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Federal Applied R&D: Traversing the Valley of Death. Michael Mohar, Ph.D. Senior Principal Scientist. Do What’s Right… Do What Works. Go Green!. I Want You!!. Who We Are. We are an independent, non-profit, science, technology and strategy company We work in the public interest
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Federal Applied R&D:Traversing the Valley of Death Michael Mohar, Ph.D. Senior Principal Scientist Do What’s Right… Do What Works.
Who We Are • We are an independent, non-profit, science, technology and strategy company • We work in the public interest • We provide our clients with conflict-free solutions • We have no commercial interests in vendors or products • We collaborate, share, and publish with others to serve the public interest • We are 750 employees • Our largest client is the U.S. government
Transportation Telecommunications Healthcare Weather … By Solving Significant, Complex Problems The Public The Nation The World National Security Identity Management Biodefense Climate Change Sustainable Energy Serving the Public Interest…
Our Value Proposition Conflict free, public interest side of the table
The Hard Stuff… • Applied R&D • Little r & Big D • Schedule • Systems Integration • No R & all D (Need it Yesterday) • Technology Transfer • Let’s make a PROFIT!
The Valley of Death… National, Service, and University Laboratory R&D Commercial Production Failure of Collaboration: Culture and Mutual Benefit
Collaboration: Culture and Mutual Benefit • Government Customer • I want it Now and I want it Cheap! • Universities • Publications & Students • National Laboratories • Long-term Programs • Private Industry • Big Guy/little guy
The Valley of Death… National, Service, and University Laboratory R&D Commercial Production • Think Like Entrepreneurs • Understand Collaboration • BTW, Be Brilliant
I Want You!! • Nuclear Scientists • Nuclear Engineers • Analytical Chemists • Material Scientists • M.S. & Ph.D. • U.S. Citizens • Naturalized… • Modeling and Simulation • Detectors and Algorithms • RDT&E
…and Don’t Forget: Do What’s Right… Do What Works.