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Defense Basic Research Dr. Robin Staffin Director for Basic Science

Defense Basic Research Dr. Robin Staffin Director for Basic Science Office of the Director for Defense Research and Engineering Department of Defense Duke University October 15, 2009. An Age of Complex and Interrelated National Security Challenges. Economic

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Defense Basic Research Dr. Robin Staffin Director for Basic Science

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  1. Defense Basic Research Dr. Robin Staffin Director for Basic Science Office of the Director for Defense Research and Engineering Department of Defense Duke University October 15, 2009

  2. An Age of Complex and Interrelated National Security Challenges • Economic • The Forces of globalization and uneven progress and integration • Potential for state failure • Political • Russia and its role in the world • The growing economies and military in East and South Asia • Continuing instability in the Middle East • Environmental • Potential conflicts over energy and other resources • Global climate change • Military • Long struggle against violent extremist groups • Continued proliferation of WMD to hostile states/non-states

  3. Major Shifts in the Department of Defense • Significant shifts in operational needs • Forthcoming shift in operations from Iraq to Afghanistan • Preparedness for disaster relief • Energy and environmentally aware forces • New classes of emerging threats • New class of maritime threats (e.g., piracy, DF-21, SSN26) • Global asymmetric threats • Global computer network attacks • Proliferant Weapons of Mass Destruction • Adversary’s exploitation of commercial technologies • Acquisition • System development and procurement has become too complex • Competition for budget intensifying • Need a rapid capability to the warfighter

  4. DDR&E Organization Director, Defense Research & Engineering Rapid Capability Office DARPA Defense Testing & Evaluation Science & Technology Plans & Programs Systems Engineering Advanced Systems Laboratories &Basic Research Research Rapid Fielding Director’s Office

  5. DDR&E Imperatives Accelerate delivery of technical capabilities to win the current fight. Prepare for an uncertain future. Reduce the cost, acquisition time and risk of our major defense acquisition programs. Develop world class science, technology, engineering, and mathematics capabilities for the DoD and the Nation.

  6. The Role of Research • Research has kept paying off over a long period. • The payoff from research takes time. • Unexpected results are often the most important. • Research stimulates communication and interaction. • Research trains people • Doing research involves taking risks.

  7. Basic Research Defense Basic Research Interests yes Basic Research (Bohr) Use-inspired Basic Research (Pasteur) Quest for Fundamental Understanding no Specific Curiosities (Peterson) Applied Research (Edison) no yes Considerations of Use Basic Research should pursue fundamental understanding and provide a foundation for future work

  8. From Basic Research to the Battlefield Ex: Biotechnol Bioeng. 1992 Feb 5;39(3):281-6. Ex: J Trauma. 2003 Jan;54(1):177-82. 8

  9. DOD Funding Categories Air Force Office of Scientific Research Army Research Office Office of Naval Research Defense Threat Reduction Agency 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 DARPA Naval Research Laboratory Army Research Laboratory Air Force Research Laboratory Defense Threat Reduction Agency Missile Defense Agency

  10. Defense RDT&E Budget Allocation †

  11. Defense Basic Research Budget“6.1”

  12. Distribution of 6.1 In very round numbers • 50% to universities • 25% laboratories • 25% FFRDCs, non-profits

  13. Funding Vehicles ● Single Investigator Awards ● NSSEFF1 Fellowships ● DURIP3 Awards ● NDSEG4 Fellowships ● SMART5 Scholarships ● MURI2 Awards 3 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program 4 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate 5 Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation 1 National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellowships 2 Multi-disciplinary University Research Initiatives

  14. Types of University Support with DoD • Single-investigator PI • Typically up to $150K/year • Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) • Typically up to $1.5M/year • Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) • National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellowships (NSSEFF) • Up to $850/K per year • National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships (NDSEG) • University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) • Institute for Soldier Technology (MIT) • Institute for Advanced Technology (UT Austin) • Institute for Creative Technology (USC) • See http://www.armysbir.com/links/uarcs.htm • Centers of Excellence • E.g. Army COEs are $1-2M/year over 3-5 years • Four Air Force COEs (UNM, Georgia Tech, UMich, Ohio State (~$1M/COE) • Collaborative Technology Alliances (CTA) • University-Industry Teams • $5-8M/year over 5-8 years • Contracts/Subcontracts • e.g. DARPA, Army Corps of Engineers, Missile Defense Agency • Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) • provides up to $850,000 in early-stage R&D funding directly to small companies working cooperatively with researchers at universities and other research institutions 10

  15. Funding Opportunities ● www.grants.gov

  16. Perspective for Next Decade 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 00s • Nuclear weapons • Radar • Proximity fuze • Sonar • Jet engine • LORAN • Digital computer • ICBM • Transistor • Laser technology • Nuclear propulsion • Digital comm. • Satellite comm. • Integrated circuits • Phased-array radar • Defense networks • Airborne surv. • MIRV • Airborne GMTI/SAR • Stealth • Strategic CMs • IR search and track • Space track network • C2 networks • GPS • UAVs • Night vision • Personal computing • Counter-stealth • BMD hit-to-kill • Wideband networks • Web protocols • Precision munitions • Solid state radar • Advanced robotics • Speech recognition • GIG • Armed UAVs • Optical SATCOM • Data mining • Advanced seekers • Decision support

  17. Examples of Growing Areas of Importance • Quantum Information Sciences • Computer Network Defense • Meta-materials • Synthetic Biology • Energy • Space Systems

  18. Component 6.1 Contacts

  19. Some Program Manager Contactsfor Selected Topics

  20. Feedback I would like to get from you • Three-bucket questions: • What is working well? • What could use some fixing? • What requires a whole rewrite? • Has the basic research program drifted to the short term in the last 10-15 years? • Are there go/no-go gates, and do come too frequently or too early in the course of your research? • Do you experience or perceive difficulty in getting into the system? • ‘Troublesome Clauses’

  21. Thank you for the opportunity to visit your school • As world-class performers of research and development, and more than anyone else, the universities will invent our scientific and technology future • For educating and training the next generation of scientists and engineers • For their broad perspective, historical interest in, and contributions to, addressing national defense needs We recognize universities as a critical resource for DOD:

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