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U.S. Army RDECOM Forward
Element Command - Atlantic
U.S. Army International Technology
Center-Atlantic (USAITC-A) Overview
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Jennifer Becker
Physical Scientist
RFEC-Atlantic
Basic Tenets & Strategic Approach
Awareness
Engagement
Relationships
INTERNATIONAL TOOLS
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Conference Attendance
Exploratory Site Visits
Journal Articles
DoD S&T Priorities / Interests
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Grants & Co-funding
Visiting Scientists / SME Travel Support
Conference Support Programs
Technical Workshops
Regional Initiatives
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Program Reviews
Global Connections
Joint Publications
Project Agreement Support
Access to Unique Facilities
ESEP Exchange Support
Serve as the scientific “boots on the ground”
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Promote awareness of state-of-the-art and newly emerging S&T across the global spectrum
Develop regional engagement strategies to capture unique opportunities and tap into “centers of
gravity” in research areas of special interest to the DoD
Foster relationships and shape research from a global perspective, avoid technological surprise
Identify priority areas and mechanisms for research exchange
Conduct outreach on behalf of the DoD S&T enterprise
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Basic Research Mission
Basic Research
Discovery – International
Engagement & Collaboration
Goals:
• Innovative Basic Research & Scientific
Discovery
• Collaborative Research with world’s best
scientists
• Build / maintain relationships with the
international scientific community
• Research Grants to Academic Institutions
− Open source publishing in academic
publications
• Grants to support Academic &
Scientific Forums
• Grants to fund foreign expert travel
for collaboration with Army Labs &
Centers
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Initiatives:
• Outreach to Academia
– University Visits
– Participate in Academic and Scientific
Professional Symposia
• Grants to support innovative research
• Grants to support Scientific fora
• Grants to support foreign scientist travel to
US Labs and Research Centers for direct
collaboration
• Seek US Joint-Service international S&T
collaborative engagement opportunities
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Technical Areas of Interest
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Chemistry
Physics
Life Sciences
Network Science
Environmental Sciences
Human Sciences
Electronics
Materials Sciences (structural,
electronic, photonic)
• Mechanical Sciences
• Mathematics
• Computing Science
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• Energy and Power
Technologies
• Aeronautics
• Robotics and Autonomous
Systems
• Sensors
• Nanotechnology
• Lasers and Electro-Optics
• Energetic Materials
• Information Technology
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Becoming a Partner
• Grants
– Focused research projects at institutions within the ITC-A Area of
Responsibility
– Collaborative research projects in the AoR
• Conference/workshop support
– Typically looking for unique, focused, technical workshops and
conferences
• Visiting Scientist/Subject Matter Expert travel
– International SME travel to US Government Labs/Centers
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Intellectual Property
• Who retains the Intellectual Property rights?
– You, the researcher, and/or University
– The proposal should identify any sensitive or intellectual property restrictions
• What does the US Government get from my research?
– Government Purpose Rights (non-exclusive/non-commercial use of the IP)
– International research collaboration
– New relationships with top researchers in key areas to support US
Government priorities and strategies
• Can the Results be Published?
– It is encouraged to publish your results in an open, peer-reviewed journal,
magazine, or other publication
– The US Government can collaborate throughout the research activities to
co-author publications with you
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Proposal Process
How to Participate
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Initial
Contact
Your ITC Representative will remain in contact during each step
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Conduct
R&D Project
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White
Paper
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Formal
Proposal
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Proposal
Evaluation
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Publish
Results
Your ITC Representative will remain in contact during each step
Timeline depends on multiple factors.
Read more about this process and get examples online at www.rdecom.army.mil/itcatlantic/projects.html
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Broad Area Announcement
• The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Broad Area
Announcement (BAA) describes Army requirements across all
areas of research
• More information here:
http://www.arl.army.mil/www/default.cfm?page=8
• Direct download:
http://www.arl.army.mil/www/pages/8/research/Final_Post_ARL_
BAA_W911NF-12-R-0011.pdf
(W911NF-12-R-0011, ARL Core Broad Agency Announcement
for Basic and Applied Scientific Research for Fiscal Years 2012
through 2017)
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Contact Information
Air Force (EOARD)
– http://tinyurl.com/afosr-eoard
– Contact: eoard.orgbox@us.af.mil
– BAA at http://www.grants.gov (search keyword "AFOSR” under grants
tab; BAA-AFOSR-2014-0001)
Army (USAITC-A)
– http://www.rdecom.army.mil/itcatlantic
– BAA at http://www.arl.army.mil/www/default.cfm?page=8
Army (ERDC-IRO)
– http://www.erdc.usace.army.mil/Media/FactSheets/FactSheetArticleVie
w/tabid/9254/Article/476750/international-research-office.aspx
Navy (ONR-G)
– http://www.onr.navy.mil/en/Science-Technology/ONR-Global.aspx
– BAA at http://www.onr.navy.mil/Contracts-Grants/FundingOpportunities/Broad-Agency-Announcements.aspx
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