russell - afosr overview - spring review 2013

1

Integrity Service Excellence

AFOSR OVERVIEW

Dr. Thomas Russell, SES Director AFOSR

Air Force Research Laboratory

Distribution A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited

Presenter

Presentation Notes

Originator Reference Number: RQ-12-129 Case Reviewer: Sandra Simison Case Number: 88ABW-2012-5433

2 Distribution A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited

Air Force Research Laboratory

The Air Force’s Corporate Research and Development Laboratory

3

AF Basic Research Manager

• Transition Technologies to DOD and Industry - 907 funded transitions (follow-on-uses) from FY11 PI data call - AFRL is the principal transition path - 152 STTR small business - university contracts

• Identify Breakthrough Research Opportunities – Here & Abroad - 60 Program Managers interacting with leading scientists and

engineers across the globe - 3 International offices (London, Tokyo, Santiago) - Sponsored 165 scientific workshops and symposiums

• Foster Revolutionary Basic Research for Air Force Needs - 1291 extramural research grants at 201 U.S. universities - 313 intramural research projects at AFRL, USAFA, AFIT - 1900 PIs, 3500 grad students, 603 post-docs supported

Mission: We discover, shape, and champion basic science that profoundly impacts the future Air Force.


Presenter

Presentation Notes

(60% Data call response rate). We use three categories of follow-on uses, defined as follows: * Technology Assist: Any interaction that enables or propels forward the use of new knowledge funded by AFOSR for potential application in initiating or further developing an American technology, either for military or non-military purposes. * Technology Transition: Any new knowledge and/or technology funded by AFOSR that has been completely inserted into military systems. * Technology Transfer: Any new knowledge and/or technology funded by AFOSR that has been successfully applied to non-military usage, e.g., a commercial product.

4

• Current and previous AFOSR organizations were structured around number of SES positions - Not organized to optimize Science Mission, Organized to

justify SES positions - Organization becomes series of stovepipes and

opportunistic engagements • Current fiscal and scientific environment demands a

change - Organization must be more collaborative and responsive - Scientific Community is changing how they execute

research, we need to evolve from current structure

AFOSR Reorganization

Desired End State: A coherent, collaborative, 6.1 AF organization leading the way to tomorrow’s technologies


5

• Maintain strong 6.1 focus and improve scientific quality across AFOSR – Maintain semi-autonomy for program managers as subject experts – Enhance responsiveness to rapidly changing scientific environment

• Improve the ability to collaborate across all AFOSR portfolios

• Improve the ability to collaborate across the International Enterprise

Goals of Reorganization

Two program manager committees were formed with a focus on RSXs –


6

RT Basic Science Program

Office SES

0/0/2/2 CME: 0

RTA Dynamical Sys

and Control DR-4

0/0/8/8 CME: 0

RTB

Quantum & Non-equilibrium Processes

DR-4 0/0/8/8 CME: 0

RTC

Information, Decision, &

Complex Networks DR-4

0/0/7/7 CME: 0

RTD

Complex Materials and Devices

DR-4 1/0/7/8 CME: 0

RTE Energy, Power, and Propulsion

DR-4 0/0/6/6 CME: 0

IOA Asia DR-4

4/0/6/10 CME: 0

IOE Europe

0-5 4/0/8/12 CME: 0

IOS South America

DR-4 0/0/4/4 CME: 0

ION North America

DR-4 6/0/4/10 CME: 5

IO International

Science Prog Office 0-6

1/0/0/1 CME: 0

OM Operations Mgt

DO-4 0/0/6/6 CME: 0

PK Contracting

DO-4 0/0/40/40

RPP Plans and Budget

DR-4 1/0/6/7 CME: 0

RP Business Integration

DR-4 0/0/2/2 CME: 0

JA Judge Advocate

0-4 2/0/0/2 CME: 0

IT Info Technology

DO-4 0/0/2/2 CME: 22

RPF Financial Mgt

DO-4 0/0/2/2 CME: 0

AFOSR/CL Director

SES 0/0/6/6 CME: 0

AFOSR Reorganization

DD Deputy Director

0-6 1/0/2/3 CME: 0 AFRL/PK

Chief

RPFF External Funds

0/0/5/5 CME: 0

RPFB Direct Funds

0/0/5/5 CME: 0

RPFW Resources Mgmt

0/0/5/5 CME: 0

FY 12/02 Authorized OFF/Enl/Civ/Total

20/0/154/174 CME: 27

ITM Information Management

DO-2 0/0/6/6 CME: 0

ITA Information Assurance

DO-2 0/0/7/7 CME: 0

David Stargel William Roach Robert Bonneau Hugh DeLong John Schmisseur



35

73 1

27

8

44

204

40 CT 16

DC 23

DE 11

32

8

30 56

7

5

MD 47

52

21

14

5

22

1

5

8

NJ 42

RI 16

22

81

76

4

1

73

4

11

15

1

2

7 32

101

2

Number of Projects: 1291

AFOSR Sponsored 70 Nobel Laureates

1

3

Top Funded Univ. • Stanford • Princeton • Georgia Tech • M.I.T. • UC San Diego • Univ of Michigan • UC Berkeley • Univ. of Maryland • Univ. of Arizona • Cal Tech

Current PI Awards & Recognitions: • 4 - Nobel Prize winners • 52 - National Academies members • 2- President's Council (PCAST) • 24 - Presidential Early Career Award • 115 - Professional Society Fellows • 131 - Young Investigator Program

Broad Academic Engagement Across the US

1

1

8

Improving the AF Organic Research Capability

Intramural Proposal Process • Best new-start proposals

endorsed by AFRL Directors • Proposals peer reviewed • 10% of recipients designated as

“STAR” teams

Workforce Development • Centers of Excellence (7 Active/3

Pending) – Tie selected universities to TDs

• International personnel exchanges (30)

• Postdocs (80) & summer faculty (99) & students (22) at AF research sites

Assures a healthy AF in-house basic research capability

FY12 In-House Research Funding Data


9

Building International Relationship to Avoid Technology Surprise

• Building international

goodwill • Strengthening

partnerships • Avoiding technological

surprise • Accelerating S&T

achievements and transitions to the U.S.

• Nanomaterials (Taiwan, Korea) • Metamaterials (Europe, Israel) • Fiber Lasers (UK) • Hypersonics (Australia, Brazil, Belgium) • Machine Cognition (Japan, Australia) • Brain Science (Korea) • Extremophiles (Chile) • Plasma Science (FSU) • SSA (Chile) • Bio-Inspired Flight (India, UK) • Quantum Info Sciences (UK) • Ultra-Short Pulse Lasers (Europe)

Defense Science Board Report: “It is important for DoD to be involved in the cutting edge of basic research on topics of specific interest to the Department-whether the cutting edge is in the U.S. or overseas.” Recommendation: DoD increase the percentage of basic research funding that is invested internationally from 2.5% to 5%

$19.7M at International Universities

10

World R&D Publications (2000 to 2010): US share of global R&D steadily decreasing

2000 636,358 Articles

2010 898,416 Articles

41%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

European UnionChina

United StatesJapan

Middle EastCanadaTaiwan

Other AmericaSouth Korea

RussiaAus/NZ

Africa

0% 10% 20% 30% 40%

European UnionChina

United StatesJapan

Middle EastCanadaTaiwan

Other AmericaSouth Korea

RussiaAus/NZ

Africa

2010

2000


AF Basic Research Budget

*Estimate

Tax (AF, AFRL, Sec. 219), $33,072,000 AFOSR

Support/Overhead, $35,706,222

AFRL (Intramural), $62,240,656

USAFA & AFIT, $4,032,500

Workforce (Post-Doc, SFFP, & Other),

$16,378,482

Extramural Research,

$193,196,791

International, $19,701,349

AF OSD PECASE,

$4,088,381 MINERVA, $3,300,000

DURIP, $12,441,316

Overhead, $4,209,961

Tax, $4,316,000

National Defense S&E Graduate

Fellowship (NDSEG),

$35,982,849

ASSURE, $4,500,000

Multi-University Research Initiative

(MURI), $71,434,493

FY 2012 FY 2013* FY 2014* FY 2015* AF 6.1 364,328 361,787 371,976 379,045

OSD Devolved 6.1 140,273 141,153 138,747 140,738 Total $K 504,601 502,940 510,723 519,783

Presenter

Presentation Notes

CGR = Congressional General Reduction (SBIR and other withhold)

12

Educating the Next Generation

ASSURE site at Fort Johnson, NY

• National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG - $36.0M)

- Full tuition assistance + $31K/per year stipend - Fellows do not incur any service obligation - Supports over 550 PhD-track graduate students

• Awards to Stimulate and Support Undergraduate Research Experience (ASSURE - $4.5M)

- Provide undergraduates with research opportunities in S&E fields of DoD interest

- Supports over 500 undergraduate students during summer months – managed by National Science Foundation

• Junior Science and Humanities Symposia (JSHS - $.70M)

- Provide high school students to conduct an original research investigation in the STEM field.

• Professional Society Meetings, Scientific Exchanges, and other Scholar Programs - $8.89M

• Historically Black Colleges & Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI)

USA Science & Engineering Festival , DC


13

• Develop long-term relationships with leading junior PIs • 222 awards since FY07; 48 awarded in FY12 • Must have received PhD in the last five years • Awards up to 5 years • Goal: increase YIPs to >50/year

Young Investigator Program (YIP)

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12

Num

ber o

f YIP

s

Fiscal Year

Presenter

Presentation Notes

As indicated in the FY 10 BAA, the AF YIP is to support scientists and engineers who have received Ph.D. or equivalent degrees in the last five years. The young investigator must be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident. The individual award will be made to a U.S. institution of higher education, industrial laboratory, or non-profit research organization where the principal investigator is employed on a full-time basis and holds a regular position. The program features are basically the same as the previous years’ except with several updates (listed below) following Dr. Godfrey’s decision (made after the livelink blog discussions last November). These updates are: * Increase the minimum number of new YIP grants each year from 25 to 30 * Specify in the BAA that grants typically will be awarded for three years, but exceptionally strong proposals will be considered for a five-year award, contingent on a successful review during the third year * Specify in the BAA that typical grants will be in the neighborhood of $120k/yr, with larger amounts considered for exceptionally strong proposals. (As in the past, the Director's office will cover half the cost of YIP grants) * Request that prospective YIP grantees submit white papers prior to submitting full proposals.

14

Find AFOSR on Facebook

Main AFOSR Page: http://www.facebook.com/afosr Aerothermodynamics & Turbulence Portfolio: http://www.facebook.com/afosr.GoFast Flow Interactions & Control Portfolio: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/AFOSR-Flow-Interactions-and-Control/

8 June 2011 Distribution A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited

http://www.facebook.com/afosr

http://www.facebook.com/afosr.GoFast

http://www.facebook.com/









15

Summary

• The White House and DoD strongly supports the basic research program

• AF basic research:

– Probes today’s technology limits and ultimately leads to future technologies

– Creates knowledgeable workforce in fields of critical AF interest

• AF basic research investments are fully coordinated and leveraging opportunities are exploited for innovation

“Innovation also demands basic research. Today, the discoveries taking place in our federally-

financed labs and universities could lead to … New lightweight vests for cops and soldiers that can stop any bullet. Don't gut these investments in our budget. Support the same kind of research and innovation that led to the computer chip and the Internet.” - President Obama, State of Union Speech, 24 January 2012


16

Happy 60th Birthday

AFOSR 1951 - 2011


Presenter

Presentation Notes

Member of the National Academy of Sciences Member of the Institute of Medicine Member of the National Academy of Engineering

17

AFOSR Mission

• ID Breakthrough Research Opportunities – Here & Abroad

• Foster Revolutionary Basic Research for Air Force Needs

• Transition Technologies to DoD and Industry

TODAY’S BREAKTHROUGH SCIENCE FOR TOMORROW’S AIR FORCE

Discover, shape, and champion basic science that profoundly impacts the future Air Force