UNCLASSIFIED Research Partnership and Student Opportunities with the

UNCLASSIFIED Research, Partnership and Student Opportunities with the Army and Do. D September 2017 Mr. Michael Caccuitto Division Chief, Tech Integration & Outreach US Army Research Office UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces

UNCLASSIFIED RDECOM Key Points • Collaboration and close partnership with our academic partners is imperative • RDECOM is the Army’s premier organization for science, technology and engineering • We ensure the decisive edge for our Army, joint partners and Nation • We support National priorities while shaping science and technology capabilities for the deep future • The Army is working to grow the next generation of scientists and engineers to ensure future force readiness and meet STEM priorities of our national leaders Together, critical thinking and innovation will help us win in our complex world UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces

UNCLASSIFIED Army S&T Organizations PERSONNEL MEDICAL INFRASTRUCTURE/ ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIEL HQDA, G-1 Personnel Army Medical Command Army Corps of Engineers Army Research Institute Medical Research Materiel Command Engineer Research and Development Center Army Research Laboratory Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center STRATEGIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST AND EVALUATION Army Materiel Command Army Space and Missile Defense Command Army Test and Evaluation Command Army Research, Development and Engineering Command Future Warfare Center Capability Development Aberdeen Test Center Americas RDECOM Forward Element Command Atlantic RDECOM Forward Element Command Pacific RDECOM Forward Element Command Santiago, Chile London, England Honolulu, HI Communications. Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center Edgewood Chemical Biological Center Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center RDECOM is a critical component of the Army S&T enterprise UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces

UNCLASSIFIED Where We Are – CONUS ECBC Life Sciences Division Dugway Proving Ground, UT AMRDEC & CERDEC Ft. Carson, CO ECBC ARDEC & ECBC Pine Bluff Arsenal, AR Rock Island, IL TARDEC w/ PIF Warren, MI ARL, Adelphi, MD ECBC w/ PIF APG-EA, MD ARDEC w/ PIF Picatinny, NJ ARDEC Waterviet, NY CERDEC Lakehurst, NJ UARC, ISN, ARL Boston, MA NSRDEC w/ PIF Natick, MA RDECOM, NTC Support, Ft. Irwin, CA AMRDEC Moffett Field, CA RDECOM FAST HQ’s, ARL, PIF, & ARDEC APG, MD UARC, ICB, ARL Santa Barbara, CA CERDEC, APG, MD UARC, ICT, ARL Los Angeles, CA CERDEC Ft. Belvoir, VA ARL West University of Southern California CERDEC Ft. A. P. Hill, VA ARL, White Sands Missile Range, NM AMRDEC Ft. Eustis, VA AMRDEC w/ PIF Redstone Arsenal, AL AMRDEC Hampton, VA RDECOM, III CORPS Ft Hood, TX RDECOM, JRTC Support Ft. Polk, LA TARDEC & RDECOM–AMERICAS, USARNORTH/ USARSOUTH, Ft. Sam Houston, TX ARL, Raleigh– Durham, NC RDECOM, ARCENT Support Shaw AFB, SC RDECOM, USSOCOM & USCENTCOM Support Mac. Dill AFB, FL ARL Orlando, FL RDECOM, USSOUTHCOM Support, Miami, FL RDECOM, XVIII ABN Corp & USASOC Support Ft. Bragg, NC National reach of supporting locations enables development of materiel solutions UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces

UNCLASSIFIED Army’s greatest asset – the soldier Vision To be the Army’s enabling command in the development and delivery of capabilities that empower, unburden, and protect the Warfighter. Mission Provide innovative research, development and engineering to produce capabilities for decisive overmatch to the Army against the complexities of the current and future operating environments in support of the Joint Warfighter and the Nation. Our inspiration and focus in our research, development, and engineering UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces

UNCLASSIFIED U. S. Army Research Laboratory Mission Discover, innovate, and transition science and technology to ensure dominant strategic land power. Vision The nation’s premier laboratory for land forces. DISCOVER INNOVATE TRANSITION Making today’s Army and the next Army obsolete 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

UNCLASSIFIED ARO Spans the Basic Research Continuum Da. Vinci Helicopter Revolutionary New Capabilities Da. Vinci Super Crossbow ROI 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 Improvements in Existing Capabilities Investment ($, Time) 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 UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces

UNCLASSIFIED ARL/ARO Program and Funding Mechanisms Award Type Target Funding Single Investigator (SI) Single-laboratory projects $145 K/year (avg) for 3 years Short Term Innovative Research (STIR) Very high-risk pilot projects $60 K for 9 mo. ($47 K avg) Young Investigator Program (YIP) Early-career PIs $120 K/year for 3 years Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) Promising future leaders $200 K/year for 5 years Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) Instrumentation $200 K (avg) per award Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Large multidisciplinary programs ~$1. 25 M/year up to 5 years Historically Black College/University and Minority Institution (HBCU/MI) Minority serving institutions ~$120 K/year for 3 years Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Multi-phase awards bridging $150 K (6 mo. ) to $1 M academia & industry (24 mo. ) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Multi-phase research for industry transition UNCLASSIFIED $150 K (6 mo. ) to $1 M (24 mo. ) The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces

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

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

UNCLASSIFIED Connecting with ARL/ARO BAA: http: //www. arl. army. mil/www/default. cfm? page=8 Search: Army Broad Agency Announcements RESEARCH AREA a. MECHANICAL SCIENCES b. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES c. MATHEMATICS d. ELECTRONICS e. COMPUTING SCIENCES f. PHYSICS g. CHEMICAL SCIENCES h. LIFE SCIENCES i. MATERIALS SCIENCE j. NETWORK SCIENCE k. ARO SPECIAL PROGRAMS l. SHORT‐TERM INNOVATIVE RESEARCH (STIR) PROGRAM m. YOUNG INVESTIGATOR PROG (YIP) n. PRESIDENTIAL EARLY CAREER AWARD for S&E (PECASE) o. RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION (RI) Technical POC: Name, Email, Phone UNCLASSIFIED ARO The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces

UNCLASSIFIED Federal & Do. D SBIR/STTR Programs Federal SBIR + STTR Programs Dept. of Energy Dept. of Health and Human Services Dept. of Defense National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Science Foundation Do. D SBIR + STTR Programs Army Defense Health Program (DHP) Navy Missile Defense Agency (MDA) UNCLASSIFIED Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Air Force Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA) Chemical and Biological Defense (CBD) Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces

UNCLASSIFIED Do. D SBIR/STTR - Getting Started Ø Each year, Do. D issues three SBIR solicitations and three STTR solicitations. 1. Solicitation Schedule 2. Find a Topic 3. Register Your Firm 4. Start a Proposal https: //sbir. defensebusiness. org UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces

UNCLASSIFIED Open Campus Initiative Past: Current Defense Laboratory Model Gates and high walls provide 20 th century security, but are barriers to 21 st century innovation Present & Future: Open Campus Initiative Reduction in barriers to facilitate collaboration with academia, industry, and small business Less bureaucracy and paperwork Career path for students and scientists Defense laboratories relatively unchanged sinception (NRL 1923) UNCLASSIFIED Open areas for researchers and access to existing facilities Hub and Spoke Model Collaboration between ARL and external scientists Collaborator presence through EUL Novel staff opportunities An enhanced defense research environment that fosters discovery and innovation through collaboration on fundamental research The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces

UNCLASSIFIED 2017 Open Campus Open House 18 -19 October 2017 at APG, MD Be Part of our Vision! • Goal of the event is to introduce the S&T community to ARL’s research scientists and engineers with whom you might collaborate and to ARL’s specialized laboratory facilities that are available to support joint research. • Two day event will feature a variety of scheduled presentations, tours, and opportunities to meet one-on-one with the Army’s leading researchers. Who Should Attend? • Innovators of all types: Academic Vice. Provosts for Research, Deans, and Professors; Industry Technical Staff and Management; Small and Large Businesses; Business Developers; Government Research Laboratory Technical Staff and Management. If Interested: • Send contact information (name, title, organization, and email address) to opencampus@arl. army. mil and we will provide notification when registration opens. UNCLASSIFIED https: //www. arl. army. mil/opencampus/ The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces

UNCLASSIFIED Enhancing Army STEM Capabilities RDECOM is integral in the Army’s holistic approach to STEM capabilities UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces

UNCLASSIFIED National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Program • 3 -year Fellowship supporting pursuit of Ph. D in scientific discipline of interest/relevance to the Do. D • Full tuition plus stipend • No service commitment • Highly competitive • Administered for Do. D by the Air Force (AFOSR) • ARO supports evaluation, selection of candidates, program evaluation • ~180 active Army-selected fellows at 49 different universities • Application window opens in the Fall of 2017 UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces

UNCLASSIFIED 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 AROsponsored 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/$15 per hour, for up to 300 hours. UNCLASSIFIED FY 17 Student Applicants (633 HSAP; 240 URAP) 872 Student Participants (54 HSAP; 59 URAP) 112 Placement Rate (HSAP/URAP) Number of Mentors (HSAP/URAP) Army-Funded College/University Laboratories (There can be more than one site at each College/ University) 8%/24% 40/47 60 The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces

UNCLASSIFIED HSAP/URAP FY 17 Program Highlights 30% of HSAP students from Title I High Schools 45% of HSAP students at HBCU/ MIs 57% of URAP students at HBCU/ MIs 52 Universities (26 States and the District of Columbia) 21 HBCU/MIs (11 States and the District of Columbia) FY 17 HSAP/URAP Sites UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces

UNCLASSIFIED Thank You – Questions? Helpful Resources: http: //www. arl. army. mil/ http: //www. usaeop. com/ www. grants. gov www. sbir. gov/about-sttr www. armysbir. army. mil UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces