RDECOM OVERVIEW

“Taking the Pentagon to the People”

University of the District of Columbia

12 September 2017

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Eric L. Moore, Ph.D.

Director (Acting), Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command

RDECOM KEY POINTS

Together, critical thinking and innovation will help us win in our complex world

• Collaboration and close partnership with our academic partners is

imperative

• RDECOM is the Army’s premier organization for science, technology

and engineering

• We ensure the decisive edge for our Army, joint partners and Nation

• We support National priorities while shaping science and technology

capabilities for the deep future

• The Army is working to grow the next generation of scientists and

engineers to ensure future force readiness and meet STEM priorities

of our national leaders

Army S&T Performing Organizations

Army

Materiel Command

INFRASTRUCTURE/

ENVIRONMENTALPERSONNEL

HQDA, G-1 Personnel

MEDICAL

Army Medical

Command

Army Corps of

Engineers

STRATEGIC MISSILE

DEFENSE

Army Space

and Missile

Defense Command

TEST AND

EVALUATION

Army Test and Evaluation

Command

Medical Research

Materiel CommandArmy Research Institute Future Warfare Center

Capability Development

Engineer Research and

Development CenterAberdeen Test Center

MATERIEL

Army Research

Laboratory

Armament

Research, Development

and Engineering Center

Aviation and Missile

Research, Development

and Engineering Center

Communications-

Electronics

Research, Development

and Engineering Center

Edgewood Chemical

Biological Center

Natick Soldier

Research, Development

and Engineering Center

Tank Automotive

Research, Development

and Engineering Center

Americas

RDECOM Forward

Element Command

Santiago, Chile

Atlantic

RDECOM Forward

Element Command

London, England Honolulu, HI

Pacific

RDECOM Forward

Element Command

Army Research,

Development and

Engineering Command

RDECOM is a critical component of the Army S&T enterprise

ARMY’S GREATEST ASSET – THE SOLDIER

Provide innovative research, development

and engineering to produce capabilities for

decisive overmatch to the Army against the

complexities of the current and future

operating environments in support of the

Joint Warfighter and the Nation.

Vision

To be the Army’s enabling command in the

development and delivery of capabilities that

empower, unburden, and protect the Warfighter.

Mission

Our inspiration and focus in our research, development, and engineering

WHAT WE DO

Delivering capabilities for the Army, joint warfighters, and our Nation

• Airframe Structures

• Rotors & Rotor

Systems

• Sensors and Seekers

• Guidance, Navigation,

and Control

• Propulsion

• Counter-UAS

• Visualization

• Anti-Access/

Area Denial

• Missile Defense

• Munitions Systems &

Technologies

• Integrated Weapon

Systems

• Energetics, Warheads

& Manufacturing

• Guidance, Navigation

& Control

• Fuze & Precision

Armament Technology

• Cross Domain Fires

• Extramural Basic

Research

• Computational

Sciences

• Materials Research

• Sciences-for-Maneuver

• Information Sciences

• Sciences for Lethality

and Protection

• Human Sciences

• Assessment & Analysis

• Advanced Computing &

Big Data

• Agile Manufacturing

• Synthetic Biology

• Mission Command

• Tactical and

Deployed Power

• Tactical Cyberspace

Operations

• Electronic Warfare

• Intelligence,

Surveillance,

Reconnaissance

and Targeting

• Network

• Prioritize Position

Navigation and

Timing (PNT)

• Chemistry and

Biological Sciences

• CB Agent Handling

and Surety

• CBRNE Materiel

Acquisition

• CBRNE Analysis

and Testing

• CBRNE Munitions and

Field Operations

• Advanced/Multifunctional

Materials

• Biomechanics

• Cognitive & Behavioral

Sciences

• Food Science

• Geographic/Precision

Guided Systems

• Soldier Performance

Optimization

• Biological Technology

• Neuro-cognition

• Ground Vehicle

Survivability

• Autonomy-Enabled

Systems

• Vehicle Electronic

Architecture

• Ground System Software

• Ground Vehicle Power

& Mobility

• Robotics/Autonomous

Systems

• Combat Vehicles

• Advanced Protection

Systems

RDECOM S&T WORKFORCE

General Engineering (26%)

Mechanical Engineering (16%)

Electronics

Engineering (16%)

Computer

Engineering (8%)

Aerospace

Engineering (6%)

Computer Science (6%)

Other Specialties (4%)

Chemical Engineering (3%)

Chemistry (3%)

Electrical Engineering (3%)

Physical Science (2%)

Physics (2%)

Materials Engineering (1%)

Biology (1%)

Psychology (1%)Management

Analysis (1%)

Engineering

Technician

6%Industrial

Engineering (1%)

24,243

Total

Workforce

Military

1%

S&E Degree Distribution

Bachelors

46%

Masters

44%

Doctorate

10%

Other

20%

DID YOU KNOW…

RDECOM will continue to leverage innovation to provide decisive overmatch

RDECOM…

• Executes 74% the Army S&T budget

• Employs 13,800 civilians, direct contractors and

military, 11,000 of which are scientists & engineers

• Has over 515 active CRADA agreements with

industry and academia

• Executes requirements from the White House,

DoD, and Army

• Runs AEOP the Army’s Science, Technology,

Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Programs

on behalf of the Army S&T community

• We have funded 23 Nobel Laureates

WHERE WE ARE – CONUS

National reach of supporting locations enables development of materiel solutions

RDECOM, NTC

Support, Ft. Irwin, CA

RDECOM, III CORPS

Ft Hood, TX

AMRDEC

Moffett Field, CA

UARC, ICB, ARL

Santa Barbara, CA

UARC, ICT, ARL

Los Angeles, CA

ARL, White Sands

Missile Range, NM

TARDEC & RDECOM–AMERICAS, USARNORTH/

USARSOUTH, Ft. Sam Houston, TX

RDECOM, JRTC Support

Ft. Polk, LA

ARDEC & ECBC

Rock Island, IL

ARDEC

Waterviet, NY

UARC, ISN, ARL

Boston, MA

CERDEC

Lakehurst, NJ

RDECOM FAST HQ’s, ARL,

PIF, & ARDEC APG, MD

RDECOM, USSOCOM & USCENTCOM

Support MacDill AFB, FL

CERDEC

Ft. Belvoir, VA

CERDEC

Ft. A.P. Hill, VA

RDECOM, USSOUTHCOM

Support, Miami, FL

ARL

Orlando, FL

AMRDEC

Hampton, VA

AMRDEC

Ft. Eustis, VA

RDECOM, XVIII ABN

Corp & USASOC Support

Ft. Bragg, NC

ARL, Raleigh–

Durham, NC

RDECOM, ARCENT

Support Shaw AFB, SC

ECBC

Life Sciences Division

Dugway Proving Ground, UT

ECBC

Pine Bluff Arsenal, AR

TARDEC w/ PIF

Warren, MI

NSRDEC w/ PIF

Natick, MA

ARDEC w/ PIF

Picatinny, NJ

ECBC w/ PIF

APG-EA, MDARL, Adelphi, MD

AMRDEC w/ PIF

Redstone Arsenal, AL

CERDEC, APG, MD

APG, MD

ARL West

University of Southern

California

AMRDEC & CERDEC

Ft. Carson, CO

WHERE WE ARE – OCONUS

Driving innovation around the world with our allies and partners

Engagement Warfighter SupportTechnology Search

LEGEND

FAST ADVISORS

RDECOM

ITC

RDECOM–Americas

RDECOM–Atlantic

RDECOM–Pacific

PROPOSED

USAREUR/7th ARMYHeifelberg, GE

JMTCGrafenwohr, GE

USFK/8th ARMYSeoul, ROK

FAST ADVISOR 5-

JAPAN

USPACOM/

USARPACOahu, HI

ALCOM/USARAKAnchorage, AK

USARAFRICAVicenza, IT

USAFRICOMStuttgart, GE

USEUCOMStuttgart, GE

RDECOM–ATLANTIC &

ITC ATLANTIC

(UNITED KINGDOM)ITC GERMANY ITC PACIFIC

JAPAN

ITC FRANCE ITC PACIFIC-

SINGAPORE

ITC PACIFIC-

AUSTRALIA

RDECOM–AMERICAS &

ITC AMERICAS (CHILE)

ITC AMERICAS-ARGENTINA

ITC AMERICAS-CANADAJMRCHohenfels, GE

ISRAEL RDECOM–PACIFIC

Honolulu HI

CURRENT AND FUTURE S&T INITIATIVES

Nanotechnology Intelligent SystemsHuman Performance

Optimization

Biotechnology

Autonomous Systems

Protecting the Network

Cyber Research

Position Navigation and Timing

(PNT) Technologies in Anti-

Access/Area Denial

Environments

Advanced Energetics

Exploitation of Quantum

Effects

Beyond Novel Materials

Chemical and Biological

Defense

Neuro-cognition

Research conducted and delivered to support Army priorities

SUPPORT TO THE NATION AND ALLIED

PARTNERS

Delivering capabilities to meet National and joint requirements

Technical Evaluation of the Sparrow Mechanical Mine

Clearing System for Humanitarian Missions

Ebola and Zika Response

Deployed Humanitarian tools to Guadalcanal for Field Evaluation Operations

Integrated Lab Network Exercise, with the Department of Homeland

Defense

Traumatic Brain Injury Research for the NFL

Rapid prototyping at the point of need for Soldiers

Counter UAS support to the White House

POTUS Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MII)

Shipment of two mobile Chemical and Radiological Laboratories to the Czech

Republic

Future IFV

Autonomous Vehicle Collaboration with Singapore

National Geographic: Featuring the science behind military rations

RDECOM: BUILDING A SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY ECOSYSTEM

Collaboration with industry and academia is imperative

Efficient,

effective and

agile research

system

DEFENSE

LABORATORIES

INDUSTRY

People

Resources

Facilities

TRANSFORMATIVE

SCIENCE

ACADEMIA

LEGEND

RDECOM HQ

SUPPORTING

OPEN CAMPUS

Open Campus Principles

Flow, Agility, Quality, Efficiency & Effectiveness• Piloting a New Laboratory Business Model

• Will Attract and Retain Best & Brightest

• Shared Modern Facilities

• Innovative Practices

Over 1,500 Current

Partnerships

Over 500 Current

Partnerships

Over 1,000 Current

Partnerships

POTUS Initiative

POTUS Initiatives

National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI)

• Public/ Private/ Nonprofit Partnerships

• RDECOM won 4 of 6 POTUS initiatives as lead DoD agency

– Digital Manufacturing and Design (Chicago, Ill)

– Integrated Photonics Manufacturing (Rochester, NY)

– Flexible Hybrid Electronics (Silicon Valley, CA)

– Revolutionary Fibers and Textiles (MIT, Cambridge, MA)

ARL West

ENHANCING ARMY STEM CAPABILITIES

RDECOM is integral in the Army’s holistic approach to STEM capabilities

Education and Research Partnership Opportunities

• Educational Partnership Agreement (EPA)

• Open Campus

• Minority Serving Institutions STEM R&D Consortium

• Multi-University Research Initiative (MURI)

• Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP) Partnerships

• DoD Science Mathematics and Research Transformation (SMART

Scholarships

• Federal Pathways Program (Internships & Recent Graduates)

• Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADA)

• Single and Young Investigator Programs (SIP/YIP)

• Research Faculty Fellows

• National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG)

• University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs)

ARMY RESEARCHERS CRITICAL TO

DELIVERING INNOVATION

RDECOM has funded the research for over 23 Nobel Laureates

HIGH ENERGY ROCKET AND MISSILE

PROPELLANTS

SEMICONDUCTORS OPTOELECTRONICS

SENSORS COMPUTERS

SUPERCONDUCTERS ELECTRON DEVICES

Linda BuckOlfaction ID

2004

ENERGY STORAGE DISPLAYS PROTECTIVE

MATERIALS HI-PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS

HI-PRECISIONTIMING &POSITIONLOCATION

SEMICONDUCTOR LASER,NANOELECTRONICS, OEICS

ROOM TEMP NIGHT VISION HI-

PERFORMANCE INFO PROCESSING

ATOM OPTICS

COMMS FIBER OPTICS SMART MUNITIONS MRI, SURGERY CDS..

TARGET DESIGNATION AND

ILLUMINATION RANGE FINDERS EYE PROTECTION

REMOTE SENSING

Herbert KroemerSemiconductor

Heterostructures2000

John Bardeen, Leon Cooper

J. Robert SchriefferSuperconductivity 1972

Charles H. Townes

Lasers 1964

Leo EsakiSuperlattices

1973

Alan HeegerAlan G. MacDiarmid

Conductive Polymers

2000

Brian D. JosephsonJosephson

Junction 1973

Herbert C.Brown

Boron andPhosphorous

Compounds 1979

W. M. Lipscomb Borane

Compounds 1976

Arthur SchalowSolid State Laser 1981

Hans DehmeltIon Trap - 1989

Richard SmalleyRobert F. CurlBuckminster

Fullerene 1996

N. Bloembergen Non-linear Optics

1981

Daniel TsuiQuantum Fluid

1998

Cornell, Wieman, KetterleBose-Einstein Condensation

2001

Robert H. GrubbsMetathesis Method in

Organic Synthesis 2005

David J. WinelandMeasuring and Manipulation of

Individual Quantum Systems

2012

DISCUSSION

COMMAND-WIDE COLLABORATION

Empowering the Warfighter to Provide Overmatch

ARL S&T CAMPAIGNS

Human Sciences

Information Sciences

Sciences for Lethality & Protection

Sciences for Maneuver

Cross Cutting CampaignsFunctional Campaigns

SHOOT

COMMUNICATE

MOVE

SOLDIER

• A coherent understandable strategy

• Ultimately leading to new warfighter capabilities

ARL Campaign Publications http://www.arl.army.mil/publications

Reduction in barriers to facilitate collaboration with

academia, industry, and small business

OPEN CAMPUS INITIATIVE

Gates and high walls provide 20th century security, but are

barriers to 21st century innovation

Past: Current Defense Laboratory Model

Defense laboratories relatively unchanged since inception

(NRL 1923)

Present & Future: Open Campus Initiative

An enhanced defense research environment that fosters discovery and innovation through

collaboration on fundamental research

Collaboration between ARL and external scientists

Open areas for researchers and

access to existing facilities

Less bureaucracy

and paperwork

Career path for students

and scientists

Collaborator presence through

EULNovel staff

opportunities

Hub and Spoke Model