Army Research Centers
Abstract
This Project encompasses The Partnered Research Initiative (PRI) which supports Army's research partnerships with Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI), University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), and Army Centers of Excellence (COEs). The PRI Program was established as the next phase of what was previously known as Partnership in Research Transition (PIRT) Program that ended in FY16. The focus of the PRI Program is to advance innovative basic research leading to potential technology development in areas of strategic importance to the Army by bringing competitively selected HBCUs and Minority-Serving Institutions (MIs) research teams into existing Army Futures Command Collaborative Research Alliances (CRAs) and Collaborative Technology Alliances (CTAs). The CTAs and CRAs are large collaborative centers focused on developing and transitioning research in Army critical areas. Army UARCs have been created to exploit opportunities to advance new capabilities through a sustained long- term multidisciplinary effort. The Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies focuses on Soldier protection by emphasizing revolutionary materials research for advanced Soldier protection and survivability. The Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies focuses on enabling network centric-technologies, and broadening the Army's use of biotechnology for the development of bio-inspired materials, sensors, and information processing. The Institute for Creative Technologies is a partnership with academia and the entertainment and gaming industries to leverage innovative research and concepts for training and simulation. Examples of specific research of mutual interest to the entertainment industry and the Army are technologies for realistic immersion in synthetic environments, networked simulation, standards for interoperability, and tools for creating simulated environments. The COEs focus on expanding the frontiers of knowledge in research areas where the Army has enduring needs, and couples state-of-the-art research programs at academic institutions with broad-based graduate education programs to increase the supply of scientists and engineers in automotive and rotary wing technology. FY20 realignments are due to financial restructuring in support of Army Modernization Priorities 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, 2020
- Source ID
- AB4_0601104A_1_2040_PB_2020
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