FY2014 ANNUAL REPORT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Statement from the Director ........................................................................................ 1
Executive Summary and History of IO ........................................................................ 3
International Offices .....................................................................................................4
International Programs ................................................................................................ 6
FY13 Activity Summary ...............................................................................................17
Game Changer: Autonomy........................................................................................ 24
Game Changer: Hypersonics ..................................................................................... 27
Game Changer: Directed Energy............................................................................... 30
Game Changer: Alternative Navigation .................................................................... 32
Game Changer: Fuel Efficiency ................................................................................. 35
Game Changer: Big Data ........................................................................................... 37
Bilateral International Initiatives.................................................................................39
Data Mining ................................................................................................................ 46
Working with AFOSR International. ........................................................................... 47
Appendix I: FY14 Grant List ........................................................................................48
Appendix II: Technical Exchange List ..........................................................................65
Appendix III: Visiting Scientists & Personnel Exchange Lists. .................................. 67
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (AFMC)
INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE PROGRAM OFFICE (IO)
6 February 20154
London, U.K.
Dear International Stakeholders and Partners,
Wow! I can't believe it has been six months that I have been in the job as Director of the
AFOSR International Office (IO). Time flies in this fantastic job! First and most important, my
wife, Diana and I are thrilled to have the opportunity to serve in
this position and we appreciate the confidence the AFRL
Commander, General Masiello, has shown in being selected for
this position. My first priority was to meet everyone in the
International Office, not an easy task when there are four offices
around the globe. But, as I have gotten to know and work with
everyone in IO I feel I am very blessed and humbled to be
working with such outstanding people!
Allow me to reflect on a few highlights from the IO office in just
the short time I have been its director: In July we said goodbye to
my predecessor, Col. Kyle Gresham. Kyle was an outstanding
leader of the International Office, and effectively led the
organization as we reorganized. His outstanding work led to rave reviews from the Air Force
Science Advisory Board (SAB) and many DoD senior leaders. I want to personally wish Kyle
and his family all the best in his retirement.
Last Spring the IO office was visited by the Air Force Material Command Commander and the
Air Force Research Laboratory Executive Director both of whom praised our efforts in reaching
out to the international science community and our focus on building relationships which will
help cultivate technical advancements from abroad.
This past Summer, the International office hosted the AFOSR Chief Scientist who unveiled his
new strategic approach for the AFOSR International Office, focusing on three pillars: awareness,
engagement, and relationships. The IO team was very excited about this approach, knowing it
will be an effective foundation for assessing our current international activities and shaping
behavior as we determine our future international engagements.
In the Fall, IO had the honor of hosting the Assistant Director of the NATO Collaboration
Support Office, who was interested in strengthening the collaboration activities between our
organizations. Also in the Fall, I was honored to host the Chief Scientist of the Air Force, Dr
Mica Endsley. She visited the London office of IO and she was very impressed by the research
activities ongoing in all of our international offices and liked our new strategic approach. She
also visited the UK MoD’s Defense Science and Technology Lab (Dstl) where we started new
collaborations in bio-inspired autonomy, space, and cyber.
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The Fall was a busy time for IO as we gave the first joint briefing with our tri-service teammates
to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, Mr. Alan Shaffer. Speaking
about the tri-service activities, I am proud to have helped strengthen the Air Force collaboration
with the Navy’s Office of Naval Research – Global (ONR-G) and the US Army Forward
Element Command (RFEC) which will strengthen our international S&T collaborations,
exemplifying our growing joint relationship.
Finally, as we closed out 2014, we welcomed our new AFOSR Director, Dr. Thomas Christian. I
am happy to report that Dr. Christian will be visiting each of the International offices in early
2015 and I look forward to working with him and all of the AFOSR leadership.
I would like to close by saying again I am so excited to be here, you will see some exciting new
things this year as we come up with new methods to strengthen our organizational effectiveness.
Thanks for reading this report and if you have any questions, please get in touch with me!
Col Timothy J. Lawrence, Ph.D.
Director, AFOSR/IO
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND HISTORY
AFOSR International Basic Science Office
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), a directorate within the
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), is responsible for managing all Air
Force basic research investment. The AFOSR mission is to discover,
shape, and champion basic science that profoundly impacts the future
Air Force. As the global R&D community outside the US accounts for
approximately 70% of the investment, 80% of the researchers, and over
80% of the technical publications, it is critical to AFOSR’s mission to
proactively engage the international community.
AFOSR’s
international
enterprise
consists
of
four
offices:
A F O S R / I O E , the European Office of Aerospace Research and
Development (EOARD) in London; AFOSR/IOA, the Asian Office of
Aerospace Research and Development (AOARD) in Tokyo; AFOSR/IOS, the
Southern Office of Aerospace Research and Development (SOARD) in
Santiago; and a support division (AFOSR/ION) in Arlington, Virginia, to
facilitate integration, communication, and outreach.
These four international offices constitute a single International Basic
Science Office, realizing significant efficiencies in both business operations
and technical strategy. The mission of this consolidated office is: Provide
the US Air Force awareness, engagement, awareness, and relationships to
overseas basic research.
In FY2014, AFOSR’s International Basic Science Office supported 312
research efforts (primarily grants) performed at foreign universities and
institutes from 39 different countries. In addition to funding research
projects, we build relationships between foreign researchers and US
scientists and engineers through a variety of programs. This last year, we
supported 26 international technical exchanges, 121 visits of foreign
researchers to present their research to AF audiences, and 16 AF
scientists and engineers to conduct research in foreign laboratories.
The pursuit of cutting-edge science of AF relevance—both within the US and
overseas—remains the singular focus of the AFOSR. The international
element of this organization is well poised to shape, leverage, and
transition exciting breakthroughs in the years ahead.
www.afosr.af.mil
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INTERNATIONAL OFFICES
The AFOSR International Basic Science Office (AFOSR/IO) consists of four subordinate offices, realigned
together under AFOSR/IO starting in FY2013.
AFOSR/IOE - European Office of Aerospace Research & Development (EOARD)
The oldest of AFRL’s overseas offices, EOARD (AFOSR/IOE) was originally established in Brussels in 1952
under the now defunct Air Research and Development Command, moved
to London in 1970, and then realigned under AFOSR in 1974. Throughout
its 62-year history, it has maintained the primary mission of engaging the
European scientific community to support and leverage emerging basic
research of interest to the US Air Force. EOARD’s geographic area of
responsibility includes Europe, the Middle East, former Soviet states,
and Africa. EOARD is a partner organization to the Civilian Research
and Development Foundatin (CRDF Global), International Science and
Technology Center (ISTC), and the Science and Technology Center in
Ukraine (STCU) to facilitate projects in former Soviet states. Based in
Greater London, EOARD is co-located with other DoD scientific outreach
offices, including those of the Office of Naval Research Global, US Army
International Technology Center-Atlantic, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), and the US Army Corps of
Engineers. Commander: Col Timothy Lawrence. Contact: [email protected].
AFOSR/IOA - Asian Office of Aerospace Research & Development (AOARD)
AOARD was established under AFOSR in 1992. For the last two decades, it has promoted basic science
and scientific interchanges of interest to the US Air Force through the combined efforts of multinational
top researchers within the region. AOARD’s geographic area of responsibility is the
Asia-Pacific region. The region has been rapidly rising in importance within the
scientific community, and publishes more scientific papers compared to other
regions globally. One reason behind this rapid growth is the innovative
approach utilizing a convergence of key emerging and enabling technologies,
such as nanotechnology, biotechnology, information and cognitive science.
AOARD is the AF focal point for awareness, engagement and building
relationships with the scientific leaders of the region. Located in Tokyo, AOARD
shares offices with the Army’s US Army RDECOM Forward Element-Pacific and the
Office of Naval Research Global-Asia, and works indirectly with the U.S. Pacific Command through the
Mutual Defense Assistance Office (MDAO) at the embassy in Tokyo. Chief: Dr. Misoon Mah. Contact:
[email protected].
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AFOSR/IOS - Southern Office of Aerospace Research & Development (SOARD)
SOARD, the smallest of AFOSR’s international offices, was established in 2007 to
engage the rapidly emerging Latin American scientific community. Located in
U.S. Embassy in Santiago, Chile, SOARD promotes scientific advancements of
interest to the U.S. Air Force by conducting research with the leading scientist
of Mexico, Central and South America in partnership with AFRL researchers. In
FY14, SOARD managed a total of 35 scientific projects with 23 research
institutions in Latin America. Because of its unique location within an U.S.
Embassy, SOARD also supports the U.S. Embassy mission by promoting S&T
cooperation with government funding agencies, and supporting DoD bi-lateral S&T forums in the region.
Similar to its sister offices of AOARD and EOARD, SOARD is co-located with the Army’s Research,
Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) Forward Element Command - Americas and the
Office of Naval Research Global (ONRG) – Americas.
Chief: James Fillerup.
Contact:
[email protected].
AFOSR/ION - International Division-Arlington
AFOSR’s International Division in Arlington, Virginia, (AFOSR/ION) provides critical links between the
overseas offices and customers and colleagues based stateside. It is responsible for a range of activities
and programs that either must be run or are most efficiently run from AFOSR’s headquarters.
Responsibilities include technology security assurance and training; data mining; personnel exchanges to
and from AFRL and affiliated sites; liaison with other DoD federal agencies and Washington-based
foreign S&T offices; assistance in developing collaborative international programs; and representing the
international community in drafting of AF and DoD plans and strategies. ION’s work is a mixture of
specific programs and the development of new activities. Chief: Dr. Mark Maurice.
London
Arlington
Tokyo
Santiago
AFOSR Office Locations.
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INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
AFOSR/IO Program Officers manage overseas basic research investments to complement and
supplement AFOSR research programs (defined in the annual Broad Agency Announcement, available at
www.afosr.af.mil). In addition to supporting select international research, they establish and facilitate
relationships between AFRL researchers and leaders in the international community, through a variety
of mechanisms. Finally, they may also initiate and manage overseas fundamental research projects on
behalf of other DoD partners (e.g., other AFRL Directorates and DARPA). The following paragraphs
describe each of AFOSR/IO’s active programs in FY14.
AFOSR/IOE (EOARD) Basic Research Programs
Aeronautical Sciences.
This portfolio covers a wide range of fundamental science problems
under the heading of Aeronautical Sciences. Aeronautical Sciences covers any and all technology
associated with enabling flight in air or that leads to a greater understanding of sciences therein. There
are four main sub-areas of research focus within this program: 1) Aerodynamics which covers
fundamental science associated with the motion of air (or fluid),
particularly when interacting with a body and which the relevant
challenges in this area include hypersonics flow physics for control,
unsteady and low Reynolds Number aerodynamics, boundary layer
physics (esp. transition), and fluid-structure interaction; 2)
Biologically Inspired Autonomy which covers science and
technology inspired by natural flyers that will help us understand
and apply biological principles to the design of UAS in order to
derive step change increases in mission capability through highly
innovative research; 3) Air Vehicle Sciences which deals with
sciences associated with the air vehicle configuration, operation,
and/or structures which can lead to increases in performance or agility are of high interest in this
portfolio; and 4) Air Breathing Propulsion which covers fundamental research associated with all aspects
of air-breathing propulsion including Improved performance of conventional engines as well as enabling
capabilities for supersonic combustion engines. Further information about the goals, aims, and activities
for this portfolio can be found at www.tinyurl.com/eoard-aer or you can contact the EOARD-AER
Program Officer, Dr. Gregg Abate, at [email protected].
Space Technology & Control Sciences.
This program, consisting of two portfolios, draws
mostly on international physics, dynamics and controls, and mathematics to cultivate novel space
vehicle technology, space situational awareness applications, and autonomous systems. Covering a
broad range of fundamental science and technology problems, the space technology portfolio focuses
on the following multi-disciplinary sub-areas: 1) Vehicle Technologies/Engineering which includes such
topics as novel mission concepts and non-traditional spacecraft
configurations, high-precision sensor/actuator techniques, nanoelectronics
fundamentals, electric propulsion fundamentals, and advanced attitude
determination and control techniques; 2) Astrodynamics which includes orbit
determination/prediction methodologies, orbit evolution uncertainty
quantification, and spacecraft-environment coupled nonlinear dynamics
modeling techniques; 3) Remote Sensing/Imaging which includes detection,
tracking, identification, and object characterization methodologies,
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adaptive/multi-modal sensing, multi-object tracking and estimation, multi-sensor data fusion
techniques, and real-time signal processing; 4) Space Robotics and Autonomy which includes
autonomous guidance & control algorithms, path planning/trajectory optimization, and novel multiagent distributed coordination methodologies; and 5) Responsive Space which includes reconfigurable
sensors and modular/adaptive architecture methodologies. The aim of the control sciences portfolio is
to capture the confluence of computational methods, advances in processing hardware/computational
speed, and control theory to help enable intelligent, autonomous systems. For example, the following
topics are of interest: 1) General Control Theory in the areas of real-time optimal control methodologies
and convergence theory, hybrid control theory, fractionated/distributed/ decentralized control theory,
and
cognitive
control
theory;
2)
Nonlinear/Dynamical Systems Theory such
as stability verification techniques, 3)
Estimation Theory such as high-order,
nonlinear filtering techniques, 4) Numerical Methods such as those
addressing real-time algorithm implementation (i.e. embedded
systems); and 5) Optimization Methods such as real-time nonconvex global optimization and multi-objective distributed dynamic
optimization.
Overall, it is through international discovery,
engagement, and building relationships that this program aims to make substantial contributions to the
scientific community while providing revolutionary ideas and transformational solutions that will
ultimately lead to new space capabilities and enhanced autonomous systems in the timeframe of 5 to 20
years. Further information about this program can be found at www.tinyurl.com/eoard-spc or you can
contact the EOARD-SPC Program Officer, Lt Col Kevin Bollino, at [email protected].
Materials and Nanotechnology.
This program draws on
international developments in physics, chemistry, materials science,
mechanics, and mathematics to enable new classes of materials for Air Force
applications. Portfolio themes include predictive materials modeling (from
first principles through finite elements), radically new fabrication routes,
nanomaterials synthesis and novel properties, and advances in 3D materials
characterization. Program Officer: Lt Col “Ty” Pollack, http://www.tinyurl.com/eoard-mtl.
Physics.
With a potential reach encompassing “anything involving physics”, the EOARD Physics
portfolio maintains many projects across a number of domains supporting a surprising variety of
research and organizations. But since the potential breadth is staggering, the portfolio focuses primarily
on three “anchor themes”. Advanced
Carbon looks at materials based on
“one-dimensional”
(carbon
nanotubes/nanofibres) and twodimensional (graphene) forms of
carbon and how their physical
properties,
particularly
electromagnetic, can be characterized
and modified to build the next
generation of electronics, from featherweight cables to new types of
transistors. With astonishingly low mass, very high material strengths, and remarkable electrical
properties, advanced carbon materials continue to be an active area of basic research, with new
potential applications appearing with surprising frequency. Metamaterials and Transformation Optics
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focuses on the design and implementation of materials which can
steer electromagnetic radiation, enabling creation of lenses,
absorbers, shields, next-generation antennas, energy harvesters, and
even cloaking devices. With much of the basic theory now fairly
solid, research now expands into how to design and build curved or
active surfaces which can increase the bandwidth and reduce losses
from these surfaces, and create lighter, more powerful antennas
operating beyond current capabilities. Quantum Technologies,
currently focused on quantum computing initiatives, quantum
emulation, and photonics, looks to have a very exciting year in 2015,
as our existing PIs continue to show fantastic progress in quantum computation and the UK launches a
number of initiatives aimed at extending quantum technologies to position/timing/navigation,
gravimetric sensors, and communications, in addition to the use of cold atoms and molecules as
simulations of advanced solid-state materials. Program Officer: Lt Col Vic Putz.
Operations
Research
and
Mathematics. The goal of this program
is to advance Operations Research and
Mathematical research to give the future Air
Force analyst innovative theoretical methods
for modeling and analysis. Research focus
areas include decision analysis, networks,
transportation, human behavior modeling, optimization under uncertainty, multicriteria optimization
and decision making, and big data. These areas support the AFRL technology focus areas of next
generation aerospace systems, weapons, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, and human
performance as well as the AFRL game changing technology areas of Autonomy and Big Data. For
further information about the goals, aims, and activities of this portfolio, please contact the EOARD
Operations Research and Mathematics. Program Officer, Maj Jeremy Jordon, at [email protected].
Information Sciences.
This program supports international
research in all aspects of information technology related the Air Force
Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) mission. The program draws
from international communities of computational and cognitive
sciences, telecommunications, cyber security, philosophy, psychology
and mathematics to enable advances in C4ISR capabilities. In FY13 the
program funded research in areas ranging from the use of Artificial
Intelligence techniques in Adversarial Planning for cyber threat
monitoring to Steganalysis for the detection of covert communications
in seemingly innocuous images. Program Officer: Dr. James Lawton.
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Space Sciences.
This program’s goal is to advance the
understanding of the space environment, which all orbiting objects
operate in and through, to improve space situational awareness (SSA).
Focus areas include solar storm prediction and transport through the
inner heliosphere to the Earth; radiation and energetic particle
distributions that occur in quiet conditions or from storm events;
bottom-side structure of the ionosphere and its impact on radar
propagation; ionospheric scintillation, particularly understanding the
plasma instability conditions and trigger mechanisms which result in
scintillation events; thermospheric dynamics (energy deposition,
neutral winds, etc.) and its effects on satellite drag conditions; and the
atmospheric physics which impact satellite communications at various
frequencies.
Current instruments and models have advanced the state of the art
over the past decade, but more accurate predictive modeling and
simulation is needed. New instruments and models, particularly
coupled models are needed to understand and forecast significant
space weather events. There is significant space weather research
capability across Europe while research institutions in Africa provide
an opportunity to explore atmospheric physics in a unique region.
Because of the
potential
global
implications, interest in space science research is
growing worldwide, which provides an excellent
opportunity to leverage the research investment
across the community. Further information about
the goals, aims, and activities can be found at
www.tinyurl.com/eoard-sps or you can contact the
EOARD-SPS Program Officer, Dr. Thomas Caudill, at
[email protected].
Lasers, Photonics, and Microwaves.
The EOARD
lasers and electro-optics program provides international support
to AFOSR and the AFRL Technical Directorates, notably Directed
Energy, in basic and developmental research on lasers, photonics,
coherent sources, directed energy, high-powered microwaves,
Radio Frequency (RF) science, optics, beam control, optical
materials, propagation, and detectors. Particular interest is on
cutting-edge in high energy lasers and microwaves, higherpowered or mid-IR fiber lasers, novel laser devices and theory,
solid state solutions for photonics, and new optical physics
concepts. The portfolio is arranged into four areas aligned with
the broad scientific interests of the USAF. Area 1 is Novel Photonic Physics: new theory, ideas, and
demonstrations in lasers, photonics, optical science, electromagnetics, metamaterials, biology,
Terahertz (THz), communication, and microwaves. Area 2 is Beyond CMOS: on-chip photonic
electronics,” and invests in integrating photons and electrons and the basic science of integrated
photonics. Area 3 is High Energy Lasers, working toward high average power lasers, with special interest
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in fiber lasers. Area 4 is Ultraintense Lasers, and deals with the
new science as exemplified by such programs as the EU’s
Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) project. These four areas
roughly correspond to the U.S. National Academy of Science’s
“Grand Challenges in Optics and Photonics:” Challenge 1:
Transformational Photonics. Challenge 2: Merge Photons and
Electrons. Challenge 3: DoD Laser Strike and Anti-Missile.
Challenge 4: Laser sources for imaging & manufacturing.
Of special note is that this portfolio is looking to expand into
new photonics partnerships with the Arabic-speaking Middle
East and North Africa (MENA), and separately, Republic of India.
Scientists with a particular interest in collaborative work in the
MENA or India are encouraged to communicate with the
program manager.
For further information about this portfolio, see
http://www.tinyurl.com/eoard-LMEO, or contact the Program
Officer, Dr. John Gonglewski, at [email protected].
Advanced Aerospace Structures.
The Advanced Aerospace Structures portfolio seeks
revolutionary basic science in the disciplines of physics, mathematics, materials science, structural
mechanics and aeronautical sciences to enable new technologies for aerospace structures with United
States Air Force relevance. This portfolio is subdivided into three research themes: energy efficient
structures, extreme environment structures and computational modeling and methods. Energy efficient
structures are those which reduce operational costs through novel means; examples include
reconfigurable and/or novel flight structures. Fundamental research in this area is supported by many
disciplines including structural mechanics, aeroelasticity and materials science. Extreme environment
structures are subject to loads from high temperature, frequency and/or high strain rates. This portfolio
supports research which
drives towards material
characterization under
high strain rate or
research which acts as
an
enabler
for
hypersonic
flight.
Finally, cutting edge
research which improves
computational modeling
capabilities is critical to
the success of the
program and includes
multi-scale and/or multi-physics simulations as well as optimization techniques, all designed to enable
efficient and extreme environment aerospace structures. Further information about the goals, aims and
activities of this portfolio can be found at http://tinyurl.com/eoard-aes or by emailing the Program
Officer, Maj Matthew Snyder, at [email protected].
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Life Sciences & Chemistry.
Life Sciences & Chemistry covers a broad range of human
effectiveness and human performance technology areas associated with sensing, monitoring, modeling,
augmenting, and training. Advancing human performance requires fundamental basic research in new
technologies aimed at optimizing and protecting the men and women that operate on the ground, in the
air, and in space. This portfolio has research focuses in: 1)
human-centric sensing and sensor systems including
research aimed to better understand and interrogate the
fundamental biochemical signatures of performance and
health; 2) computational biology and bioinformatics tools
to achieve integrated modeling capabilities connecting
disparate data sources (e.g. molecular interactions,
signaling networks, population variability) into dynamic,
multi-scale models that are both mechanistic and
predictive; and 3) new theories, ideas, and technologies to
better understand human cognition, cognitive states (e.g.
cognitive load), and the underlying molecular mechanisms to ultimately derive novel strategies to
optimize training and performance. For further information about the goals, aims, and activities for this
portfolio, contact the EOARD Program Officer, Lee Poeppelman.
AFOSR/IOA (AOARD) Basic Research Programs
Novel Nano-Magnetic Materials and Multifunctional Materials.
Traditional
magnetic properties have been obtained by using spin electrons in ground states in bulk materials but
magnetism from nanostructures, as well as, optical or electrical excitation are little explored. There are
significant challenges to take advantage of these mechanisms; for example, spin ordering usually exists
over short distances and it is difficult to obtain superior magnetic properties. However, the possibility of
synergistic interactions between magnetic, electronic, and optic effects may provide new properties and
application potential. The approach for developing novel nano-magnetic materials will use significant
spin coupling in nanomaterials or in molecular excited states under optical or electrical excitation to
generate strong magnetic properties and magnetically controllable multiple functions. This research
effort presents a unique research area to generate superior magnetic properties for application to Air
Force technologies. The US, Japan, China, France, Germany, Brazil and Korea, etc. have been investing in
the areas of novel magnetic materials, nano-magnetic materials synthesis, molecular spin physics, and
magnetic structure-property characterizations in both ground and excited states. Clearly, nanomagnetic and multi-functional materials are expected to become a critical component in nextgeneration detection, sensing, and renewable-energy technologies. Program Officer and Chief: Dr.
Misoon Mah.
Nanoscience, Power & Energy.
This program explores fundamental
research opportunities that can lead to novel nanomaterials and structures, and
revolutionary science enabling future power and energy capabilities. Recent
investments have focused on new fundamental concepts in nanostructures,
nanomaterial synthesis (e.g. controlled growth and/or self-assembly), novel
fabrication, thermal science & theory. Emphasis is on advancing electronic,
photonic, thermal and structural properties. Program Officer: Lt Col Tammy Low.
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Information Sciences.
This program is broadly focused in
four
main
areas: Information
Security (Cyber), Autonomy,
Cognitive/Brain Science, and Computational Intelligence. Focus areas
hinge on leading-edge fundamental research which is unique or
complementary to work in the United States, addressing the critical
questions in these areas. Focusing limited resources on high-risk but
fundamentally sound, leading research labs throughout Asia/Pacific
and bring that research back to the AF through collaboration
established through AFRL TDs (specifically: RI, 711HPW/RH, RY, RQ and
RW). Program Officers: Lt Col Brian Sells, Dr. Hiroshi Motoda.
Physics and Mathematics.
This program is broadly focused in five
main areas: Optical Sciences, Plasma Physics, Biophysics, Quantum Systems,
and Mathematical Modeling. Focus areas center on Laser materials for high
power lasers, particle interactions, identification and understanding of
quantum systems, and first principals modeling. Close interaction with AFRL
Technical Directorates (RD and RV) spur the Air Force relevance to this
portfolio. There is also great interest, participation and funding with DoD
partners from the Navy, Army and HEL/JTO. Program Officers: Lt Col Matthew Zickafoose, Lt Col
Kristopher Ahlers.
Space and Hypersonics.
This program seeks
revolutionary science on all fundamental research relating to
space weather: solar storm physics and predictions; solar wind
and magnetosphere interactions; ionospheric physics,
measurements, dynamics, and coupling to the atmosphere and
the magnetosphere.
Another particular focus area is
nonequilibrium flows, including high-temperature hypersonic
flows and advanced measurements for these flows, shocks,
plasma-materials interactions, and rarefied flows. Another is
research relating to novel spacecraft propulsion and research
relating to space situational awareness (orbital debris dynamics,
generation, removal and tracking, optical tracking methods,
etc). Program Officer: Dr. Ingrid Wysong.
Materials and Chemistry.
This program broadly covers hard and soft
materials, organic/polymer chemistry, and catalysis. We seek basic research
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material processing to control structures and properties across multiple length
scales (i.e., atomic/molecular to micron). Some representative application
areas of interest include electro-optic and -active materials; light-weight, high strength structural
materials; lasing materials; and processes that lead to on-demand chemicals, materials, and properties.
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Sensors and Devices Physics.
This program explores
fundamental concepts in RF sensors, MEMS, microelectronics,
photonics, electro-mechanical, and bio-inspired optical devices to
advance current and future Air Force capabilities. The basic research
areas are: a) Computational electromagnetic (EM) and clutter modeling,
b) Scalable low power density phased antenna array, c) Nanostructured
metamaterials and phenomenological material media parameters, d)
Distributed secured networks and sensor electronics, e) Semiconductor
spintronics and quantum computation. Program Officer: Dr. Seng
Hong.
Biochemistry and Synthetic Biology.
This program seeks revolutionary science on all
fundamental research relating to standard biochemistry, molecular biology and new
synthetic biology discoveries, techniques and procedures. Key investments this year
included the development of a novel DNA sequencer by a “protein” transistor and
biosensor based technologies. Program Officer: Lt Col Jermont Chen.
Combustion and Aero.
This program explores
fundamental research opportunities for enabling future
propulsion systems with game-changing efficiency and
operability, with a particular emphasis on science and
engineering leading to novel combustion, energy conversion,
and energy-saving approaches. In addition it looks for unique
expertise or facilities in the fields of aerodynamics, structural
mechanics. Program Officer: Lt Col David Hopper.
Please email [email protected] to contact any AOARD Program Officer.
AFOSR/IOS (SOARD) Basic Research Programs
SOARD has two International Program Officers (IPO). Consequently, each IP covers a broad range of
disciplines. Its overall strategy is to form collaborations with technical experts in both AFRL and with
Latin American scientists. Chief – James Fillerup.
Latin America Physics and Nanoscience.
This portfolio links the Air Force Research
Laboratory into the world-wide science community. The portfolio objectives are integrating innovative
science outside the U.S. vocabulary into the Department of Defense science and technology acquisition
chain, matching U.S. Air Force requirements with unique Latin American science resources, and building
collaborative leveraged U.S. and Latin American science programs. U.S. Air Force longer-term science
goals are being realized through a teaming strategy with the U.S. State Department, Army Research,
Development, and Engineering Command, along with other national and international science investors.
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Innovative programs in organic materials chemistry, natural materials
and systems, and quantum electronic solids drawing on Latin America's
unique biodiversity and infrastructure investments are broadening U.S.
Air Force technology capabilities through the portfolio. Program globe
leading teams aligned with the U.S. Air force Research Laboratory's
Advanced Components for Electronic Warfare Consortium roadmaps
are researching integrated silicon photonics and metamaterials. The
portfolio has programs anchored in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Mexico,
and cross-discipline collaboration partnering with U.S., Belgium, Singapore, and Sweden based science
leaders. Funded projects support BAA-AFOSR-2014-0001 topics of (i.) Dynamical Systems and Control,
(ii.) Quantum and Non-Equilibrium Processes, (iii.) Information, Decision and Complex Networks, (iv.)
Complex Material and Devices, and (v.) Energy, Power and Propulsion. Program Officer: Dr. Brett
Pokines.
Latin America Space Science and Space Situational Awareness.
Due in part to
the unique resources and the geophysical space environment
found in the southern hemisphere, a key research area in the
SOARD portfolio is Space Science and Space Situational
Awareness. Unique features include the magnetic equator that
passes through the northern regions of South American with a
network of scintillation stations located throughout the region to
monitor and study ionosphere perturbations that effect GPS and
communications. Similarly, the SCINDA magnetometers network
runs north and south down the length of Chile and into
Antarctica used to study the earth’s magnetic fluxes and monitor magnetic storm effects. These stations
are supported by NSF, NASA and the AFRL Space Vehicle Directorate. And lastly, some of the world’s
largest and most advanced astronomical observatories are located in the dry regions in the Andes of
Argentina, Chile and Peru taking advantages of what is considered by many as the darkest skies on the
globe. Taking advantage of these unique resources, SOARD has formed research collaborations with
several institutions in Latin America for the purpose of forecasting the geospace environment of Earth.
This research is necessary for predicting satellite drag and radiation belt perturbations used in
maintaining space situational awareness and for protecting AF space assets used in communications,
navigation, and surveillance. Program Officer: James Fillerup.
Latin America Structural Mechanics and Aerodynamics. IO seeks new physics-based models that quantitatively
predict material performance and durability of metallic and composite flight
structures. This includes the control of aerodynamic response of extremely
flexible, nonlinear structures resulting from the use of new more flexible,
lightweight materials. In addition, novel and revolutionary on-board health
monitoring concepts are being explored to increase the safety and
structural integrity of air vehicles. Recent accomplishments include implementation of a computational
model of viscoplasticity with kinematic hardening in COMSOL Multiphysics software in order to compute
more accurately stresses in adhesive joints, and the development of nanomembrane based sensor for
damage identification. Program Officer: James Fillerup.
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Latin America Atomic and Molecular Physics Portfolio.
SOARD supports several
projects that span a broad range of technical disciplines in the area of physics which leverages the
technical expertise from Program Managers throughout AFRL.
These are supported by SOARD, and generally co-funded by
the partnering AFRL researchers. Examples include research
in: anisotropy in the interactions between cold Rydberg
atoms for quantum computing; wave-breaking and control
effects for intense, nonuniform laser beams for applications
in radars and RF generators and nuclear physics; and polymer
chemistry developing liquid crystals of Dendron-like platinum
complexes for two- photon abortion.
Please email [email protected] to contact either Program Officer.
AFOSR/ION Programs & Services
S&E Exchange Programs.
ION manages the Engineer and Scientist Exchange Program (ESEP)
and the Windows-on-the-World (WOW) Program. The ESEP places Air Force researchers into research
laboratories of foreign militaries and foreign military researchers into AFRL, the Air Force Academy, or
the Air Force Institute of Technology. The program began in 1963 with a bilateral agreement with
Germany. There are now 16 countries that exchange researchers with AFRL (Australia, Canada, Czech
Republic, Chile, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Norway, Poland, Singapore, Spain, the
Netherlands, and the United Kingdom).
The WOW Program places AFRL researchers into nongovernment foreign laboratories. Participants in
FY14 are shown on page 81. Program Officer: Phil Gibber.
Reports and Assessments.
The annual International Trends and Opportunities document,
which contains input from all of AFRL, was released in the fall. Countries and a large number of research
subjects and technologies were evaluated for whether we should stay steady or increase or decrease
engagement and investment. AFRL International Notes, which is compiled and edited monthly, includes
input on international activities throughout AFRL. The International Activities Library contains copies of
all trip reports, country summaries, and assessments. Access was expanded recently to include
qualifying AF and DoD personnel. Program Officer: Dr. Mark Maurice.
Global Data Mining.
To effectively attract the best scientists for its grant applications, IO
requires targeted outreach. Data mining is used to help that process by identifying the already
established and the emerging leaders (researchers, institutes, countries, journals, and conferences) in
various specific scientific topics that are known to be of interest to the Air Force. In addition to those
topics, data mining also searches for other emerging topics that may be interesting to the Air Force, and
analyzes various research trends in various countries based on available data on publications, citations,
funding, patents, number of researchers, etc. Data mining also assesses and provides views of various
countries’ general scientific strengths and weaknesses. IO’s team of data miners shares information and
approaches with colleagues within DoD and other federal agencies, all based in the Washington, DC,
area. Program Officers: Dr. Peter Revesz, Leslie Peasant.
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Interagency Collaborations.
IO collaborates directly with the Army’s International
Technology Centers and the Office of Naval Research Global. Its IPOs work with and often represent
colleagues in AFOSR and the other Technology Directorates in AFRL. In addition, our office has much in
common with international offices in other federal agencies, almost all of which are located in the
Washington, DC, area. International research offices within DoD met quarterly to provide updates and
discuss challenges and opportunities. These meetings, now chaired by the office of the Assistance
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (ASD(R&E)), focus considerable attention on
systematic sharing of information. We now have access to the databases of each office and are using
the information to inform our decisions on travels and investment. ION also meets regularly with
internationalists in the Department of State, the National Science Foundation (NSF), and NASA. Growing
constraints on our resources militate toward closer cooperation and increased collaboration. Program
Officers: Dr. Sofi Bin-Salmon, Dr. Dennis Butcher.
International Initiatives.
Bilateral programs with specific countries and regions have
benefited AFOSR immensely. In addition to the FY14 initiatives with Korea and Taiwan on
nanotechnology and nanoscience, and Mexico on materials sciences, ION works with AFOSR’s overseas
and domestic Program Officers, colleagues in other agencies, local embassy officials, and a range of
foreign research leaders to develop new initiatives. Among the most profound changes to international
engagement over the past few years is the growing strength of funding at foreign institutions. Their
financial circumstances often mean working with AFRL is more important to them as a collaboration
than as a source of funds. As we seek to build new initiatives that can provide greater benefits than
would a series of projects, we consider closely how to fund what we may want to pursue. We expect to
find in many cases little additional funding would be required to design and manage a comparatively
large, mutually beneficial initiative. Cooperative discussions, which have already produced a series of
meetings and research projects, include the following: Australia on ubiquitous sensing and related
sciences; Africa on materials and other subjects; Turkey on a range of subjects, including especially
materials science and propulsion and combustion sciences; and Italy on a range of subjects.
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FY14 ACTIVITY SUMMARY
This section summarizes AFOSR international activity over FY14 (1 Oct 2013 through 30 Sep 2014).
Research Projects
AFOSR supported 306 international research projects with FY14 funds.
0
20
40
UNITED KINGDOM
AUSTRALIA
SOUTH KOREA
JAPAN
SINGAPORE
ITALY
FRANCE
CANADA
TAIWAN
INDIA
GERMANY
UKRAINE
THE NETHERLANDS
BRAZIL
SPAIN
CHILE
SWITZERLAND
SWEDEN
BELGIUM
ARGENTINA
ISRAEL
PORTUGAL
MEXICO
MALAYSIA
POLAND
GREECE
AUSTRIA
URUGUAY
TURKEY
THAILAND
SOUTH AFRICA
SLOVENIA
UAE
NEW ZEALAND
SLOVAKIA
IRELAND
CZECH REPUBLIC
CROATIA
CYPRUS
BULGARIA
Number of Projects
17
60
80
4%
6%
Europe and Israel
Asia and Australasia
50%
Latin America
Africa and Middle East
39%
Canada
Research Projects by Region.
Technical Exchanges
AFOSR provides limited support for selected international technical exchanges to further scientific
collaborations and advancement in support of AFOSR basic research objectives. Proceedings and/or
presentations (if produced) from these events are available to DoD scientists and engineers. Contact an
AFOSR/IO Program Officer for more information.
AFOSR supported 26 international technical exchanges with FY14 funds.
2%
Europe and Israel
50%
46%
Asia and Australasia
Latin America
Africa and Middle East
Canada
Technical Exchanges by Region.
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FY14 Tech Exchange Highlights
1st US-India Technical Exchange Meeting on Tunable Materials
AFOSR/AOARD enabled the 1st US-India Technical Exchange Meeting on Tunable Materials in order to
find specific areas of research for technical engagement. Seven prominent Indian researchers were
identified and their travel supported through the Windows-on-Science (WOS) program to participate in
the two-day technical exchange. The meeting was held following and in conjunction with the AFOSR
MURI Program Review on nanofabrication of tunable 3D nanotube architectures, which brought
together 25 scientists from US and Indian universities, AFRL, and one former DRDO and current
representative from the Embassy of India. Presentations broadly covered technical topics involving
materials processing, fabrication, characterization, and modeling that are relevant to AFRL interests in
electronic, sensor, bio, and energy application areas. Breakout sessions identified material classes
(thermal, structural, electronic, energy) as potential areas for collaboration. A variety of other topics
were discussed, including plans for interaction using personnel exchanges (WOW, ESEP), MURI
execution strategy, and single vs. multi-team projects.
Expected outcomes from this inter-country exchange are
(1) method or capability tool sets (e.g., computational
methods) and (2) functions in materials response
(materials with functional attributes). POC: Dr. Kenneth
Caster, AOARD, Dr. Joycelyn Harrison, AFOSR, Dr. Ajit Roy,
AFRL/RX
Nano- and Bio- materials science
General Officers from Chile and Thailand
along with USAF scientists, leading
researchers from Chile, Sweden, USA, and
Thailand
with
presentations
from
AFRL/RXA initiated tri-lateral S&T programs
on nano & bio-materials science. The trilateral defense science program was
accomplished by partnering with Embassy
Santiago, JUSMAGTHAI, Embassy Bangkok,
PACOM, and critically the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and AOARD. SOARD Program Officer: Dr.
Brett Pokines.
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Visits and Personnel Exchanges
AFOSR supported 121 visits by foreign researchers during FY14 under the Windows on Science (WOS)
program, enabling foreign researchers to share and discuss their activity with AFRL and DoD audiences.
1%
9%
Europe and Israel
Asia and Australasia
50%
Latin America
Africa and Middle East
40%
Canada
WOS Visitors by Region.
1% 2%
AFOSR
1%
RD
RH
11%
RQ
38%
16%
RV
RW
RX
RY
RI
5%
4%
7%
11%
AFIT
JUSMAGTHAI
4%
WOS Visits by AFRL or DoD Host.
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FY14 Visitor Highlight
Space Sciences WOS Highlight.
Monday April 14, 2014 visit to AFRL/RVBX by Drs. Sophie A.
Murray and Francois-Xavier Bocquet from the UK Met Office.
Drs. Murray and Bocquet provided brief descriptions of the UK Met Office in general and their individual
work efforts in particular. Dr. Murray spends her time working to develop and apply models used to
forecast solar eruptions such as flares and CMES and to understand the impacts they have on the Earth’s
atmosphere. Dr. Bocquet’s efforts are focused on solar wind and CME modeling with a focus on
ensemble forecasting of CMEs. Drs. Murray and Bocquet jointly presented a well-attended talk to AFRL
scientists entitled “Space Weather Services and Research at the Met Office,” summarizing the Met
Office’s Space Weather mission and goals. They also presented examples of the research and
forecasting efforts currently being conducted there.
There was also a detailed discussion concerning coronal and solar wind modeling. The UK Met uses the
WSA+Enlil model to forecast CME arrival time and to conduct CME ensemble studies. Drs. Bocquet and
Murray said they were working with UK scientist Duncan Mackay’s magnetofrictional coronal model and
investigating its potential to serve as a replacement to WSA. The magnetofrictional is a combined flux
transport and force free (FF) model, which is more sophisticated than the WSA potential field model but
less than that of a full MHD coronal model. The hope is that the magnetofrictional model specifies
coronal structure better than WSA and thus provides more reliable solar wind predictions. One area
where a FF model may consistently produce a better description of the corona is near active regions.
AFRL scientists expressed interest in working with them on this, as a quick running FF model that
specifies coronal structure (such as near non-potential active regions) more accurately is clearly
desirable for the AF.
Drs. Murray and Bocquet also met with AFRL scientists to discuss F10.7 and EUV modeling and
forecasting. Dr. Murray will soon begin doing TIEGCM modeling and validation work using F10.7
measurements as one of its input. Similar work is being conducted at AFRL using both F10.7 and EUV.
AFRL has developed methods to forecast both F10.7 and EUV using the Air Force Data Assimilative
Photospheric Flux Transport (ADAPT) model. Drs. Murray and Bocquet were interested in this approach.
The possibility of AFRL focusing on work to drive TIEGCM using EUV while UK Met focused on using
F10.7, i.e., in order to avoid duplication of effort, or alternatively, comparing the results obtained using
F10.7 to drive TIEGCM from each group was discussed.
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AFOSR usually supports 5-7 AF researchers per year, to perform short-term research p r o j e c t s (3
weeks to 6 months) in foreign non-government laboratories under the Windows on the World
(WOW) program. In FY14, 4 WOW visits were approved (Tokyo, Scotland, Switzerland, and
Australia).
Europe and Israel
Asia and Australasia
50%
50%
Latin America
Africa and Middle East
Canada
WOW Research Activity by Region.
1
2
RV
1
WOW Researchers by Organization.
22
RY
RX
AFOSR facilitated 16 AF scientists and engineers to perform long-term research (i.e., overseas tour)
in foreign defense government laboratories during FY14 under the DoD Engineer and Scientist
Exchange Program (ESEP).
USAF personnel were at the following countries for ESEP tours during FY14:
1
4
Australia
Chile
Czech Rep.
Germany
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
Norway
Singapore
Spain
United Kingdom
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Foreign Defense Dept. personnel were located at the following USAF sites for ESEP tours during FY13:
2
1
6
USAFA
4
23
RW
RQ
AFIT
Our international offices have been supporting AFRL Game Changing Technologies – Alternative
Navigation, Autonomy, Big Data, Directed Energy, Fuel Efficiency, and Hypersonics. Below are a few
examples of game changing technologies we have sought and invested in that have the potential for
large pay off. Similar to other technology areas, our goals are (1) to identify breakthrough research
worldwide, (2) to foster such research that has the potential for substantial impact upon the future AF,
and (3) to assure that the results of such research transitions appropriately. We are uniquely situated to
participate in identifying new technologies and trends globally by fostering their own personal
relationships with international researchers, and brokering relationships between researchers abroad
and AF researchers in the US.
“The AFRL Game Changers are revolutionary technologies that make and keep the fight unfair.” - Maj.
Gen. Thomas Masiello , 2014 Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition,
Sept. 16, 2014,
GAME CHANGER:
FY14 Research Highlights
Autonomy: Addressing the Priority with a Mixed-Initiative Project.
Although
“Autonomy” and “Intelligent systems” are common tech buzz words over the past few years, achieving
various levels of autonomy is nothing new to the world of robotics and control systems. What is new is
the ability to integrate various capabilities into a system that not only enhances autonomous behavior,
but is done more efficiently thanks to advances in computational methods and processing speed.
Traditional control system designs aimed at automating low-level tasks to essentially design out the
human operator and reduce complexities associated with repetitive functionality. Now, various levels of
system autonomy are being developed to account for human behavior such as haptic feedback systems,
cognitive control, human-in-the-loop, etc. According to the DoD Defense Science Board Task Force
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Report “The Role of Autonomy in DoD Systems“ (July 2012),
autonomy technology is being underutilized. Part of this is
due to limited trust on systems that lack robustness,
adaptability, etc. Although there are a slew of other
challenges within this area, such as, interoperability,
integration, and networking, to name a few, adjustable
autonomy and biomemesis are a very active area of research
with some priority focus within DoD pursuits. Human-inthe-loop Control of Multi-agent Systems Under Intermittent
Communication (Croatia), Prof. Stjepan Bogdan. Professor
Bogdan at the University of Zagreb is exploring various
aspects of this challenging problem associated with semi-autonomous cooperative control of multiple
vehicles in realistic environments. With a diverse team of expertise in controls to human psychology,
Prof. Bogdan in collaboration with Prof. Frank Lewis
from the USA, is investigating supervisory control
techniques through a human-machine-interface (HMI)
approach to enable more effective semi-autonomous
systems with such capabilities as aerial manipulation
for remote servicing. As such, his primary objectives
are to 1) define a HMI structure for Mixed-initiative Adjustable Autonomy (MIAA), 2) explore the
implementation of various decentralized cooperative control approaches some of which consist of
combining reinforcement learning with game theory, 3) achieve robust control of unmanned vehicles
operating in a remote, cluttered environment that presents degraded communications, and 4) achieve
multi-agent aerial manipulation to accomplish a common objective such as opening/closing a servicing
valve in a nuclear energy plant. To date, this project has demonstrated a promising HMI virtual
environment for conducting various tests, a trust-based self-organizing approach for decentralized
network control, and developed an adaptive hybrid control method well-suited for the semiautonomous multi-agent control problems. Not only does this work enable adjustable autonomy with
signal degradation which is of high interest to the USAF for such applications as UAV and space system
operations, but it also provides critical insights into high-fidelity guidance, navigation, and control
approaches used for vehicles operating in adverse/complex environments with degraded or otherwise
limited supervision. Key theoretical results and technology “know-how” from EOARD’s project are
already proving value to the DoD as critical components are being transitioned into NATO’s Emerging
Security Challenges Division to address challenges with unmanned systems for maritime security and
environmental monitoring. This new initiative aims to significantly reduce the cost of surveillance
monitoring and the cost of performing underwater missions.
Refs: (1) Haus et al., Trust-Based Self-Organizing Network Control (IET CTA submitted 03/2014); (2)
Orsag et al., Hybrid Adaptive Control for Aerial Manipulation (J Intell Robot Syst, DOI 10.1007/s10846013-9936-1).
Space Science Autonomy.
Understanding how sunspot magnetic fields evolve and produce
solar flare events is of fundamental importance to developing accurate and reliable space weather
monitoring and prediction capabilities. This effort is developing advanced techniques to autonomously
characterize magnetic and coronal observations of sunspot groups over time. These time‐dependent
characterizations are compared to determine how the state of the corona above a sunspot group is
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affected by that in the photosphere – a connection that is presently poorly understood. The Solar
Monitor Active Region Tracker (SMART) software is used to identify target features and determine
magnetic properties such as total flux, flux imbalance, and polarity separation line length. The software
has been developed to automatically track Active Regions and to study the evolution of surface
magnetic structures (including the detection of complex delta spots). The software uses data from
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite. The algorithm automatically selects separate regions of a
given AR (such as umbrae, penumbrae and quiet sun) and calculates different physical properties. The
algorithm operates in near real-time on the SDO/HMI data at the rate of 55 Mbits per second. This
software will be made publicly available and will be used to analyze a large archival dataset to study the
evolution of ARs and the connection to solar flares.
“Detection and Characterization of the Photospheric and Coronal Magnetic Fields of Sunspot Groups:
Implications for Flare Forecasting”, FA8655-12-1-2075, Peter T. Gallagher (PI), Trinity College Dublin.
Basic Research Initiative: Perceptual & Social Cues in Human-like Robotic
Interactions. While the intelligent/autonomous
systems field spans a vast array of topics in artificial
intelligence, cognitive science, and robotics, the USAF
has taken the unique approach of focusing on the basic
and applied research necessary to build effective teams
of human and machine agents jointly solving complex
problems in potentially dynamic and adversarial
environments. For humans and machines to work
effectively together they must be able to complement,
trust, and learn from each other. Three years ago,
AFOSR began a program in representing, modeling, and
communicating trust between humans and intelligent artificial agents (both purely software agents and
those able to directly navigate in and manipulate a physical environment--i.e. robots). In FY14 a new
research initiative was approved to explore how human-machine joint trust and performance was
affected by imparting human-like characteristics to robots. The initiative was intended to cover physical
appearance, interaction modalities (including voice, touch, and expression), social cues, and other
human-like skills like gradual adaption to other team members.
Because trust and performance within human teams are highly related to cultural norms and biases, the
initiative was intended from inception to include a global team of researchers covering a wide range of
expertise in computer science, experimental psychology, cognitive science, robotics, and social science.
The initial group of 14 grantees (of which 12 are international) spans eight countries in five continents
(the U.S., Australia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the U.K., Slovakia, and Argentina). The research will take full
advantage of some of the world's best equipped robotic laboratory facilities to experimentally test
human-machine partnerships carrying out complex tasks in reasoning, analysis, problem-solving, and
manipulation. All of the international grants include substantial co-funding from local sources.
AFRL/AFOSR/AOARD Program Officer: Lt Col Brian Sells, Overall BRI AFRL/AFOSR Program Officer: Dr.
Ben Knott.
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GAME CHANGER:
FY14 Research Highlights
Towards a Multi-Scale Understanding of Thermo-Acoustic Fatigue in
Aerospace Materials and Structures
Professor Eann Patterson, University of Liverpool, UK
The subject grant is in direct support to research objectives of the AFRL Structural Sciences Center and is
part of a larger overall AFRL and AFOSR sponsored effort in conjunction with the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). The purpose of this grant is to develop methodologies to measure strain
and deformation of a representative aircraft panel subjected to thermo-acoustic excitation and to use
these measurements to quantitatively validate computational models. It is desired to understand the
effects of combined loading on the structural life of a representative component of hypersonic vehicle.
Hypersonic vehicles are subjected to combined high temperature and frequency loadings in the
presence of an acoustic field. This unique combination of loads and their effect on the life of a structural
component has not been characterized.
To date a methodology for making full-field
displacement measurements on a panel excited at
resonance at frequencies up to 500Hz and temperatures
of 500-600 degC has been presented using quartz-based
lamps. While these temperatures are not as high as
those obtained at UIUC with the induction heating, the
distribution was much more uniform and a larger plate
was able to be used. The frequency response function
of the larger plate was obtained by using a laser
vibrometer to measure the response of the plate to
excitation provided by the shaker. It was found that the
frequency response of the larger plate changed dramatically at higher temperatures, which was likely
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due to temperature induced buckling. Simulations were conducted using the measured contour of the
plate after heating. However the simulations did not take into account the thermal buckling behavior,
which seems to have a large effect on the natural frequencies of vibration. Some Thermoelastic Stress
Analysis (TSA) measurements were made at room temperature using the combined TSA-DIC (Digital
Image Correlation) surface preparation method. At high temperature, the thermal gradients from the
quartz lamps did not permit a clean measurement of the stress distribution. Further work will be
performed to overcome this, including using image processing and filtering to remove spatial
components of temperature variation.
In addition, a novel methodology for validating a direct frequency response model using data obtained
from Pulsed Laser DIC and image decomposition has been
developed. Four different simulation conditions were evaluated
quantitatively using a concordance correlation coefficient. Using
this method the data from the entire vibration cycle was used
rather than just the extrema, which is how comparisons have
historically been made. It was found that the four conditions
gave similar results at this excitation frequency, with the string
constrained model performing slightly better than the others.
The success of the grant led to a recent extension to develop a test procedure for use in the SubElement Facility (SEF) at AFRL, Wright-Patterson, a final experimental validation of results obtained
throughout the grant. In addition, the PI will pursue the development of a validation framework for
multi-physics models of thermoacoustic loading. The final thrust will wrap the experimental results and
computational models into a series of conclusions to guide future efforts enabling hypersonic flight.
3D Scramjet Studies at Mach 8 (Australia), Prof. Michael Smart.
The first year
of this project has completed the new cavity-based flame holder with spark igniter needed for the
studies exploring the combustion of methane in comparison with hydrogen fuels for the largelyunexplored Mach-8 regime. This will be an important step in understanding the role of specific energy
and reaction rates in scramjet combustion. The project has also completed a study on the feasibility of
performing direct-connector combustor studies in the University of Queensland T4 tunnel.
Hypersonic Boundary Layer Transition.
The EOARD Aeronautical Sciences Program is
funding a number of research grants to enable greater understanding of the challenges associated with
hypersonic flow as well as to provide insight to enable sustained hypersonic flight operations. One
effort, entitled “PSE-3D instability analysis and application to flow over en elliptic cone,” seeks to
understand the asymmetric BL transition in three-dimensional flows in general and the boundary layer
on elliptic cones in particular. On the elliptic cone PSE-3D linear and nonlinear instability analysis maps
the parameter space with respect to critical flow conditions, and permits classification of the role of
centerline, cross-flow, and attachment line instabilities at orders of magnitude lower computational
effort, compared with equivalent direct numerical simulation work. This work is being performed by
Vassilis Theofilis, Professor of Fluid Mechanics at the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid. This research
has generated new insights into the boundary-layer growth and transition on a three-dimensional
elliptic cone in hypersonic flow. In high-speed flows, boundary layer (BL) transition can be analyzed
using classic linear stability theory (LST) or Parabolized Stability Equations (PSE) respectively assuming
that flow depends strongly on one spatial direction (the wall normal) and weakly on a second (the
streamwise spatial direction). However, on regions exist in the three-dimensional boundary layer on the
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elliptic cone, such as the strongly
inhomogeneous region around the
minor axis centerline, on which
neither of these approaches is
applicable.
Direct
Numerical
Simulation (DNS) is a viable alternative
analysis method but is cost
prohibitive.
The PSE-3D method
extends LST and PSE to address
stability and transition of flows
depending strongly on two and weakly
on the third direction which is the case
for an elliptic cone. The potential
inclusion
of
non-linear
mode
interaction will recover the early
stages of transition and will be used to
predict in an efficient and accurate manner the transition location over elliptic cones. Under this effort,
Prof. Vassilis and his team have developed and implemented the first ever application of PSE-3D to
compressible flows and demonstrated its validity by excellent comparisons of PSE-3D results with
independently-performed DNS predictions in the wake of an isolated roughness element in a flat-plate
boundary layer in supersonic flow at Ma=2.5 (J Fluid Mech 2013) and Ma=6. Subsequently, this team
performed the first-ever application of linear PSE-3D instability analysis to the elliptic cone. The figure
here shows Mach iso-contours of an elliptic cone geometry and the three families of global modes
recovered in the PSE-3D analysis: a) centerline, b) cross-flow, and c) attachment line. At these
conditions, the centerline instabilities were found to lead flow to transition, in line with earlier
experimental observations. The results of this effort have a shown PSE-3D delivers accurate instability
and transition results, otherwise accessible only to DNS at orders of magnitude higher computing cost!
“PSE-3D instability analysis and application to flow over an elliptic cone”, FA8655-12-1-2004, Vassilis
Theofilis (PI), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
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GAME CHANGER:
FY14 Research Highlights
New Materials for Fiber Lasers.
Professor
David Lancaster of The University of Adelaide, in a
recent breakthrough, discovered that the germanates
he is exploring were forming substantial surface
crystallization when extruded and drawn to fiber
(inducing substantial scattering loss), which is indicative
of a low glass stability. The advantages of germanate
include a working temperature intermediate between
silica and all the soft glasses, which allows extrusion
fabrication. Germanates possess mechanical properties between silica (a more established fiber laser
material) and ‘soft’ glasses such as tellurite, ZBLAN, and chalcogenide. In addition, Germanate’s lower
phonon energy, in comparison to silica, provides for high energy storage and very high doping
concentrations. To solve for this low glass stability Professor Lancaster and his team are investigating
different germanate compositions. One promising composition found in the literature is an alternate Ga
doped germanate glass (prepared under a controlled atmosphere) that was measured to have a low
crystallization susceptibility. To prove this Professor Lancaster has successfully extruded a preform with
no crystallization. The team is now fabricating a holmium doped germanate preform to result in a micro
structured doped fiber for testing as a fiber laser. If successful it will allow Professor Lancaster’s team to
investigate a range of other dopants in this promising glass (eg. high concentration erbium).
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Directed Energy.
The EOARD Lasers and Electro-optics Program is funding an interrelated set of
international grants in Directed Energy (DE), in particular, in fiberoptic-based High-Energy Lasers (HEL).
With strong AF technology investment over the last forty years, these lasers are key to some of the most
futuristic AF applications. One particularly promising approach is HEL Fiber lasers. They offer extremely
attractive and scalable sources, with excellent SWaP, efficiency, brightness, and someday, hopefully,
adequate power. Created through a joint AFOSR (D.C.)—IOE (London) FY14 Basic Research Initiative, the
BRI, “Development of the fundamental technology necessary to advance the science of high power
continuous wave and pulsed fiber lasers,” promises to find the science keys to establish the limitations
of ultra-high power levels for a single fiber laser. Scientifically, this means overcoming the challenges of
non-linear effects, heat removal, beam combination, exotic material and dopant promises, and
thermally driven transients.
For this effort, AFOSR and IOE identified the top science centers in fiber lasers around the world, and
issues interconnected grants. Participants include AFRL/RD; University of Central Florida; University of
Southampton, UK; University of Jena, Germany; Masdar Institute, U.A.E.; Tokyo University of
Communications; Boston University; University of Minnesota; and NKT Photonics, Denmark. An
example grant is with The University of Southampton, recognized as a world-leader in fiber lasers, with
Professor Johann Nilsson. “Fibers and pulse combination for super-linear power scaling,” seeks
ultrahigh power laser pulse generation by exploring new fiber physics, novel fiber designs, and
fluorescence-cooled amplifiers to determine the limitations for multi-kW fiber power-scaling, coherent
spectral beam combination, and cavity enhancement methods. Although this effort will take several
years, requiring breakthrough investigations in optical physics, materials, photonic crystal structures,
doping, and laser pumping schemes, it will hopefully be the final word on scaling fiber to the ultrahigh
energies needed by the USAF.
“Fibers and pulse combination for super-linear power scaling,” FA9550-14-1-0382, Dr. Johan Nilsson,
(PI), University of Southampton.
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GAME CHANGER:
FY14 Research Highlights
Bio-Inspired Navigation.
Biological systems can offer much inspiration to engineering
sciences to provide new or innovative solutions to challenges. One such challenge is the ability to
navigate in complex environments. The insect world has adapted many solutions and methods for
navigation that may provide inspiration for engineering solutions. One aspect of the Aeronautical
Sciences Program is bio-inspired autonomy and one of the key researchers in this program is Prof.
Holger Krapp from Imperial University, London. The
objective of his research is to study and extract the
general principles of sensorimotor control design in
flying insects.
Applying a systems neuroscience
approach in his lab combines quantitative behavioral
studies, electro-physiological techniques, x-ray-based
anatomical investigations and modelling to derive a
comprehensive understanding of the neural and
structural mechanisms underlying gaze and flight
control. The results will be the basis for novel
engineering applications in the context of navigation,
guidance and control in autonomous vehicles.
To achieve the overall objective, a broad comparative
study of general principles in multisensory processing
and functional anatomical adaptations of motor systems across several (dipteran) species of flies (upper
panels) is required. Prof. Krapp and his team have gathered first evidence that some aspects of
processing optic flow in three out of the four fly species are conserved. One of the key questions
addressed concerns the integration of signals from the ocelli and the compound eye-supported motion
vision pathway. In behavioral experiments in tethered flying blowflies Prof. Krapp and his team
oscillated a dark visual hemisphere as a substitute for ground in animals where the ocelli were either
covered (compound eyes) or uncovered (compound eyes + ocelli). The results suggest a non-linear
integration of ocellar and motion vision signals.
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A comprehensive understanding of the
relationship between sensor and motor
coordinate systems requires a functional
characterization of the motor system. To this
Prof. Krapp is combining functional anatomy
based on x-ray techniques such as μ-CT with
electrical
muscle
stimulations
and
biomechanical modelling. In collaboration
with the Natural History Museum London, he
is currently advancing methods to increase
tissue contrast in μ–CT scans to enable
automatic segmentation of different tissue
Refined -CT imaging
types. Initial results indicate a 3-dimensional
reconstruction of the neck motor system in the blowfly Calliphora which will serve two purposes: (i) the
3D data allow us to refine our dissection methods in terms of minimizing structural damage to the
system when placing electrodes for electrical muscle stimulation (ii) it will inform biomechanical models
of the neck motor system, e.g. Finite Element Models, which capture the dynamic properties of the
system. The combined approaches of physiological characterization and modelling of the system’s
properties based on 3D anatomical data will mutually support each other. Once a sufficiently detailed
model is derived and validated, a dimensionality reduction will be performed to obtain a simplified
version of a neck motor system that may be implemented in technical applications.
Overall, substantial progress has been made under this effort. Quantitative behavioral studies have
been performed on the integration of multi-sensory signals in blowflies and robberflies, including the
modelling of non-linear systems properties as well as the description of a 2-degrees of freedom
controller for halter and compound eye-mediated compensatory head movements. In the context of
state-dependent processing of visual motion information it was shown a nutrition-dependent
modulation of motion adaptation – a phenomenon relevant in the context of limited energy supply in
the nervous system. Also advanced was the methodology of x-ray based techniques to obtain 3-D and
4-D functional anatomical data which will be instrumental for (a) deriving bio-mechanical models of
motor systems which (b) will help in understanding their neural control.
By understanding how natural flyers cope with complex environments and have evolved to combine
multi-sensory inputs to achieve a high-quality state estimation will provide the USAF insight into
possible new processing techniques for achieving alternative navigation.
“The Relationship Between Visual Sensor Equipment in Flying Insects and their Flight Performance – a
‘Neurobio-Engineering’ Approach”, FA8655-09-1-3083, Holger Krapp (PI), Imperial University, London.
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Manipulation of quantum state transfer in cold Rydberg atom collisions.
Rydberg atoms are atoms in which one or more of the atom's electrons have been excited into very high
energy states. Because the Rydberg electron is so far from the core of the atom, the atom develops
exaggerated properties. These exaggerated properties lead to strong, tunable interactions among the
atoms, which have applications in many different fields of physics. Some promising applications of the
Rydberg excitation include quantum computation, improved spectroscopic resolution, and atomic clocks
for alternate navigation.
Research being conducted at the University of Sao Paulo (USP) in Sao
Carlos, Brazil in collaboration with University of Oklahoma – also under an
AFOSR grant, has studied how nonadiabatic, multichannel decay of
Rydberg atom diatomic quasi-molecules is affected by DC electric fields.
Specifically, the decay of nD + nD Rydberg pair states through the
observation of (n + 2)P atomic products 100 ns after their excitation in an
Rb magneto-optical trap (MOT).
It was demonstrated that a small constant electric field can completely
change the interactions between pairs of Rydberg atoms revealing the
multilevel character of their potentials. The agreement between theory
and experiment demonstrated in this work and others gives confidence
that their description of the main physical features is accurate. The
angular dependence of Rydberg atom interactions will be the next important test for development of
their theoretical model. An important conclusion of this work is that the effects observed for one
specific atomic species cannot always be extrapolated to another one in a direct way.
"Anisotropic interactions between cold Rydberg atoms in spatial microstructures", FA9550-12-1-0434,
Luis Gustavo Marcassa (PI), University of Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, Brazil
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GAME CHANGER:
FY14 Research Highlights
EOARD Physics Case study: Advanced Carbon in Manchester (A.K. Geim).
The recent breakthroughs in advanced carbon are making the fourth most common element in our
galaxy not only miraculously lightweight and strong for structures but
potentially more effective than copper and silicon for electricity and
electronics--and even improve the extraction of hydrogen fuel from air, all
working toward Fuel Efficiency—not to mention recently showing signs that
topological electron flow near the edges of graphene may hold the keys to
the use of graphene as transistors for the next generation of conventional
computing, or even more intriguingly a stable implementation of qubits for
a revolutionary generation of quantum computing, a key component in the
large-scale exploitation of Big Data. Key to the USAF’s access to the current
developments in graphene is EOARD’s engagement and relationship with
the UK’s world-class $91M Graphene Research Institute, a key component
in Europe’s $1.5 billion Graphene Flagship research initiative, the biggest in
the
European
Union’s
history.
AFOSR/IOE’s relationship with Nobel prizewinners Sir Andre Geim
and Sir Kostya Novoselov has been very fruitful in 2014, with papers
from Geim’s Manchester group showing pioneering progress by
demonstrating a “valleytronic” transistor in a landmark paper to
Science magazine. In addition to fuel and data, 2014 research into
graphene applications has shown promise with superlattices, diodes,
bilayers and inks, and water filtration—among many others. The
strong relationship between AFOSR/IOE and Manchester continues
into 2015, with great things on the horizon.
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Development of Component Mechanisms and Novel Actuation for Origamiinspired Designs (Korea), Prof. Kyujin Cho. One way to increase the fuel efficiency of
the future AF is to greatly reduce the size and mass of aircraft structures
and of key payloads. Origami, the art of paper folding, may enable
lightweight, reconfigurable structures for aircraft and other applications.
Prof. Cho has envisioned a new class of systems that can achieve
structural functionality and manufacturability based on 2-D fabrication.
This project has demonstrated origami fabrication approaches for
improving the desired functionality of structures. By differentiating
material property between fold lines and facets, it achieves low
resistance in actuation, secures the structural durability and controls the
stiffness of the structure at the same time. Also, because the new
composite is nothing but layering of 2-D manufactured substrates, it still has advantages of 2-D
fabrication. Prof. Cho received recognition this year for his outstanding work via the IEEE Robotics and
Automation Society Early Career Award. He is collaborating with faculty at Harvard and Stanford on this
project.
Dae-Young Lee, Ji-Suk Kim, Jae-Jun Park, Sa-Reum Kim and Kyu-Jin Cho, "Fabrication of Origami Wheel
using Pattern Embedded Fabric and its Application to a Deformable Mobile Robot".
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), p. 2565, 2014.F
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GAME CHANGER:
FY14 Research Highlights
Detecting Statistically Significant Communities of Triangle Motifs in
Undirected Networks. Network clustering algorithms have historically focused on finding
groups of nodes that are densely intra-connected and sparsely inter-connected, where the dyad (or link
between two nodes) serves as the building block for estimating community structure. However, in
many cases the minimal and functional structural entity of a network is not a simple dyad, but rather, a
small sub-pattern (or motif) involving more than two nodes. Among possible motifs, the simplest
involves three nodes (or triads), where the fully connected triad represents the basic unit of transitivity.
For example, in a social network of friendship ties, transitivity might suggest that friends of my friends
are my friends. The primary goal of this project is to extend the existing literature by considering
triangle motifs as building blocks for detecting network clusters. Since triangles are distinguishing
features of real-world networks, it is expected that the communities found based on this sub-pattern
will compliment, or even
improve upon those found
based on the simple dyad.
Clustering has a wide array of
applications, from pattern
recognition and spatial data
analysis to data mining and
military
intelligence.
Regardless of the application,
clustering methodologies are
often used to explore a data
set where the goal is to
partition the sample into
distinct groups, or to provide
new understanding about the underlying structure of the data. Although clustering algorithms are often
applied to conventional data sets, they can also be applied to network data (e.g., social networks,
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biological networks, computer networks, etc.). In such a case, the goal is typically to assign each node in
the network to one of several mutually exclusive groups based upon information contained in the edge
set. Perhaps the most motivating application is in the area of cyber security, and more specifically the
detection of peer-to-peer (P2P) networks in Netflow data. At Imperial College, there is interest in
detecting clusters of triangles in NetFlow data for two primary reasons. First, copyrighted material
might be potentially shared illegally via these networks, and thus, detection would permit Imperial a
strategy for mitigating such activity. Second, and perhaps more important, is that there exists P2P
botnets, which are subgraphs of IP addresses, often characterized by cliques, and are compromised and
controlled by an attacker. Detection of these P2P networks is particularly challenging due to their lack
of central command, and thus, finding clusters of triangles might be a novel way to identify and combat
these subgraphs within the overall network. This 24k project brings a world-class US statistician to the
UK to advance his theoretical developments into the field of cyber security. The goals of the project are
to 1. Develop a tractable hypothesis testing framework to assess, a priori, the need for triangle motif
based clustering. 2. Develop a C++ implementation of an algorithm for motif-based clustering of
complex networks, with particular emphasis on triangle motifs in undirected networks. This supports
the AFRL game changing technology areas of Autonomy and Big Data. Program Officer: Maj Jeremy D.
Jordan, PhD.
Mass Estimation: A new paradigm for data mining using algorithm that
defies the gravity of the learning curve, Federation University (Australia),
Prof. Kai Ming Ting. Prof. Ting has developed an innovative theory of mass in relation to
machine learning and developed a very
efficient/effective way of estimating mass
distribution of data given only a small sample
using an ensemble technique, and applied
this to construct multiple learners for
different tasks: classification, clustering,
anomaly detection and information retrieval, each of which exhibited better performance than the
state-of-the-art algorithms. Density estimation is the core mechanism in many machine learning
algorithms. However, estimating the density distribution accurately requires many data instances and it
is computationally expensive. This problem was attacked with a totally new approach by bringing in the
notion of mass which is a more fundamental property than density and a new theory of mass was
developed. The key idea is to use an ensemble of local regions, each with a significantly smaller data
subset, covering a point used to estimate density of that point without
distance computation.
The algorithm was applied to density
estimation of the state-of-the-art algorithm DBSCAN. The mass-based
version DEMass- DBSCAN gives the same accuracy but runs much
faster (4.5 hrs. vs. 36 days for a million instances). The algorithm can
be applied to a wide class of problems (e.g., clustering, anomaly
detection, information retrieval and classification problems) and is of
interest to AFRL (both RIED and RYWA).
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BILATERAL INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES
AFOSR pursues specific initiatives with partner countries that are making their own substantial
investments in specific technology areas. For the Korean and Taiwanese Initiatives, AFOSR funding is
now only for the US portion of the joint projects. For the Mexican Initiative, AFOSR provided funding for
activities concluding in FY14, and a new phase of joint 3-year activity is under exploration.
US-Korea Nano-Bio-Information Technology (NBIT) Initiative
Both the US and Korea have made a substantial investment in nanotechnology over the past several
years, and the same trend is expected to continue into the near future. In order to provide an
opportunity for scientists and engineers in both countries to collaborate particularly in the areas of
“nanostructured materials,” “nanoelectronics” and “nano-biotechnology,” AFOSR began supporting a
series of US-Korea Workshops since 2002. As a result of these interactions, 17 exploratory research
grants were arranged for a number of universities in Korea in 2005 under the AFOSR Nanoscience
Initiative. Among them, 4 research grants were implemented with full matching support from Korea. In
2007, strong support from Korea and AFOSR led to the inauguration of a new Initiative for Nano-BioInformation Technology (NBIT) Convergence with 1:1 matching support from two agencies. As a result,
a total of 10 research projects was established for this Phase I (2007-2010) involving selected teams of
researchers from premier research universities in the US and Korea. Three of the Phase I projects were
continued along with six new ones forming a total of nine collaborative research grants for Phase II
(2010-2013), in which Korea National Research Foundation funded the Korean PIs and DoD (AFOSR and
US Army International Technology Center - Pacific) funded the US PIs.
The truly collaborative program among US and Korean PIs, the Tri-Service, and Korean research
institutions has led to many research accomplishments. As a result, in FY13 Phase III was initiated, with
two projects from Phase II continuing and six new projects selected.
The Phase III, Year 1, Program Review was held 7-8 August 2014 at the University of California, Berkeley.
Overall, the NBIT technical presentations were excellent, and the quality of science was high. Great
collaborations between US and Korean teams through student and faculty exchanges, and sharing of
samples and information were evident throughout the presentations. Program Officer: Lt Col Tammy
Low.
NBIT Phase III Teams: 2013-2016
Title
Location
Country
Layer-by-Layer Growth of 2D Quantum
Superlattices
Environmentally Powered Yarn Arrays that Sense,
Actuate, Harvest, and Store Energy
Cornell Univ
POSTECH
Univ of Texas at Dallas
Hanyang Univ
US
Korea
US
Korea
Principal
Investigator
Park, Jiwoong
Choi, Hee Cheul
Baughman, Ray
Kim, Seong Jeong
Bioinspired Engineering Synthesis Technology
(BEST) for Active Photonic
Univ of CA Berkeley
Sogang Univ
US
Korea
Lee, Luke
Kang, Taewook
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Bio-inspired Nano-capillary Self-powered Fluid
Transport in Nanocomposite
Brown University
Seoul National Univ
US
Korea
Xu, Jimmy
Nam, Ki Tae
Nano Electronics on Atomically Controlled van der
Waals Quantum Heterostructures
Harvard Univ
Seoul National Univ
US
Korea
Kim, Philip
Yi, Gyu-Chul
Flexible 2D RF Nanoelectronics Based on Layered
Semiconductor Transistor
Univ of CA Berkeley
Kyung Hee Univ
US
Korea
Grigoropoulos, C.
Kim, Sunkook
Plasmonic Optoelectronic Interactions
Northwestern Univ
Pukyong National Univ
Univ of IL, UrbanaChampaign
Hanyang Univ
US
Korea
US
Mirkin, Chad
Jang, Jae-Won
Nam, SungWoo
Korea
Park, Won Il
Nanotube-on-Graphene Heterostructures for
Smart Nano/Bio-Interface
US-Taiwan Nanoscience Initiative
The US Air Force-Taiwan Nanoscience Program is one of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research’s
(AFOSR) International Research Initiatives. This international program is focused on shaping the
direction and advancing the state-of-the-art in nanoscience research. Starting in 2002, grants were
provided to Taiwanese investigators to focus on basic research in specific nanoscience areas of interest
as described by program managers at AFOSR or at the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL). In 2011, the
program evolved to become a collaborative effort in research submission and funding where a US and
Taiwanese investigator jointly submitted a research proposal for consideration, and each investigator is
to be funded by their respective country’s agency (Taiwan -- National Science Council; US – AFOSR).
From FY 2011 to FY 2013, $600K USD/year was provided to US team members and a total of 8
collaborative grants were awarded – 6 x three year and 2 x two year, with an additional 8 x one year
grants. Since 2008, there have been over 200 joint and/or individual publications in peer reviewed
scientific journals that have cited the support provided by the US Air Force-Taiwan Initiative.
The 11th USAF-Taiwan Nanoscience Program Review & Workshop took place at National Dong Hwa
University in Hualien, Taiwan. This program review closed out remaining FY 2013 initiative projects laid
the groundwork for US extension projects which were necessary because of the one year difference
between the end of the US/Taiwan Joint Projects and the Taiwan National Nanotechnology program.
Significant research progress and collaboration between US/Taiwan research teams was evident from
the excellent presentations. Plans are underway to hold a Joint US-Korea NBIT-Taiwan Nanoscience
Program Review and Technical Exchange in South Korea during the week of 26-30 October 2015.
Proposal solicitation for Phase II of the USAF-Taiwan Nanoscience Program is currently underway under
the direction of the Taiwan Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST). Proposal evaluation and downselection will take place in early 2015 and jointly done by MOST and by AOARD. Program Officer: Dr.
Ken Caster.
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Air Force-Taiwan Nanoscience Projects (Phase I Extension)
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Prof. Minghwei Hong, National Taiwan University, and Dr. Gail Brown, AFRL/RXAN, for “Pushing
the Material Limits in High κ Dielectrics on High Carrier Mobility Semiconductors for
Science/Technology beyond Silicon CMOS and More.”
Prof. Henry Cheng, National Taiwan University, and Prof. Greg Sun, University of Massachusetts
– Boston, for “Development of Direct Band Gap Group IV Semiconductors with the
Incorporation of Tin,” and the supplemental grant “Development of Silicon-Based Group IV
Lasers.”
Prof. Arnold Yang, National Tsing-Hua University, for “Opto-Electronically Efficient Conjugated
Polymers by Stress-Induced Molecular Constraints.”
Prof. Tai-Chou Lee, National Central University, and Prof. Randall Lee, University of Houston, for
“Composite Nanoshells for Enhanced Solar-to-Fuel Photocatalytic Conversion.”
Prof. Steven Huang, National Chiao Tung University, and Dr. Saver Hussain, AFRL/711
HPW/RHDJ, for “Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms for the Interaction between Gold
Nanoparticles and Neuroimmune Cells Based on Size, Shape, and Charge.”
Prof. Chih-Chung Yang, National Taiwan University, and Dr. Kent Averett, AFRL/RXPSM, for
“Growth of Gallium Nitride Nanorods and Their Coalescence Overgrowth.”
Prof. Nathan Swami, University of Virginia, for “Electrokinetic Enrichment and Detection of
Neuropeptide for Performance Monitoring.”
Prof. Robert Wallace, University of Texas, Dallas, for “Device Performance and Reliablity
Improvements of AlGaN/GaN/Si MOSFET.”
Prof. Robert Carpick, University of Pennsylvania, for “Understanding the Atomic Scale
Mechanism that Controls the Attainment of Ultralow Friction and Wear in Carbon Based
Materials.”
Prof. Tong Ren, Purdue University, for “Surface Modification and Nanojunction Fabrication with
Molecular Wires.”
Prof. Greg Sun, University of Massachusetts, Boston, for “Silicon Based Mid-infrared SiGeSn
Heterostructure Emitters and Detectors.”
Dr. Nancy Kelley-Loughnane, AFRL, 711 HPW, for “Biorecognition Element Design and
Characterization for Human Performance Biomarkers Sensing.”
Dr. Shin Mou, AFRL/RXAN, for “Graphene Plasmonics and Metamaterials.”
Prof. Paulo Lozano, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for “Micro and Nanostructured
Materials for Fluid and Ion Transport for Miniaturized Applications.”
Prof. Alex Jen, University of Washington, for “Develop Efficient Charge-Selective Interfacial
Materials for Polymer and Perovskite Solar Cells.”
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US/Mexico Basic Research Initiative Program
Phase I of the US/Mexico Basic Research Initiative Program came to a conclusion early in FY14. The
program which began in 2010, consisted of four projects designed to promote joint research
collaboration between the US and Mexico on topics of mutual interest to the USAF and Mexico’s
National Council for Science and Technology (Spanish: Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología
(CONACyT). Each proposal was jointly submitted by a US and a Mexican research laboratory with AFOSR
and CONACyT each committing $250K/year for three years totaling an investment of $1.5M. Table 1
below is a listing of the projects and partnership formed under the US/Mexico Basic Research Initiative
Program.
Table 1. Listing of US/Mexico Basic Research Initiative Projects and Partnerships.
Currently, a Terms of Reference document is being coordinated with CONACyT to create a second
phase. Once signed, this agreement will formalize the relationship between AFOSR and CONACyT
opening the way for a new call for joint US/Mexican proposals. Program Officers: James Fillerup (IOS)
and Dennis Butcher (ION).
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Title
Location
Country
Principal
Investigator
Aguirre-Tostado,
Francisco
Modeling Development And Characterization of
Alternate Electrodes For Flexible Electronics
Applications
Multi-Phase, Multi-Functional Ceramic Coatings
CIMAV: CIMAV-UT
Mexico
CIMAV: CINVESAVUCSB
Mexico
Organic and Hybrid Organic Solid-State
Photovoltaic Materials and Devices
Solution-based Processing of Doped ZnO as
Transparent Electrodes for Higher Efficiency
Photovoltaics
Laser Induced Patterning of Transparent Ceramics
and Metallic Thin Films for Photonic and Sensing
Applications
Thermal contribution of high repetition rate fs
laser pulses to the writing of waveguides in
polycrystalline YSZ and to the synthesis of
nanostructured transition metal oxides
Theoretical Study of SiGeLi Clusters for Design of
Novel Nanostructured Materials to Be Utilized as
Anodes for Lithium-ion Batteries
Modification of Magnetic Properties of
Ferrimagnetic and Antiferromagnetic Mn3Ga Thin
Films by Substrate-Induced Stress
CIMAV: CIMAV-UT
Mexico
CIMAV: CIMAV-UT
Mexico
Aguirre-Tostado,
Francisco
CIMAV: CICESE - URC
Mexico
Camacho-Lopez,
Santiago
Centro de Investigacion
Cientifica y de
Educacion Superior de
Ensenada, Baja Cal
CIMAV
Mexico
Camacho-Lopez,
Santiago
Mexico
SanchezVazquez, Mario
CIMAV
Mexico
Olive-Mendez,
Sion
TrapagaMartinez,
Gerardo
Ziolo, Ronald
International Initiative - Australia
AFOSR in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA), Australian Department of Education, Australian National Fabrication Facility, and
the Australian Academy of Science have organized a researcher exchange effort to create new, as well as
strengthen existing relationships between scientific communities in the United States and Australia. This
activity is the result of AFOSR’s ongoing collaboration with U.S. interagency and Australian partners that
includes participation in the Inaugural United States – Australia Joint Commission Meeting, and coorganization of the 2011 Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF)/AFOSR Meeting and the 2012
AFOSR/ANFF Program Review.
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123431679
Beginning in mid-2014 through 2015, Australian graduate students and post-doctoral researchers from
the University of Melbourne, University of New South Wales, University of Queensland, University of
South Australia, Australian National University, Griffith University, and Monash University will travel to
U.S. laboratories to perform research in multiple technical areas up to several months. Hosting U.S.
institutions are the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Oregon Health Science University, University
of Pennsylvania, Stanford University, University of California – San Diego, University of California –
Berkeley, and University of Puerto Rico. Program Officer: Dr. Sofi Bin-Salamon.
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International Initiative - Italy
The Italy Initiative is an interagency effort to engage the Italian research community by leveraging the
Italian Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Ministry of Research (MOR). This effort is an outcome of AFOSR's
collaboration with the Science & Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State that directly resulted in
the first-ever US-Italy Defense S&T Dialogue.
As part of the dialogue, AFOSR led the discussion on basic research through the AFOSR/Italy Technical
Exchange in which participants from Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of the Secretary of the Air
Force, Air Force Research Laboratory, Army Research Laboratory, Naval Research Laboratory,
Department of State, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Brown University and
Massachusetts Institute of Technology engaged decision makers and researchers from the Italian
research community:
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123367582
Outcomes of the initiative include: 1) a research exchange effort where students and postdoctoral
researchers from Italy will perform research at US institutions in 2015, 2) unique engagement by the
Italian National Research Council (Italian equivalent to NSF) with AFOSR to develop collaborative
opportunities by organizing a first-time technical exchange meeting in 2014, 3) leveraging of research
networks of the European Union including those by the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics by
leveraging relationships with the Italian scientific community. Program Officer: Dr. Sofi Bin-Salamon.
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International Initiative - Africa
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), Department of State, Office of the Secretary of
Defense, Army Research Laboratory, Naval Research Laboratory, and the Republic of South Africa
Department of Science and Technology (DST), recently organized a technical exchange meeting in
Arlington, Va., with the objective of exploring basic research collaborations in the areas of materials
science, applied mathematics and physics.
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123420856
The technical exchange was an action item of the US - Republic of South Africa (RSA) Joint Commission
Meeting (JCM) Advanced Materials Working Group chaired by AFOSR's Dr. Sofi Bin-Salamon (AFOSR) and
Dr. Mahlori Mashimbye (DST). The event provided a venue for participants to present their work and to
discover scientific partnerships with the aim of building long-term ties between the Department of
Defense research enterprise and African scientists.
In addition to exploring technical collaborations, U.S. and African working group members discussed
national science and technology capabilities, science networks, and strategic investments. As part of the
technical exchange, members from the African delegation also visited Army Research Laboratory to tour
the Sensors and Electronics Devices Division facilities, and met with Army researchers. In addition,
researchers from the University of Limpopo and University of the Witwatersrand participated in the
2014 AFOSR Aerospace Materials for Extreme Environment Program Review. Program Officer: Dr. Sofi
Bin-Salamon.
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Data Mining
Prof. Peter Revesz, of the University of Nebraska, completed a two-year tour in 2014 as a AAAS Fellow in
AFOSR/ION. Prof. Revesz conducted several data mining studies and developed data mining tool specific
to the needs of the International Science Office during the course of his assignment. In 2014, Prof.
Revesz was selected as the featured Fellow in the AAAS Fellow annual report. The article on his
Fellowship is reprinted below:
Peter Revesz, PhD, Database Systems. Fellowship Placement: Air Force Office of Scientific
Research (AFOSR), International Office. Supervisor: Mark Maurice
During Dr. Peter Revesz’s second year as a AAAS fellow, he worked with other AFOSR program
managers and the AFOSR chief scientist on identifying and assessing international technical research
activities in areas with potential benefit for the Air Force. Dr. Revesz relied on his expertise in data
mining and analytics to identify emerging technologies, and leading countries, institutes and researchers
in emerging technological areas; and he was responsible for identifying funding and publications trends
for the research and development of these technologies.
Dr. Revesz wrote more than fifteen data mining reports on cutting-edge technological areas, including
airflow modeling, big data, cyber security, graphene, ultra-intense lasers, lasermatter interactions, and 3D
printing, as well as regional and country-specific studies. His reports helped direct AFOSR program
managers to new opportunities, especially current research hotspots, funding trends and potential benefits
to the Air Force. He participated in a study titled “Global Horizons: Global Trends, Game Changers, and
Grand Challenges,” which contributed to technological horizon scanning and long-range strategic
planning for the Air Force.
Dr. Revesz contributed to the assessment of researchers’ potential by developing a tool to predict their
citation curves. He developed a second tool, assessing potential bias in scientific research funding, by
comparing international funding data from hundreds of research universities.
Dr. Revesz produced three publications on big data and computing, and presented his data mining work at
the Big Data Symposium on Applications and Analytics for Defense, Intelligence and Homeland
Security.
Dr. Revesz is currently a professor at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in the Department of
Computer Science and Engineering.
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WORKING WITH AFOSR INTERNATIONAL
Additional information and fact sheets for all of AFOSR is available through the AFOSR home page at
www.afosr.af.mil.
The chart below compares AFOSR’s international investments relative to how much a particular region
invests in higher education. The data does not form a straight line, but there certainly is a trend that
says more research money was invested in regions that invest more themselves in higher education.
How much a country invests in higher education is not an overt consideration when AFOSR awards a
grant. The trend on this graph is a natural phenomenon that proves the value of local higher education
investment.
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APPENDIX I: FY14 GRANT LIST
Below is a listing of all international grants supported by AFOSR with FY14 funds.
Country
Argentina
Institute
Ubatec S.A.
P.I.
Hnilo, Alejandro
Argentina
Universidad Nacional
De San Martin
Centro Cientifico
Tecnologico Conicet
Santa Fe
Asociacion Civil De
Estudios Superiores
(Aces)
Rubio, Diana Aurora
The University Of
Queensland
National Ict Atralia
Limited
The University Of
Queensland
National Ict Atralia
Limited
National Ict Atralia
Limited
Bernhardt, Debra
Australia
University Of
Melbourne
Dower, Peter
Australia
University Of Sydney
Eggleton, Benjamin
Australia
Australia
La Trobe University
University Of Sydney
Franks, Ashley
Hawkett, Brian
Australia
University Of New
South Wales
The University Of
Queensland
Hengst, Bernhard
Australia
Griffith University
Iacopi, Francesca
Australia
Australian National
University Research
Office Acton
Monash University
James, Matthew
National LCTAtralia
Limited
University Of New
South Wales
Klein, Gerwin
Argentina
Argentina
Australia
Australia
Australia
Australia
Australia
Australia
Australia
Australia
Australia
Spies, Ruben
Tarzia, Domingo
Bishop, Adrian
Bowen, Warwick
Chen, Fang
Chen, Fang
Horvath, Ildiko
Jones, Cameron
Kook, Shawn
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Title
Nonlinear dynamics of self-pulsing allsolid-state lasers
Applied and theoretical issues on inverse
problems
Mathematical methods for inverse illposed
problems and applications
Optimal Control Problems Governed by
Elliptic and Parabolic Variational
Inequalities: Theory and Numerical
Analysis
Composite Reinforcement using Boron
Nitride Nanotubes - 2
Distributed Information Fusion through
Advanced Multi-Agent Control
Quantum microrheology
Robust multimodal cognitive load
measurement II
Trust Measurement using Multimodal
Behavioral Analysis and UncertaintyAware Trust Calibration
Idempotent Methods for Worst-Case
Analysis and Optimal Control of
Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
Frequency Agile Microwave Photonic
Notch Filter in a Photonic Chip
Synthetic electric microbial biosensors
Understanding the Spiking Performance
of Ionic Liquid ferrofluids
Autonomous Adaptation and Trust
Investigating perturbation electric fields
and their effects on the coupled low-,
mid- and high-latitude ionosphere
Understanding the Fundamental
Properties of Transfer-Free, Wafer-Level
Graphene on Silicon and its Potential for
Micro- and Nanodevices
Linear Quantum Systems: Non-Classical
States and Robust Stability
The Transition Metal-Like Reactivity of
Low Oxidation State s- and p-Block
Compounds.
Verified OS interface code synthesis
Understanding combustion and soot
formation in diesel engines
Australia
The University Of
Adelaide
The University Of
Queensland
Lancaster, David
The University Of
Adelaide
University Of
Melbourne
Queensland
University Of
Technology
University Of
Melbourne
The University Of
Queensland
University Of New
South Wales
Medwell, Paul
University Of New
South Wales
University Of
Melbourne
Pagnucco, Maurice
The University Of
Queensland
Monash University
Curtin University Of
Technology
Smart, Michael Kevin
Queensland
University Of
Technology
National Ict Atralia
Limited
Queensland
University Of
Technology
The University Of
Queensland
Waclawik, Eric
Australia
Monash University
Zuckerman, Ingrid
Australia
University Of Ballarat
Gao, David
Austria
Crystalline Mirror
Solutions Gmbh
Cole, Garrett
Austria
Zentrum Fuer
Nanobiotechnologie
Katholieke Univers.
te Leuven Inst.
Openb. Nut
Pum, Dietmar
Australia
Australia
Australia
Australia
Australia
Australia
Australia
Australia
Australia
Australia
Australia
Australia
Australia
Australia
Australia
Australia
Belgium
Marshall, Justin
Moran, Bill
Motta, Nunzio
Mulvaney, Paul
Nielsen, Lars
OByrne, Sean
Prawer, Steven
Ting, Kai Ming
Tingay, Steven
Germanate glass fiber lasers for high
power
Re-Engineering the Stomatopod Eye,
Nature's Most Comprehensive Visual
Sensor
Towards the Application of MILD
Combustion to Gas Turbines
Radar control | optimal resource
allocation
Encapsulating Quantum Dots into ZNO
Nanorods for Advanced photonics and
Laser Applications
High Throughput Catalyst Screening via
Surface Plasmon Spectroscopy
A Unique Model Platform for C4 Plant
Systems and Synthetic Biology
Rotational and vibrational temperature
measurements in hypersonic separated
flow
Eliciting Emotions from Tactile Surfaces
and Kinetic Agents
High-temperature superconductivity in
diamond films - from fundamentals to
device applications
Comparison between hydrogen and
methane fuels in 3-D scramjet at Mach 8
Non-metric similarity measures
Constraining ICME Magnetic Field
Orientations: Murchison Widefield Array
measurements
Uv nano-lights: nonlinear quantum dotplasmon coupling
Walsh, Toby
Lifelong optimization
White, Andrew
Computational complexity of bosons in
linear networks
Wiles, Janet
Human-robot interactions: Social microabilities to establish and manage social
exchange
A decision-theoretic model of interactions
between people and devices
Canonical duality theory and algorithms
for solving some challenging problems in
global optimization and decision science
Austrian Mirrors: Development of ultralow-loss cryogenic crystalline coatings
(DARPA)
S-layer based bio-imprinting - synthetic
S-layer polymers
Exploring Novel Spintronic Responses
from Advanced Functional Organic
Materials
Persoons, Andre
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Belgium
Katholieke
Universiteit Te
Leuven Inst. Openb.
Nut
Katholieke
Universiteit Te
Leuven Inst. Openb.
Nut
Fundaçao De
Desenvolvimento Da
Pesquisa - Fundep.
Uniao Brasileira De
Educacao E
Assistencia
Lapenta, Giovanni
Multiscale-multirange molecular
dynamics with particle-mesh methods
Poedts, Stefaan
Physics-based modeling of the
Interaction of cmes with the SolarTerrestrial Environment
Avila, Antonio
Fundacao Para O
Incremento Da
Pesquisa E
Apefeicoamento In
Instituto
Presbiteriano
Mackenzie.
Faraco de Medeiros,
Marcello
Piezoelectric Sensor/Actuator for
Aeronautical Smart Structures Based on
pvdf-cnts Nanomembranes
Characterization of Urban Traffic patterns
in Intermittently Sampled Airborne WideArea Low-Altitude Full-Motion Imagery,
for Intelligent Sensor Mobility
Management
Towards natural transition in
compressible boundary layers
Brazil
Instituto De Fisica De
Sao Carlos
Marcassa, Luis
Brazil
Universidade Federal
Do Rio Grande Do
Sul
Funcate Fundacacao De
Ciencias
Rizzato, Felipe
Institute for Nuclear
Research & Nuclear
Energy, B A S
University Of
Waterloo
Corporation De
Lecoe Plytechnique
De Montreal
Royal Institution For
The Advancement Of
Learning
University Of British
Coumbia
Apostolova, Tzveta
Canada
University Of Calgary
Rival, David
Canada
University Of
Waterloo
Vavasis, Stephen
Belgium
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Canada
Canada
Canada
Azevedo, Dario
Kaufmann, Pierre
Rossi, Jose
Eliasmith, Chris
Audet, Charles
Solar Emissions From Ghz To Sub-Thz
Frequencies Complemented By Mid-Ir
And Visible Observations From The
Ground, And THz From Space
Anisotropic Interactions Between Cold
Rydberg
Atoms
Nonlinear Stability Of Magnetically
Focused Particle Beams (2)
Study Of Hv Dielectrics For High
Frequency Operation In Linear &
Nonlinear Transmission Lines (Nltls) &
Simulation & Development Of Hybrid
Nonlinear Lines For Rf Generation
Surface and bulk nanostructuring of
insulators by ultrashort laser pulses
A Neural Information Field Approach to
Computational Cognition
Robust constrained blackbox optimization
with surrogates
Caines, Peter
Mean field stochastic systems
Ollivier-Gooch, Carl
Analytic accuracy analysis for
unstructured mesh finite volume
methods, with application to aerodynamic
simulations
Understanding the effects of spanwise
flow, non-uniform separation and vortex
stretching in low-Reynolds-number flight
Convex relaxation for hard problem in
data mining and sensor localization
50
Canada
University Of Toronto
Brumer, Paul
Canada
Corkum, Paul
Canada
National Research
Council Of Canada
University Of British
Coumbia The
University Of Toronto
Canada
York University
Tsotsos, John
Canada
University Of Toronto
Steinberg, Adam
Chile
Fundacion Cientifica
Y Cultural Biociencia
Universidad Nacional
Andres Bello
Blamey, Jenny
Chile
Universidad De Chile
Kiwi, Miguel
Chile
Pontificia
Universidad Catolica
De Chile
Universidad De
Santiago De Chile
Maze, Jeronimo
Fakultet
Elektrotehnike I
Racunarstva,
University of Zagreb
University Of Cyprus
Bogdan, Stjepan
Czech
Republic
France
Czech Technical
University In Prague
Universite Paris 6
Pierre Et Marie Curie
Pechoucek, Michal
France
Universite De
Strasbourg
Begin-Colin, Sylvie
France
Fx Conseil
Starikovskaya,
Svetlana
France
Fondat J J Laffont
Tlse Sciences Eco
Bolte, Jerome
France
Ecole Nat Sup De
Techniques
Avancees
Catoire, Laurent
Canada
Chile
Chile
Croatia
Cyprus
Grant, Edward
Thywissen, Joseph
Gonzalez-Nilo,
Fernando Danilo
Stepanova, Marina
Giapintzakis, Ioannis
Attias, Andre-Jean
51
Theoretical and experimental issues for
light harvesting applications
Measurement and control of attosecond
pulses
Quantum and classical measures of
molecular ultracold plasma dynamics
Single-site imaging of fermions in twodimensional optical lattices
A Neurocomputational Process for Visual
Attention and Reasoning
A Posteriori Quantification of RateControlling Effects from High-Intensity
Turbulence-Flame Interactions Using 4D
Measurements
Effects of Microbial Diversity on Metallic
Alloys
Cross-discipline bio-nanostructured
enhanced photonic multimode-sensor
science
Exchange Bias: from basic physics
towards applications
Cross Discipline Research on Hyperbolic
Optical Systems for Control of Quantum
Nanoemitters
Using the Americian-Chilean SAMBA
Magnetometer network for the Study of
Ionospheric Electrodynamics and
Potential Impact on Scintillation and
Radiation Belt Fluxes
Human-in-the-loop Control of Multi-agent
Aerial Systems under Intermittent
Communication
Growth of highly c-axis oriented and/or
epitaxial single-domain b-axis oriented
La5Ca9Cu24O41 thin films by pulsed
laser deposition
Towards robust multiagent plans
Coupling Graphene Sheets with Iron
Oxide Nanoparticles for Energy Storage
and Microelectronics
Multi-Ferroic Polymer Nanoparticle
Composites for Next Generation
Metamaterials
Plasma Assisted Ignition and Combustion
at Low Initial Gas Temperatures:
Development of Kinetic Mechanism
Forward-backward algorithms for
nonconvex structured optimization
problems in signal/imaging.
Method for Predicting Hypergolic Mixture
Flammability Limits
France
Institut Mines
Telecom
Grillot, Frederic
France
Ecole Nationale Des
Ponts Et Chaussees
Le Bris, Claude
France
Ctre Nat De La
Recherche
Scientifique
Ctre Internat Rech
Frontieres Chimie
Mondain-Monval,
Olivier
France
Inst National
Recherche Inform
Autom
Talpin, Jean-Pierre
France
Universite Paris 6
Pierre Et Marie Curie
Ass Recherche
Devel Methode
Proces Indus
Trelat, Emmanuel
Technische
Universität
Bergakademie
Freiberg
Universitaet Der
Bundeswehr
Muenchen
Technische
Universität
Kaiserslautern
Technische
Universitat Munchen
Bruecker, Christoph
Germany
Ruhr-Universitat
Bochum
Hofmann, Martin
Germany
Technischen
Universitaet
Hamburg-Harburg
Philipps-Universität
Schulte, Karl
Germany
Laser-Laboratorium
Gottingen E.V.
Troe, Hans Jurgen
Germany
Technische
Universität
Darmstadt
Klein, Andreas
France
France
Germany
Germany
Germany
Germany
Germany
Pupillo, Guido
Berger, Marie-Helene
Nonlinear Photonics in Nanostructured
Lasers: Applications to Ultra-Broadband
Communications and to Microwave,
Millimeter-Wave and Terahertz Signal
Generations
Multiscale materials science - a
mathematical approach to the role of
defects and uncertainty
Toward ultrasonic tunable ultra-damping
metamaterials
Ultracold Polar Molecules: new phases of
matter for quantum information and
quantum control
Co-Modeling and Co-Synthesis of SafetyCritical Multi-threaded Embedded
Software for Multi-Core Embedded
Platforms
Interplay Between Continuous-Time and
Discrete-Time Optimal Control Problems
Nanostructural Characterization of
directionally solidified eutectic materials
for photonic superlattices and surface
plasmon based-optics
On-line detection of specific flow events
using the spatio-temporal response of
sensory hair arrays
Gerdts, Matthias
Model-Predictive Control Strategies for
Distributed Multi-Agent Systems
Hamacher, Horst
TARCMO: Theory and Algorithms for
Robust, Combinatorial, Multicriteria
Optimization
Towards cluster-assembled materials of
true monodispersity in size and chemical
environment: synthesis, dynamics and
activity
Mode-locked Diode Lasers from
Microscopic Analysis to Femtosecond
Pulses
Physical Properties of 3D Interconnected
Graphite Networks - Aerographite
Heiz, Ulrich
Stoltz, Wolfgang
52
Development and Experimental
Realization of Semiconductor Lasers
under Non-equilibrium Operating
Conditions
Towards a Quantitative Analysis of the
Temperature Dependence of Electron
Attachment Processes
Chemical and Electronic Modification of
Electrode Interfaces of Non-Linear
Dielectrics Under Voltage and
Temperature Stress
Germany
Greece
Greece
India
India
India
India
India
India
India
India
India
Ireland
Israel
Israel
Israel
Italy
Italy
Leibniz-Institut Fur
Festkorper- Und
Werkstoffforschung
Dresden E.V. (Ifw
Dresde
National Observatory
Of Athens
Kroeger, Nils
Investigation of the Molecular Mechanism
of Diatom Adhesion
Belehaki, Anna
Foundation For
Research And
Technology Hellas
(Forth)
Indian Institute Of
Technology Madras Department Of
Ocean Engineering
Indian Institute Of
Technology Bombay
Tata Institute Of
Fundamental
Research
Dr. Vijay Kumar
Foundation
Indian Institute Of
Science
Farsari, Maria
Identification and tracking of LSTID and
study of their impact on the ionosphere
and plasmasphere exploiting 3D electron
density distribution maps
Metamaterial 3D Gain Nanostructures
fabricated using Direct Laser Writing
Indian Institute Of
Science
Indian Institute Of
Science
Indian Institute Of
Technology Madras Department Of
Ocean Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru
Centre For Advanced
Scientific Research
University College
Cork
Technion Israel
Institute Of
Technology
Ariel University
Padhi, Radhakant
Ben Gurion
University Of The
Negev
Universita' Di Roma
Sapienza
Universita Degli Studi
Di Roma Tor Vergata
Rosenwaks, Salman
Balasubramaniam,
Krishnan
Understanding of Materials State and its
Degradation using Non-Linear Ultrasound
Approaches for Lamb Wave Propagation
Chaudhuri, Subhasis
Activity Recognition in Social Media
Krishnamurthy, M
Size limited mesoscopic laser plasma
accelerators
Kumar, Vijay
Magnetic Properties of Nanoparticle
Matrix Composites
Electrochemical investigations on
graphene and lithium phthalocyanine as
catalysts for reversible oxygen reduction
reaction in Li-O2 cells
Autonomous soft landing of aerospace
vehicles
Organic materials as Electrodes for Li-ion
Batteries
Wave Scattering in Heterogeneous
Media using the Finite Element Method
Nookala,
Munichandraiah
Sampath, Srinivasan
Vendhan, Chiruvai
Waghmare, Umesh
McInerney, John
Adler, Robert
Bernstein, Joseph
Curti, Fabio
De Crescenzi, Maurizio
53
Tuning Coupled Dynamics of Electrons
and Phonons in MOS2 with Strain,
Substrate and Electrodes.
Effective First Principles Modeling of
Semiconductor Lasers
SATA II - Stochastic Algebraic Topology
and Applications
Reliability Testing for Efficient Validation
and Qualification of Nanometer Scale
VLSI
Feasibility of supersonic diode pumped
alkali lasers: model calculations
Magneto-Hydro-Dynamics Liquid Wheel
Actuator for Spacecraft Attitude Control
3D Carbon Nanotube Networks as
Mechanical Transducer and
Superhydrophobic Filter
Italy
Universit Degli Studi
Di Roma
Falcone, Maurizio
Italy
University Di Pisa,
Department Di
Ingegneria
Politecnico Di Torino
Greco, Maria
Universit Degli Studi
Di Roma
Universita Degli Studi
Di Brescia
Politecnico Di Milano
Lacarbonara, Walter
Italy
University Di Pisa,
Department Di
Ingegneria
Martorella, Marco
Italy
Dipartimento Di
Ingegneria Dell
Informazione
Elettronica E
Telecomunicazioni
Politecnico Di Milano
Marzano, Frank
Istec Cnr Istituto Di
Scienza E
Tecnologia Dei
Materiali Ceramici
Sciti, Diletta
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Guglieri, Giorgio
Locatelli, Andrea
Luini, Lorenzo
Masarati, Pierangelo
Japan
Efficient numerical methods for optimal
control problems and games via Dynamic
Programming equations
Waveform Diversity and Frequency
Sharing Techniques for Cognitive Radar
Systems
DEMO - development of a ground test
concept based on Multi-rotors for in-flight
rendezvous and docking experimentation
Bridging High Strength and Dissipation in
Carbon Nanotube Composites
Graphene Nonlinear Optics (GRANO)
Development of a comprehensive
propagation model for satcom systems at
high frequency in the framework of the
ALPHASAT experiment
Linear and Nonlinear Time-Frequency
Analysis for Parameter Estimation of
Resident Space
Objects
Hiradprop - High-frequency modeling and
prediction of troposheric radiopropagation
parameters from ground-based multichannel radiometric measurements
between Ka and W band
Real-time wing-vortex and pressure
distribution estimation on wings via
displacement and strains in unsteady and
transitional flight conditions
Characterization of Ultra High
Temperature Ceramics via Transmission
Electron Microscopy
Optical material researches for frontier
optical ceramics and visible fiber laser
technologies
Realization of high-temperature
superconductivity in nano-carbon
materials and its application II
Advanced machine learning technology
Development of Sesquioxide Ceramic for
High Energy Lasers
Study of Complex Plasmas with Magnetic
Dipoles
Advanced waveguide lasers based on
optically transparent polycrystalline
materials for power scaling studies
Security of Quantum Repeater Network
Operation
Establishing a new theory of role - Role,
function and functional part –
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
Flow Visualization of a Rotating
Detonation Engine
54
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
Korea,
Republic Of
Hanyang University
Seoul Campus
Lee, Haiwon
Korea,
Republic Of
Hanyang University
Seoul Campus
Suh, Il Hong
Korea,
Republic Of
Yensei University
Industry Academic
Cooperation
Foundation
Seoul National
University
Cheon, Jinwoo
Korea
Astronomy&Space
Science Institute
Korea Advanced
Institute Of Science
And Technology
Cho, Kyungsuk
Korea Advanced
Institute Of Science
And Technology
Yensei University
Industry Academic
Cooperation
Foundation
Kim, Dae-Shik
Korea,
Republic Of
Korea,
Republic Of
Korea,
Republic Of
Korea,
Republic Of
Korea,
Republic Of
Cho, Kyu-Jin
Kang, U
Kim, Dongho
55
Research on Electrically driven single
photon emitter by diamond for quantum
cryptography
Utilizing interfaces for nano- and microscale control of thermal conductivity
Artificial Leaf Based on Artificial
Photosynthesis for Solar Fuel Production
Theoretical Framework for Interaction
Game Design
Study of Discussion Record Analysis
Using Temporal Data Crystallization and
Its Application to TV Scene Analysis
Binary CFG Rebuilt of self-modifying
codes
Dynamic Trust Models between Users
over Social Networks
Machine Learning with Distances
Development of Automated Malware
Analysis Framework
Quantum properties of molecular
nanomagnets
Science & Emerging Technology of 2D
Atomic Layered Materials and Devices
Quantification of forecasting and changepoint detection methods for predictive
maintenance
Electro Spray Method for Flexible Display
Hierarchical and Multifunctional Threedimensional Network of Carbon
Nanotubes for Supercapacitor and Strain
Sensor Applications
Autonomous Learning of Task Skills and
Human Intention for Enhancing Human
Trust of Robot Systems
Bottom-up Synthesis, Reactivity, and
Simulation of Freestanding 2D Transition
Metal Chalcogenide (TMC)
Nanostructures
Development of Component Mechanisms
and Novel Actuation for Origami Inspired
Designs
A Crucial Constraint on Speeds of cmes
and icmes: Magnetic Helicity in icmes
and their Solar Source Regions
Designing Feature and Data Parallel
Stochastic Coordinate Descent Method
for Matrix and Tensor Factorization
Predictive Coding Strategies for invariant
object recognition and volitional motion
control in neuromorphic agents.
Time- and Space-Resolved
Spectroscopic Investigation on PiConjugated Nanostructures - 2
Korea,
Republic Of
Korea Institute Of
Science And
Technology (Kist)
Korea
Astronomy&Space
Science Institute
Industry-University
Cooperation
Foundation.Sunmoon
Univ.
Hannam University
Kim, Seun Min
Hannam University
Lee, Kwang-Sup
Korea Research
Institute Of
Standards And
Science (Kriss)
Korea Advanced
Institute Of Science
And Technology
Lee, Sang Jun
Park, Cheolmin
Korea,
Republic Of
Yensei University
Industry Academic
Cooperation
Foundation
Kyung Hee
University, Research
And UniversityIndustry Corporation
Seoul National
University
Korea,
Republic Of
Kyungpook National
University
Park, Soo-Young
Korea,
Republic Of
Seoul National
University
Piao, Yuanzhe
Korea,
Republic Of
Ulsan National
Institute Of Science
And Technology
Korea Advanced
Institute Of Science
And Technology
Ruoff, Rodney
Shin, Jinwoo
Large-scale Linear Optimization through
Machine Learning: From Theory to
Practical System Design and
Implementation
Seoul National
University
Chonnam National
University Hwasun
Hospital
Seoul National
University
Xu, Jingming
A Study of Material and Optical
Properties of Nano Diamond Wires
Nanostructured catalytic hybrid materials
for energy conversion or storage
Korea,
Republic Of
Korea,
Republic Of
Korea,
Republic Of
Korea,
Republic Of
Korea,
Republic Of
Korea,
Republic Of
Korea,
Republic Of
Korea,
Republic Of
Korea,
Republic Of
Korea,
Republic Of
Korea,
Republic Of
Korea,
Republic Of
Kwak, Youngsil
Lee, Ho-Yong
Lee, Kwang-Sup
Lee, Soo-Young
Investigation of Chirality Selection
Mechanism of Single-Walled Carbon
Nanotube
Characteristics and sources of the
electron density irregularities in the midlatitude E and F regions
Development of "n- and p-type Doped"
Perovskite Single Crystals Using SolidState Single Crystal Growth (SSCG)
Technique
Coupling Graphene Sheets with Iron
Oxide Nanoparticles for Energy Storage
and Microelectronics
Tailored Assembly of 2D
Heterostructures beyond Graphene
Multi-functional Infrared Sensor
Impact of Human like Cues on Human
Trust in Machines: Brain Imaging and
Modeling Studies for Human-Machine
Interactions
Controlled Interactions between Two
Dimensional Layered Inorganic
Nanosheets and Polymers
Park, Jinhye
Study of solar energetic particles (seps)
using largely separated spacecraft
Park, Soo-Young
Exploring Novel Spintronic Responses
from Advanced Functional Organic
Materials
Preparation of Solvent-Dispersible
Graphene and its Application to
Nanocomposites
Multi-Ferroic Polymer Nanoparticle
Composites for Next Generation
Metamaterials
New Materials for Quantum Computing
Yang, Kap Seung
Zhang, Byoung-Tak
56
Bio-inspired human-level machine
learning
Malaysia
Damai Sciences Sdn
Bhd
Universiti Utara
Malaysia
Khalid, Halimahtun
Mohd
Zakaria, Norhayati
Centro De
Investigacion
Cientifica Y De
Educacion Superior
De Ensenada, Baja
Cal
Ciqa
Camacho-Lopez,
Santiago
Netherlands
Technische
Universiteit Delft
Kassinos, Stavros
Netherlands
Technische
Universiteit Delft
Mooij, Erwin
Netherlands
Universiteit Twente
Nijhuis, Arend
Netherlands
Rijksuniversiteit
Groningen
Stavenga, Doekele
Netherlands
Tno Technisch
Menskunde
Toet, Alexander
Netherlands
Stichting Katholieke
Universiteit Brabant
Victoria
Physiotherapy Clinic
van Beest, Ilja
Centrum Materialow
Polimerowych I
Weglowych Polskiej
Akademii Nauk
Instytut Tecnologii
Materialow
Elektronicznych
Universidade Da
Beira Interior
Ruemmeli, Mark
Instituto Superior
Tecnico
Nanyang Tech.
University
Nanyang Tech.
University
National University
Of Singapore
Figueira, Jose Rui
Malaysia
Mexico
Mexico
New
Zealand
Poland
Poland
Portugal
Portugal
Singapore
Singapore
Singapore
Ziolo, Ronald
Liu, James
Pawlak, Dorota
Fernandes, Rui
Ang, Lay Kee
Chan Bee Eng, Mary
Chang, Matthew
57
Trusting humanoid robot undertake social
task thrust
You are a Stranger! Examining The
Process of Swift Trust Formation in
Global Virtual Teams Using Team Model
and Cross-Cultural Theoretical
Framework
Synthesis of Multiphase Metallic Oxides
by Femtosecond Laser Irradiation of
Metallic Thin Films
Intramolecular Charge Transfer of
Conjugated Liquid Crystal Ferrocene
Macromolecules
Validation and Deployment of the
Algebraic Structure-Based Model for
Aerodynics
Passive Space-Debris Trajectories:
Description and Uncertainty Propagation
for Collision Prediction and Impact-Point
Analysis
Tests on rebco and MGB2 strands and
cables
Optics and information processes of
horsefly polarization vision that underlie
visual searching
Enhancing the Detectability of Subtle
Changes in Multispectral Imagery
Through Real-time Change Magnification
Meaning Seeking in Fringe Group
Members
Implicit and Explicit Attitudes towards
America in Socio-Digital Influence: Trust
and Social Identity in Cyberspace
Investigation of electron-hole puddles in
free-standing and supported graphene
and carbon nanotubes through EBIC
technique in aberration-corrected S/TEM
NOE: Novel metamaterials and
plasmonic materials properties enabled
by directional Eutectic solidification
Correlating Effects of Scintillation in
Atmospheric Regions: Ionosphere And
Troposphere
Multi-criteria decision making and
optimization for networks
Modeling of Ultrafast Laser Induced
Electron Emission from TI and Graphene
Carbon-based Interlayers for Organic
Optoelectronic Devices
Microbial Biosensor for the Detection of
Protease-Virulent Factors from
Pathogens
Singapore
Singapore
Singapore
Singapore
Singapore
Singapore
Singapore
Singapore
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South
Africa
Spain
Spain
Spain
Spain
Spain
Spain
Sweden
Sweden
Sweden
Sweden
Nanyang
Technological
University
Singapore
Management
University
National University
Of Singapore
National University
Of Singapore
National University
Of Singapore
Nanyang Tech.
University
Chen, Yuan
Nanyang Tech.
University
Nanyang
Technological
University
National University
Of Singapore
Univerzita
Konstantina Filozofa
V Nitre
University Of
Ljubljana
Council For Scientific
& Industrial Research
Universidad Del Pais
Vasco - Euskal
Herriko Unibertsittea
Universitat De
Barcelona
Icfo-The Institute Of
Photonic Sciences
Tang, Dingyua
Real Academia De
Ciencias Y Artes De
Barcelona
Universidad
Politecnica De
Cataluna
Universidad
Politecnica De
Madrid
Lunds Universitet
Lulea Tekniska
Universitet
Royal Institute Of
Technology
Gladysz, Szymon
Lunds Universitet
Warrant, Eric
Misra, Archan
Ong, Chong Kim
Ong, Chong Kim
Penney, Trevor
Shen, Zhongxiang
Xiong, Qihua
Yeo, Swee Ping
Benus, Stefan
Bauer, Andrej
Uys, Hermann
Rubio, Angel
Casademunt, Jaume
Ebrahim-Zadeh, Majid
Masoller, Christina
Theofilis, Vassilios
Baird, Emily
Migdalas, Athanasios
He, Sailing
58
Novel Catalyst for the Chirality Selective
Synthesis of Single Walled Carbon
Nanotubes
Fusing Social Media and Mobile Analytics
for Urban Sense-Making
Subwavelength optical antennas: from
theory to fabrication
Metamaterial-enhanced magnetic
materials and their applications
Using Brain-State Information to facilitate
Conditioned Attitude Formation
Fusion and Sense Making of
Heterogeneous Sensor Network and
Other Sources
Ultrafast Optics - Vector Cavity Lasers:
Physics and Technology
Laser Cooling of II-VI Semiconductors
Securing Information with Complex
Optical Encryption Networks
Relationship between trust and
entrainment in speech
Computational Effects in Computable and
Formalized Mathematics
Quantum Feedback Control of Trapped
Ions Using Unsharp Measurement
Science & Emerging Technology of 2D
Atomic Layered Materials and Devices
Injection of nucleate-boiling slug flows
into a heat exchange chamber
Compact, High-power, Agile Laser
Source for Mid-Infrared for Delivery to
AFRL/RD for MWIR Science Research
Anisoplanatic Imaging through
Turbulence
Semiconductor laser complex dynamics:
from optical neurons to optical rogue
waves
Development of a compressible PSE-3D
instability analysis methodology and
application to flow over en elliptic cone
Flight Control in Complex Environments
Mathematical Programming for Optimal
Network Design Problems
Cross-discipline bio-nanostructured
enhanced photonic multimode-sensor
science
The Magnetic Compass Sense of a
Nocturnal Long-distance Migratory Moth,
the Bogong Moth (Agrotis Infusa)
Switzerland
Ermanni, Paolo
Variable stiffness wing structures with
compliance for aeroelastic morphing
Switzerland
Swiss-Federal
Institute Of
Technology Zurich
Universitat Basel
Meuwly, Markus
Switzerland
Universitat Basel
von Lilienfeld-Toal,
Otto Anatole
Taiwan,
National Central
University
National Taiwan
University
National Taiwan
University
National Taiwan
University
Academia Sinica
Chen, Kun-Shan
Chen, Kwang-Cheng
Reactive Collisions and Final State
Analysis of N- and O-involving Reactions
relevant to the Hypersonic Flight Regime
Machine learning models of solid
properties for high-throughput screening
of condensed phase materials with
chemical accuracy
SAR Polarimetric Scattering from Natural
Terrains
Social Dynamics Modeling and Inference
Cheng, Chia-Liang
'Charlie'
Cheng, Hung Hsiang
Introducing Magneto-Optical Functions
into Soft Materials
Direct Bandgap group IV Materials
Chou, Chia-Fu
National Cheng Kung
University
National Central
University
National Taiwan
University
Guo, Tzung-Fang
National Central
University
National Chiao Tung
University
National Taiwan
University
Asian Institute Of
Technology
Orta Dogu Teknik
Universitesi
Science And
Technology Center In
Ukraine
Science And
Technology Center In
Ukraine
Liu, Chao-Han
Nanofluidic Pre-Concentration Devices
for Enhancing the Detection Sensitivity
and Selectivity of Biomarkers for Human
Performance Monitoring
Magnetic field effect in conjugated
molecules-based devices
Innovative Ge quantum dot functional
sensing/metrology devices
A Large-scale Distributed Indexed
Learning Framework for Data that Cannot
Fit into Memory
Equatorial Ionospheric Irregularities study
from ROCSAT data
Ultrafast Graphene Photonics and
Optoelectronics
Ga- and N-polar gan Growths on sic
Substrate
Local ionospheric scintillation analysis
Science And
Technology Center In
Ukraine
Science And
Technology Center In
Ukraine
Science And
Technology Center In
Ukraine
Kartuzov, Valeriy V
Computer modeling of ceramic boride
composites
Reshetnyak, Viktor
Yuriyovych
Theoretical Modeling of Liquid Crystal
Based Tunable Metamaterials
Reshetnyak, Viktor
Yuriyovych
Photorefractive effects in hybrid liquid
crystal systems with “soft” aligning layer
Taiwan,
Taiwan,
Taiwan,
Taiwan,
Taiwan,
Taiwan,
Taiwan,
Taiwan,
Taiwan,
Taiwan,
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine
Li, Pei-Wen
Lin, Shou-de
Wu, Kuang-Hsiung
Yang, Chih-Chung
Tripathi, Nitin Kumar
Toroslu, Ismail Hakki
Andrievskaya, Elena
Grigoriev, Oleg
Nikolayevich
59
Ranking and Clustering in Signed and
Weighted Bipartite Graphs
Phase equilibria in advanced ternary
oxide systems and study of optically
transparent ceramic nanomaterials
Novel routes for sintering of ultra-high
temperature ceramics and their
properties
Ukraine
Science And
Technology Center In
Ukraine
Science And
Technology Center In
Ukraine
Masdar Institute Of
Science &
Technology - Mist
Imperial College
London
Shcherbin, Konstantin
Photorefractive two-beam coupling in the
Infrared
Zrazhevskiy, Grigoriy
M.
Advanced Statistical Tools for Modelling
of Composition and Processing
Parameters for Alloy Development
Chalcogenide glass lasers on silicon
substrate integrated photonics
University College
London
The University Of
Oxford
University Of
Strathclyde Viz Royal
College Of Science &
Technology
University Of
Warwick
University Of Bath
Thanh, Nguyen
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
University Of
Southampton
Bangor University
Brown, Ian
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
University Of
Plymouth
University Of
Edinburgh (The)
Heriot-Watt
University
Cangelosi, Angelo
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
The University Of
Oxford
The University Of
Bristol
Coecke, Bob
United
Kingdom
University Of
Strathclyde Viz Royal
College Of Science &
Technology
University Of
Hertfordshire
Daley, Andrew John
Cranfield University
Drikakis, Dimitris
Ukraine
United Arab
Emirates
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
Dimas, Clara
Hardalupas, Yannis
You, Zhong
Novel techniques for quantification of
correlation between primary liquid jet
breakup and downstream spray
characteristics
Nanoscale Magnetism in Next
Generation Magnetic Nanoparticles
Composite Structure with Origami Core
Akartunali, Kerem
Robust vessel crew scheduling
Alpern, Steve
Security Games Involving Search and
Patrolling
Intense Plasma-Waveguide Terahertz
Sources for High-Field thz probe science
with ultrafast lasers for Solid State
Physics,
Web science trust observatory project
ANDREWS, STEVEN
RICHARD
Campo, Eva
Cheney, James
Clark, Daniel
Cooper, Jonathan
Dautenhahn, Kerstin
60
Studies by Near Edge X-ray Absorption
Spectroscopies of Bonding Dynamics at
the Graphene/Guanine Interface - A
Proposal for High Mobility, Organic
Graphene Field Effect Transistors
THRIVE Trust in Human Robot
Interaction Via Embodiment
Foundations of Language-Based
Provenance Security
Exploiting Higher-Order Information in
Multi-Object Filtering Approach for Space
Situational Awareness
Algorithmic and Logical Aspects when
Composing Meanings
Innovative Wing Structures for Improved
Aerodynamic and Aeroelastic
Performance
Non-equilibrium many-body dynamics,
state preparation and heating of quantum
emulators
Investigating Psychological (top-down)
and Biological (bottom-up) Processes for
Enhancing Human-robot Interaction
Shock-Induced Turbulence and Acoustic
Loading on Aerospace Structures
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
University Of
Lancaster
European Office Of
Aerospace Research
And Development
The University Of
Leeds
University Of
Southampton
University Of
Manchester
Cranfield University
Ehrgott, Matthias
United
Kingdom
Cranfield University
Guo, Shijun
United
Kingdom
The Chancellor,
Master And Scholars
Of The Univeristy Of
Cambridge
The Chancellor,
Master And Scholars
Of The Univeristy Of
Cambridge
The Chancellor,
Master And Scholars
Of The Univeristy Of
Cambridge
Imperial College Of
Science Technology
& Medicine
University Of Durham
Hadzibabic, Zoran
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
Fitzpatrick, Michael
Optimization over the nondominated set
of a multiobjective optimization problem
Optimization of Residual Stress
Generation from Laser Shock Peening
Gambino, Nicola
Homotopical inductive types
Ganapathisubramani,
Bharath
Geim, Andre
Integrally-actuated membrane wings
Guo, Shijun
Graphene-Based Heterostructures and
Vertical Transistors
Wind Tunnel Model and Test to Evaluate
the Effectiveness of a Passive Gust
Alleviation Device for a Flying Wing
Aircraft
Wind Tunnel Model and Test to Evaluate
the Effectiveness of a Passive Gust
Alleviation Device for a Flying Wing
Aircraft
Equilibrium and non-equilibrium
condensation phenomena in tuneable 3D
and 2D Bose gases
Hadzibabic, Zoran
Equilibrium and non-equilibrium
condensation phenomena in tuneable 3D
and 2D Bose gases
Hadzibabic, Zoran
Equilibrium and non-equilibrium
condensation phenomena in tuneable 3D
and 2D Bose gases
Hess, Ortwin
Effective First Principles Modeling of
Semiconductor Lasers
Hutson, Jeremy
Ultracold polar molecules
Heriot-Watt
University
University Of Bath
Kar, Ajoy
Imperial College Of
Science Technology
& Medicine
Lindstedt, Peter
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
University College
London
University Of
Lancaster
Long, David
Mid-infrared photonic devices fabricated
by ultrafast laser inscription
Multidisciplinary Topology Optimisation
for an Aircraft Wing
Distributed Low Temperature
Combustion: Fundamental
Understanding of Combustion Regime
Transitions
Real-time analysis of global waves
accompanying Coronal Mass Ejections
Cognitive profiling and effective training
in special populations: Memory,
creativity, fluid intelligence and language
learning
United
Kingdom
Imperial College Of
Science Technology
& Medicine
Maier, Stefan
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
Kim, H. Alicia
Mackey, Alison
61
Quantum plasmonics: quantum
information at the nanoscale
United
Kingdom
University Of
Strathclyde Viz Royal
College Of Science &
Technology
University Of
Southampton
McKenna, Paul
High energy ion acceleration by extreme
laser radiation pressure
Nilsson, Johan
The Chancellor,
Master And Scholars
Of The Univeristy Of
Cambridge
The University Of
Liverpool
O'Neill, William
High Power Fibers from Southampton,
UK, for FY14BRI, for Howie
Schlossberg/Gonglewski BRI 5
Laser Processing of Carbon Nanotubes
and Enhancement Techniques for Field
Emission Cathode Production
Royal Holloway And
Bedford New College
Imperial College Of
Science Technology
& Medicine
University Of
Strathclyde Viz Royal
College Of Science &
Technology
University Of
Southampton
City University (The)
Pavlovic, Dusko
Quigley, John
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
University Of
Strathclyde Viz Royal
College Of Science &
Technology
Queen Mary &
Westfield College,
University Of London
University Of
Sheffield,
Department Of
Psychology
The University Of
Bristol
University Of East
Anglia
United
Kingdom
University Of
Nottingham
Seddon, Angela
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
University Of
Leicester
University Of
Huddersfield
Sembay, Steven
United
Kingdom
University Of
Southampton
Sharma, Atul
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
Patterson, Eann A.
Perry, Marcus
Towards a multi-scale understanding of
thermoacoustic fatigue in aerospace
materials and structures
Semantic completions - unifying the wave
and the particle views of information
Detecting statistically significant clusters
of triangle motifs in undirected networks
Phelps, Alan
High Power Microwave Low contrast
surface artificial materials
Pierron, Fabrice
Exploration of novel heterogeneous multiaxial high strain rate tests of materials
The constructive role of decisions:
implications from a quantum approach
Computationally Efficient Decision
Support for Strategic Dynamic Bayesian
Network Models
Pothos, Emmanuel
Rajab, Khalid
Nanoplasmonics for Ultrafast Coherent
Control of Optical Fields
Ricco, Pierre
Boundary-layer bypass transition over
large-scale bodies
Roberts, Nicholas
Re-Engineering the Stomatopod Eye
Ryan, Jennifer
Exploiting Superconvergence in
Discontinuous Galerkin Methods for
Improved Time-Stepping and
Visualization
Near-field imaging of optical fibres in the
mid-infrared for new Mid-Wave Infrared
Fiber Science
Seviour, Rebecca-
62
Solar wind earth exchange project
(sweep)
Developing Understanding of Cherenkov
Interactions at High-Power in
Metamaterials
Understanding and Controlling Wall
Turbulence
United
Kingdom
The University Of
Oxford
Siviour, Clive
United
Kingdom
University College
London
Smith, Frank
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
University Of
Sheffield
Queen's University
Belfast
University Of
Sheffield,
Department Of
Psychology
Aston University
Smith, Patrick
Vorontsov, Sergey
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
Queen Mary &
Westfield College,
University Of London
The University Of
Oxford
University College
London
United
Kingdom
The University Of
Bristol
Weaver, Paul
United
Kingdom
University Of
Nottingham
Wildman, Ricky
United
Kingdom
Imperial College Of
Science Technology
& Medicine
University Of
Manchester
University Of Durham
Wynn, Andrew
University Of
Manchester
Imperial College Of
Science And
Technology
University Of Bath
Young, Robert
Gursul, Ismet
Control of afterbody vortices and wake
Nottingham Trent
University
Perry, Carole
The University Of
Oxford
University Of Exeter
Vollrath, Fritz
Combined Experimental and
computational studies of biotic-abiotic
interactions
Silk-Quality, Spinnability and Low
Temperature Behaviour
Bio-inspired optics: offering physical and
technological insights in color and
structure (biooptics)
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
Sousa, Paulo
Stevenson, Mark
Turitsyn, Sergei
Walmsley, Ian
Warburton, Paul
Yang, Jian-Bo
Yeates, Anthony
Zaki, Tamer
Vukusic, Pete
63
Novel techniques for characterizing and
understanding the response of rubbers
and rubber-based composites to impact
loading
Mathematical modelling of leading edge
stall suppression using dynamic
roughnesses
Interface design using inkjet printing in
self-healing composites
Ritual Participation, Sacred Values,
Violence and Intergroup Conflict
Individual Profiling using Text Analysis
Nonlinear light dynamics in multi-core
structures
A New High-Performance Adaptive Blind
Image Deconvolution Technique for
Ground-Based Space Surveillance
Scalable Quantum Networks for
Distributed Computing and Sensing
Nano-fabrication and physical properties
of High-mobility two-dimensional electron
gases at zno/znmgo interfaces for ultrafast electronics applications
Development of Thermally Actuated,
High-Temperature Composite Morphing
Concepts
Combining two-photon polymerisation
and photoreduction to enable the
manufacture of metamaterials at the
nanoscale
Aeroservoelastic Optimization of Aircraft
Wings with Load Alleviation Systems
Exploring Theory of Evidential Reasoning
under Uncertainty
Photospheric driving of non-potential
coronal magnetic field simulations
Graphene-based polymer
nanocomposites
Effects of free-stream turbulence on wallbounded turbulence
United
Kingdom
Uruguay
The University Of
Oxford
Universidad Ort
Uruguay
Hore, Peter
Cryptochrome-based Magnetic Sensing
Paganini, Fernando
Content dynamics over the network cloud
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APPENDIX II: FY14 TECHNICAL EXCHANGE LIST
Below is a listing of all international technical exchanges supported by AFOSR with FY14 funds.
Event
18th International School on
Quantum Electronics:"Laser
Physics and Applications"
The 2014 Pacific Rim
Knowledge Acquisition
Workshop PKAW
14th International Conference
on Principles of Knowledge
Representation and Reasoning
(KR 2014)
10th International ERCOFTAC
Symposium on Engineering
Turbulence Modelling and
Measurements
Second International
Workshop on Ultracold
Rydberg Physics
The 13th International
Conference on Autonomous
Agents and Multi-Agent
Systems (AAMAS 2014)
40th Committee on Space
Research Scientific Assembly
and associated events
French IR Lasers - Kaspi
Conference--MIOMD
Conference - XII - Infrared
Optoelectronics: Materials and
Devices
The 24nd International
Conference on Automated
Planning and Scheduling
(ICAPS 2014)
WARTRACK Conference-Anton Kohnle--Advanced
Threat Warning, Tracking and
Laser Countermeasures in
Atmospheric Turbulence
IEEE International Conference
on Acoustics, Speech, and
Signal Processing (ICASSP
2014)
ACML2014 The 6th Asian
Conference on Machine
Learning
Location
Sozopol, Bulgaria
Dates
29 sep - 3 Oct 14
AFOSR Research Area(s)
Laser and Optical Physics
Gold Coast,
Australia
1-2 Dec 14
Mathematical and
Computational Cognition
Vienna, Austria
20-24 Jul 14
Mathematical and
Computational Cognition
Marbella, Spain
17-19 Sep 14
Aerothermodynamics and
Turbulence
Recife, Brazil
5-8 Oct 14
Atomic and Molecular
Physics
Paris, France
5-9 May 14
Mathematical and
Computational Cognition
Moscow, Russia
2-10 Aug 14
Space Sciences
Montpellier, France
5-9 Oct 14
Laser and Optical Physics
Portsmouth, NH,
USA
21-26 Jun 14
Mathematical and
Computational Cognition
Ettlingen,Germany
24-26 Jun 14
Aerothermodynamics and
Turbulence
Florence, Italy
4-9 May 14
Sensing, Surveillance,
Navigation
Nha Trang City,
Vietnam
26-28 Nov 14
Mathematical and
Computational Cognition
PRICAI2014 Thw 13th Pacific
Rim International Conference
of Artificial Intelligence
Gold Coast,
Australia
1-5 Dec 14
Mathematical and
Computational Cognition
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19th ISNOG : International
Symposium on Non-Oxide
Glasses and New Optical
Glasses
The 31st Conference of the
European Association for
Aviation Psychology (EAAP) Aviation Psychology, enabling
change.
2013 Australasian AI
Conference
6th VLF/ELF Remote Sensing
of Ionospheres and
Magnetospheres (VERSIM)
Workshop 2014
TNT Japan 2014 Trends in
Nanotechnology International
Conference
16th European Conference on
Composite Materials
(ECCM16)
PAKDD2014 The 18th PacificAsia Conference on
Knowledge Discovery and
Data Mining
The 11th European
Conference on Wireless
Sensor Networks (EWSN
2014)
16th International Conference
on Experimental Mechanics
(ICEM16)
Int'l Conf on Advanced
Engineering - Theory and
Applications
19th Australasian Fluid
Mechanics Conference
(AFMC)
SCOSTEP 2014 Workshop on
Solar Physics
NanoKorea 2014
Jeju, South Korea
24-28 Aug 14
Laser and Optical Physics
Valletta, Malta
22-26 Sep 14
Robust Decision Making in
Human
Dunedin, New
Zealand
Dunedin, New
Zealand
1-6 Dec 13
Robust Computational
Intelligence
Space Sciences
Tokyo, Japan
29-31 Jan 14
Mechanics of Multifunctional
Materials & Microsystems
Seville, Spain
22-26 Jun 14
Mechanics of Multifunctional
Materials & Microsystems
Tainan,Taiwan
13-16 May 14
Science of Information,
Computation and Fusion
Oxford, UK
17-19 Feb 14
Complex Networks
Cambridge, UK
7-11 Jul 14
Multi-Scale Structural
Mechanics and Prognosis
Saigon, Viet Nam
11-13 Dec 13
Sensing, Surveillance,
Navigation
Melbourne,
Australia
8-11 Dec 14
Flow Interactions and Control
Xi'An, China
12-17 Oct 14
Space Sciences
Seoul, Korea
2-4 Jul 14
Mechanics of Multifunctional
Materials & Microsystems
20-23 Jan 14
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APPENDIX III: VISITING SCIENTISTS & PERSONNEL EXCHANGE LISTS
To provide better awareness and access to emerging overseas basic research, AFOSR supports a number
of visit and exchange programs, including the following:

Windows on Science (WOS) – Provides travel assistance (through separate reimbursements or
included in grant funds) for foreign researchers to share and discuss their research directly with
AFRL and DoD audiences.

Windows on the World (WOW) – Provides funding support for AF scientists and engineers to
perform invited short-term research (2 weeks to 6 months) in a foreign laboratory, collaborating
side-by-side with international S&T leaders.

Engineer & Scientist Exchange Program (ESEP) – This DoD program is administered by SAF/IA
for AF exchange officers (long tours), with assistance from AFOSR (including recommendations
for locations and technology areas).
Visit & Exchange Listings
In FY14, AFOSR supported 121 visits through the WOS program. These visits featured researchers from
24 countries who presented their work to AFRL and DoD:
Visitor
John Canning
Gregor Kennedy
Paul Dastoor
Galdeano Tallon
Debra Bernhardt
Barnsley
Iacopi
Carter
Mildren
Steven Tingay
Organization
Country
Host
Topic
UNIVERSITY OF
SYDNEY
The University
of Melbourne
Australia
AFRL/RD
Australia
AFRL/Human
Effectiveness
University of
Newcastle
The University
of Melbourne
University of
Queensland
Australia
AFRL/RXAS
Australia
AFOSR/BRICC
Australia
AFOSR/BICC
Australian
National
University
Griffith
University
RMIT University
Australia
University of Dayton
Research Institute
Australia
AFRL/RXAN
Australia
Kirtland AFB, NM
Self-aligned Synthesis of Graphene
on Silicon
Melanin Bioelectronics
Macquarie
University
Curtin
University of
Technology
Australia
ABQ, Kirtland AFB
Diamond Raman lasers
Australia
AFOSR/RTA
Interaction of coronal mass
ejections with Solar-terrestrial
environment
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Fiber Laser and Beam Combining
(FLBC) Program
Data mining interactions in a 3D
immersive environment for realtime feedback during simulated
surgery
Material and Manufacturing
Near-Net-Shaping of Multi-scale
Porosity UHTC Materials
Computational studies towards
metal matrix composite
reinforcement using boron nitride
nanotubes
V-variable fractals and
superfractals
Walsh
NICTA
Australia
Arlington, VA
Ting
Monash
University
University of
Vienna
Catholic
University
Leuven
(KULeuven)
KULEUVEN,
Emeritus
Professor
Interuniversity
Microelectronic
s Centre
Universidade de
São Paulo
Universidade
Federal de
Pernambuco
Australia
Arlington, VA
Austria
AFRL/RITA
Belgium
AFOSR/BRICC
Magnetism in Pristine piConjugated Polymers
Belgium
AFOSR/RTD/University
of Maryland
Nonlinear magneto-optics
Belgium
Arlington VA, AFRL/RY
ePIXfab and imec SiPhotonics
MPW services
Brazil
AFRL/RXAP
Brazil
Chile
Gomes
Universidade
Federal de
Pernambuco
Brazil
Chile
Souza Braz
Universidade
Federal de
Pernambuco
Brazil
Chile
Alves
Fluminense
Federal
University
UNIVERSIDADE
FEDERAL DO
CEARA
Brazil
Lancaster CA
Determination of multi-photon
absorption spectra
Working meeting attendee will
present and provide Air Force,
Army, Navy and State Depratment
sceintists and stakeholders
innovative, unique, collaborative
science.
Working meeting attendee will
present and provide Air Force,
Army, Navy and State Depratment
sceintists and stakeholders
innovative, unique, collaborative
science.
Working meeting attendee will
present and provide Air Force,
Army, Navy and State Depratment
sceintists and stakeholders
innovative, unique, collaborative
science.
Stability Analysis of Coaxial Free
Jets in Liquid Rocket Engines
Brazil
AFRL/RYDP
Composites of Multiferroic
Materials
Chilean Air
Force,
Aeronautical
Polytechnic
Academy
Chile
AFRL/Material Group
Soft Matter Materials
Branch Material and
Manufacturing
Effects of Microbially influenced
corrosion on Metallic Aeronautical
Alloys
Philip Walther
Andre Persoons
Andre Persoons
Khanna
Cleber R
Mendonca
de Araujo
Antonio Sergio
Bezerra Sombra
Sancy
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PMR - Computational and
Machine Intelligence,
Mathematical and Computational
Cognition, and Robust Decision
Making in Human-System
Interface Program Review
Mining Big Data using Mass
Estimation
Quantum Computing
Blamey
Fundacion
Biociencia
Chile
AFRL/RXAS
Hansen
Denmark
AFOSR/RDL
Denmark
AFOSR/RDL
Transverse mode instability in high
power fiber amplifiers
Sylvie BeginColin
Technical
University of
Denmark
Technical
University of
Denmark
University of
Strasbourg
France
AFOSR/RTD/University
of Maryland
Andre-Jean
Attias
Univ. Pierre et
Marie Curie
France
AFOSR/RTD/University
of Maryland
Erich Wimmer
Materials
Design SARL
France
AFRL/RYAP
Nathalie Bozzolo
MINES
ParisTech
Dassault
Aviation
France
AFRL/RXCM
France
AFRL/RQ
Jean-Philippe
GastelluEtchegorry
Paul Sabatier
University
France
AFRL/RVBYI
Catoire
ENSTA
ParisTech
ENSTA
ParisTech
Universitat
Leipzig
Universität
Bremen
The German
Aerospace
Center
University of
Siegen
France
Lancaster CA
France
Lancaster CA
Germany
AFLR/RYDD
Germany
AFRL/RQTC
Design of iron oxide
nanostructures for energy and
biomedical applications
Surface-Confined Self-Assembled
Janus Tectons: a Versatile
Platform towards the
Atomistic Simulations as Part of
Integrated Computational
Materials Engineering:
Achievements and Perspectives
Presentation on grain boundary
engineering research
Scientific exchange on new
technologies and materials for
aircraft structures
DART model: simulation of
radiative budget and remote
sensing images of urban and
natural landscapes
Method for Predicting Hypergolic
Mixture Flammability Limits
Method for Predicting Hypergolic
Mixture Flammability Limits
THE OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL
PROPERTIES OF ZNO
laser diagnostics in flames
Germany
AFRL/RQHF
Present results of ongoing
research at DLR to AFRL/RQ
Germany
AFRL/RQTC
Fritz-HaberInstitute of the
Max-PlanckSociety
Technische
Universität
Darmstadt
Germany
AFRL/RXAN
Linear and nonlinear Raman
techniques for combustion
dagnostics
recent developments in
Aberration-Corrected PEEM
Germany
AFOSR/BRICC
Johansen
Thierry Vilain
Sabard
Mauris
Grundmann
Johannes Kiefer
Isaac Boxx
Thomas Seeger
Marchetto
Helder
Klein
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Effect of microbial diversity on
metallic alloys Biocorrosion
generates severe and rapid failure
of metallic structures.
Transverse mode instability in high
power fiber amplifiers
Chemical and Electronic
Modification of Electrode
Interfaces of Non-Linear
Dielectrics Under Voltage and
Temperature Stress
Belechaki
National
Observatory of
Athens
Waghmare
Pati
Greece
Kirtland AFB
India
Tech Edge (Facility off
base WPAFB) Dayton,
Ohio
Tech Edge (Facility off
base WPAFB) Dayton,
Ohio
J. N. Centre for
Advanced
Scientific
Research
(JNCASR)
Dr. Vijay Kumar
Foundation
India
Singh
Indian Institute
of Science
India
Manikoth
Indian Institute
of Science
Education &
Research (IISER)
Chemistry
division
India
Kumar
Molecular, Quantum Dots and
DNA Electronics
Tech Edge (Facility off
base WPAFB) Dayton,
Ohio
Tech Edge (Facility off
base WPAFB) Dayton,
Ohio
Tech Edge (Facility off
base WPAFB) Dayton,
Ohio
US-India Tunable Materials
Technical Exchange Meeting
India
Tech Edge (Facility off
base WPAFB) Dayton,
Ohio
India
Jacob Bortman
University of
North Bengal
Ben Gurion
University of
the Negev
Israel
Tech Edge , WPAFB
Dayton, Ohio
AFRL/RQTM
Renata Klein
R.K. Diagnostics
Israel
AFRL/RQTM
Blaunstein
Ben-Gurion
University of
the Negev
Tel Aviv
University
Israel
AFRL/RVB
Israel
Dayton
Weizmann
Institute of
Science
Università di
Modena e
Reggio Emilia
Israel
Dayton
Rational design of tunable
materials based on
crystallographic concepts and
novels synthesis protocols
Magnetism: Molecules to
Materials
Improving prognostics capabilities
- Estimation of damage severity,
size, location and failure mode,
damage progression in bearings
Improving prognostics capabilities
- Estimation of damage severity,
size, location and failure mode,
damage progression in bearings
Numerical modeling of Ba cloud
dynamics in the mid latitude
ionosphere
Development of Novel
Nanomaterials for Biomedical
Photoacoustic Imaging
Not indicated
Italy
AFOSR/RTD/University
of Maryland
Molecular nanomagnets for
quantum information
technologies.
Griffith
University
Italy
AFRL/RXAN
Highly uniform graphene on SiC on
silicon wafers and perspectives as
metal replacement
Tyagi
Misra
Gozin
Joselevich
Marco Affronte
Francesca Lacopi
India
Exploitation of the TaD model
capabilities to identify TID over
Europe
Tunable Electron-Phonon Coupling
in 2-D Metal Chalcogenides
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US-India Tunable Materials
Technical Exchange Meeting
US-India Tunable Materials
Technical Exchange Meeting
Lacarbonara
Italy
EOARD
Japan
AFRL/RXCA
Japan
AFRL/RXAN
Japan
AFRL/RHDJ
Japan
Japan
AFOSR /Falcon Club at
the US Air Force
Academy
AFRL/RY, WPAFB
Japan
AFRL/RY
Japan
Dayton, OH
Korea Institute
of Science and
Technology
Yonsei
University
Dongguk
University
Korea Institute
of Science and
Technology
Korea
AFOSR/BRICC
Korea
AFOSR/BRICC
Korea
AFIT/ENP
Korea
AFOSR/RTD
Yuanzhe
(WONCHUL)
Piao (PARK)
Seoul National
University
Korea
AFOSR/RTD/University
of Maryland
Kwang-Sup Lee
Hannam
University
Korea
AFOSR/RTD/University
of Maryland
Soo-young Park
Seoul National
University
Korea
AFOSR/RTD/University
of Maryland
Lee
Sunmoon
University
Korea
AFOSR/BRICC
Zhang
Seoul National
University
Korea
Arlington, VA
Seung Min Kim
Kim Dongho
Tae Won Kang
Sang Hee Suh
Sapienza
University of
Rome
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A new ultrasound damage
detection technique for composite
structures and an innovative
nanocomposite with enhanced
strength and dissipation.
Opportunities and Challenges in
Information Robotic Technology
(IRT) for Humaritarian Assistance
and Disaster Recovery
Giant Terahertz Gain by Excitation
of Surface Plasmon Polaritons in
Optically Pumped Graphene
Information processing in
microtubules
superconducting topological
insulators
To present our recent studies on
ZnO-based semiconductors.
USAFRL-Japan DTF meeting
Microplasmas for metamaterials
and material processing
Organic Materials Chemistry
Portfolio Review
Organic Materials Chemistry
Portfolio Review
nanoscience & Technology
Research Activities on
Multifunctional Materials for High
Energy Performance and Efficiency
in Korea
Facile Solventless Synthesis of
Two-dimensional IronOxide/Carbon Nanocomposite
Materials
Magnetic and Optoelectronic
Organic-Inorganic Hybrid
Materials
Designing Organic n-Type
Semiconductors for OFET and
Magnetoresistance Applications
Development of various
perovskite single crystals using
solid satate singele crystal
graowth (SSCG) Technique
PMR - Computational and
Machine Intelligence,
Mathematical and Computational
Cognition
Kwak
Korea
Astronomy and
Space Science
Institute (KASI)
KAIST
Korea
Dayton OH
Korea
Arlington, VA
Korea Advanced
Institute of
Science and
Technology
Centro de
Investigación y
de Estudios
Avanzados del
IPN Unidad
Queretaro
Centro
Investigacion en
Quimica
Aplicada (CIQA)
Ciudad
Universitaria
Korea
Arlington, VA
Mexico
AFOSR/RTD
Multiphase-Multifunctional
Ceramic Coatings
Mexico
AFRL/RXAP
CIQA Progress on Organic and
Hybrid Photorfractive Materials
and Properties
Mexico
Chile
Maarten
Hogervorst
TNO
Netherlands
AFRL/ RHCV (711HPW)
Alexander Toet
TNO
Netherlands
AFRL/ RHCV (711HPW)
Working meeting attendee will
present and provide Air Force,
Army, Navy and State Depratment
sceintists and stakeholders
innovative, unique, collaborative
science.
Enhancing the Detectability of
Subtle Changes in Multispectral
Imagery Through Real-time
Change Magnification
Enhancing the Detectability of
Subtle Changes in Multispectral
Imagery Through Real-time
Change Magnification.
Joshua LW Li
Monash
University
Singapore
AOARD
Dao Hua Zhang
Nanyang
Technological
University
University of
the Basque
Country
Royal Institute
of Technology
Singapore
AOARD
Spain
AFOSR
Sweden
AFOSR/RTD/University
of Maryland
Chalmers
University of
Technology
Sweden
AFRL/RQTC
Tani
Lee
Juan MunozSaldana
Ronald Ziolo
Reyes-Esqueda
San Juan
Sailing He
Linne
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Korea Astronomy and Space
Science Institute Activities for the
Upper Atmospheric / Ionospheric
Research
Studies on a Novel Neuro-dynamic
Model for Prediction Learning of
Fluctuated Data Streams
Undestandng Trustworthiness in
Human-Machine Collaboration: A
Preliminary fMRI Study
Invited talk and collaborative
research discussions (Antennas
and Propagation)
Subwavelength structures and
applications
Micro/Nano-Pillars of Shape
Memory Alloy for Ultra-High
Mechanical Damping
combustion and spray diagnostics
in the Aerospace Systems
He
Royal Institute
of Technology
Sweden
Chile
Sailing He
Royal Institute
of Technology
University of
Basel
Swiss Federal
Institute of
Technology
Zurich (ETH)
National Cheng
Kung University
National Chiao
Tung University
National Central
University
National
Dognhwa
University
Academia Sinica
Sweden
Switzerland
JUSMAGTHAI/
Thailand
AFRL/RX
Switzerland
AFOSR
Taiwan
AFOSR/BRICC
Taiwan
AFOSR/BRICC
Taiwan
AFRL/RQPF
Taiwan
UC Berkeley
Taiwan
UC Berkeley
National Chiao
Tung University
National Taiwan
University
National Space
Organization
University of
Monastir
(Tunisia) & King
Khalid
University
(Saudi Arabia)
Kharkov
National
Automobile
Univ
Unversity
College London
Taiwan
WPAFB
Taiwan
WPAFB
Taiwan
Kirtland
AFB,Albuquerque NM
AFIT/ENP/Engineers
Club of Dayton
future steps in creating
semiconductor superlattice
COSMIC 2/ ROCSAT 7 Details and
science package planning
Interaction potentials of alkali-rare
gas dimers
Ukraine
AFOSR/NA
Thermal Riblets
United
Kingdom
AFOSR/RTD/University
of Maryland
Julia Butt
University of
East Anglia
United
Kingdom
AFOSR/RTE/University
of Southern California
Thomas Clarke
University of
East Anglia
United
Kingdom
AFOSR/RTE/University
of Southern California
NANOSCALE MAGNETISM IN NEXT
GENERATION MAGNETIC
NANOPARTICLES
Multi-Heme Cytochromes,
ExtraCellular Electron Transport
and Shewanella oneidensis MR-1
Extracellular electron transfer in
microbial systems and beyond
Jochen
Blumberger
University
College London
United
Kingdom
AFOSR/RTE/University
of Southern California
Otto Von
Lilienfeld-Toal
Ermanni
Tzung-Fang Guo
Kung-Hwa Wei
Tai-Chou Lee
Maw-Ken Wu
Cheng-Shiang
Mark Chiang
Chang
Hong
Liu
Hamid Berriche
Tropina
Nguyen TK
Thanh
Tunisia
73
Attendee will present and provide
Air Force, Army, Navy and State
Depratment sceintists and
stakeholders innovative, unique,
collaborative science.
Cross-Discipline Science
Innovation
Machine Learning in Compound
Space
Piezoelectric Arrays for Ultra
Damping
Magnetic field effect in conjugated
molecules-based devices
Organic Materials Chemistry
Portfolio Review
Present research update to RQPF;
grant award 144074, 134032
AOARD NBIT Program Review and
NanoscienceTechnical Exchange
AOARD NBIT Program Review and
NanoscienceTechnical Exchange
Nanophase Materials
Theory and molecular simulation
of charge transport in multi-heme
proteins
Adrian Thomas
Oxford
University
University of
Exeter
University of
Oxford
University of
Bristol
University of
Strathclyde
Imperial College
London
Met Office
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
AFRL/RWWI/Universit
y of Washington
AFRL/RX
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
AFRL/RQTC
Gerald Wong
Imperial College
London
University of
Bristol
University of
Oxford
Blue Bear
Systems
Research Ltd.
Blue Bear
Systems
Research
University of
Cambridge
Met Office
Bocquet
Met Office
Nilsson
University of
Southampton
Imperial College
London
Nangia Aero
Research
Philippe Young
Paul Bagot
Thomas
Richardson
Duncan
Benoit Fond
Murray
Benoit Fond
Shane Windsor
Simon Walker
Michael Snook
Ian Cowling
Gareth Conduit
Raza
Rajendar Nangia
AFRL/RXCM
AFRL/RWWI (Seattle)
Dayton
AFRL/RQTC
Morphing wing aerodynamics
Multiscale homogenization of
complex materials
Atom Probe Tomography
Investigations of Aerospace Alloys
University of Bristol Small UAS
Research Overview
BioNano Systems
AFRL/RWWI (Seattle)
Thermographic Particle Image
velocimetry
Assessing the performance of
thermospheric modelling with
data assimilation: results of
ATMOP project.
Thermographic Particle Image
velocimetry
Bioinspired flight control and
sensing
5th BioUAS SOAR
AFRL/RWWI (Seattle)
CoEBIT SOAR 5
United
Kingdom
AFRL/RWWI (Seattle)
Bio-inspired control
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
AFRL/RX
Concurrent materials design
AFRL/RV
Radiative Transfer using the HTFRTC Algotirhm
solar phyiscs research and space
weather forecasting
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
Albuquerque
Kirtland AFB
AFRL/RWWI (Seattle)
AFRL/RVBXS
AFOSR
AFRL/RQHV
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High power, high-brightness, highcoherence fiber lasers
Printed Acoustic Metamaterials
Stabilty and Control
Considerations and Impact in
Design
Research visits approved in FY14 for AF S&Es under the WOW program are listed below.
AF Organization
AFRL/RX
Institute, Country
Japan Society of
Maintenology, Tokyo
AFRL/RY
Heriot Watt University,
Edinburgh, UK
Univ of Basel, Switzerland
Griffith University &
Brisbane University,
Australia
AFRL/RV
AFRL/RX
Research Topic
Advanced management of damage, based on prediction-monitor
fusion and an assessment of NDE/robotics technology for
remote access to open cavity aircraft structures
Fast laser inscription of waveguides in FeZnSe
Extending ultrahigh temperature models of air chemistry
Graphene fabrication from 3C-SiC
USAF overseas ESEP tours active in FY14 are listed below.
AF Org
AFRL/RQQE
2SOPS/DOK
AFRL/RVES
Tour
7/14 – 7/16
6/14 – 6/16
8/14 – 8/16
AFRL/RDL
USAFA
AFRL/RQA
AFRL/RYAS
AFOTEC
809 MXSS/MXDEA
6/14 – 6/16
9/14 – 9/16
7/13 – 7/16
7/13 – 7/15
8/13 – 8/15
7/13 – 7/15
Institute, Location
DSTL, Porton Down, UK
Tel Aviv Univ ((Meadow Aerodynamics Lab), Israel
Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (NDRE)(FFI), Kjeller, (Oslo
suburb), Norway
DLR, Goettingen, Germany
Center of R&D in Aerospace Sciences, (CIDCA) Santiago, Chile
TRDI, Tokyo, Japan
ADD, Daejon (Taejon), Korea
University of Defence, Brno, Czech Republic
WTD-61 Manching, Germany
8/13 – 8/15
8/13-8/16
7/14 – 7/14
7/12 – 7/14
7/12 – 7/14
8/12 – 7/14
7/14 – 7/16
Segredifesa, Rome, Italy
DSTL, Porton Down, UK
INTA, Madrid, Spain
DSTO, Fisherman’s Bend, Australia
Temasek Lab, Singapore (at NUS)
AWE, Aldermaston, UK
AWE, Aldermaston, UK
th
96 TG OL-ACS
AFRL/711HPW/RHXS
AFRL/RXBN
AFRL/711 HPW
AFRL/RQ
AFNWC/NCD, KAFB
AFLCMC, Hill AFB
Foreign ESEP personnel at USAF locations are listed below.
Country
Germany
Germany
Germany
Germany
Germany
Germany
Germany
Germany
Korea
Korea
Korea
Australia
Japan
Tour
1/14 – 1/15
8/13 – 8/14
1/13 – 1/14
8/14 – 8/15
8/13 – 8/14
1/13 – 1/14
8/13 – 8/14
8/14 – 8/15
8/14 – 8/15
8/13 – 8/14
8/14 – 8/15
6/13 – 6/14
4/14 – 10/15
USAF Location
AFRL/RW (Eglin AFB)
AFRL/RW (Eglin AFB)
AFRL/RW (Eglin AFB)
AFRL/RW (Eglin AFB)
USAFA (Colorado Springs)
USAFA (Colorado Springs)
USAFA (Colorado Springs)
AFIT (WPAFB)
USAFA (Colorado Springs)
USAFA (Colorado Springs)
AFIT (WPAFB)
USAFA (Colorado Springs)
AFRL/RQ (WPAFB)
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