2017-2018
ASSESSMENT OF THE ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY: INTERIM REPORT
Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board
Laboratory Assessments Board
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
A Consensus Study Report of
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ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT BOARD
JENNIE S. HWANG, NAE,1 H-Technologies Group, Chair
MARK EBERHART, Colorado School of Mines
GEORGE (RUSTY) T. GRAY III, NAE, Los Alamos National Laboratory
PRABHAT HAJELA, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
WESLEY L. HARRIS, NAE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
WILLIAM S. MARRAS, NAE, Ohio State University
ALAN NEEDLEMAN, NAE, Texas A&M University
DANIEL A. REED, University of Iowa
Staff
AZEB GETACHEW, Senior Program Assistant
EVA LABRE, Administrative Coordinator
JAMES P. MCGEE, Director
ARUL MOZHI, Senior Program Officer
PANEL ON ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS AT THE ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY
ALAN NEEDLEMAN, NAE, Texas A&M University, Chair
JAMES P. BAGIAN, NAE/NAM,2 University of Michigan
CAMERON R. (DALE) BASS, Duke University
JOHN M. CAVANAUGH, Wayne State University
ELLIOT L. CHAIKOF, NAM, Harvard Medical School
STEPHEN C. MERRIMAN, SCMerriman Consulting, LLC; Boeing Associate Technical Fellow (retired)
JAMES F. O’BRYON, Department of Defense (retired), The O’Bryon Group
FREDERICK P. RIVARA, NAM, University of Washington School of Medicine
JILL H. SMITH, U.S. Army Communications-Electronics RDE Center (retired); Executive Consultant
JAMES J. STREILEIN, MITRE
PANEL ON BALLISTICS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AT THE ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY
GEORGE (RUSTY) T. GRAY III, NAE, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Chair
CHARLES E. ANDERSON, JR., CEA Consulting
MELVIN R. BAER, Sandia National Laboratories (retired)
ROMESH C. BATRA, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
JAMES A. COOPER, JR., Musculoskeletal and Translational Tissue Engineering Research (MATTER)
MARCIA A. COOPER, Sandia National Laboratories
ROGER GHANEM, University of Southern California
ZELDA GILLS, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
MICHAEL JAFFE, New Jersey Institute of Technology
JERRY A. KRILL, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
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1 Member, National Academy of Engineering.
2 Member, National Academy of Medicine.
ALLAN T. MENSE, Raytheon Missile Systems
DONALD PROSNITZ, Consultant
FRANK J. SERNA, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory
LESLIE E. SMITH, National Institute of Standards and Technology (retired)
STEVEN F. SON, Purdue University
GHATU SUBHASH, University of Florida
PANEL ON COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES AT THE ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY
DANIEL A. REED, University of Iowa, Chair
TILAK AGERWALA, IBM (retired), TKMA Consulting, LLC
RALPH C. ALDREDGE III, University of California, Davis
WILLIAM D. GROPP, NAE, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
JAMES T. KAJIYA, NAE, Microsoft Corporation (retired); Tolt Machine Works, Inc.
GEORGE KARYPIS, University of Minnesota
PETER M. KOGGE, University of Notre Dame
VIPIN KUMAR, University of Minnesota
JAMES L. MCLELLAND, NAS,1 Stanford University
KYRAN D. MISH, Sandia National Laboratories
LINDA A. NESS, Independent Consultant
KALYAN PERUMALLA, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
PADMA RAGHAVAN, Vanderbilt University
GUY LEWIS STEELE, JR., NAE, Oracle Labs
PANEL ON HUMAN FACTORS SCIENCE AT THE ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY
WILLIAM S. MARRAS, NAE, Ohio State University, Chair
FREDERICK R. CHANG, NAE, Southern Methodist University
LORRIE FAITH CRANOR, Carnegie Mellon University
CHARLES A. CZEISLER, NAM, Harvard Medical School
BARBARA A. DOSHER, NAS, University of California, Irvine
JEANNE F. DUFFY, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women’s Hospital
DAVID J. HEEGER, NAS, New York University
WILLIAM W. LYTTON, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
KATHERINE L. MORSE, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
SHRIKANTH (SHRI) S. NARAYANAN, University of Southern California
STEPHEN F. SANDS, Sands Research, Inc.
ANITA WILLIAMS WOOLLEY, Carnegie Mellon University
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1 Member, National Academy of Sciences.
PANEL ON INFORMATION SCIENCE AT THE ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY
PRABHAT HAJELA, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Chair
JEAN M. ANDINO, Arizona State University
ELLEN J. BASS, Drexel University
KATHLEEN M. CARLEY, Carnegie Mellon University
EDWARD F. CRAWLEY, NAE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MARK E. DAVIS, Medavis Consulting
SUSAN T. DUMAIS, NAE, Microsoft Research
JONATHAN GRUDIN, Microsoft Research
VERLIN B. HINSZ, North Dakota State University
JOHN M. LANICCI, Independent Atmospheric and Climate Science Consultant
J. GREGORY MORRISETT, Cornell University
RANDOLPH L. MOSES, Ohio State University
PETER WILLETT, University of Connecticut
PANEL ON MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AT THE ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY
MARK E. EBERHART, Colorado School of Mines, Chair
RICHARD C. ALKIRE, NAE, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
MICHAEL I. BASKES, NAE, Mississippi State University; University of California, San Diego; Los Alamos National Laboratory
PAUL V. BRAUN, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
STEPHEN CREAGER, Clemson University
MICHAEL ETTENBERG, NAE, Dolce Technologies
OLIVIA A. GRAEVE, University of California, San Diego
JAMES S. HARRIS, NAE, Stanford University
DOUGLAS C. HOPKINS, North Carolina State University
THOMAS L. KOCH, NAE, University of Arizona
SUBHASH MAHAJAN, NAE, University of California, Davis
CHRISTIAN MAILHIOT, Sandia National Laboratories
JOSEPH W. ORENSTEIN, University of California, Berkeley
C. KUMAR N. PATEL, NAS/NAE, Pranalytica, Inc.
RAJEEV J. RAM, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PANEL ON MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AT THE ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY
WESLEY L. HARRIS, NAE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chair
MONICA ANDERSON, University of Alabama
PATRICK J. FLYNN, University of Notre Dame
MOSHE KAM, New Jersey Institute of Technology
LYNNE E. PARKER, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
ARMANDO A. RODRIGUEZ, Arizona State University
CHARLES E. THORPE, Clarkson University
PATRICIO A. VELA, Georgia Institute of Technology
ALAN R. WAGNER, Pennsylvania State University
HOLLY YANCO, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
LABORATORY ASSESSMENTS BOARD
ROSS B. COROTIS, NAE, University of Colorado, Boulder, Chair
C. WILLIAM GEAR, NAE, Princeton University, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
WESLEY L. HARRIS, NAE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
JENNIE S. HWANG, NAE, Case Western Reserve University; H-Technologies Group
W. CARL LINEBERGER, NAS, JILA,1 University of Colorado, Boulder
C. KUMAR N. PATEL, NAS/NAE, University of California, Los Angeles; Pranalytica, Inc.
ELSA REICHMANIS, NAE, Georgia Institute of Technology
LYLE H. SCHWARTZ, NAE, University of South Florida, Tampa
Staff
AZEB GETACHEW, Senior Program Assistant
LIZA HAMILTON, Associate Program Officer
EVA LABRE, Administrative Coordinator
JAMES P. MCGEE, Director
ARUL MOZHI, Senior Program Officer
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1 JILA, formerly known as the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, is a physical science research institute located on the University of Colorado Boulder campus. JILA is jointly operated by the University of Colorado and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Acknowledgment of Reviewers
This Consensus Study Report was reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in making each published report as sound as possible and to ensure that it meets the institutional standards for quality, 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 thank the following individuals for their review of this report:
Amy E. Duwel, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.,
Linda Ng Boyle, University of Washington,
Mary Jane Irwin, NAE,1 Pennsylvania State University,
Arogyaswami J. Paulraj, NAE, Stanford University,
Guruswami Ravichandran, NAE, California Institute of Technology,
Michael Salkind, Indus International, Inc., and
Elihu Zimet, Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Although the reviewers listed above provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations of this report nor did they see the final draft before its release. The review of this report was overseen by David E. Crow, NAE, University of Connecticut. He was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with the standards of the National Academies and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content rests entirely with the authoring committee and the National Academies.
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1 Member, National Academy of Engineering.
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Contents
The Biennial Assessment Process
Preparation and Organization of This Report
Approach Taken During Report Preparation
Energy-Efficient Electronics and Photonics
Materials for Soldier and Platform Power Systems
Conclusions and Recommendation
3 SCIENCES FOR LETHALITY AND PROTECTION
Penetration, Armor, and Adaptive Protection
Conclusions and Recommendations
System Intelligence and Intelligent Systems
Human and Information Interaction
Conclusions and Recommendations
Advanced Computing Architectures
Conclusions and Recommendations
Conclusions and Recommendations
Ballistics Survivability, Vulnerability, and Lethality
Conclusions and Recommendations
9 CROSSCUTTING CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND EXCEPTIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Crosscutting Conclusions and Recommendations
A Army Research Laboratory Organization and Science and Technology Campaign Framework
B Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board Members and Staff Biographical Information