Complex Worlds: Uncertain, Unequal and Unfair

West publishes new book

Dr. Bruce West, senior scientist of mathematics and information science at the Army Research Office and U.S Army Research Laboratory Fellow, is one of a small group who understands the new science of networks and is able to communicate the excitement regarding how networks form the way people live, think, and make decisions. More

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Ortega's military experiences aid with skill in Dismounted Soldier equipment

Personnel at the Human Research and Engineering Directorate, Soldier Performance Dismounted Division, Dismounted Warrior Branch conduct research and analyses to optimize Soldier performance and Soldier-machine interaction to maximize battlefield effectiveness.... More

Shown is Samson Ortega Jr. working on the Ironman 500-round ammunition pack for the M240B Medium Machine Gun – several of which are currently in Afghanistan. Ortega is a mechanical engineer/team leader of the warrior performance team, dismounted warrior branch at Aberdeen Proving Ground and is a former Soldier.n

Two ARL women recognized at APG's Federal Women's Program

Two U.S. Army Research Laboratory employees were recognized at the Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) Federal Women's Program Awards event that was held August 21.

Pamela Fry from the Laboratory Operations Directorate was recognized as the 2012 Supervisor/.... More

Pamela Fry from the Laboratory Operations Directorate was recognized as the 2012 Supervisor/Manager of the Year. Shown at the awards ceremony (l to r) are Maj. Gen. Robert Ferrell, commanding general of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Fry and guest speaker Brig. Gen. (ret) Clara Adams-Ender.

VTD holds its first workshop on Tradespace Exploration

The U.S. Army Research Laboratory's Vehicle Technology Directorate (VTD), in collaboration with the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering, held an invitation-only workshop on Data-Driven Tradespace Exploration and Analysis on July 17-18. The workshop included roughly 45... More

Eric Spero, VTD's workshop coordinator, provided an overview to the 45 participants from government, industry and academia. The workshop was held at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies in Arlington, Va.

 

Community garden project blossoms into a science and nutrition showcase
Celebrity Chef Jason Hisley grills veggie pizza, creates signature cupcake to expand kids' vegetable palates

Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. – Jason Hisley was just a kid when he started coming to Aberdeen Proving Ground's northern location. His mom, Dr. Dixie Hisley, a researcher with the U.S. Army... More

Lt. Col. Scott Newkirk, deputy chief of staff at the Army Public Health Command, thanked Chef Jason for sharing the day with on-post children.

Applied Optics celebrates golden anniversary

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Applied Optics, the peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Optical Society of America (OSA) that includes articles emphasizing applications-centered research in optics.

Topic areas in the journal range from optical technology to information processing to lasers, photonics and... More

Applied Optics celebrates golden anniversary

Army scientists demonstrate rapid detection of nerve agents

Scientists at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) are exploring ways to quickly alert Soldiers to deadly gaseous nerve agents in the air using a new approach termed multi-wavelength photoacoustics.

Dr. Kristan Gurton, an experimental physicist in the Battlefield... More

Dr. Kristan Gurton, an experimental physicist in the Battlefield Environmental Division, Computational and Information Sciences Directorate, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, is conducting experiments to measure the optical absorption of gases.

 

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Beyond Protection: ARL's ballistic expertise improves personal protection equipment

The U.S Army Research Laboratory is solving a critical technology gap it identified that calls for protection solutions against the secondary effects of buried explosive devices. Researchers within ARL's Weapons and Materials Research Directorate began developing a testing methodology to investigate a number of material combinations that would continually improve upon personal protection equipment, particularly around the groin region, that had already been fielded.

Date: September 24, 2012
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