Thurgood Marshall

David Streat, AFOSR program Manager (left) and Ed Lee, AFOSR Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions deputy director (right), join Dr. N. Joyce Payne, founder of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Leadership Institute. AFOSR is actively engaging historically black and minority institutions to expand the pool and talent of students participating in Air Force research. (photo courtesy of the Thurgood Marshall Leadership Institute)

AFRL research expected to lower aicraft fuel system repairs

Air Force Research Laboratory materials researchers are evaluating coatings to lower costly fuel tank repairs in military aircraft. Here a B-52 fuel strainer is pictured clogged with debris from the fuel tank coating. The strainer is part of the bomber's filter system that is affected by the cracking and peeling of the protective coating inside the fuel tank. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Spicer)

Air Force civilians honored

Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley (right) joins Edmund G. Zelnio and Umit Spencer, and her husband Senior Master Sgt. David L. Spencer following an awards ceremony Oct. 21 in the Pentagon where Mr. Zelnio and Ms. Spencer were honored. Mr. Zelnio received the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Civilian Service for his work as senior electrical engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Ms. Spencer received the DOD David O. Cooke Excellence in Public Administration Medallion for her work as housing maintenance contract monitor for the 354th Civil Engineer Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Secretary of Defense Dr. Robert M. Gates presented the awards. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Russell P. Petcoff)

Air Force civilians honored

Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley (right) joins Edmund G. Zelnio prior to his receiving the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Civilian Service from Secretary of Defense Dr. Robert M. Gates. The ceremony took place Oct. 21 in the Pentagon. Mr. Zelnio is a senior electrical engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Russell P. Petcoff)

Dipole antenna

Dipole antenna inserted into AFRL’s near-zero [refractive] index material. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Extreme nonlinear optical techniques have succeeded in upconverting visible laser light into x-rays, making a tabletop source of coherent soft x-rays possible (Image courtesy of University of Colorado.)

AFRL military, civilians honor deployed troops with flag ceremony

A four-member military-civilian flag detail folds the American flag during a retreat ceremony held September 30 at The Prairies at Wright Field military housing. Team members from left are Master Sergeant Julie A. Boyer, Dr. Nicholas J. DelRaso, Major Leamon K. Viveros (partially hidden) and Dr. Camilla A. Mauzy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Chris Gulliford)

AFRL honors deployed troops with flag ceremony

A four-member military-civilian flag detail prepares to lower the American flag at The Prairies at Wright Field on Sept. 30. Team members from left are Dr. Camilla A. Mauzy, Master Sergeant Julie A. Boyer, Dr. Nicholas J. DelRaso and Major Leamon K. Viveros . (U.S. Air Force photo/Chris Gulliford)

Studying human performance

Kassi Micak participates in the citrulline malate study conducted by Air Force Research Laboratory officials Aug. 19 at Brooks City-Base, Texas. Her perceived level of exertion is evaluated while Tech. Sgt. Darci Rose, an aerospace physiology technician, records exertion, lactates, VO2 max and heart rate during the study. Ms. Micak, a competitive cyclist based in San Antonio, volunteered for the study. (U.S. Air Force photo/Steve Thurow)

One of HRL Laboratories' holographic artificial impedance surfaces.

One of HRL Laboratories' holographic artificial impedance surfaces. Graphic Credit: Dr. Daniel F. Sievenpiper, HRL Laboratories, Malibu, California.

AFRL BRAC Map

AFRL BRAC Map

AFRL tests composite material fasteners aboard Russian reentry vehicle

AFRL researchers tested composite fasteners aboard a Russian spacecraft heatshield. The Russian Foton-M3 launched from Kazakhstan one year ago on Sept. 14, 2007 carried the AFRL experiment into a 12-day orbit before renentering the atmosphere. Photo is a close-up view of a holder and material sample after touchdown. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Active Denial System

Active Denial System, operational version. (U.S Air Force photo)

Scientists Dr. Burhan Bayraktaroglu and Dr. Kevin Leedy

Air Force Research Laboratory's Dr. Burhan Bayraktaroglu and Dr. Kevin Leedy contrast transparent electronic circuits on quartz (left) to conventional circuits fabricated on silicon wafers (right) at the lab’s wafer fabrication facility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Burhan Bayraktaroglu)

AFRL experimental engine on display at Air Force museum

The first aircraft to fly powered by a pulse detonation engine was donated to the National Museum of the United States Air Force on August 25. The Air Force Research Laboratory's Propulsion Directorate developed the engine with in-house contractor Innovative Science Solutions, Inc. (ISSI), and AFRL's Air Vehicles, Materals, and Human Effectiveness directorates. (U.S. Air Force photo/Chris Gulliford)

AFRL engine, hearing protection technology at Air Force museum

Test pilot Pete Siebold of Scaled Composites, LLC, (left) donated hearing protection and communications equipment to the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Siebold wore the system during flight test of a pulse detonation (PDE) powered aircraft. Research audiologist John Hall (right), of the 711th Human Performance Wing’s Human Effectiveness Directorate, led development of the hearing protection and communication system for the extremely loud PDE. Siebold piloted a Scaled Composites aircraft outfitted with a PDE developed by AFRL’s Propulsion Directorate. (U.S. Air Force photo/Chris Gulliford)

An AFOSR-funded, Princeton-based professor, Dr. Craig Arnold has been researching a new approach to direct-write optical nanopatterning that will have an impact on a variety of current and future Air Force needs.

An AFOSR-funded, Princeton-based professor, Dr. Craig Arnold has been researching a new approach to direct-write optical nanopatterning that will have an impact on a variety of current and future Air Force needs. (Graphic Credit: Dr. Craig Arnold, Princeton University)

University of Colorado students

University of Colorado students shown with their RocketSat III payload before preflight environmental testing. Photo courtesy of Chris Koehler, University of Colorado.

Calspan Learjet

Calspan Learjet equipped with the electro-optical cameras, AI-130 radar, and airspace deconfliction technologies that make up the Sense and Avoid system test platform. Photo courtesy of Calspan Flight Research.

Researchers test coatings ability to protect structures against chemical threats

Air Force Research Laboratory researchers used coating sample coupons to evaluate various coatings ability to protect structures from chemical warfare agents. The testing took place at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. (photo courtesy of Applied Research Associates)

Wright Scholar program challenges students to think big

Wright Scholar Mary Untener performs lab experiments at the University of Dayton, a Wright Scholar program partner. The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base program challenges young men and women considering careers in science, technology engineering and mathematics. (U.S. Air Force photo)

AFRL Reentry Structures Experiment rides aboard a Navy sounding rocket

Launched from White Sands Missile Range, N.M aboard a Navy-supplied sounding rocket, the AFRL-developed Reentry Structures Experiment (RESE) successfully completed a 6-minute hypersonic flight, traveling at Mach 5 to an altitude of 95,000 ft before landing 21 miles from the launch point. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael A. Smith)

Cognitive Modeling-Software Engineering Workshop

Cognitive Modeling-Software Engineering Workshop

Ceramic composite engine nozzles tested

An F-16 Fighting Falcon F100 engine exhaust nozzle with five A500 Ceramic Matrix Composite divergent seals, identified by the yellow arrows. Air Force Research Laboratory and industry are partnering to test the ceramic materials as candidates to replace nickel-based superalloys currently used in exhaust nozzles. (U.S. Air Force photo)