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Research and Sponsored Programs Office (RSPO) Research Naval Postgraduate School (NPS Research Newsletter)

2009-08-01

Research Naval Postgraduate School,

v.1, no.4, August 2009

Monterey, California, Research and Sponsored Programs, Office of the Vice President and

Dean of Research, Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)

Naval Postgraduate School Research, v. 1, no. 4, August 2009 ; pp. 1-4

http://hdl.handle.net/10945/15492

Important Dates

Brown-Bag Seminar SeriesResearch Initiation Program, Wed 9/23, 1200–1300 SP 101A•Contracting for Support Services, • Thurs, 10/22, SP 101AWorking with Industry, • Mon, 11/24, SP 101A

WorkshopsNPSCyberSecurityWorkshop•Thurs,10/29,GlasgowHall•(contact Dean Purdue, ppurdue@nps.edu for further info)

NPS Research Initiation ProgramProposals(YearOne):Dueonemonthbefore •research quarter beginsProgressReports(YearTwo):Due15October2009•

BeginningFY10Rolloveraccountsareavailableforexpenditure1October;see•yourSPFAforbalanceavailableforexpenditure.BudgetpageswillbeissuedinfirsttwoweeksofFY10.Accountability training (Fiscal Law, Accountability, Human•Subject Protection) must be completed for release of FY10funding.(Seeexceptionforlaborbelow.)Labor should be charged to appropriate source frombegin-•ningoffiscalyear;laborchargesareallowedforfirsttwopayperiodsregardlessofwhetheraccountabilitytraininghasbeencompleted.Request an interim account for sponsored activity that must •beginprior to receiptof funds. Interimsrequireproposalofrecordandconfirmationfromsponsoronintenttofund.FY10indirectratesareathttp://intranet.nps.edu/ResAdmin/•fy10IndCostRates.pdf. Allindirectcostrecoveryaccounts(“I”accounts)areavailable•forexpenditure1October.Questions,emailresearch@nps.edu.• HAPPY NEW YEAR!

VOLUMEI,NO.4 AUGUST2009

CRADA 

1% 

$1.7M 

,-.ca123 

13% 

$26.1M 

Research 

51% 

$102.2M 

Service 

35% 

$70M 

Air Force 

3% 

$5.9M 

Army 

5% 

$9.2M 

CRADA 

1% 

$1.7M 

DoD 

37% 

$74.3M 

DHS 

12% 

$24.1M 

Joint 

6% 

$11.5M 

Navy 

24% 

$48.3M 

NSF 

4% 

$8.7M 

Other 

<1% 

$976K 

Other‐Fed 

8% 

$15.5M 

By Type of Activity

By Sponsor

Sponsored programs status—AUGUST 2009FundsReceivedtoDate:$200M

SIGS 

20% 

$29.8M 

GSOIS 

21% 

$31.6M GSEAS 

36% 

$53.3M 

GSBPP 

6% 

$8.9M I6789:9;7 

17% 

$24.8M 

TheFY09fiscalyearisabouttoclose,withanother“banner”yearforsponsored programs. Receipts of sponsored funding as of 31 August is over $200M, a 15% increaseover receipts forFY08,which totaled$176M.TheRSPOwillpublish their2009AnnualReportduring thefirstquarterof2010.Thisreportprovidesagoodoverviewofsponsoredprogramactivities foreachof thegraduate schools and institutes andserves as a record of our sponsored program activity.TheCentennialShowcaseinWashington,DC,wasanoutstanding

success.Acompilationofthepostersexhibitedisonlineathttp://www.nps.edu/Research/Documents/NPS Centennial Showcase 09_2009.

pdf.WeplanonsendingacopyoftheCDtogeneralofficers,researchsponsors,andfriendsofNPS.ThenextdistributionofNPSthesisandtheelectronicsubmissionofresearchproposalswillprovidealinktotheshowcase.Noneofthiswouldbepossiblewithoutthecontributionoffacultyandstudents.Wedeeplyappreciateyoursupport.DuringtheFallQuarter,wehopetoholda“researchshowcase”for

NPSfacultyandstudents.OneofthepredominantobservationsatourshowcaseeventsistheinterestofourownfacultyandstudentsinwhatothersaredoingatNPS.Further informationontheseeventswillbeforthcoming.Onceagain,thankyouforthesuccessesofthepastyear.

RESEARCH AT NPS

ResearchandSponsoredProgramsOffice(RSPO)Officeof theVicePresidentandDeanof ResearchNavalPostgraduateSchool

DanielleKuska,DirectorResearchandSponsoredProgramsOffice

research@nps.edu

BySchool

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Electrical and 

Computer 

Engineering 

8% 

$4M 

Applied Math 

1% 

$655K Mechanical/

Astro 

Engineering 

20% 

$10.8M 

Meteorology 

9% 

$5.1M 

Oceanograpy 

23% 

$12M 

Physics 

22% 

$11.6M 

Systems 

Engineering 

14% 

$7.4M 

Space Systems 

Academic 

Group 

3% 

$1.6M 

Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Fundsreceivedtodate:$53.3M

Air Force 

9% 

$4.5M Army 

8% 

$4.3M CRADA 

2% 

$881K 

DoD 

10% 

$5.5M 

DHS 

<1% 

$62K 

Joint 

3% 

$1.6M 

 Navy 

45% 

$24M 

NSF 

9% 

$5.1M 

Other 

1% 

$314K 

Other‐Fed 

13% 

$6.9M 

By SponsorBy Department

Graduate School of Operational and Information Sciences Fundsreceivedtodate:$31.6M

Computer 

Science 

37% 

$11.7M 

Defense 

Analysis 

9% 

$2.7M 

>nforma?on 

Science 

36% 

$11.4M 

Bpera?ons 

Research 

18% 

$5.8M 

Air Force 

2% 

$523K 

Army 

5% 

$1.6M 

CRADA 

1% 

$253K 

DoD 

26% 

$8.2M 

DHS 

<1% 

$15K 

Joint 

8% 

$2.4M 

Navy 

37% 

$11.8M 

NSF 

8% 

$2.6M 

Other 

<1% 

$56K 

Other‐Fed 

13% 

$4.1M 

By SponsorBy Department

Projects funded inAugust:AutomatedMediaExploitationandInformationFusion,• Simson Garfinkel, Computer Science (USMCSystemsCommand) Analysis of IdentityManagement Security forGroups,Cynthia Irvine, Computer Science (Defense Manpower Data Center)Monarch:CyberCorps throughMetamorphosis,• Cynthia Irvine, Computer Science (NSF)UnderstandingDarkNetworks,NPS/CTFP Symposium, Col.•Brian Greenshields, USAF, Defense Analysis (Naval EducationTrainingSecurityAssistanceFieldActivity)Interoperability in IrregularWarfareCourse,• Anna Simons, De-fense Analysis (Naval Education Training Security AssistanceFieldActivity)EmpireChallenge2009,• Shelly Gallup, Information Sciences (DHS)

Forcenet Lab Experiments,• Shelly Gallup, Information Sciences (NavalNetworkWarfareCommand)PtMuguElectronicWarfareClass,• Christopher Smith, Information Sciences (NAWC-Weapons Division)EffectsofSleeponTrainingEffectivenessinSoldiers,• Nita Miller, Operations Research (LeonardWoodInstitute)DevelopingaReliableLeadingIndicatorofMishaps,• LCDR Paul O’Connor USN, Operations Research (OSD)

Oceanography (NSF)High-ZMaterials forNuclearDetection,• Nancy Haegel, Physics (DHS)Near-Field Transport Imaging of Nanowires,• Nancy Haegel, Physics (DARPA)Mapping Urban Materials Using Spectrometry and Lidar,•Richard Olsen, Physics (OSD)NPS C4I Chair, • Rachel Goshorn, Systems Engineering (Program ExecutiveOffice,C4I)Space Systems MS Program, • Mark Rhoades, Systems Engineering (Various)

ProjectsfundedinAugust:ConsultingRegarding the JointTacticalRadioSystem,• Frank Kragh, Electrical & Computer Engineering (SpaceandNavalWarfareSystemsCenter-Pacific)Spacecraft Survivability,• Christopher Adams, Mechanical & Astronautical Engineering (LockheedMartin)Missile Guidance, and Control Course,• Christopher Brophy, Mechanical & Astronautical Engineering (NAWC–Aircraft Division)MissilePropulsionShortCourse,• Christopher Brophy, Mechanical & Astronautical Engineering (NAWC–Aircraft Division)Lightning Launch Commit Criteria Analysis,• Tom Murphree, Meteorolog y (45thUSAFWeatherSquadron)ArcticOceanFluxBuoys toObserveFluxes,• Timothy Stanton,

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Na#onal 

Security 

Ins#tute 

26% 

$6.6M 

CIRPAS 

15% 

$3.7M 

USSOCOM‐NPS 

9% 

$2.3M 

MOVES 

19% 

$4.6M 

Cebrowski 

15% 

$3.8M 

Meyer 

8% 

$2M 

Center for 

Asymmetrcal 

Warfare 

8% 

$1.9M 

Graduate School of Business and Public Policy Fundsreceivedtodate:$8.9M

Air Force 

6% 

$500K 

Army 

19% 

$1.7M 

DoD 

34% 

$3M 

DHS 

1% 

$65K 

Joint 

2% 

$213K 

Navy 

37% 

$3.3M 

Other 

1% 

$120K 

By Sponsor

School of International Graduate Studies (National Security Affairs only)Fundsreceivedtodate:$29.8M

CRADA 

<1% 

$4K 

DoD 

11% 

$3.2M 

DHS 

74% 

$22M 

Joint 

4% 

$1.3M 

Navy 

2% 

$424K 

Other 

<1% 

$11K 

Other‐Fed 

9% 

$2.8M 

By Sponsor

Air Force 

1% 

$323K 

Army 

6% 

$1.5M 

CRADA 

2% 

$508K 

DoD 

12% 

$2.9M 

DHS 

8% 

$1.9M 

Joint 

24% 

$6M 

Navy 

34% 

$8.5M 

NSF 

5% 

$1.1M 

Other 

2% 

$474K 

Other‐Fed 

6% 

$1.5M 

By Sponsor

Research and Education Institutes and Centers Fundsreceivedtodate:$24.8M

By Department

Projects funded in August:Maritime Information Sharing Taskforce, • Jeff Kline, NSI (OfficeoftheDirectorofNationalIntelligence)GraduateResearch StudiesProgram (Phase I),• Ed Lesnowicz, NSI (U.S.SpecialOperationsCommand)ScanEagleOperationsatCampRoberts,• Bob Bluth, CIRPAS (NavalSpecialWarfareGroupOne)TAMDAR Support, • Bob Bluth, CIRPAS (AIRDAT,LLC)Evergreen Scan Eagle Flight Training Support,• Bob Bluth, CIRPAS (EvergreenHelicopters,Inc.)SaberFocusPGCSSupport,• Bob Bluth, CIRPAS (NAVAIR)

Massive Multiplayer Wargame over Internet Study,• Donald Brutzman, MOVES (NUWC–NewportDivision)Modeling, Analysis and Visualization for Harbor Exercises,•Donald Brutzman, MOVES (NavalInstallationCommand)Run-Time Action for Simulated Entities,• Christian Darken, MOVES (TRADOCAnalysisCenter–Monterey)SocialNetworks,• Steve Lieberman, MOVES (TRADOCAnalysisCenter–Monterey)Standard Heat Experiment Modeling and Analysis,• Michael Melich, Meyer (NRL)

ProjectsfundedinAugust:Advanced Acquisition Program 40-01, • John Dillard, GSBPP (USMCSystemsCommand)Building Strategic Communication Capabilities,• Gail Thomas, GSBPP (U.S.JointForcesCommand)

ProjectsfundedinAugust:LeadershipDevelopmentforDHS/FEMA,• Ted Lewis, National Security Affairs (DHS)BriefingontheHornofAfrica,• Jessica Piombo, National Security Affairs (Commander,SecondFleet)Area Studies Seminars, • Sandra Leavitt, National Security Affairs (NationalSecurityAgency)Multi-Modal Transportation Security Networks,• Ted Lewis, National Security Affairs (Transportation Security Agency)Homeland Security Master’s Degree Program,• Ted Lewis, National Security Affairs (USNorthernCommand)

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WORKING WITH INDUSTRY

NPSworkswithindustryandnongovernmentalagenciesthroughCooperativeResearchandDevelopmentAgreementsor“workforothers.”ThefollowingagreementswereexecutedinAugust2009.

City of Los Angeles, EmergencyManagementDepartment,• David Banks, Center for Asymmetrical WarfareEvaluation of Streaming Network Appliance, Pacific Interface, Inc.,• Jeff Weekley, MOVESTAMDARPayloadSupport,AirDat,LLC.,• Robert Bluth, CIRPASFuelInjectorsforPulse-DetonationEngines,• WeidlingerAssociates,Inc., Chris Brophy, MAEScanEagleFlight-TrainingSupport,EvergreenHelicopters,Inc.,• Robert Bluth, CIRPAS

The Spacecraft Research and Design Center(SRDC)providessixstate-of-the art facilities: theFLTSATCOMLaboratory, Spacecraft AttitudeDynamics and Control Laboratory,SmartStructuresLaboratory,Space-craft Design Center, NPS–AFRLOptical Relay Mirror SpacecraftLaboratory, and Adaptive Optic-Beam Control Laboratory. Theseassetswillsoonbecomplementedbya segmented-mirror test bed. Con-struction is underway in HalliganHalltoreceivethetestbed. This new asset will be used

for instruction and research in the space-systems-engineering and space-operationscurricula toprovidestudentswithexperience inthedesign,analysis,andtestingofspacesystemsandtoofferfacili-tiesforexperimentalresearch.Theresearchemphasisisonacquisi-tion, tracking, and pointing of flexibles p a c e c r a f t with opti-cal payloads;optical-beamcontrol forh igh-energy lasers jittercontrol;adap-tive optics for c o r r e c t i n g optical-beama b e r r a t i o n due to mirror surface errors and turbu-lence; activev i b r a t i o n control; andspace-system design.

The Spacecraft Research and Design Center Gains Asset

Segmented Mirror Test Bed (SMT) will Increase Research Capability in Adaptive Optics

Forpersistentsurveillance,animagingsatellitemustbeplacedinahigherorbittoallowalongerimagingperiod.To obtain the same resolution as in a lower orbit, themirrormustbelarger.Duetolaunch-vehicleconstraints,thelargermirrormustbelightweight,flexible,andseg-mented for space deployments. To meet performanceexpectations, the segments must be very accuratelyalignedandthesurfacesof thesegmentsmustbecon-trolledactively.Thisisaccomplishedbyadaptiveoptics(AO). AO systems work by determining the shape ofthe distorted wavefront and use an “adaptive” opticalelement—usually a deformable mirror—to restore theuniformwavefront by applying an opposite cancellingdistortion.AOhasmany civilian andmilitary applica-tions including imaging stars and galaxies through aturbulentatmosphere,viewingretinalproblemsthroughnon-homogeneouseyefluids,satelliteimagingofterres-trialfeatures,andtransmittinghighenergylaserbeamsbycorrectingaberrationinlaserbeamandreductioninlaserpowerduetoatmosphereturbulence TheSMTisa3-meter,six-segmentmirrortelescope.It has over 100 actuators on each segment for surface controland threeactuatorsoneachsegment foralign-ment.IthasShackHartmanandPhaseDiversitywave-front sensors. In this application, the Shack Hartmanwavefront sensor is used to determine wavefront error due to surface errors, and actuators on the surface are used to correct the surface. The phase diversity sensor is usedforsegmentalignment. TheSMTisauniquetestbedforresearchinAOanddeveloping wavefront sensor techniques and adaptivecontroltechniques.Itisanexcellenttestbedforresearchin system identification of large space structures andcontrolofflexiblestructures.TheSRDCplanscollabor-ativeresearchusingtheSMTwithnationallaboratories,industry,anduniversities.ThetelescopeissimilartotheJamesWebbtelescopeunderdevelopmentbyNASA.

Relationships

ThefollowingMOUs/MOAswereexecutedinAugust 2009.

EducationalAlliance,AirForceInstitute•ofTechnology,Pete Boerlage, COSMutual Support of Research and•Education,NavalSurfaceWarfareCenter,DahlgrenDivision, Kevin Smith, East Coast Outreach DirectorNPS Serving as a DAU Equivalent•Provider,DefenseAcquisitionUniversity,John Dillard, GSBPP

The bay in Halligan Hall, ready to receive new test bed

Segmented mirror test bed