Working at the Institute for Defense Analyses (Presentation)
Abstract
The Institute for Defense Analyses works on behalf of U.S. government sponsors to answer the most challenging security and space policy questions with objective analyses leveraging extraordinary scientific, technical, and analytic expertise. IDA manages three Federally Funded Research and Development Centers, including the Systems and Analyses Center (SAC) focused on issues of relevance to the Department of Defense and the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI), which works on questions relevant to the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive branch. IDA hires a diverse range of professionals in all areas of science and technology, including recent graduates with bachelors and graduate degrees and former military service members. This talk will illustrate what it is like to start a career at IDA. Projects will be described in areas such as modeling the human effects of non-lethal weapons, understanding the Li-ion battery industrial base, and analyzing how the intersection of materials science and data science can be exploited by the DoD. At IDA, employees have the opportunity to broaden their experience beyond their academic training and apply their technical training to unique technical questions of importance to National Security.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 27, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1221954
Entities
People
- Jessica G. Swallow
Organizations
- Institute for Defense Analyses