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March 19, 2020
AFRL team selected for Excellence in Tech Transfer Award

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- A sensory psychologist and technology transfer specialist in the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing were selected for a 2020 Excellence in Technology Transfer Award by the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) for Technology Transfer
March 16, 2020
AFRL Sensors Directorate Learning Office kicks off Wright Connections Mentoring Program

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate kicked off the Wright Connections Mentoring Program provided by the Sensors Directorate Learning office March 6.At the opening event, mentors were matched with mentees and had the opportunity to learn a
March 16, 2020
AFRL partners with Northern Arizona University, DOD labs, industry to develop nanotechnology solutions to cyberattacks and cyber warfare

Rome, N.Y. – Personnel from the Air Force Research Laboratory joined dozens of industry and military partners at Northern Arizona University Feb. 25 to discuss a multimillion-dollar cybersecurity project headed by Professor Bertrand Cambou.Cambou, a professor of nanotechnology and cybersecurity in
March 13, 2020
AFRL, Antelope Valley College collaborate on Educational Partnership Agreement to enhance study of engineering

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Air Force Research Laboratory and Antelope Valley College have signed a six-year Educational Partnership Agreement to encourage and enhance the study of engineering.The Educational Partnership Agreement, finalized Feb. 10, focuses on enabling Antelope Valley
March 10, 2020
CSAF names new AFRL commander, Chief Technology Officer

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Brig. Gen. Heather L. Pringle, director, strategic plans, Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. has been named inbound commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory.Gen. David L. Goldfein, Air Force
March 5, 2020
AFRL Sensors Directorate tech transfer program manager earns rookie of the year award

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Jack Owsley III, Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate Tech Transfer and Alliance Program Manager, was selected from among 300 federal laboratories to earn the 2020 Rookie of the Year Award from the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology
March 5, 2020
AFRL Sensors Directorate welcomes new director

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Ms. Jacqueline Janning-Lask, a member of the Senior Executive Service, assumed the role of Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate Director, Jan. 20, 2020 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.In this role, Janning-Lask ensures that
Feb. 28, 2020
Air Force promotes basic research capacity at DEPSCOR Day

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) joined forces with its Army and Navy counterparts at the Southern Regional meeting for the Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana February 20 to share best practices for
Feb. 26, 2020
Senior AFRL leaders receive prestigious awards

WASHINGTON – Two senior scientists from the Air Force Research Laboratory received the Presidential Rank Award (PRA) for Meritorious Professional Achievements. Dr. Alok Das, the director of AFRL’s Center for Rapid Innovation (CRI) and Dr. Paul Antonik, the chief scientist for AFRL’s Information
Feb. 26, 2020
Air Force announces Vanguard PEOs

The Air Force recently announced the Vanguard Program as part of its transformational science and technology portfolio identified in the 2030 strategy for the next decade. Vanguard programs will rapidly advance emerging weapon systems and warfighting concepts through prototyping and