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‘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)
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)
Disrupting the research process: changing materials science with robotics, AI and autonomy
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Autonomous Research System, or ARES, uses artificial intelligence to design, execute and analyze experiments at a pace much faster than traditional scientific research methods. This robotic research machine is revolutionizing materials science research and demonstrates the benefits of human-machine interaction for rapid advancement and development of knowledge today. (U.S. Air Force photo/Marisa Novobilski).
Disrupting the research process: changing materials science with robotics, AI and autonomy
Dr. Benji Maruyama, a senior materials research engineer in the Functional Materials Division, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, displays a model of a carbon nanotube structure. Carbon nanotubes are of great interest to materials scientists due to their strong, light-weight structure and ability to conduct heat and electricity better than many other materials. These nanotubes can be used in a number of different applications, from airplane wings to computer fiber, dental implants and even for oil spill clean-up. (U.S. Air Force photo/Marisa Novobilski).
Air Force Research Laboratory discovering what’s “bugging” military aircraft
AFRL Biological Materials and Processing Research Team members perform sample tests of various aircraft locations at the conclusion of the Joint Biological Agent Decontamination System process. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Air Force Research Laboratory discovering what’s “bugging” military aircraft
The AFRL Biological Materials and Processing Research Team collects fuel samples from a storage tank to analyze for potential biocontamination. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Air Force engineer Jennifer Fielding receives special recognition from Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Dr. Jennifer Fielding, Section Chief of Composite Performance and Applications at the Air Force Research Laboratory, received special recognition from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
Air Force lab investigating microscopic crack formation for aircraft
Dr. Adam Pilchak, materials research engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, loads a piece of a fractured titanium disk into a scanning electron microscope. By looking at the microscopic features on the fracture surface, researchers are able to determine how the crack initiated and spreads through the component to cause the failure. (Air Force photo/Michele Eaton)
Environmental sensing platform offers added protection against corrosion
The Air Force Research Laboratory is developing and testing a device that can measure environmental factors such as pollutants, salt, and moisture in order to predict corrosive conditions before they can start causing damage to valuable assets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Matthew Hartshorne)
AFRL academic research partnership to investigate operational stressors on Airmen
Air Force Research Laboratory scientist Dr. Saber Hussain views particle interaction with cultured cells. His work on the development of a model to identify the impact of stressors on Airmen is at the center of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement that will establish a new laboratory facility at Wright State University. (Courtesy photo)