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  • AFRL Honors Researchers, Engineers with Fellows Designation

    The Air Force Research Laboratory celebrated seven of its best and brightest in a September ceremony that highlighted the brilliant work and promising future of the 2013 class of AFRL Fellows. The AFRL Fellows program selects annual recipients from among nominations put forward by colleagues and

  • Analytical Nature Leads Engineer to Rewarding AFRL Career

    Engineering may not be a recognized genetic trait, but Neeraj Pujara, deputy division chief of spectrum warfare at the Air Force Research Laboratory's Sensors Directorate, believes he got his analytical nature from his father. "My dad got his PhD in mathematics and taught electrical engineering,"

  • Researcher Began AFRL Career Path as a Young Scientist

    Shanee Pacley's childhood dream of becoming a chemical engineer was diverted in high school, when her participation in Wright State University's Science, Technology and Engineering Preparatory Program (Wright STEPP) introduced her to the world of materials science.Today, Pacley is well into her

  • AFRL's New Supercomputer Reaps Significant Energy Savings

    The Air Force Research Laboratory's Maui High Performance Computer Center (MHPCC) operates one of the fastest supercomputers in the Department of Defense. In July 2013, MHPCC rolled out a new supercomputer called Riptide, which is 2.45 times faster than their previous system and uses 40 percent to

  • Remote Telescope Project to Reach Thousands of Students Each Year

    The Air Force Research Laboratory successfully launched an astronomy outreach program that provides live, remote access to an 11-inch telescope at the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing site. The program, called Aloha Explorations, will reach thousands of teachers and students from grade

  • AFRL Small Telescope Project Proves Size Isn't Everything

    Back in 2007, an Air Force Research Laboratory engineer that an inexpensive, 1-foot-diameter telescope was picking up the same satellite as a 33-foot-diameter telescope, and developed a small telescope project that has made first-time discoveries in space. Richard Rast, a senior engineer with AFRL's

  • Students Build 22-foot Underwater Model of International Space Station

    The Air Force Research Laboratory La Luz Academy and the Challenger Learning Center New Mexico brought together middle and high school students from public, private, charter, and home schools around the Albuquerque area to build a 22-foot model of the International Space Station while underwater in

  • X-56A Demonstrator Achieves Successful First Flight

    The Air Force Research Laboratory has taken a major step forward in the development of active aircraft control technologies with the July 26, 2013, flight of the X-56A Multi-Utility Technology Testbed (MUTT) flight demonstrator. This flight took place at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center in

  • AFRL Achieves First in Advanced Engine Technology

    The Air Force Research Laboratory reached an important milestone with the successful demonstration of the ADVENT (Adaptive Versatile Engine Technology) engine core. The demonstration by AFRL, in conjunction with GE Aviation, marked the highest combination of compressor and turbine temperatures ever