University Research Initiatives

Abstract

This Program Element (PE) supports the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI), the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP), the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) program, and the Army's efforts in the Minerva Research Initiative (MRI). The MURI program funds university based basic research in a wide range of scientific and engineering disciplines pertinent to maintaining land combat technology superiority. Army MURI efforts involve teams of researchers investigating high-priority, transformational topics that intersect more than one traditional technical discipline (e.g., Intelligent Luminescence for Communication, Display, and Identification). For many complex problems, this multidisciplinary approach serves to accelerate research progress and expedite transition of results to application. The DURIP provides funds to acquire major research equipment to augment current, or devise new, research capabilities in support of Army transformational research. The PECASE program funds single-investigator research efforts performed by outstanding academic scientists and engineers early in their independent research careers. The MRI is a university-based social science research program. Work in this PE provides a foundation for applied research initiatives at the Army laboratories and research, development and engineering centers. The cited work is consistent with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Science and Technology priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy. Work on this PE is performed by the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) located in Research Triangle Park, NC.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2018
Source ID
0601103A_1_2040_PB_2018
Change Summary Explanation
Service Agency Name
Army

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Communities
  • Computer Network Security
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Instability
  • Instrumentation
  • Land Warfare
  • Military Capabilities
  • Military Operations
  • Military Research
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Natural Resources
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Public Opinion
  • Security
  • Social Sciences

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Aerospace Research.
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

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