Author Archives: jtozer

(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

Why Science Matters to Me

Posted on April 24, 2015 by jtozer

Jessica Tozer: Before I relinquish the chair for the final time, I wanted to write you all a final farewell, and a final thanks. Science (always) matters!
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Posted in Articles, Featured, Robots, Space, Space Matters | Tagged armed with science, Autonomous Systems Research, DARPA’s Robotics Challenge, Jessica L. Tozer, Jessica Tozer, Kirk, Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research, LASR, Leonard Nimoy, matters, Naval Research Lab, Picard, robots with faces, science, science future, science matters, science-fiction, Senate Armed Services Committee, Star Trek, Wanted: Robot. Willing to Pay 2M | 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

Creating Custom Prosthetic Eyes

Posted on March 12, 2015 by jtozer

He has a set of very special, very cool skills. This retired Navy dental technician creates hand-made, lifelike prosthetic eyes.
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Posted in Articles, Education & Culture, STEM, Technology | Tagged armed with science, birth defects, cancer, Captain America, Captain America shield, combat, facial prosthetics, fitting facial prosthetics, Hospital Dentistry, maxillofacial laboratory prosthodontics, Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Naval Postgraduate Dental School, NPDS, NPDS maxillofacial laboratory prosthodontics, ocularist, skilled anaplastologists, trauma, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, wounded warriors | Comments Off

Breaking a Sweat with the New Air Force Biosensor

Posted on March 11, 2015 by jtozer

Your sweat can now be stored & analyzed by smartphone to give you a clear picture of the state of your body – all with a sensor that looks and wears like a high-tech Band-Aid!
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Posted in Articles, Engineering, Technology | Tagged 711 HPW researcher, air force, Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force Research Laboratory's 711th Human Performance Wing, armed with science, Band-Aid, biomarkers, biometric responses, body's biomarkers, Dr. Joshua Hagen, Electrical Engineering, high-performance military training, high-tech, Jason Heikenfeld, Novel Devices lab, sensor monitors hydration, Signature Tracking for Optimized Nutrition and Training, STRONG, STRONG team lead, United States Air Force, University of Cincinnati, University of Cincinnati's Novel Devices Laboratory, USAF | Comments Off

Breaking Through the Blood Brain Barrier

Posted on March 10, 2015 by jtozer

Warfighters may be better protected from neurotoxic exposure through a more sophisticated system of transporting countermeasures through the human blood-brain barrier.
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Posted in Articles, Education & Culture, Physical Sciences, STEM | Tagged BBB, blood-brain barrier, Chemical and Biological Technologies Department, defense threat reduction agency, Dr. Brian Pate, Dr. Eric Shusta, dtra, DTRA/CB, endothelial cells, human blood-brain barrier, human pluripotent stem cells, Joint Science and Technology Office, JSTO, neurotoxic exposure, paracellular entry, University of Wisconsin | Comments Off