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Cryo Cooler
Under an AFOSR, MURI grant, a team led by University of New Mexico professor, Dr. Mansoor Sheik-Bahae and graduate student, Dr. Denis Seletskiy created the first-ever cryo (temperatures that can only be obtained by liquefying gases) cooler that can be applied to airborne and spaceborne sensors.(Credit: Sheik-Bahae, University of New Mexico)
The TSgt. Michael R. Gray family believes the Air Force is a great place to live, work and play
TSgt. Michael R. Gray, his wife Stacey and son Larsen are the Air Force Research Laboratory, 711th Human Performance Wing, Human Effectiveness Directorate January representatives for the “Year of the Air Force Family” initiative. (Photo by Maj. Anthony Carver, 711 HPW/RHXM)
Faster and More Efficient Software for the Air Force
Dr. Myra Cohen and her team of researchers at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln have addressed the issue of faulty software. They have developed an algorithm and open source tool that is 300 times faster at generating tests and also reduces the time of software testing over its predecessor. (Credit: University of Nebraska, Lincoln)
SBIR-Enabled Technology Holds Nothing Back From Aircrew Safety
AFRL's SBIR-enabled UMARS technology will undergo delivery to Navy customers in the form of CMARS, a variable-restraint system that responds based on the severity of maneuvers or crashes, while still enabling aircrews to perform their duties.
Air Vehicles Scientist Earns 2009 Harold Brown Award
Dr. Derek Kingston, AFRL Air Vehicles Directorate, received the 2009 Harold Brown award for his work toward improving algorithms for path planning, sensor steering, and the application of cooperative control for efficient, robust UAV routing.
Lynx Aerodynamic Design Tested in AFRL Wind Tunnel
Dr. Donald B. Paul, chief scientist of AFRL's Air Vehicles Directorate, earned the Presidential Rank Award of Distinguished Senior Professional, the highest annual honor presented to senior career professionals in recognition for their consistent level of extraordinary achievement.
Senior Toxicologist Appointed 2009 Academy Fellow
Dr. Saber Hussain, senior toxicologist in AFRL's 711th Human Performance Wing, Human Effectiveness Directorate, Biosciences and Performance Division, Biological Interaction Group was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences. (Air Force photo)
Live-Virtual-Constructive Contributions Earn FLC Tech Transfer Award
Kristen Schario (pictured far left), regional coordinator for the Federal Laboratory Consortium Midwest Region, presented an FLC Excellence in Technology Transfer award to AFRL's Live-Virtual-Constructive technology team. Pictured left to right are Kristen Barrera, LVC program manager, and AFRL collaborators Brian Schreiber (LUMIR Research, Inc.) and Rod Powers (Cubic Applications, Inc.) (Photo by Amanda Snyder, FLC)
SBIR-Produced Patterns Replace Wax With Foam Technology
Produced by FOPAT Production, Inc., via AFRL Manufacturing Technology Small Business Innovation Research funding, this advanced foam pattern will dramatically improve conventional, wax-based casting processes for foundries and other aerospace component manufacturers.
Space Access Capability Boosted by Wind Tunnel Test Success
Reusable Booster Systems pave the way to low-cost space access, and incorporating boostback technology into an RBS in order to reduce vehicle turnaround and launch prep further advances this goal. Wind tunnel testing of AFRL's boostback test article (pictured as a schlieren image) took place in the Arnold Engineering Development Center's [Theodore] von Karman Facility Tunnel A.
Gotcha Radar Dishing, or 'Desching,' Up Meaningful ISR
'Desch,' AFRL's newest supercomputer, will translate Gotcha real-time radar data into high-resolution, three-dimensional video images to provide persistent situational awareness for troops, particularly in urban areas, any time of day or night and in all weather conditions. The superfast, super-storage-capacity machine takes its name from Dayton, Ohio, codebreaker and computer pioneer Joe Desch, who was instrumental in cracking Nazi codes during World War II.
Tuning In to Multispectral and Polarimetric Target Detection
Applied NanoFemto Technologies has completed AFRL Small Business Innovation Research Phase I and started Phase II of an effort to produce a full-scale sensor for integration into small unmanned aerial system platforms. The SBIR-produced infrared focal plane array imager incorporates spectral tunability and polarimetric sensing technology to improve target detection in cluttered environments.
SBIR-Enabled Technology Holds Nothing Back From Aircrew Safety
AFRL's SBIR-enabled UMARS technology will undergo delivery to Navy customers in the form of CMARS, a variable-restraint system that responds based on the severity of maneuvers or crashes, while still enabling aircrews to perform their duties.
Transition Approval Go-Ahead a SMART Program Move
Recently marked for future inclusion in the Department of Defense Integrated Strategic Planning and Analysis Network ACAT [Acquisition Category] 1 Program of Record, SMART is a single, unifying, user-centered application that aids analysts in seamlessly exploiting structured and unstructured information and data. It uses semantic Web technologies and semantic tags so that users can have a single workspace (as opposed to multiple, separate, 'stovepiped' applications) for information exchange. (Air Force photo)
Patriot Exercise Prompts Key User Feedback
During the Air National Guard's annual international Operation Global Patriot exercise, a C-5A loadmaster tries on the Advanced Head-Mounting Flight Environmental Device to assess its comfort, fit, and integration with his communications set. (Air Force photo)
Laser Bioeffects Research a Dazzling SBIR Success
Members of the AFRL 711th Human Performance Wing, Human Effectiveness Directorate, Ophthalmic Imaging and Laser Damage team completed an experiment with important implications to understanding laser-induced effects on biological systems. Pictured left to right are Dr. Jeff Oliver (AFRL), Dr. Rebecca Vincelette (AFRL), Ms. Aurora Shingledecker (Northrop Grumman Information Technology [NGIT]), Ms. Ginger Pocock (AFRL), and Mr. Kurt Schuster (NGIT).
711 HPW gaming-based collaborations displayed at I/ITSEC 2009
Second Lt. Shaun Sucillon (seated) and Second Lt. Joel Walker discuss a new gaming-based training capability at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference held Nov. 30 - Dec. 3 in Orlando, Florida. Researchers from the 711th Human Performance Wing, Human Effectiveness Directorate, Warfighter Readiness Research Division (711 HPW/RHA) are developing methods that quickly allow commercial game-based environments to be integrated and function seamlessly with each other and with RHA's Live-Virtual-Constructive training concept. (Photo by Gina Cinardo, 711 HPW)
USAFSAM offers a unique hands on approach to education
With USAFSAM’s intense, hands-on approach to education, students in medical specialties ranging from aerospace physiology to public health are able to function effectively in the field immediately upon completing their training programs.
USAFSAM educates 6000 students each year
Motivated students, systematic training, and job-specific education enable USAFSAM to turn out over 6,000 fully qualified new medical professionals each year for critical roles within the Air Force and its partner organizations.
World's Smallest Semiconductor Laser
AFOSR-MURI and National Science Foundation-funded professor, Dr. Xiang Zhang has demonstrated at the University of California, Berkeley the world’s smallest semiconductor laser, which may have applications to the Air Force in communications, computing and bio-hazard detection.