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AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate hosts annual awards ceremony

Darrell Phillipson, director of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, or RX, right, congratulates Capt. Khaimook Klooster as she accepts the Military Award for Company Grade Officer of the Year while Master of Ceremonies Dr. Jonathan Spowart, far left, observes at the 70th Annual RX Awards Ceremony at the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Kenney Hall, Jan. 27, 2023. The Military Award recognizes the outstanding contributions of military members who demonstrate a daily commitment to excellence in their primary job duties and acknowledges the additional obligations placed upon military by virtue of wearing the uniform. (U.S. Air Force photo / Jonathan Taulbee).

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AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate hosts annual awards ceremony

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, or RX, Director Darrell Phillipson, far left, and Chief Scientist Dr. Richard Vaia, far right, pose with award recipients, from left to right, Dr. Matthew Dickerson, Dr. Lisa Rueschhoff and Dr. Abigail Juhl at the 70th Annual RX Awards Ceremony Jan. 27, 2022, at the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Kenney Hall. The team of Dickerson and Rueschhoff tied with Juhl for the directorate’s most prestigious honor, the Charles J. Cleary Scientific Achievement Award, for the first time in the organization’s history. The Cleary Award acknowledges exemplary research published or accepted for publication, in a recognized, refereed journal. (U.S. Air Force photo / Jonathan Taulbee).

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Civic Leader Program members

Thirteen members form the Air Force Research Laboratory’s new Civic Leader Program, or AFRL CLP, a group of community leaders who will provide senior leaders with ideas, external feedback and advice. The AFRL CLP is a group of advocates from across the U.S. who advise and collaborate with AFRL leadership and provide connections between civic leader communities and the public. (U.S. Air Force graphic / Patrick Londergan)

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AFRL researcher guest edits prominent scientific journal

The second annual special edition of the prestigious scientific journal Matter, published January 2023, features guest editor and contributors from the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and the University of California. Dr. Nick Glavin, AFRL senior materials engineer, and Dr. SungWoo Nam, associate professor at the University of California Irvine, guest-edited the issue, which highlights special reports on the development of a new class of materials known as 2D materials and heterostructures. (Courtesy photo)

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AFRL researcher guest edits prominent scientific journal

The second annual special edition of the prestigious scientific journal Matter, published January 2023, features guest editor and contributors from the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and the University of California. Dr. Nick Glavin, AFRL senior materials engineer, and Dr. SungWoo Nam, associate professor at the University of California Irvine, guest-edited the issue, which highlights special reports on the development of a new class of materials known as 2D materials and heterostructures. (Courtesy photo)

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AFRL researcher guest edits prominent scientific journal

This figure from the article “2D layered materials and heterostructures: Past, present, and a bright future” highlights how 2D-layered materials serve as “building blocks” for engineering properties at the atomic scale. Written by Air Force Research Laboratory researcher Dr. Nick Glavin and University of California Irvine Associate Professor Dr. SungWoo Nam and published in the January 2023 edition of the scientific journal Matter, the article examines the history of 2D-layered materials and outlines a path forward for this class of materials. (Courtesy graphic)

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World-renowned AFRL researcher inducted into Engineering and Science Hall of Fame

Dr. Nicholas “Nick” J. Pagano, an internationally recognized composite materials researcher, speaks to local high school science, technology, engineering and math students at the Engineers Club in Dayton, Ohio, Nov. 10, 2022, following his induction into the Engineering and Science Hall of Fame. The lecture, in which Pagano discussed his experiences and motivation for his career, was part of the hall’s Inductees Lectures program to "Listen to and question those who have made history." (Courtesy photo)

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World-renowned AFRL researcher inducted into Engineering and Science Hall of Fame

Dr. Som Soni, left, former Air Force Research Laboratory scientist Dr. Nicholas “Nick” J. Pagano, center, and Engineering and Science Hall of Fame Board of Trustees President James Mattice, right, pose in the Engineers Club in Dayton, Ohio, Nov. 9, 2022, following Pagano’s induction ceremony. Soni, Pagano’s longtime friend and colleague, wrote the nomination package to highlight Pagano’s extensive achievements and contributions to the composite materials research field over 40 years. (Courtesy photo)

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World-renowned AFRL researcher inducted into Engineering and Science Hall of Fame

Dr. Nicholas “Nick” J. Pagano, longtime Air Force Research Laboratory employee and world-renowned composite materials researcher, sits for his official portrait at the Engineers Club in Dayton, Ohio, Nov. 9, 2022. Pagano was inducted into the Engineering and Science Hall of Fame for his pioneering contributions in modeling performance of composite materials and his image will be enshrined in the hall at the Engineers Club of Dayton. (Courtesy photo)

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US, UK partnership demonstrates artificial intelligence technology

From left: Patrick Fisher and Vladimir Omelko, members of the artificial intelligence, or AI, taskforce from the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, examine AI models with Dr. Nicholas del Rio and Harry Hartenstine at the U.S. National Training Centre in Fort Irwin, California, Nov. 4, 2022. AFRL, in partnership with the U.K.’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, demonstrated state-of-the-art technology at two military exercises in November and December 2022 as part of a joint U.K-U.S. collaboration on autonomy and AI. (U.S. Air Force photo).

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US, UK partnership demonstrates artificial intelligence technology

Uncrewed aerial vehicles prep for deployment with artificial intelligence, or AI, toolbox payload technology as part of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, or Dstl, HYDRA project trials on Salisbury Plain, U.K., Nov. 4, 2022. This demonstration showed how the AI toolbox adapts to new data sources, platforms and operating locations to provide rapid updates to the AI deployed onto autonomous systems. The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory partnered with Dstl to demonstrate state-of-the-art AI technology in this military exercise. (Courtesy photo)

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AFRL division wins award for cold spray robot

Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, senior general engineer and technical adviser Harry Pierson, far left, accepts the 2022 Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award with the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute project team. From left: David Barron, Alex Klinger, Chris Adams, Shane Groves, Andy Strat, Nihad Alfaysale and Stuart Lawrence at the 2022 Defense Manufacturing Conference in Tampa, Florida, Dec. 6, 2022. The team, comprised of government, industry and academia employees, won the award for its creation of an augmented reality-enabled cold spray robot system nicknamed “ARRI” that applies thermal coatings to refurbish worn aerospace parts. The award is given annually to teams that demonstrate significant achievements in world-class defense manufacturing technology capability and technical accomplishment. (Courtesy photo)

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AFWERX appoints new director, Col. Elliott Leigh to lead AFWERX 3.0 efforts

Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Commander Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle, left, participates in a change of leadership ceremony with Col. Nathan Diller, center, and Col. Elliott Leigh, right, Dec. 15, 2022, at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Leigh assumed the role of AFWERX director from Diller. AFWERX is an AFRL directorate and the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm. (U.S. Air Force photo / Michael Madero)

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AFWERX appoints new director, Col. Elliott Leigh to lead AFWERX 3.0 efforts

Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Commander Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle, left, passes the flag to Col. Elliott Leigh, right, during a change of leadership ceremony Dec. 15, 2022, at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Leigh became the director of AFWERX, an AFRL directorate and the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm. (U.S. Air Force photo / Michael Madero)

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AFWERX appoints new director, Col. Elliott Leigh to lead AFWERX 3.0 efforts

Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Commander Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle, left, participates in a change of leadership ceremony with Col. Nathan Diller, center, and Col. Elliott Leigh, right, Dec. 15, 2022, at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Leigh assumed the role of AFWERX director from Diller. AFWERX is an AFRL directorate and the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm. (U.S. Air Force photo / Michael Madero)

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AFWERX appoints new director, Col. Elliott Leigh to lead AFWERX 3.0 efforts

Col. Nathan Diller, former AFWERX director, speaks to the audience during a change of leadership ceremony Dec. 15, 2022, at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Col. Elliott Leigh assumed the role of AFWERX director from Diller. AFWERX is an AFRL directorate and the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm. (U.S. Air Force photo / Michael Madero)

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AFWERX appoints new director, Col. Elliott Leigh to lead AFWERX 3.0 efforts

Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Commander Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle, left, participates in a change of leadership ceremony with Col. Nathan Diller, center, and Col. Elliott Leigh, right, Dec. 15, 2022, at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Leigh assumed the role of AFWERX director from Diller. AFWERX is an AFRL directorate and the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm. (U.S. Air Force photo / Michael Madero)

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AFWERX appoints new director, Col. Elliott Leigh to lead AFWERX 3.0 efforts

Col. Elliott Leigh, AFWERX director, speaks to the audience during a change of leadership ceremony Dec. 15, 2022, at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Leigh assumed the role of AFWERX director from Col. Nathan Diller. AFWERX is an AFRL directorate and the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm. (U.S. Air Force photo / Michael Madero)

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AFRL reveals Advanced Munitions Technology Complex at Eglin Air Force Base

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Munitions Directorate hosted a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the lab’s newly constructed Advanced Munitions Technology Complex, or AMTC, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Dec. 15, 2022. This military construction project, worth approximately $165 million, provides new test capability and modernizes much of the outdated 1960s infrastructure. AFRL designed the AMTC as a modern, collaborative research space that gives scientists and engineers the ability to experiment with new explosive materials and integrate them into complex munition designs. (U.S. Air Force photo / Keith Lewis)

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AFRL reveals Advanced Munitions Technology Complex at Eglin Air Force Base

Dr. C. Michael Lindsay, technical adviser, Energetics Materials Branch, Ordnance Division, of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Munitions Directorate, pays tribute to Allen B. Beach, for his role in making the dream of a new Advanced Munitions Technology Complex, or AMTC, a reality at AFRL’s Munitions Directorate, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Dec. 15, 2022. Lindsay gave credit to Beach, who died, stating that he was “instrumental in getting [this project] over the finish line.” (U.S. Air Force photo / Keith Lewis)

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