Tag Archives: DOD Science

(U.S. Defense Department graphic illustration by Jessica L. Tozer/Released)

Meet the Scientists: Dr. Susan Berggren

Posted on April 27, 2015 by jtozer

Meet the Scientists: “Don’t let people tell you that you can’t do something. Use it as motivation to prove them wrong.” – Dr. Susan Berggren, SSC Pacific
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Posted in Articles, Featured, Meet the Scientists | Tagged Advanced Concepts and Applied Research Branch at the Space and Navy Warfare, armed with science, AWS, Claremont Graduate University, coupling schemes, Doctor Who, DOD Science, dod technology, Dr. Susan Berggren, Euler-Maruyama method, Jessica L. Tozer, Jessica Tozer, Meet the Scientists, Oregon State University, Radar Cross Section, San Diego State University, simulate array configurations, spawar, SQUID arrays, SSC Pacific, Systems Center Pacific, TARDIS | Comments Off

It’s the Final Robot Countdown!

Posted on March 18, 2015 by jtozer

With 3.5 million dollars in prizes at stake, the DARPA Robotics Challenge is heating up. With only months left, this is the final countdown…and these are the final few.
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Posted in Articles, Challenge, Featured, Robots | Tagged armed with science, Captain Picard, DARPA Robotics Challenge, disaster response, dod robots, DOD Science, dod tech, DRC Expo, final robot countdown, Gill Pratt, half human, half robot, Jean-Luc Picard, Jessica L. Tozer, Jessica Tozer, robot challenge, robotics, robots, science-fiction, Star Trek, Unmanned Aerial Systems | 1 Comment

Meet the Scientists: Dr. Burton Neuner III

Posted on March 16, 2015 by jtozer

Meet the scientists: Dr. Burton Neuner III is a man who continually asks “why” and knows that discovering the answer is just part of the path to knowledge.
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Posted in Articles, Featured, Lasers, Meet the Scientists | Tagged Advanced Photonic Technologies Branch, armed with science, DOD Science, dod tech, Dr. Burton Neuner III, free-space infrared radiation, Free-space optical communications, ideal laser wavelength, improved RF analysis, Jessica L. Tozer, Jessica Tozer, laser-based photonic integrated circuits, lasers, Meet the Scientists, metamaterials, Navy Warfare Centers, OCOMMS undersea, optical methods, Physicist at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, plasmonics, science, scientists, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, SSC Pacific, University of Texas at Austin | Comments Off

Cybersecurity: Facing the Front Lines

Posted on March 13, 2015 by jtozer

It’s a new era for cybersecurity, and some might say the stakes have never been higher.
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Posted in Articles, Cyber Security, Featured | Tagged armed with science, communication, cyber security, cyber strategy, cyber threats, cyber warfare, Cybercom, Cybercom Commander Admiral Michael Rogers, cybersecurity, Defense Secretary Carter, Department of Defense, digital community, digital defense, Director of National Intelligence, DOD Science, dod tech, Jessica L. Tozer, Jessica Tozer, media, nsa, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, Sun Tzu, warfare | 2 Comments

Meet the Scientists: Dr. Jim Rohr

Posted on February 9, 2015 by jtozer

Meet the Scientists: Dr. Jim Rohr lives by the mantra that STEM provides great power. STEM provides hope. STEM demands great responsibility.
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Posted in Articles, Education & Culture, Featured, Meet the Scientists, STEM | Tagged armed with science, AWS, cyber threats, DOD Science, DoD STEM, dod tech, Dr. Jim Rohr, Dr. Rohr, engineering, Jessica L. Tozer, Jessica Tozer, K-12+ Coordinator, Math, Meet the Scientists, Naval Systems Commands, Navy STEM professionals, science, Space and Naval Warfare Command, spawar, SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific, SSC Atlantic, SSC LANT, SSC Pacific, stem, STEM-centric, Technology, The Physics Teacher: Reflections on a Bouncing Ball | 1 Comment

The Navy’s Indoor Ocean

Posted on February 6, 2015 by jtozer

It’s one of the largest indoor oceans in the world, making the MASK the most advanced test facility of its kind. So why does the Navy NEED an indoor ocean? Good question.
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Posted in Articles, Education & Culture, Energy, Engineering, Featured, STEM, Technology, Top Technology, Videos | Tagged armed with science, AWS, bullseye, bull’s-eye, Calvin Krishen, Carderock, Carderock Division, Department of Defense, dod engineering, DOD Science, Dr. Christopher Kent, engineering, Jessica L. Tozer, Jessica Tozer, making waves, Maneuvering and Seakeeping Basin, mask, naval ship design, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, Navy ocean, Navy's indoor ocean, R&D, S&T, stem, U.S. Navy, warfighter, wave paddles, waves | 2 Comments

The Human Surrogate

Posted on February 3, 2015 by jtozer

He’s called a human surrogate, and for the next several weeks, this virtual greeter will welcome visitors to the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Simulation Training.
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Posted in Articles, Robots, Technology | Tagged animatronics, armed with science, avatars, AWS, Camp Pendleton, dod robots, DOD Science, dod technology, human surrogates, Infantry Immersion Trainer, Marine Corps, Office of Naval Research, onr, ONR’s Human Surrogate Interaction program, robot surrogates in the military, robots, state-of-the-art urban training facility, University of Central Florida | Comments Off

Soldier Uniforms of the Future May Detect & Neutralize Bio-Threats

Posted on December 30, 2014 by jtozer

Scientists have developed synthetic peptides they believe will serve as great replacements for animal-grown antibodies currently used to detect biological hazards.
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Posted in Articles, Physical Sciences, Technology | Tagged Army Medical Command, army research laboratory, Army's Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, biohazard, biotech, Biotechnology Branch, DOD Science, immune system, James J. Sumner, microorganisms, peptides, Ph.D, robots, Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate, Stratis-Cullum, Sumner, synthetic, synthetic peptides, temperature fluctuations | Comments Off