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Our Wright Scholar Experience
Wright Scholars on tail of C-17. The Wright Scholar Program at Wright Patterson Air Force Base provides opportunities for high schoolers to explore and learn more about engineering, pre-medical sciences and other STEM disciplines. (Courtesy Photo)
Light Attack Experiment
HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Lt. Col. Terrance C. Keithley, right, a test pilot for the 416th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base in Calif., receives pre-flight briefing information from an instructor pilot for the Beechcraft AT-6 experimental aircraft. The AT-6 is participating in the U.S. Air Force Light Attack Experiment (OA-X), a series of trials to determine the feasibility of using light aircraft in attack roles. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ethan D. Wagner)
AFRL senior scientist to receive prestigious materials science and engineering achievement award
Dr. Sheldon ‘Lee’ Semiatin, the Air Force Senior Scientist for Materials Processing and Processing Science, has been named the recipient of the 2018 ASM International Albert Savuer Achievement Award. The prestigious award recognizes him for making significant contributions to materials research and development that have led to the establishment of the discipline of Processing Science, impacting the worldwide research endeavor. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Linking form with function: AFRL’s flex team drives future tech capabilities for the warfighter
One of the most notable, recent projects by the Flexible Materials and Processes team is the transition of 3-D printed conformal antennas to enable Link-16 radio communication on the MQ-9 reaper platform. The team’s expertise in additive manufacturing and functional materials enabled them to create a quick-turn solution to meet a communication need for the Air National Guard. (Courtesy photo)
AFRL-Carroll High School iGEM team earns gold in Boston
Peter Menart, member of the Air Force Research Laboratory-Carroll High School iGEM team, examines liquid in a beaker during the laboratory phase of the team’s project prior to the iGEM competition in Boston. (U.S. Air Force photo/Richard Eldridge)
That’s a wrap: students complete summertime work in Air Force Lab
Summer students employed by the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate presented a culmination of their work at a poster session attended by leadership, mentors, and colleagues. (U.S. Air Force photo / Marisa Alia-Novobilski)
That’s a wrap: students complete summertime work in Air Force Lab
Summer students employed by the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate presented a culmination of their work at a poster session attended by leadership, mentors, and colleagues. (U.S. Air Force photo / Marisa Alia-Novobilski)
That’s a wrap: students complete summertime work in Air Force Lab
Summer students employed by the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate presented a culmination of their work at a poster session attended by leadership, mentors, and colleagues. (U.S. Air Force photo / Marisa Alia-Novobilski)
AFRL-Carroll High School iGEM team earns gold in Boston
Members of the Air Force Research Laboratory-Carroll High School iGEM team stand with their CHS teachers and AFRL mentors in front of the 711th Human Performance Wing headquarters building following a presentation given to the 711HPW Chief Scientist Dr. Rajesh Naik (front, second from left). (U.S. Air Force photo/Richard Eldridge)
Linking form with function: AFRL’s flex team drives future tech capabilities for the warfighter
A member of the Flexible Materials and Processes team at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate exhibits an additively manufactured electrical circuit embedded in a flexible material substrate. The flex team is exploring novel ways to use 3-D printing technology to create next generation flexible hybrid technologies for the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo / Marisa Alia-Novobilski)
New AFRL pilot program to recruit and retain future engineers
AFRL Commander Maj. Gen. William Cooley visits students at the Leadership, Experience, Growing Apprenticeships Committed to Youth Master Craftsman camp July 19, 2017. LEGACY is a new program created to spark student interest in science, technology, engineering and math and in turn become part of the Air Force workforce. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Kwame Acheampong)
New AFRL pilot program to recruit and retain future engineers
AFRL Commander Maj. Gen. William Cooley participates in an activity with the students attending the Youth Master Craftsmen camp July 19, 2017. Two Craftsman camps were held this summer for grades sixth through tenth offering hands-on demonstrations, team building projects, and listening to guest engineer speakers discuss their career fields. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Kwame Acheampong)
AFRL’s Energy and Environment Team wins top Air Force acquisition leadership award
Another energy efficiency project managed by the award-winning Air Force Research Energy and Environment Team focused on the development and testing of a new, lightweight composite RAM Air Inlet system (right) for the C-5M Super Galaxy Transport Aircraft. The new part is intended to replace legacy air inlets, mitigating corrosion issues while providing a lightweight, cost-effective solution to help maintain the fleet. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
First annual SMART Scholar’s symposium held at AFIT
Dale Ormond, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense principal director of research and engineering, provides a briefing on the SMART scholarship program July 19, 2017. The two-day symposium offered the scholars insight on the careers in science and technology available in the DoD. (U.S. Air Force photo/Stacey Geiger)
First annual SMART Scholar’s symposium held at AFIT
Selected Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) scholars attend the first annual Smart Scholar Symposium July 18-19, 2017. The symposium’s goal is to recruit and retain students of the SMART Scholar program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Stacey Geiger)
First annual SMART Scholar’s symposium held at AFIT
Dr. Todd Stewart, Air Force Institute of Technology director and chancellor, talks with the attendees at the first SMART Scholar Symposium on July 18, 2017. Established by DoD, the SMART Scholarship program is a scholarship for service created to recruit and retain the next generation of science and technology leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo/Stacey Geiger)
Physiologic episode research
Navy Lt. Todd Seech, an aerospace experimental psychologist with the Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory at Naval Medical Research Unit - Dayton, breathes through an oxygen mask in a reduced breathing environment used to examine the interaction of hypoxia and fatigue effects to determine the likelihood of mishaps. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bryan Ripple)
AFRL Advanced Power Technology Office tests high-efficiency engine for unmanned aircraft
The AFRL Advanced Power Technology Office’s High Efficiency Innovative Aviation Diesel Engine is shown here in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex T-11 Test Cell. The Graflight engine, developed by Engineered Propulsion Systems, could offer extended range and greater fuel options for unmanned aircraft missions. (AEDC photo)
AFRL Advanced Power Technology Office tests high-efficiency engine for unmanned aircraft
The AFRL Advanced Power Technology Office’s High Efficiency Innovative Aviation Diesel Engine is shown here in the Arnold Engineering Development T-11 Test Complex. The Graflight engine, developed by Engineered Propulsion Systems, could offer extended range and greater fuel options for unmanned aircraft missions. (AEDC photo)
AFRL developing rapidly-deployable, independent energy sources for remote military sites
These energy-harvesting wind turbines in Kotzebue, Alaska, are part of the Energy Assurance at Remote Radar Sites project, a one-year effort managed by the AFRL Advanced Power Technology Office to demonstrate rapidly-deployable, off-grid energy technologies for increased mission energy resiliency in remote locations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt Jason Goins)