2013-2014
ASSESSMENT OF THE ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY
Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board
Laboratory Assessments Board
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
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ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT BOARD
JENNIE S. HWANG, NAE,1 H-Technologies Group, Chair2
R. BYRON PIPES, NAE, Purdue University, Chair3
KENNETH R. BOFF, Socio-Technical Sciences
EPHRAHIM GARCIA, Cornell University4
GEORGE (RUSTY) T. GRAY III, Los Alamos National Laboratory
PRABHAT HAJELA, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
WESLEY L. HARRIS, NAE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology5
Staff
LIZA HAMILTON, Administrative Coordinator6
EVA LABRE, Administrative Coordinator
JAMES P. McGEE, Director
ARUL MOZHI, Senior Program Officer
ANDREA L. SHELTON, Administrative Assistant
PANEL ON BALLISTICS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AT THE ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY
GEORGE (RUSTY) T. GRAY III, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Chair
MELVIN R. BAER, Sandia National Laboratories
ELIZABETH A. HOLM, Carnegie Mellon University
MICHAEL JAFFE, New Jersey Institute of Technology
JERRY A. KRILL, Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory
WILLIAM S. MARRAS, NAE, Ohio State University
GARY L. MESSING, Pennsylvania State University
ALAN NEEDLEMAN, NAE, University of North Texas
FRANK J. SERNA, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory
JOSEPH E. SHEPHERD, California Institute of Technology
LESLIE E. SMITH, National Institute of Standards and Technology (retired)
WILLIAM E. SNOWDEN, System Planning Corporation
DONNA K. VARGAS, Independent Consultant
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1 NAE, National Academy of Engineering.
2 Jennie S. Hwang, a member of the Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board, was appointed chair on February 6, 2014.
3 R. Byron Pipes resigned as chair of the ARLTAB on February 5, 2014.
4 It is with deep sorrow that the Board notes that Ephrahim Garcia passed away on September 10, 2014.
5 Wesley L. Harris was appointed to the ARLTAB on September 15, 2014.
6 Liza Hamilton served as the administrative coordinator for the ARLTAB until February 22, 2014, when Eva Labre was appointed to that position.
PANEL ON HUMAN FACTORS SCIENCE AT THE ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY
KENNETH R. BOFF, Socio-Technical Sciences, Chair
LINDA NG BOYLE, University of Washington
JEROME BUSEMEYER, Indiana University, Bloomington
W. PETER CHERRY, NAE, Independent Consultant
NANCY J. COOKE, Arizona State University
CAROLINA CRUZ-NEIRA, University of Louisiana, Lafayette
PAMELA H. DALTON, Monell Chemical Senses Center
BARBARA A. DOSHER, NAS,1 University of California, Irvine
HOWARD E. EGETH, Johns Hopkins University
PAUL W. GLIMCHER, New York University
NICHOLAS G. HATSOPOULOS, University of Chicago
JOHN C. LACH, University of Virginia
MARGARET L. LOPER, Georgia Tech Research Institute
GEORGE E. LUKES, Institute for Defense Analyses
ROBERT A. LUTFI, University of Wisconsin-Madison
JEAN MacMILLAN, Aptima, Inc.
ANN C. McKEE, Boston University School of Medicine
J. ANTHONY MOVSHON, NAS, New York University
MATTHEW S. PETERSON, George Mason University
STEPHEN F. SANDS, Sands Research, Inc.
BARBARA G. SHINN-CUNNINGHAM, Boston University
BRIAN A. WANDELL, NAS, Stanford University
MARY C. WHITTON, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
KING-HAY YANG, Wayne State University
PANEL ON INFORMATION SCIENCE AT THE ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY
PRABHAT HAJELA, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Chair
JEAN M. ANDINO, Arizona State University
DAVID W. AUCSMITH, Microsoft Corporation
ALFRED O. AWANI, New York Life
KATHLEEN M. CARLEY, Carnegie Mellon University
WILLIAM R. CHESWICK, Independent Consultant
MARK E. DEAN, NAE, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
KELVIN K. DROEGEMEIER, University of Oklahoma
VERLIN B. HINSZ, North Dakota State University
JAMES T. KAJIYA, NAE, Microsoft Corporation
GEORGE KARYPIS, University of Minnesota
JOHN M. LANICCI, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
DEBASIS MITRA, NAE, Columbia University
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1 NAS, National Academy of Sciences.
A. STEPHEN MORSE, NAE, Yale University
RANDOLPH L. MOSES, Ohio State University
LINDA A. NESS, Applied Communication Sciences’ Applied Research Laboratory
LYNNE E. PARKER, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
AROGYASWAMI J. PAULRAJ, NAE, Stanford University
RADIA J. PERLMAN, Intel Labs
H. VINCENT POOR, NAS/NAE, Princeton University
PADMA RAGHAVAN, Pennsylvania State University
ARMANDO A. RODRIGUEZ, Arizona State University
NELSON L. SEAMAN, Pennsylvania State University (retired)
JULIE A. SHAH, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
GURINDAR S. SOHI, NAE, University of Wisconsin-Madison
SALVATORE J. STOLFO, Columbia University
STEVEN J. WALLACH, NAE, Convey Computer Corporation
HOLLY A. YANCO, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
DUSAN S. ZRNIC, NAE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
PANEL ON MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AT THE ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY
JENNIE S. HWANG, NAE, H-Technologies Group, Chair
RICHARD C. ALKIRE, NAE, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MICHAEL BASKES, NAE, Los Alamos National Laboratory
ELI BROOKNER, Raytheon Company
STUART L. COOPER, NAE, Ohio State University
HORACIO D. ESPINOSA, Northwestern University
MICHAEL ETTENBERG, NAE, Dolce Technologies
ELSA M. GARMIRE, NAE, Dartmouth College
JAMES S. HARRIS, NAE, Stanford University
THOMAS L. KOCH, NAE, University of Arizona
CHRISTIAN MAILHIOT, Washington State University
CHRIS A. MARIANETTI, Columbia University
MARC A. MEYERS, University of California, San Diego
SORIN MITRAN, University of North Carolina
DUNCAN T. MOORE, NAE, University of Rochester
KRISHNA RAJAN, Iowa State University
MICHAEL G. SPENCER, Cornell University
ANIL V. VIRKAR, NAE, University of Utah
TUAN VO-DINH, Duke University
LARRY P. WALKER, Cornell University
PANEL ON MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AT THE ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY
EPHRAHIM GARCIA, Cornell University, Chair2
WESLEY L. HARRIS, NAE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chair3
FU-KUO CHANG, Stanford University
ADITI CHATTOPADHYAY, Arizona State University
JAMES HAMILTON, Target Chip Ganassi Racing
JOHN KIM, NAE, University of California, Los Angeles
WILLIAM Q. MEEKER, JR., Iowa State University
PARVIZ MOIN, NAS/NAE, Stanford University
DAVID A. PETERS, Washington University
KENNETH M. ROSEN, NAE, Aero-Science Technology Associates, LLC
JAYANT S. SABNIS, Pratt & Whitney Division, United Technologies Corporation
WILLIAM A. SIRIGNANO, NAE, University of California, Irvine
EDWARD C. SMITH, Pennsylvania State University
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2 Ephrahim Garcia passed away on September 10, 2014.
3 Wesley L. Harris, a member of the Panel on Mechanical Science and Engineering at the Army Research Laboratory, was appointed chair on September 15, 2014.
Acknowledgment of Reviewers
This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report:
Michael D. Byrne, Rice University,
Peter M. Kogge, University of Notre Dame,
Richard M. Murray, NAE, California Institute of Technology,
C. Kumar N. Patel, NAS/NAE, Pranalytica, Inc.,
Edgar A. Starke, Jr., NAE, University of Virginia, and
Dwight C. Streit, NAE, University of California, Los Angeles.
Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations, nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Lyle H. Schwartz, NAE, Air Force Office of Scientific Research (retired). Appointed by the National Research Council, he was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring board and the institution.
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Accomplishments and Advancements
Overall Technical Quality of the Work
Accomplishments and Advancements
Overall Technical Quality of the Work
Accomplishments and Advancements
Overall Technical Quality of the Work
PART III: CROSSCUTTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
7 CROSSCUTTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Key Findings and Recommendations
Outstanding and Exceptional Areas
A Army Research Laboratory Organization Chart
B Biographical Sketches of Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board Members and Staff