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Wright Scholar Research Program
A Wright Scholar Research Program participant. Courtesy photo.
Wright Scholar Research Assistant
A student participating in the Wright Scholar Research Assistant program.
AFRL Maker Hub comes to the aid of flexible body armor effort
Capt. Lance Wilhelm creates a prototype design for a flexible, conformal body armor vest using the computerized sewing equipment available in the AFRL Maker Hub. The prototype will allow the AFRL research team to evaluate different materials to better understand the project design needs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Holly Jordan)
AFRL Maker Hub comes to the aid of flexible body armor effort
1st Lt. Jason Goins (right) and 2nd Lt. Mathew Couch fit the body armor prototype created in the AFRL Maker Hub to Capt. Lance Wilhelm, testing for wearability and body conformity. (U.S. Air Force photo/Holly Jordan)
AFRL researcher brings science, history to chucking pumpkins
Team ETHOS assembles their pumpkin chucking machine prior to a competition here, Oct. 21. The team is comprised of researchers, engineers and students from the Air Force Research Laboratory and competes annually in contests across the U.S. The team earned a first-place finish at the Air Force Lifecycle Management Center’s 2016 annual competition with a 3,391 foot pumpkin toss and will compete in the World Championship ‘Punkin Chunkin’ competition in Bridgeville, Delaware, Nov. 4-6. (U.S. Air Force Photo / David Dixon)
AFRL researcher brings science, history to chucking pumpkins
David Mollenhauer, a senior research scientist in the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, surveys the landscape prior to a pumpkin chucking competition. Mollenhauer is the captain of Team ETHOS, a nationally-ranked ‘Punkin Chunkin’ team that uses cutting edge, modern materials and technology combined with advanced scientific analysis and classical Greek engineering to fling pumpkins thousands of feet through the sky. (U.S. Air Force Photo / David Dixon)
AFRL researcher brings science, history to chucking pumpkins
Team ETHOS’s pumpkin chucking machine, the Phoenix, launches a pumpkin through the sky during the annual Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Pumpkin Chucking competition, Oct. 21. The Phoenix is a type of torsion machine that generates power through the twisting of ropes at the root of a throwing arm. Team ETHOS uses the Phoenix’s built up torsion power to catapult pumpkins thousands of feet through the sky. (U.S. Air Force Photo / David Dixon)
AFRL researcher brings science, history to chucking pumpkins
Less than 100 pounds of rope are twisted together to generate the force needed by Team ETHOS’s pumpkin chucking machine, the Phoenix, to launch pumpkins distances greater than 3,500 feet. (U.S. Air Force Photo / David Dixon)
Disrupting the research process: changing materials science with robotics, AI and autonomy
A materials researcher examines experimental data on the ARES artificial intelligence planner. The ARES Autonomous Research System, developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory, uses artificial intelligence to design, execute and analyze experiments at a faster pace than traditional scientific research methods. (Courtesy Photo)
"Finding the intersections"
Analysts participate in a training research exercise, or T-REX, created by the 711th Human Performance Wing's Warfighter Readiness Research Division at Wright-Patt. These trainings better equip analysts by simulating real-world intelligence fusion/collaboration, and test the integration of multiple research and development testbeds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Eldridge)
Flexing in the line of fire: lightweight, flexible body armor for the force of the future
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – 1st. Lt. Jason Goins, a materials research engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory, shows a prototype of a new flexible body armor plate. The design makes the use of a ceramic ball matrix encapsulated in foam material, which is then backed with multiple layers of polyethylene sheets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Marisa Novobilski/released)
‘Speed mentoring’ matches mentors, protégés
Dr. Michael Caton (left), the Assistant Chief Scientist at the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, discusses his mentoring philosophy with a potential future mentee. The directorate’s inaugural “speed mentoring” event took concepts from “speed dating” to help match mentors and future mentees for a year-long career enlightening opportunity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Marisa Alia-Novobilski/released)
‘Speed mentoring’ matches mentors, protégés
Dr. Dan Miracle, a senior scientist at the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, meets with potential future mentee, Mark Walker (left) during a Speed Mentoring session, Oct. 7. The directorate’s inaugural “speed mentoring” event took concepts from “speed dating” to help match mentors and future mentees for a year-long career enlightening opportunity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Marisa Alia-Novobilski/released)
Air Force agreement enables collaboration on aircraft anti-icing technology
Leading edge of RQ-4 Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft wing surface displaying with and without the use of an active ice protection system. (Courtesy photo)
Flexible batteries: evolving energy for the ‘new’ reality
The flexible lithium-ion batteries developed by researchers at Air Force Research Laboratory are able to maintain a steady voltage discharge following extreme mechanical stress testing. The flexible batteries have the potential to power countless flexible electronic devices under development, including human performance sensors and flexible displays. (U.S. Air Force photo by Marisa Alia-Novobilski/released)
Flexible batteries: evolving energy for the ‘new’ reality
Ryan Kohlmeyer, a materials research scientist at Air Force Research Laboratory, subjects a flexible battery to mechanical stress testing. The batteries developed here have proven themselves to maintain uncompromised performance even after exposure to more than 250 rounds of extreme manipulations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Marisa Alia-Novobilski/released)
Flexible batteries: evolving energy for the ‘new’ reality
A researcher at Air Force Research Laboratory demonstrates the ability of a flexible lithium-ion battery to conform under stress. The batteries developed here have proven themselves to maintain steady voltage even after exposure to more than 250 rounds of extreme mechanical manipulations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Marisa Alia-Novobilski/released)
711 HPW team researches Human-Machine Trust
Dr. Joseph Lyons, Human Trust and Interaction Branch technical advisor, is given a ball by the Baxter robot after instructions were given to the robot by a member of Lyons' team. (U.S. Air Force photo / Gina Marie Giardina)
SUSTAIN project tasks AFRL, Singaporean scientists to solve complex challenge
AFRL Commander, Maj. Gen. Robert D. McMurry Jr. (left), and AFRL Executive Director, Doug Ebersole, observe and review some of the technologies developed by the SUSTAIN team. (U.S. Air Force photo / Brad Bowman)
SUSTAIN project tasks AFRL, Singaporean scientists to solve complex challenge
SUSTAIN team members demonstrate one of their field positioning and navigation technologies. (U.S. Air Force photo / Brad Bowman)