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Reported by Dean’s Institute of Innovation and Development www.westpoint.edu/innovation Page1 Dean’s Weekly Significant Activities Report 17 July 2013 The Dean’s Weekly Significant Activities Report is an internal report on all activities conducted within the Departments, Centers & Staff. The Report is provided to the Dean for situation awareness, throughout the organization for shared situation awareness, and to select external organizations for outreach and communication. Portions of the Dean’s Weekly Significant Activities Report are further staffed in a report to the Superintendent. POC for the report is MS Lesley Beckstrom at 938-5105. Picture of the Week Mrs. Pat Locke (left) and Deputy Secretary Maurice Jones (center-left) among the crowd to listen as LTC Outing explains the STEM capstone event. Students programmed their “Taskbots” to autonomously complete a short circuit.

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Dean’s Weekly Significant Activities Report

17 July 2013

The Dean’s Weekly Significant Activities Report is an internal report on all activities

conducted within the Departments, Centers & Staff. The Report is provided to the Dean

for situation awareness, throughout the organization for shared situation awareness,

and to select external organizations for outreach and communication. Portions of the

Dean’s Weekly Significant Activities Report are further staffed in a report to the

Superintendent. POC for the report is MS Lesley Beckstrom at 938-5105.

Picture of the Week

Mrs. Pat Locke (left) and Deputy Secretary Maurice Jones (center-left) among the crowd to listen as LTC Outing explains the STEM capstone event. Students programmed their “Taskbots” to autonomously complete a short circuit.

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Department of Mathematical Sciences

From L to R: Dr. Stephen Wilkerson, Dr. Vallen Emery, LTC Donald Outing

The West Point Center for Leadership and Diversity in STEM (CLD_STEM) in cooperation with the

Army Research Laboratory (ARL) conducted a STEM Workshop in support of the Hampton

Redevelopment and Housing Authority’s (HHRA) 2013 Father’s Day Program: “Reconnecting Families

with Dads”. The event was held at Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia, where some 60+ middle

school students, ages 10-14, residing in low-income communities operated by HHRA, and roughly as

many parents, educators, and distinguished visitors were in attendance.

Led by LTC Donald Outing (Director of CLD_STEM), the workshop delivered a unique blend of

technical and leadership training to the students. Dr. Stephen “Drew” Wilkerson, (Associate Director for

Special Programs in the ARL Vehicle Technology Directorate), and Dr. Kendall Williams, (Assistant

Professor in the West Point Mathematics Department), taught them how to build and program small

robots to accomplish autonomous tasks and Mrs. Pat Locke (President of Seeds of Humanity, Inc., and

USMA class of 1980) taught lessons on Leadership and Ethics.

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While students built and programed robots, the dignitaries, parents, educators, and volunteers were

briefed on how they could sustain student engagement in STEM. Dr. Vallen Emery (Director of Outreach

Programs for ARL) led the effort by promoting ARL STEM and diversity programs for the U.S. Army.

Dr. Emery spoke to the adult audience about the plethora of Army Education Outreach Programs while

Dr. Wilkerson informed the audience about the First LEGO League program.

The list of dignitaries and volunteers that turned out in support of the Father’s Day Program organized by

HHRA’s Director of Resident Relations and Resources, Roxanne Aaron, included: Deputy Secretary of

HUD Maurice Jones, HUD Virginia Public Housing Director Jerryl Bennett (USMA 1982), Virginia State

Senator Mamie Locke, MG(R) Bruce Davis, West Point Society of Hampton Roads members MAJ

Kathryn Pegues (USMA 2002) and Rod Richardson (USMA 1999), CDT Sara Locke (USMA 2015), Mr.

Michael Locke, Christopher Outing and several students from Hampton University.

Mrs. Pat Locke (left) and Deputy Secretary Maurice Jones (center-left) among the crowd to listen as LTC Outing explains the STEM capstone event. Students programmed their “Taskbots” to autonomously complete a short circuit.

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Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership

Completed Events

Follow BS&L on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/West-Point-NY/Department-of-

Behavioral-Sciences-Leadership/44253274507

Promotion Ceremony in honor of CPT(P) Brian Montgomery

On 31 May, BS&L celebrated the promotion of Brian Montgomery to the rank of Major. Hosted

by COL Everett Spain and held in Cullum Hall, the ceremony was well attended by faculty, staff,

and friends from across West Point and the Army, to include his spouse Carrie, parents Dr. Gary

and Mrs. Janice Montgomery, sister and brother-in-law Betsy and Ian Smith, and brother Kevin.

MAJ Montgomery is a new faculty member arriving to West Point fresh from graduate studies at

New York University. POC: MAJ Eric McCoy, BSL, x5022, [email protected].

Pictured below – COL Spain and Brian’s wife Carrie promoting him to the rank of Major.

Pictured below- MAJ Montgomery and COL Spain displaying the promotion certificate.

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New Instructor Visit to Cadet Field Training

On 12 JUL, new members of the BS&L faculty visited Camp Buckner to observe Cadet Field

Training. Hosted by Cadet Alexandra Moore, CFT PAO, the new faculty toured admin facilities

and observed training at the Marne Confidence Course, Water Obstacle Course, and Fire Support

Lane. While on the Fire Support Lane, the new faculty met with COL Goldman, DMI-6, who

provided an impromptu OPD on the new branching model. POC: MAJ Eric McCoy, BSL,

x5022, [email protected].

Pictured below - COL Goldman discusses integration of academic subjects into cadet summer

training with new faculty members, MAJs Laura Weimer and Christina Fanitzi.

Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering

Completed Events

Visit: On 10 July, BG(R) Dick Black visited the Department of Physics and Nuclear

Engineering lead by Prof. Tom Lainis. BG(R) Black is a member of the Class of 1967 and has

been involved in Space and Missile Defense for many years - both as an active duty officer and

civilian employee working for private firms. He was instrumental in helping to create the

Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering Space and Missile Defense - Research Analysis

Center (SMDE-RAC). He was also the first Chair funded by the Class of 1967 Endowment.

The purpose of this visit was to observe the maturity of the SMDC-RAC and offer any assistance

needed. BG(R) Black was briefed on the SMDC-RAC, Photonics Research Center, and the New

Science Building by Department personnel including COL Ed Naessens, LTC John Hartke, Dr.

Paula Fekete, and LTC Lou Florence. He was also briefedon Black Knight 1 by LTC Matt

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Burrow from EECS. BG(R) Black was extremely pleased with the research performed by

cadets. MG Mark Hamilton, who was the former president of the University of Alaska, joined

them for lunch. BG(R) Black and MG Hamilton were both members of the Class of 1967

football team -- celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first time they joined hands. As a former

member of the USMA football team, BG(R) Black visits USMA every year in the summer for a

team reunion and has made it a point to visit the Department.

Current Events

Physics in the Field: During 10-18 July, The Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering has

worked with the Department of Military Instruction to pilot an initiative at this year's CFT field artillery

training site to blur the lines between the academic and military programs. Cadets are receiving training

on field artillery systems emplacement and operations at Range 2. During this training, cadets have the

opportunity to discuss the physics of projectile motion that governs the firing solution that they will see at

the fire direction control site (FDC). Groups of 10 cadets rotate between the FDC and a field-expedient

physics instruction site where they will sit on a "natural log" and learn the fundamental physics that

enables our Army field artillery to be the King of Battle. MAJ Howie Titzel (site OIC), MAJ Eric

Marshall, MAJ Tyler Donnell, MAJ Nestor Echeverria and CPT Trevor McLaughlin are providing

motivational instruction to inspire one of many examples of the critical overlap of our core academic

program with the military, physical and moral-ethical developmental programs.

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IAD(A)s: The Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering prepared 22 cadets (including one plebe)

to go on AIADs to nine locations (two international) this summer. The numbers are down from last

summer (39 cadets (5 plebes) to 20 locations (4 international)) due to sequestration.

CST: During summer 2013 (21 May – 21 August), six officers from The Department of Physics and

Nuclear Engineering are supporting cadet summer training events.

NIT: The Department’s New Instructor Training continues.

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Department of Chemistry and Life Science

1. Chemisty & Life Science New Instructor Training.

LTC Richard Comitz, MAJ Jeremy Goodin, CPT John Belanger, CPT Tyrek Swaby, CPT(P)

Stephen Winter and Dr. Kevin O’Donovan joined the Department of Chemistry and Life

Science and began their New Instructor Training Course (NITC). The group is working

through all 40 lessons of the upcoming semester of CH101 General Chemistry and will execute

all of the laboratory exercises. This year’s group brings a diverse expertise ranging including

organic synthesis, neuroscience, biophysics, molecular cell biology, and chemical engineering.

LTC Comitz, CPT(P) Winter, and MAJ Goodin conduct ionic compound flame tests

during the Spectrophotometry lab.

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CPT(P) Steve Winter teaches electron configuration and quantum numbers.

2. AIAD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

CDT’s Dave Brown, Kyle Geiser, Sam Lowell, Isaiah Levy and LTC John Burpo are conducting lightweight

battery research using viruses at the Biomolecular Materials Laboratory at MIT directed by Professor

Angela Belcher. The cadets are extending their research over the last year at West Point biotemplating

metal nanowires on DNA, by using the M13 bacteriophage virus to synthesize 3-dimensional nanowire

arrays for lightweight Army battery applications.

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CDT Sam Lowell uses a tangential flow filtration system to concentrate the M13 virus for

nanowire synthesis experiments.

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Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

Completed Events

Collaborative Interdisciplinary Research Study Conducted on Foot Structure While Supporting the

Cadet Class of 2017 Boot Fit: A research team made up of COL Michael Neary (KACH), Dr. Bill

Brechue (DPE), and Becky Zifchock (CME/CIE), along with the collaborators from the New York

College of Podiatric Medicine (New York), the Hospital for Special Surgery (New York), Temple

University (Philadelphia), Novel Electronics (Munich, Germany), and over eighty student volunteers

conducted a research study of the foot structure of the incoming class of cadets while simultaneously

supporting the Boot Fit on R-Day +1 and R-Day +2. More than 1100 incoming cadets volunteered to take

part in the study which is designed to profile the incidence of arch height and stiffness in West Point

Cadets and their correlation to overuse injury.

This year the boot fit was executed with new instrumentation that was purchased with funding support

from the Center for Innovation and Engineering. In addition to providing an efficient and more effective

method for fitting the cadets’ footwear, the new foot measurement devices provided information on their

arch height and stiffness. The research team used this information on the cadet volunteers’ static foot

structure, along with measures of dynamic foot function in order to understand what this population

generally looks like in terms of the proportion of high and low arches, flexible and rigid feet. The team

will then track their incidence of overuse injury to see if this correlates to their foot structure and function.

Additionally, the team will also be following the cadets and measuring their feet at regular intervals

throughout their time at West Point to determine if there have been any changes in foot structure resulting

from the unique training in which they take part as cadets. POC is Dr. Becky Zifchock, Center for

Innovation and Engineering, [email protected]

Research faculty and volunteers gear up for two days of data collection at Washington Hall

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A student volunteer helps an incoming cadet find the perfect

boot fit

Study participants line up for dynamic foot pressure

measurement collection

A student volunteer measures the arch height and

structure of a study participant