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US AIR FORCE R&D FOCUS
AOARD/AFOSR OVERVIEW
Dr. R. PONNAPPAN
AOARD
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
DISTRIBUTION A: Approved for public release; distribution unlimited.
December 2007
India
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WRIGHT-PATTERSONWRIGHT-PATTERSONPROPULSION (RZ)AIR VEHICLES (RB)SENSORS (RY)MATERIALS & MANUFACTURING (RX)HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS (RH)INFORMATION (RI)
KIRTLANDKIRTLANDDIRECTED ENERGY (RD)SPACE VEHICLES (RV)
HANSCOMHANSCOMBATTLE SPACE ENVIRONMENTS (RV)ELECTROMAGNETICS (RY)
TYNDALLTYNDALLAIR BASE TECHNOLOGY (RX)
BROOKSBROOKS TRAINING, BIOEFFECTS, AEROSPACE PHYSIOLOGY (RH)
BALLSTONBALLSTONAIR FORCE OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (AFOSR)
HQHQAFRLAFRL
MESAMESASIMULATORS, DISTMISSION TRNG (RH)
ROMEROMEINFORMATION (RI)SURVEILLANCE (RY)
AFOSR Within the AF Research Lab
EDWARDSEDWARDSROCKET PROPULSION (RZ)
EGLINEGLINMUNITIONS (RW)
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Air Force Office of Scientific Research
AOARDTokyo
EOARDLondon
Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Materiel Command
9 other Technology
Directorates
Int’l Office
Arlington
Where AOARD (Tokyo) Fits
Basic Research
Proposed: SOARD
Sao Paulo
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AFOSR Supports Basic Research
Creating Revolutionary Air Force Technology Breakthroughs
AFOSR
Basic Research Funding
Asian Office of Aerospace
Research and Development
European Office of Aerospace
Research and Development
728 Research grants at 211 universities
194 Research projects at AFRL
133 STTR contracts
79 Summer Faculty
40 Postdocs at AFRL
264 Short-term foreign visitors
37 Personnel exchanges
58 Technical workshops
205 Conferences sponsored
Foster Revolutionary Basic Research
Build Relationships
Tokyo
London
Arlington
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AOARD Service Area
Taiwan
EOARD
AOARD
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AFOSR’s Worldwide Coverage
Non-Government Interaction
EOARD(London)
AOARD(Tokyo)
AFOSR/IO(Arlington, VA)
Information Exchange, Loans, Cooperative Projects & Programs
Government-to-Government Cooperation
Conference Support, Window-on-Science, Research Contracts, Newsletters
AFRL/XPPSAF/IAPQOUSD(AT&L)DDR&E
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AOARD – FocusFundamental Research
Asian Office of Aerospace R&D (AOARD)
• Established as AFOSR Det. 2 in 1992
• Focus on fundamental research
• Co-located with Army International Technology Center-Pacific and Office of Naval Research-Global
AOARD Staff
Director: 1
Program Managers: 7
Scientific Advisors: 6
Administrative Staff: 6
Contracting Officer: 1
AOARD Programs
• Conference support (CSP): Fund conferences and workshops in Asia
• Window-on-Science (WOS) visits: Invite Asian scientists to USAF laboratories and centers
• Research grants and contracts (R&Ds): In general, fund one-year proposals in response to AFOSR BAA
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AOARD Scientists
Program Managers:
Dr. Ken Goretta Director (Materials Science) LtCol David Sonntag Deputy Director, Biology LtCol William Nace Technical Director, Computer Engineering Dr. Misoon Mah Physics, Optoelectronics, Nanotechnology Dr. Pon Ponnappan Propulsion & Space Sciences Dr. Jim Chang Aerospace, Energy, Nanotechnology Dr. JP Singh Materials Science, Solid-State Physics Dr. Tom Erstfeld Chemistry
Scientific Advisors:
• Dr. Takao Miyazaki Electronics & Physics• Dr. Hiroshi Motoda Computer Science • Dr. Ed Feigenbaum (part time) Computer Science & AI• Dr. Alex Glass (part time) Lasers & Photonics• Dr. Ken Boff (part time) Social Sciences & Biotechnology• Col John Brewer (USAFR) Biotechnology & RF Bio-Effects
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• RF Technology: United Kingdom– Passive High Resolution RF Imaging Using Global Navigation
Satellites – Uses “Transmitters of Opportunity” for High-Resolution (~30m
range) Target Tracking• Digital Data Embedding: Magdeburg, Germany
– Nested Object-based Embedding for improved imagery analysis– Hyperlink-Graph-Concept: Formal model for representing objects
and information in hierarchical structures • Motion Imagery Analysis: Ireland
– Automated analysis to detect and track moving targets using multiple video source imagery
– Uses visible and infrared UAV video sources for aerial detection and tracking of moving vehicles
EOARD Highlights
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AOARD Highlights
• Cooperative Operation of UAVs: Australian Center for Field Robotics – Cooperation for teams of autonomous UAVs engaged in
information gathering and data fusion tasks - transitioning to UAV Battlelab
• Fuel cell / Li-Air battery research at IISc: India• Development of Proton Beam Writing: Singapore
– Pioneering proton direct-write lithography– 3-D high aspect ratio (20), dense nano-structures (20 nm)
• Hyshot: Australia– Low cost, rapid response hypersonic flight experiments– 1st In-flight supersonic scramjet combustion (Mach 7.5)
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WINDOW-ON-SCIENCE (WOS)
• AOARD invites prominent Asian Scientists to USAF Labs/Centers– Visitor provides a seminar and engages in technical discussions with USAF S&T’s
– Official travel expenses are paid by AOARD
– Short-term visits to one or more locations
• Foreign military and civilian government employees may not be eligible, unless they are academicians
• AOARD sends out Base Clearance Data -- FDO & Hosting POC
Lead time: At least 60 days before travel start date
Photo courtesy of Mr. William Rieken
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CONFERENCE SUPPORT (CSP)
• AOARD funds workshops and conferences in Asia to promote scientific interactions
– We provide financial support to Asian conference organizers
– AOARD sponsorship must be separate from corporate sponsorship
– The support may be for a stand-alone workshop or for an individual session within a large conference
• Usually up to $5K
Lead time: As early as possible
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R & D CONTRACTS
• AOARD funds small research proposals submitted in response to AFOSR BAA and USAF interests
– USAF S&T’s evaluate the proposals
– The Proposer’s Guide is on the AFOSR web page through AOARD web page http://www.tokyo.afosr.af.mil
• Follow-on contracts must be cost-shared by other USAF organization
• AOARD administers larger contracts on behalf of AFOSR and AFRL
Lead time: Usually 60-90 days to complete the proces
( White paper -> Proposal -> Evaluation -> Contract )
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Grant Proposal Selection Process
• Core Broad Area Agency Announcement (BAA) is open at all times to good ideas
http://www.afosr.af.mil/
http://www.afosr.af.mil/pdfs/afosr_baa_2007_1.pdf
• General Process
– Researchers submit white papers to AOARD program managers: [email protected]
– Promising white papers lead to requests for proposals
– Proposals are merit reviewed for excellence and relevance
– Individual grants typically for one year but may be extended
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AOARD Program Activities FY2007
Country CSP WOS R&D TotalJapan 16 18 19 53
Australia 14 20 16 50Taiwan 3 17 18 38
Korea (South) 8 10 19 37India 9 7 11 27
Singapore 6 3 14 23Malaysia 1 2 3 6
New Zealand 3 2 0 5EU 2 3 0 5
United States 1 0 2 3China 2 0 0 2
Thailand 0 0 1 1Vietnam 0 0 1 1Canada 0 0 1 1
Cambodia 1 0 0 1Total 66 82 105 253
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Aerospace & Materials Sciences
Mathematics Information & Life
Sciences
Physics & Electronics
AFOSR Basic Research Areas
Sub-thrusts
Areas of Enhanced Emphasis- Complex Systems - Energy & Thermal management
- Robust Decision Making - Space Situational Awareness
• Physics• Electronics• Space Sciences• Applied Math
• Structural Mechanics• Materials• Chemistry• Fluid Mechanics• Propulsion
• Info Sciences• Human Cognition• Mathematics• Bio Sciences
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Physics & Electronics
My Areas of Interest….
Sub-thrusts
Areas of Enhanced EmphasisEnergy & Thermal management :
- Battery, Fuel cell, Electronics cooling, Advanced concepts
Space Weather:- Monitoring, Prediction, Modeling
• Space Sciences• Materials• Fluid Mechanics• Propulsion
- Hypersonics, - Scramjet Engine Design,- Modeling
Aerospace & Materials Sciences
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Why Asia is ImportantWorld S&T Investment
+96%
** OECD 2007 PPP; 2007 Global R&D Report (Battelle)
1%
2%
3%
2%
1%
EU 24% 13% 3%
4%
32% 13%
<1%
Asia Share1996: 26%2006: 36%
2%
1%3%
2%
2%
28%4% 3%38
% 16%
<1%
* UIS S&T database; World Bank - PPP data
1%
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Contact Information
Dr. R. PonnappanAssociate Director
Propulsion & Space SciencesAsian Office of Aerospace R & D (AOARD)
Akasaka Press/US Forces Compound 7-23-17 Roppongi, Minato-ku,
Tokyo 106-0032, JAPAN
Telephone: +81-3-5410-4409Fax: +81-3-5410-4407
Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.wpafb.af.mil/AFRL/afosr/
