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AFOSR: AEROSPACE, CHEMICAL AND MATERIAL SCIENCES
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Aerospace, Chemical and Material Sciences Directorate (NA)
Dr. Thomas Russell, Director
The Aerospace, Chemical and Material Sciences Directorate strives to find, support, and foster new scientific discoveries that will ensure future novel innovations for "The Future AF". The Directorate leads discovery and development of fundamental and integrated science that advances future air and space power. Five scientific focus areas are the central research direction for the Directorate focused to meet the following strategy. "If it has structure and rises above the ground, then the directorate has responsibility leading the discovery and development of fundamental and integrated science that advances future air and space power". This alignment is not limited to the size, speed, or operating elevation and encompasses the entire operating spectrum for "The Future AF" to ensure universal situational awareness, delivery of precision effects and access and survivability in the battlespace. The five scientific focus areas provide broad scientific challenges where development of new scientific discoveries will enable future technology innovations necessary to meet the needs of "The Future AF". The five scientific focus areas are:
- Aero-Structure Interactions and Control
- Energy, Power and Propulsion
- Complex Materials and Structures
- Space Architecture and Protection
- Thermal Control
A wide range of fundamental research addressing structures, structural materials, fluid dynamics, propulsion, and chemistry are brought together to address these multidisciplinary topics in an effort to increase performance and operational flexibility.
Research areas of interest to the Aerospace, Chemical and Material Sciences program managers are described in detail in the Sub areas below:
Combustion and Diagnostics, Dr. Julian Tishkoff
Flow Control and Aeroelasticity, Dr. John Schmisseur
High Temperature Aerospace Materials , Dr. Joan Fuller
Hypersonics and Turbulence, Dr. John Schmisseur
Mechanics of Multifunctional Materials and Microsystems, Dr. Les Lee
Molecular Dynamics, Dr. Michael R. Berman
Organic Materials Chemistry, Dr. Charles Y-C Lee
Polymer Matrix Composites, Dr. Charles Y-C Lee
Space Power and Propulsion, Dr. Mitat Birkan
Structural Mechanics, Dr. Victor Giurgiutiu
Surface and Interfacial Science, Maj. Jennifer Gresham
Theoretical Chemistry, Dr. Michael R. Berman
Contact:
Air Force Office of Scientific Research Public Affairs
875 N. Randolph, Ste.325, Rm. 3112, Arlington Virginia, 22203
Email: publicaffairs@afosr.af.mil
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