Enabling Technologies Technical Exchange Meeting ARL Overview Dr. Phil Perconti U.S. Army Research Laboratory Materials Research Campaign Lead Director, Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate 11 May 2015
U.S. Army Research Laboratory Vision The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces. Mission DISCOVER, INNOVATE, and TRANSITION Science and Technology to ensure dominant strategic land power Making today s Army and the next Army obsolete 2
Army Operating Concept: Emerging Technologies Human and cognitive sciences Communications and information processing technology New materials Power saving and generation technologies Improved range, lethality, and precision Autonomous and semiautonomous operational capabilities Vertical take-off and landing aircraft combined with increased capabilities of UAS 3 the Army must emphasize how to combine multiple technological improvements and counter enemy efforts to adopt or disrupt new technologies.
U.S. Army Research Laboratory Associate Director Plans & Programs Mr. Todd Rosenberger Director Dr. Thomas Russell Military Deputy COL Kevin Ellison Associate Director Laboratory Operations Ms. Teresa Kines Chief Scientist Deputy Director Basic Science Sergeant Major Kevin Connor Director ARO Dr. Joseph Mait Dr. David Skatrud Vehicle Technology Human Research & Engineering Survivability/ Lethality Analysis Computational & Information Sciences Sensors & Electron Devices Weapons & Materials Research Dr. Mark Valco Dr. Laurel Allender Dr. Paul Tanenbaum Dr. John Pellegrino Dr. Philip Perconti Dr. Patrick Baker 4
Making a Difference for the Warfighter Proactive Network Defense Mobile Counter IED Trainer (MCIT) (ICT) Vehicle Armors Local area atmospheric modeling for tactical operations 60% decrease in weather-related Aerostat incidents 5
Extramural Basic Research Steering and oversight of the systematic study to increase fundamental knowledge and understanding in physical, engineering, environmental, and life sciences related to long-term national security needs. ARL S&T Campaigns Human Sciences Fundamental understanding of Warfighter performance enhancement, training aids, and man-machine integration. Information Sciences Fundamental understanding of information generation, collection, assurance, distribution, and exploitation. Sciences for Lethality & Protection Fundamental understanding of emerging technologies that support weapon systems, protection systems, and injury mechanisms affecting the Warfighter. Sciences for Maneuver Fundamental understanding of the design, integration, control, and exploitation of highly adaptive platforms in complex environments. Computational Sciences Fundamental understanding of computer hardware, high efficiency algorithms, and novel mathematical methods. Materials Research Fundamental understanding of structural, electronic, photonic, and energy materials & devices. Assessment and Analysis Quantitatively Assess the development and application of analytical tools and methodologies to quantitatively assess the military utility of Army, DoD, and select foreign combat systems. ARL Campaign Publications: http://www.arl.army.mil/publications 6
Sciences for Maneuver Assessment and Analysis Sciences for Lethality and Protection Computational Sciences Information Sciences Materials Research Human Sciences Key Campaign Initiatives - ARL Implementation Plan 1. Omnipresent Real-World Soldier Assessment 2. Human Systems Integration Cybernetics 3. Training Effectiveness Research 1. Sensing and Information Fusion for Advanced Indications & Warnings 2. Cyber Fire and Maneuver in Tactical Battle 3. Taming the Flash-Floods of Networked Battlefield Information 4. Acting Intelligently in a Dynamic Battlefield of Information, Agents, and Humans 1. Disruptive Energetic Materials 2. Scalable Lethal Adaptable Weapons Concepts 3. Desired Lethal Effects at Standoff Ranges in Constrained Environments 4. Humans in Extreme Ballistic Environments 5. Adaptive and Cooperative Protection 1. Force Projection and Augmentation through Intelligent Vehicles 2. Advanced, Electrical Power Technologies and Components 3. Discover & Advance VTOL Innovations, Novel Concepts, and Ideas 1. Quantum Sciences 2. Alternative Energy 3. Beyond Novel Materials 4. Designed Microbial Consortia for Materials Synthesis and Sustainability 1. Tactical High Performance Computing 2. Very Large-scale Data Analytics for the Army 3. Computational Predictive Design for Interdisciplinary Sciences 1. Architecture for Science-Based Analysis 2. Small-Unit Modeling 7
Quantum Sciences Vision: Develop the physical layer of a multi-node modular quantum network based on resilient distributed quantum entanglement preserved by quantum memory and quantum error correction. Impact and Relevance: Tamper-evident secure communications Computing at the edge Assured PN&T in GPS denied environments Secure timing in contested environments Key technical challenges: Implementation of efficient light-matter interfaces and channels that preserve quantum information and distributing entanglement over large distances. Read/write quantum information to 87 Rb atomic ensemble. ARL-microfabricated ion trap for quantum information processing. 8
Alternative Energy Vision: Tactical energy independence: posture tactical units to operate for indefinite periods without resupply in austere environments Impact and Relevance: Unburden the Soldier Increase logistical efficiency and unit selfsufficiency Thermo-photovoltaic energy conversion Key Technical Challenges: Increased energy conversion efficiencies Enhanced fundamental understanding of the governing energy conversion mechanisms Developing advanced models and algorithms for highly efficient energy conversion systems operation Iodine implantation in (Bi,Sb) 2 (Se,Te) 3 for hightemperature thermoelectric electrical contacts 9
Army Research Laboratory Open Campus Initiative Piloting a New Laboratory Business Model ATTRACT AND RETAIN BEST & BRIGHTEST Transformation Principles Flow, Agility, Quality, Efficiency & Effectiveness OPEN CAMPUSES SHARED MODERN FACILITIES INNOVATION PRACTICES Human Sciences Information Sciences Sciences for Lethality and Protection Sciences for Maneuver Computational Sciences Materials Research Assessment and Analysis ACADEMIA DEFENSE LABORATORIES Facilities People TRANSFORMATIVE SCIENCE Resources INDUSTRY Efficient, effective and agile research system We will need new technology over the next 10 years to make a leaner and more capable Army. GEN Raymond T. Odierno 38th Chief of Staff, Army Responding to the National Security Challenges of the 21st Century Open Campus Website: http://www.arl.army.mil/opencampus/ 10
Center For Research in Extreme Batteries (CREB) Goal: To foster and accelerate collaborative research in advanced battery materials and technologies and characterization techniques Focus Areas: Batteries for extreme performance, environments and properties Defense, space and biomedical applications. Battery chemistries of extreme high capacity, high safety, wide service temperature range or high powder density Participants: Open to national and defense labs, universities, industry How is this different than other Battery Research Centers: Open participation, no fixed duration No fixed funding source Scope is fundamental research to accelerate manufacturing Focus on extreme performance, environments and properties Steering Committee Drs.Cynthia Lundgren, Kang Xu (ARL), Profs Eric Wachsman, Chunsheng Wang (U.Md), Drs Joe Dura, Davis Jacobsen (NIST), Dr William Acker (NYBEST), Dr Khalil Amine (DOE) 11
CREB Organization Structure ARL (Coordinator to Open Campus) POC: Lundgren* ARL (Tech Lead) electrolytes/interphases POC: Xu* UMD (Tech Lead) material science POC: Wang* (CRADA, CA) NIST Advanced characterization POC: Jacobson* NRL Porous carbon materials POC: Long NASA Goddard Space battery applications POC: Yi CERDEC Battery system test POC: Atwater TARDEC DoD Vehicle Battery POC: Ding ANL Material POC: Amine* SAFT Cell manufacturing POC: Nechev (MTA) DuPont Material scale-up POC: Kodokian * NIH Medical Battery Application POC: Lee Medtronics Medical Batteries POC: Ye NASA JPL Space Batteries POC: Stonybrook/Brookhaven Medical Batteries POC: Takeuchi JHU Bioengineering POC: Donohue UVA Material POC: Koenig Drexel Material POC: Pomerantseva UMBC Biomineralization POC: Allen * Steering Committee Members 12
Specialty Electronic Materials and Sensors Cleanroom (SEMASC) 13 Mission: Component technology development for tomorrow s military systems Innovative materials, devices and process technologies Opto-electronics, nanoscience, MEMS, electronics, microscale power systems Highly collaborative (DoD, industry and academia) Fundamental Materials Science Device Testing (Simulated system environments) Device Fabrication (Packaging & Integration) Materials Characterization & Analysis Architecture 10,000 GSF Class 100 (9 Bays) 5,000 GSF Class 10 (3 Bays) Bay and Chase Raised Floor Design Fully Integrated into the Zahl PSL 13