Cruise missiles rely on JP-10 fuel, which was given an extra nine years of storage life after an

Cruise missiles rely on JP-10 fuel, which was given an extra nine years of storage life after an AFRL fuels study. (AFRL Image)

X-51A Team members Charles Brink, George Thum and Joseph Vogel accept the Aviation Week award at a black-tie dinner in March 2011 in Washington, D.C. (Air Force Image)

X-51A Team members Charles Brink, George Thum and Joseph Vogel accept the Aviation Week award at a black-tie dinner in March 2011 in Washington, D.C. Awards are given based on work done the previous calendar year. (Air Force Image)

An artist’s depiction of the layers of flight equipment worn by a typical Air Force pilot. (AFRL Image)

An artist’s depiction of the layers of flight equipment worn by a typical Air Force pilot, resulting in complaints of heat-related fatigue from pilots and the idea for a wearable cooling vest. (AFRL Image)

Pratt & Whitney’s F135 engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter at test. (AFRL Image)

Pratt & Whitney’s F135 engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter at test. AFRL worked with Maverick Corporation of Blue Ash, Ohio, and Renegade Materials of Springboro, Ohio, which used internal funding for qualification of their materials, which have been approved for use in several F135 engine components. (AFRL Image)

Human Performance Wing Wins Air Force SMART Sponsoring Facility of the Year Award

The 711th Human Performance Wing (711 HPW) has won the United States Air Force SMART Sponsoring Facility of the Year Award. The Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program is an opportunity for students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines to receive a full scholarship, and be gainfully employed upon degree completion. It is part of the National Defense Education Program, and each military service participates in SMART. Mike Griffin, SMART Focal Point, 711 HPW Chief Scientist’s Office (second from left), receives the award from Dr. Steven Walker, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Science, Technology and Engineering. Dr. Knox Millsaps (far left), Senior Program Administrator for SMART and Professor/Chairman Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Naval Post Graduate School, and Mr. Russell Howard (far right), Director of Engineering and Technical Management, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, also participated in the award presentation.

AFRL’s Col. Douglas Hodge (center) with Patrick Killeen (left), President, American Academy of Physician Assistants; and Dr. Roslyn Schneider, Chief of Staff of the Medicines Development Group, Primary Care Business Unit, Pfizer Inc. and Physician Assista

Col. Douglas Hodge (center) of the Air Force Research Laboratory, received the American Academy of Physician Assistants’ 2011 Federal Service PA of the Year Award at the organization’s conference on June 1 in Las Vegas. Here he is shown with Patrick Killeen (left), President, American Academy of Physician Assistants, and Dr. Roslyn Schneider, Chief of Staff of the Medicines Development Group, Primary Care Business Unit, Pfizer Inc. and Physician Assistant Foundation trustee. (Credit: American Academy of Physicians Assistants) PHOTO CREDIT: Courtesy of the American Academy of Physicians Assistants (AAPA)

The 100-synapse neural network device and measurement results. (AFRL Image)

Decision-making capabilities of the Air Force are enhanced by neural networks containing 100 interconnected memristor-based synapses that can be programmed individually. (AFRL Image)

BOSS-LG landing guidance symbology will help pilots land safely in brownout conditions. (AFRL Image)

Brownout conditions often found in Iraq and Afghanistan are a major cause of helicopter mishaps. (Inset) BrownOut Symbology System (BOSS) with manual control laws/algorithms, known as BOSS-LG, whose goal is to provide “visual quality” landing for helicopter pilots. (AFRL Image)

The ADVENT program hit a milestone with the successful completion of the Rolls Royce North American Technologies Inc. fan rig test. (Air Force Image)

The Adaptive Versatile Engine Technology program hit a milestone with the successful completion of the Rolls Royce North American Technologies Inc. fan rig test, held at the Compressor Research Facility and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. (Air Force Image)

Comparison of silica nanoparticles (left) with Nanoscale Ionic Materials (right) shows the room-temperature liquid-like properties of polymer nanocomposites. (AFRL Image)

Comparison of silica nanoparticles (left) with Nanoscale Ionic Materials (right) shows the room-temperature liquid-like properties of polymer nanocomposites. The liquid-like properties give the nanocomposites “self-healing” abilities. (AFRL Image)

Cross-sectional SEM (a) and corresponding EDS color map (b), showing surface and subsurface atomic layer deposition coating infiltration of CC composite. Cross-sectional TEM image (c) showing excellent coating conformality/uniformity and infiltration. (AF

Cross-sectional SEM (a) and corresponding EDS color map (b), showing surface and subsurface atomic layer deposition ZrO2 coating infiltration of CC composite. Cross-sectional TEM image (c) of 4 ALD ZnO/AI2O3/ZrO2 trilayers (~220 nm overall thickness) showing excellent coating conformality/uniformity and infiltration (pore filling) of the CC composite. (AFRL Image)

Low (a) and high (b) magnification SCM images and (c) Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) color map (512x512 pixels) of phases in the Ni3-Ti-20C composite. The thermal pseudocolor AES image shows relative amounts of the constituents (see legend). (AFRL Ima

Low (a) and high (b) magnification SCM images and (c) Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) color map (512x512 pixels) of phases in the Ni3-Ti-20C composite. The thermal pseudocolor AES image shows relative amounts of the constituents (see legend). (AFRL Image)