Opportunities for Faculty and Students at ARL-ARO 2016 “Taking the Pentagon to the People”

1. Opportunities for Faculty and Students at ARL-ARO 2016 “Taking the Pentagon to the People” HBCU/MI Technical Assistance Training 16-17 March 2016 Mr. Michael Caccuitto Division Chief, Tech Integration & Outreach Army Research Laboratory - Army Research Office michael.j.caccuitto.civ@mail.mil, 919-549-4369

2. Outline • ARL/ARO Organization and Mission • Programs and Funding Opportunities • Engagement Process

3. Outline • ARL/ARO Organization and Mission • Programs and Funding Opportunities • Engagement Process

4. 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

5. 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 2030-40 Future Force CAPABILITY Army in 2020 Program Force INNOVATION: Identifying and providing novel applications of science and engineering to enable Warfighter dominance in regionally focused expeditionary operations. Army in 2012-13 Current Force 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

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

7. ARL S&T Campaigns • Extramural Basic Research • Human Sciences • Information Sciences • Sciences for Lethality & Protection • Sciences for Maneuver • Materials Research • Computational Sciences • Assessment and Analysis • Creates new foundations for disruptive technologies and solving formerly unsolvable problems • 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

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

9. ARO Organization Chief Scientist Special Assistant Director Military Deputy Legal Counsel Engineering Sciences Directorate Information Sciences Directorate Physical Sciences Directorate Operations Directorate Scientific Divisions Physics Division Network Sciences Division Life Sciences Division Electronics Division Mechanical Sciences Division Materials Science Division Information Management Division Outreach Division Chemical Sciences Division Acquisition Center Mathematical Sciences Division Support Management Computing Sciences Division ~100 employees at RTP, NC 40 PhD Program Managers

10. ARO Spans the Basic Research Continuum DaVinci Helicopter Matter Wave Lasers for jam-proof GPS precision navigation and detection of bunkers and tunnels regardless of depth Revolutionary New Capabilities DaVinci Super Crossbow ROI 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

11. Charles H. TownesLasers 1964 Herbert C.BrownBoron andPhosphorousCompounds 1979 W. M. Lipscomb Borane Compounds 1976 John Bardeen, Leon CooperJ. Robert Schrieffer Superconductivity 1972 Brian D. Josephson Josephson Junction 1973 Leo EsakiSuperlattices 1973 N. Bloembergen Non-linear Optics1981 Arthur Schalow Solid State Laser 1981 Hans Dehmelt Ion Trap - 1989 Richard Smalley Robert F. Curl Buckminster Fullerene 1996 Alan Heeger Alan G. MacDiarmid Conductive Polymers 2000 Herbert Kroemer Semiconductor Heterostructures 2000 Cornell, Wieman, Ketterle Bose-Einstein Condensation 2001 Examples of High Science and Army Impacts ARO Funded Nobel Laureates ALL have major impacts on Army warfighting capabilities Nobel Laureate Examples: SuperconductorsSolid State ElectronicsSmart Munitions Laser Range Finder Target Designation Fiber OpticsGPS COMMS FIBER OPTICS SMART MUNITIONS MRI, SURGERY CDS.. SUPERCONDUCTERS ELECTRON DEVICES SEMICONDUCTORS OPTOELECTRONICS SENSORS COMPUTERS HIGH ENERGY ROCKET AND MISSILE PROPELLANTS TARGET DESIGNATION AND ILLUMINATION RANGE FINDERS EYE PROTECTION REMOTE SENSING HI-PRECISION TIMING & POSITION LOCATION ENERGY STORAGE DISPLAYS PROTECTIVE MATERIALS HI-PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS Daniel Tsui QuantumFluid 1998 Linda Buck Olfaction ID 2004 Robert H. Grubbs Metathesis Method in Organic Synthesis 2005 David J. Wineland Measuring and Manipulation of Individual Quantum Systems 2012 ATOM OPTICS ROOM TEMP NIGHT VISION HI-PERFORMANCE INFO PROCESSING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER, NANOELECTRONICS, OEICS

12. Outline • ARL/ARO Organization and Mission • Programs and Funding Opportunities • Engagement Process

13. University Basic Research Instruments 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 • www.armysbir.com for more information 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 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 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 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 Engaging the University Research Community to Focus onArmy Problems 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 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 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 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) 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

14. ARL Basic Research Portfolio (Mission Funding) Single Investigator Program University Research Initiative University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs) University Centers of Excellence Collaborative Technology Alliances Several different mechanisms used to optimize degree of risk, innovation, collaboration, transition, critical mass, multi-disciplinarity

15. ARL-ARO HBCU/MI Program Background and History 2017 • Partnered Research Initiative (PRI) • Performers TBD • 3-4 year collaborative research projects • Within ARL CTA/CRA Consortia • Battlefield Capability Enhancement Centers • Prairie View A&M University • Tennessee State University • Tuskegee University • NC A&T State Univ (2) 2011 • Partnership in Research Transition (PIRT) • Howard University (2) • Delaware State University • Hampton University • NC A&T State Univ (2) 2004 ARL-ARO named Lead Service for Administration of DoD Infrastructure Support Program for HBCU/MI 1992 • HBCU Centers of Excellence • Clark Atlanta University • Morris Brown College Army High Performance Computing Research Center (AHPCRC) Prototype for Cooperative Programs with HBCU Subcontractors 1989 1980 ARL-ARO Begins HBCU/MI Core Program ARL-ARO has a long history of and strong commitment to leveraging and building the research capacity of the nation’s HBCUs and MIs.

16. Outline • ARL/ARO Organization and Mission • Programs and Funding Opportunities • Engagement Process and Student Opportunities

17. SciencePeer Review Army Lab/RDECReview Proposal Review and Selection Process Development of Ideas White Papers ReceiveProposals Analysis ofEvaluations PM RecommendationManagement Assessment Active Involvement in Execution 7

18. Proposal Evaluation, Selection, and Monitoring (continued) 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. 8

19. 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.

20. HSAP/URAP FY16 Program Highlights • 519 total applicants • 61 HSAP participants • 57 URAP participants • 50 HBCU/MI participants (27H, 23U) • 47 Total Universities (22 States) • 17 HBCU/MIs (10 States) FY16 HSAP/URAP Sites

21. 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