Single Investigator Basic Research

Abstract

This Project fosters extramural basic research to create and exploit new scientific discoveries and technology breakthroughs, primarily from universities, that will improve the Army's transformational capabilities. The Army Futures Command maintains a strong peer-reviewed scientific research program through which leap-ahead technological solutions may be discovered, matured, and transitioned to overcome the technological barriers associated with next generation capabilities. Included are research efforts for increasing knowledge and understanding in fields related to long-term future force needs in the physical sciences (i.e., physics, chemistry, life sciences, and social sciences), the engineering sciences (i.e., mechanical sciences, electronics, materials sciences, and environmental science), and information sciences (i.e., mathematical sciences, computing sciences, and network sciences). Targeted research programs in nanotechnology, training and simulation, smart structures, multifunctional and micro-miniature sensors, intelligent systems, countermine, compact power, and other mission-driven areas will lead to a future force that is more strategically deployable, more agile, more lethal, and more survivable. The breadth of this basic research program covers approximately 800 active, ongoing research grants and contracts with leading academic researchers and approximately 1,600 graduate students yearly, supporting research at nearly 210 institutions in 50 states. The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2022
• Source ID: AA3_0601102A_1_2040_PB_2022

Tags

Readers

• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
• Research Science/Academic Research

Technology Areas

• Biotechnology
• Microelectronics