) INFORMATION (RI) KIRTLAND DIRECTED ENERGY (RD) SPACE VEHICLES (RV)HANSCOM BATTLE SPACE ENVIRONMENTS (RV) ELECTROMAGNETICS (RY)TYNDALL AIR BASE TECHNOLOGY (RX)BROOKS TRAINING, BIOEFFECTS, AEROSPACE PHYSIOLOGY (RH)BALLSTON AIR FORCE OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (AFOSR)HQAFRL MESA SIMULATORS, DIST MISSION TRNG (RH) ROME INFORMATION (RI) SURVEILLANCE (RY) AFOSR Within the AF Research LabEDWARDS ROCKET PROPULSION (RZ)EGLIN MUNITIONS (RW)

3. 3 Air Force Office of Scientific Research AOARD Tokyo EOARD London Air Force Research Laboratory Air Force Materiel Command 9 other Technology Directorates Int’l Office Arlington Where AOARD (Tokyo) Fits Basic Research Proposed: SOARD Sao Paulo

4. 4 AFOSR Supports Basic Research Creating Revolutionary Air Force Technology Breakthroughs AFOSR Basic Research Funding Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development European Office of Aerospace Research and Development 728 Research grants at 211 universities 194 Research projects at AFRL 133 STTR contracts 79 Summer Faculty 40 Postdocs at AFRL 264 Short-term foreign visitors 37 Personnel exchanges 58 Technical workshops 205 Conferences sponsored Foster Revolutionary Basic Research Build Relationships Tokyo London Arlington

5. 5 AOARD Service Area Taiwan EOARD AOARD

6. 6 AFOSR’s Worldwide Coverage Non-Government Interaction EOARD (London) AOARD (Tokyo) AFOSR/IO (Arlington, VA) Information Exchange, Loans, Cooperative Projects & Programs Government-to-Government Cooperation Conference Support, Window-on-Science, Research Contracts, Newsletters AFRL/XPP SAF/IAPQ OUSD(AT&L) DDR&E

7. 7 AOARD – Focus Fundamental Research Asian Office of Aerospace R&D (AOARD) Established as AFOSR Det. 2 in 1992 Focus on fundamental research Co-located with Army International Technology Center-Pacific and Office of Naval Research-Global AOARD Staff Director:1 Program Managers: 7 Scientific Advisors: 6 Administrative Staff: 6 Contracting Officer: 1 AOARD Programs Conference support (CSP): Fund conferences and workshops in Asia Window-on-Science (WOS) visits: Invite Asian scientists to USAF laboratories and centers Research grants and contracts (R&Ds): In general, fund one-year proposals in response to AFOSR BAA

8. 8 AOARD Scientists Program Managers:  Dr. Ken GorettaDirector (Materials Science)  LtCol David Sonntag Deputy Director, Biology  LtCol William Nace Technical Director, Computer Engineering  Dr. Misoon MahPhysics, Optoelectronics, Nanotechnology  Dr. Pon PonnappanPropulsion & Space Sciences  Dr. Jim Chang Aerospace, Energy, Nanotechnology  Dr. JP Singh Materials Science, Solid-State Physics  Dr. Tom ErstfeldChemistry Scientific Advisors: Dr. Takao MiyazakiElectronics & Physics Dr. Hiroshi Motoda Computer Science Dr. Ed Feigenbaum (part time) Computer Science & AI Dr. Alex Glass (part time) Lasers & Photonics Dr. Ken Boff (part time) Social Sciences & Biotechnology Col John Brewer (USAFR) Biotechnology & RF Bio-Effects

9. 9 RF Technology: United Kingdom – Passive High Resolution RF Imaging Using Global Navigation Satellites – Uses “Transmitters of Opportunity” for High-Resolution (~30m range) Target Tracking Digital Data Embedding: Magdeburg, Germany – Nested Object-based Embedding for improved imagery analysis – Hyperlink-Graph-Concept: Formal model for representing objects and information in hierarchical structures Motion Imagery Analysis: Ireland – Automated analysis to detect and track moving targets using multiple video source imagery – Uses visible and infrared UAV video sources for aerial detection and tracking of moving vehicles EOARD Highlights

10. 10 AOARD Highlights Cooperative Operation of UAVs: Australian Center for Field Robotics – Cooperation for teams of autonomous UAVs engaged in information gathering and data fusion tasks - transitioning to UAV Battlelab Fuel cell / Li-Air battery research at IISc: India Development of Proton Beam Writing: Singapore – Pioneering proton direct-write lithography – 3-D high aspect ratio (20), dense nano-structures (20 nm) Hyshot: Australia – Low cost, rapid response hypersonic flight experiments – 1st In-flight supersonic scramjet combustion (Mach 7.5)

11. 11 WINDOW-ON-SCIENCE (WOS) AOARD invites prominent Asian Scientists to USAF Labs/Centers – Visitor provides a seminar and engages in technical discussions with USAF S&T’s – Official travel expenses are paid by AOARD – Short-term visits to one or more locations Foreign military and civilian government employees may not be eligible, unless they are academicians AOARD sends out Base Clearance Data -- FDO & Hosting POC Lead time: At least 60 days before travel start date Photo courtesy of Mr. William Rieken

12. 12 CONFERENCE SUPPORT (CSP) AOARD funds workshops and conferences in Asia to promote scientific interactions – We provide financial support to Asian conference organizers – AOARD sponsorship must be separate from corporate sponsorship – The support may be for a stand-alone workshop or for an individual session within a large conference Usually up to $5K Lead time: As early as possible

13. 13 R & D CONTRACTS AOARD funds small research proposals submitted in response to AFOSR BAA and USAF interests – USAF S&T’s evaluate the proposals – The Proposer’s Guide is on the AFOSR web page through AOARD web page http://www.tokyo.afosr.af.mil Follow-on contracts must be cost-shared by other USAF organization AOARD administers larger contracts on behalf of AFOSR and AFRL Lead time: Usually 60-90 days to complete the proces ( White paper -> Proposal -> Evaluation -> Contract )

14. 14 Grant Proposal Selection Process Core Broad Area Agency Announcement (BAA) is open at all times to good ideas http://www.afosr.af.mil/ http://www.afosr.af.mil/pdfs/afosr_baa_2007_1.pdf General Process – Researchers submit white papers to AOARD program managers: aoard-admin@aoard.af.milaoard-admin@aoard.af.mil – Promising white papers lead to requests for proposals – Proposals are merit reviewed for excellence and relevance – Individual grants typically for one year but may be extended

15. 15 AOARD Program Activities FY2007

16. 16 Aerospace & Materials Sciences Mathematics Information & Life Sciences Physics & Electronics AFOSR Basic Research Areas Sub-thrusts Areas of Enhanced Emphasis - Complex Systems - Energy & Thermal management - Robust Decision Making- Space Situational Awareness Physics Electronics Space Sciences Applied Math Structural Mechanics Materials Chemistry Fluid Mechanics Propulsion Info Sciences Human Cognition Mathematics Bio Sciences

17. 17 Physics & Electronics My Areas of Interest…. Sub-thrusts Areas of Enhanced Emphasis Energy & Thermal management : -Battery, Fuel cell, Electronics cooling, Advanced concepts Space Weather: -Monitoring, Prediction, Modeling Space Sciences Materials Fluid Mechanics Propulsion - Hypersonics, - Scramjet Engine Design, - Modeling Aerospace & Materials Sciences

18. 18 Why Asia is Important World S&T Investment +96% ** OECD 2007 PPP; 2007 Global R&D Report (Battelle) 1% 2% 3% 2% 1% EU 24% 13%3% 4% 32% 13% <1% Asia Share 1996: 26% 2006: 36% 2% 1% 3% 2% 28% 4%3% 38 % 16% <1% * UIS S&T database; World Bank - PPP data 1%

19. 19 Contact Information Dr. R. Ponnappan Associate Director Propulsion & Space Sciences Asian Office of Aerospace R & D (AOARD) Akasaka Press/US Forces Compound 7-23-17 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032, JAPAN Telephone: +81-3-5410-4409 Fax: +81-3-5410-4407 Email: pon@aoard.af.mil@aoard.af.mil Website: http://www.wpafb.af.mil/AFRL/afosr/