Ashlynn Kidwell with Col. John Shanklin, Sgt. Maj. Christopher Harris, Sgt. 1st Class LaFonte Bennett, Staff Sgt. Paul Ludwig, Sgt. 1st Class Antwon Gholson, Staff Sgt. Angel Clancy, and Sgt. 1st Class Alpi Reyescruz

Daughter of ARL employee delivers Girl Scout cookies for deployed RDECOM Soldiers

Ashlynn Kidwell, daughter of Shawn Kidwell, Laboratory Operations, recently delivered boxes of Girl Scout cookies to military personnel located at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory's (ARLs) Adelphi Laboratory Center for deployed Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) Soldiers. More

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Cohort 4 class promotes exercise and health with HEAL project

Students in the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Senior Leadership Cohort 4 class developed a community-based project called Health @ Edgewood and Aberdeen 4 Life (HEAL) and recently presented it during a Senior Management Association meeting. The project has the objective to change the...... More

Students in the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Senior Leadership Cohort 4 class developed a community-based project called Health @ Edgewood and Aberdeen 4 Life (HEAL) and recently presented it during a Senior Management Association meeting. Shown are (l to r): Dr. Ang��lique Scharine, HRED; Tracey Hall, PEO C3T; Jerry Linn, CMA; and Ray Schulze, CERDEC. Shown signing the pledge to promote health and well being is Bob Golden, PEO C3T.

Battery Power tops Army AL&T's list of best articles in 2012

U.S. Army Research Laboratory's five-volt (5V) battery electrolyte story was announced the first place winner for best article by Army AL&T Magazine at their first awards ceremony held at SAIC Inc., Jan. 17.

Dr. Cynthia Lundgren told a story about a small electrochemistry group... More

The story about Dr. Kang Xu, a chemist with the Electrochemistry Branch of the Power and Energy Division in the Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate, developing new methods and materials to increase the energy density of batteries by 30 percent recently won an ALTie award. (Photos by Conrad Johnson, RDECOM Public Affairs)

ARL participates in 12th U.S. Army All-American Bowl

The 12th U.S. Army All-American Bowl was recently played at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, and brought together 90 of the nation's top high school football players for an East versus West matchup.

The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) participated in the Army Strong... More

The Transparent Armor exhibit, staffed by Steve Taulbee of ARL's Weapons and Materials Research Directorate and Sgt. 1st Class Reyes Cruz.

 

ECBC, ARL collaborate on octopus-inspired suction cup

An expanded robotic grasping capability could improve the way emergency response teams observe areas of devastation by increasing the effectiveness of robotic operations while reducing human risk at dangerous on-site locations.
Natural disasters like earthquakes, hurricanes and tsunamis can unveil... More

ECBC engineering technician Brad Ruprecht used a multi-material 3D printer to produce numerous self-sealing suction cup prototypes for ARL's Chad Kessens, a robotic manipulation researcher. ECBC's advanced design and rapid prototyping capabilities provided workable samples right off printer.

ARL employees named top winners at 2013 Excellence in Federal Career Awards

U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) employees will be recognized during the 2013 Excellence in Federal Career Awards Luncheon and Ceremony, May 3, in Baltimore for exceptional and meritorious performance. The event is being held in conjunction with Public Service Recognition Week. The awards are sponsored... More

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Army S&T powers up expert team to find energy solutions

The Army's power and energy technology for the battlefield of the future moves Warfighters away from a logistics train that has traditionally led to casualties.

A team of senior scientists and engineers, who are part of Research, Development andEngineering Command (RDECOM)... More

The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command demonstrated a proof of concept for a smart grid that could support tactical operations, last summer at its integrated capabilities testbed at Fort Dix, N.J. Energy resupply on the battlefield is one of three great challenges that experts on the RDECOM Power and Energy Technology Focus Team address; along with conserving available energy via more efficient conversion, lightening the load that Soldiers' carry, and reducing the overall energy footprint. Photo Credit - RDECOM CERDEC

 

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ARL, Battelle team to inspire young women in science, engineering careers

The U.S. Army Research Laboratory Fellow, Dr. Melanie Will-Cole, spearheaded an initiative last year that brought together high school girls from Aberdeen's Science and Math Academy with professional women who have had successful careers in STEM fields. Plans are currently underway for another ARL Young Women in Science and Engineering College and Career Workshop.

Date: October 24, 2012
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