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STEM Careers with RDECOM

&

The Education and Research Continuum

Mr. Paul de Benedictis

Human Capital Planning and Development

US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command



Who We Are

53% of all Army Civilian Scientists & Engineers work at RDECOM

RDECOM is the Army’s premier organization for science,

technology, and engineering

Support to the Warfighter is our #1 priority; this ensures a

decisive edge for our Army, joint partners, and our Nation

RDECOM shapes our Warfighter capabilities for the deep future

RDECOM Partnerships with industry, academia, DoD labs, and

our Allies are essential to our success



By the Numbers

1 in 20 of all Civilians in the Army work at RDECOM

92HBCU/MI Academic institutions

participate in 1 or more programs

304Partnering Academic Institutions

330STEM Graduates

hired in 2015

$43.5 Million In HBCU/MI

R&D grants,

contracts and

co-op

agreements

10,535RDECOM Scientists and Engineers, graduates

from over 384 Academic institutions

181Cooperative Research & Education

Partnerships agreements with

HBCU/MI Academia Institutions

5,063RDECOM

Scientists and

Engineers

have Masters

Degrees; 965have Ph.D.'s

7World Class

Laboratories

$5 Billion +A year in R&D/

Engineering work



Where We Are

Natick, MA Picatinny Arsenal, NJRDECOM Locations:

HQ Locations

Supporting Locations

PEO

AMMO

Aberdeen Proving

Ground, MD

Redstone Arsenal, AL

Detroit Arsenal, MI

Adelphi, MD



What We Do

Develop new capabilities for the Army, Joint Warfighters, and our Nation

NATICK SOLDIER

Research, Development and

Engineering Center (NSRDEC)

• Advanced/Multifunctional Materials

• Biomechanics

• Cognitive & Behavioral Sciences

• Food Science

• Geographic/Precision Guided Systems

• Human Anthropology

• Nutrition

• Sustainable Living

• Soldier/Small Unit Operations

• Systems Engineering

• Textiles

• Wearable Power

TANK AUTOMOTIVE


Engineering Center (TARDEC)

• Ground Vehicle Survivability

• Autonomy-Enabled Systems

• Vehicle Electronic Architecture

• Ground System Software

• Ground Vehicle Power & Mobility

• Fuels & Lubricants

• System Integration

• System Analysis and Demonstration (Virtual and Physical)

ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY (ARL)

• Extramural Basic Research

• Computational Sciences

• Materials Research

• Sciences-for-Maneuver

• Information Sciences

• Science-for-Lethality and Protection

• Human Sciences

• Assessment and Analysis

COMMUNICATIONS-ELECTRONICS


Engineering Center (CERDEC)

• Mission Command

• Tactical and Deployed Power

• Tactical Cyberspace Operations

• Electronic Warfare

• Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance

and Targeting

• Intelligence Analysis, Exploitation &

Dissemination

• Countermine/Counter-IED

• Tactical and Strategic Networks

EDGEWOOD, CHEMICAL

BIOLOGICAL CENTER (ECBC)

• Chemistry and Biological Sciences

• CB Agent Handling and Surety

• CBRNE Materiel Acquisition

• CBRNE Analysis and Testing

• CBRNE Munitions and Field Operations

• Science and Technology for

Emerging Threats

AVIATION AND MISSILE


Engineering Center (AMRDEC)

• Airframe Structures

• Rotors & Rotor Systems

• Sensors and Seekers

• Guidance, Navigation, and Control

• Propulsion

• Warhead & Fuze Integration

• Fire Control

• Lifecycle Engineering

• Modeling and Simulation (M&S)

• System Prototyping

ARMAMENTS


Engineering Center (ARDEC)

• Munitions Systems & Technologies

• Integrated Weapon Systems

• Energetics, Warheads & Manufacturing

• Guidance, Navigation & Control

• Fuze & Precision Armament Technology

• Remote Weapon Stations/Weapon Pods

• Fire Control Systems

• Grenades/Demolitions

• Non-Lethal Weapons & Target Effects

• Ammunition Logistics

• Counter Terrorism and Homeland Defense Technology

• Counter Unmanned Systems

• Modeling & Simulation of Armament Systems

• Small, Medium, & Large Caliber Weapons

• Explosive Ordnance Disposal



Air/Flight

• Aerospace Engineer

• Computer Engineer

• Electrical Engineer

• Electronics Engineer

• General Engineer

• Industrial Engineer

• Mechanical Engineer

• Research Physicist

• Software Engineer

Translates To These Degrees

The Soldier

• Biomedical Engineer

• Bioscience/Biologist

Explosives/Ballistics

• Chemical Engineer

• Computer Scientist



• Materials Engineer


• Physical Scientist

Vehicle/Robotic/Fuels


• Computer Engineer/Scientist



• Research Chemist

Fundamental/Basic Research

• Biologist


• Chemist


• Human Factors Engineer

• Mathematician

• Physicist/Research Physicist


Communications/Computers

• Chemical Engineer/Chemist





• Mathematician



• Physicist

Chemical/Biological


• Biological Scientist/Biologist





• Physicist

A broad spectrum of Scientific and Engineering disciplines in our Workforce

• Ceramic Scientist


• Electronic Engineer

• Food Science/Nutrition


• Polymer Engineer

• Psychologist

• Textile Engineer

• Zoologist



http://www.arl.army.mil/www/default.cfm?page=528

Army Research Lab

Adelphi, MD

APG, MD

White Sands Missile Range, NM

Our Career Opportunities

Edgewood Chemical and

Biological Center

Edgewood, MD

Rock Island Arsenal, IL

http://www.ecbc.army.mil/eo/job_postings.htm

Communications-Electronics

Research, Development &

Engineering Command

APG, MD

Fort Belvoir, VA

http://www.cerdec.army.mil/careers/

http://www.ardec.army.mil/careers/

Armament Research, Development &

Engineering Center

Picatinny Arsenal, NJ

Watervliet, PA

Aviation & Missile

Research, Development

& Engineering Center

Redstone Arsenal, AL

Fort Eustis, VA

Corpus Christi, TX

https://www.amrdec.army.mil/AMRDEC/Careers

Outreach/CareerOpportunities.aspx

Tank Automotive

Research, Development &

Engineering Center

Warren, MI

http://www.army.mil/article/128538/

https://www.usajobs.gov

Natick Soldier

Research, Development

& Engineering Center

Natick, MA

USAJobs https://armycivilianservice.usajobs.gov/

http://www.arl.army.mil/www/default.cfm?page=528

http://www.ecbc.army.mil/eo/job_postings.htm

http://www.cerdec.army.mil/careers/

http://www.ardec.army.mil/careers/

https://www.amrdec.army.mil/AMRDEC/CareersOutreach/CareerOpportunities.aspx


http://www.usajobs.gov/



STEM Scholarship Opportunities




What Graduates Get From Us

Real World Challenges

Flexibility

Opportunity

Membership in the S&T Community

World Class Facilities

Service to the Nation



Education & Research Continuum

Our objective is to have a diverse and innovative World Class

workforce who are the next generation of Army Scientists and

Engineers, and who are led by adaptive leaders supporting the Joint

Warfighter, the Army’s S&T mission and the Nation

We will achieve this objective by:

Increasing all forms of diversity in the RDECOM workforce

Enhancing and growing the research capabilities of partners, and

developing new partners

Expanding and leveraging RDECOM’s partnership base for further

diversity

Increasing RDECOM’s visibility among the HBCU/MI communities,

academia, and the general public



Bachelor of Science

Choices

- Scholarship + employment

- Scholarship + experience

- Internship

- Pay your own way *

Master of Science

Choices


- Internship

- Permanent employment

- Pay your own way*

- Work in S&T

PhD

Choices


- Internship


- Pay your own way*

- Work in S&T

Post Doc

Education & Research Continuum

Choices

- Fellowship

- Internship


- Partner thru your university

- Work in S&T

Educational

Opportunities

Local

STEM

Exposure

Foundation

We give K-12

STEM students

Future Choice

Incentive

Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADA), Collaborative Technology Alliances (CTA), Cooperative Research Alliances (CRA), Multi-University Research Initiative (MURI), Education Partnership Agreements (EPA), ARL Open Campus, ROTC outreach

University Affiliated Research Center (UARC), Hispanic and Black Engineering Awards (GMIS, BEYA), Minority Institution Research: TCU/HBCU/HSI/MI, Single Investigator and Young Investigator Programs (SIP/YIP), Extramural Basic Research

Partnering with Academic Institutions and Faculty

* Student

Loan

Repayment

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Leadership Commitment

EO 13515 14OCT09

Increasing Participation of

Asian Americans and

Pacific Islanders in

Federal Programs

EO 13532 26FEB10

Promoting Excellence,

Innovation, and

Sustainability at HBCUs

EO 13555 19OCT10

White House Initiative on

Educational Excellence

for Hispanics

EO 13592 02DEC11

Improving American

Indian and Alaska Native

Educational Opportunities

and Strengthening Tribal

Colleges and Universities

PRESIDENT’S

EXECUTIVE ORDERS

SEC. 2362 07JAN11

Research and Educational

Programs and Activities:

Historically Black Colleges

and Universities and

Minority-Serving Institutions

(HBCUs/MIs) of Higher

Education

The authority allows

RDECOM (ARL/ARO) to set

aside resources for

HBCU/MIs.

Goals:

1. Enhance research &

educational capabilities

of such institutions

2. Encourage HBCU/MI

participation in RDT&E

3. Increase the number of

STEM graduates

4. Encourage research &

educational

collaborations with

Government defense

organizations

TITLE 10

UNITED STATES CODE

SEC. 233 25DEC15

Strategies for Engagement

with Historically Black

Colleges and Universities

and Minority-Serving

Institutions of Higher

Education

Goals:

1. Increase HBCU/MI

success in competition

for research funding

2. Increase mentoring

opportunities with

federal and non-

federal research

institutions

3. HBCU/MI faculty

inclusion in program

reviews, peer reviews,

and similar activities

4. Target undergraduate,

graduate/post doc

HBCU/MI students for

research/internship

opportunities

NATIONAL DEFENSE

AUTHORIZATION ACT 2016

AMC

Increase emphasis on

HBCU/MI Outreach

Program

HBCU/MI NDAA 2016

SEC.233 strategic plan

under development

MSC’s to develop

HBCU/MI NDAA 2016

SEC.233 strategic plan

nesting with the AMC

effort

UNITED STATES

ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND

3

UNITED STATES ARMY

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT

& ENGINEERING COMMAND

RDECOM

Strategic Goals:

1. Increase the diversity

of the RDECOM

Workforce

2. Enhance and grow the

research capabilities

of HBCU/MI partners

3. Expand and leverage

RDECOM’s

partnership base to

increase diversity

4. Increase RDECOM’s

visibility among

HBCU/MI

communities,

academia and the

general public

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WWW.RDECOM_Opportunities.mil

Visit our Organizations:Army Research Laboratory (ARL)

Armaments Research Development and Engineering

Center (ARDEC)

Aviation and Missile Research Development

and Engineering Center (AMRDEC)

Communications and Electronics Research

Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC)

Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC)

Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering

Center (NSRDEC)

Tank and Automotive Research Development and

Engineering Center (TARDEC)

Visit Scholarship Opportunities:College Qualified Leaders (CQL)

http://www.usaeop.com/programs/apprenticeships/cql/

Science, Mathematics & Research for Transformation

(SMART)https://smart.asee.org/about

National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate

Fellowship (NDSEG) http://ndseg.asee.org

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) http://orise.orau.gov

“RDECOM is committed to offering opportunities for

students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math from

K thru 12 and beyond, then offering the opportunity to use

your STEM education in our World Class Laboratories

and Centers”

Visit our Locations:

Visit our Academia

Partners:Visit STEM K-12 Opportunities:

Army Educational Opportunities Programhttp://www.usaeop.com

Academic Disciplines by

Organization:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

Air/flight






• Industrial Engineer


• Research Physicist

• Software Engineer

Opportunities in these and other

Disciplines

The Soldier

• Biomedical Engineer

• Bioscience/Biologist

Explosives/Ballistics





• Materials Engineer



Vehicle/Robotic/fuels


• Computer Engineer/Scientist



• Research Chemist

Fundamental/Basic Research

• Biologist


• Chemist


• Human Factors Engineer

• Mathematician

• Physicist/Research Physicist


Communications/Computers






• Mathematician



• Physicist

Chemical/Biological


• Biological Scientist/Biologist





• Physicist

The spectrum of Scientific and Engineering disciplines needed in our Workforce

• Ceramic Scientist


• Electronic Engineer

• Food Science/Nutrition


• Polymer Engineer

• Psychologist

• Textile Engineer

• Zoologist

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http://www.usaeop.com/programs/apprenticeships/cql/

https://smart.asee.org/about

http://ndseg.asee.org/

http://www.arl.army.mil/www/default.cfm?page=514&url=http://orise.orau.gov

http://www.usaeop.com/





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