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June 28, 2007
Air Force Launches Young Investigators Research Program With $6.3 Million Investment

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research here today announced it will award approximately $6.3 million in grants to 21 scientists and engineers who submitted winning research proposals through the Air Force's new Young Investigator Research Program. The program is open to scientists and engineers
June 28, 2007
Computer Mouse, Kalman Filter Trace Origins to Air Force Basic Research Funding

More than four decades after development, most technologies become distant memories after having been replaced by generations of newer and better products. Two developments from the early 1960s, however, brought about with the help of Air Force Office of Scientific Research funding, are still going
June 28, 2007
Waste-Eating Bacteria Research Explored as Power Source for Air Force Systems

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research here recently awarded a 5-year grant to the University of Southern California worth approximately $4.5 million to lead a study on bioengineered fuel cells. USC will collaborate on the multidiscipline university research initiative - or MURI - with Rice
June 27, 2007
Air War College, Futures Groups Meet, Discuss Technology Impact on Defense Industry

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research here recently hosted a conference with representatives from the Air War College and the Air Force Futures Group. Participants included Air War College students who have been researching nanotechnology, biotechnology, directed energy, and cyberspace as part
June 27, 2007
Research Managers Skillfully Navigate, Execute the Basic Research Funding Process

Providing U.S. warfighters with a technological edge in battle is a huge responsibility and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research here is actively involved in the process. Each year, AFOSR program mangers evaluate thousands of basic research proposals received from scientists and researchers
June 27, 2007
National Helicopter Experts Gather to Discuss Aerodynamic Solutions for Brownout

Air Force Office of Scientific Research program managers here recently organized a workshop of national experts to work the problem of helicopter brownout. At the University of Maryland, College Park, Md., AFOSR program managers - Drs. (Lt. Col.) Rhett W. Jefferies, Victor Giurgiutiu, and Fariba
June 27, 2007
AFOSR: New Reliable Software Model Expected to Reduce Time and Cost for DoD

Air Force Office of Scientific Research funded researchers at Kansas State University have developed a new model that could potentially reduce software development time and costs while improving aircraft mission control systems. The model is called Cadena and the work is being done at KSU's
June 27, 2007
Scientific American Article Names Researcher As One of Top 50 Technological Leaders

An Air Force Office of Scientific Research funded researcher is included in the "2006 Scientific American List of 50 Leaders in Science and Technology" for building circuits using light at nanometer scales. Dr. Nader Engheta, professor of electrical and systems engineering and professor of
June 27, 2007
Air Force Researchers Use Terahertz Radiation, Metamaterials to Detect Dangerous Materials

Air Force Office of Scientific Research-funded scientists at the University of Bath, England, are using radiation to detect dangerous materials. To detect the materials - biological agents, chemical explosives, imperfections, contamination and hidden compartments found in confined spaces -
June 27, 2007
Air Force Funded Scientist Receives Technical Achievement Award

A scientist in Missouri, funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research here, recently received the 2006 Technical Achievement Award of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' Signal Processing Society. Dr. Arye Nehorai, chairman and professor of the department of electrical