Feb. 9, 2021 AFRL scientist named national society fellow WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – A research psychologist who specializes in auditory perception in the Air Force Research Laboratory has been selected as a fellow by the Acoustical Society of America.Dr. Brian Simpson currently serves as technical advisor for the 711 HPW’s Sensory Systems
Feb. 9, 2021 Maui sees first U.S. Space Force officers sworn in Six officers assigned to the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Directed Energy Directorate Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing site joined more than 2,400 Airmen across the nation, transferring from the U.S. Air Force to the U.S. Space Force, making them the first Space Force Guardians on the
Feb. 4, 2021 AFRL officers transfer to U.S. Space Force in historic ceremony KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. - Joining more than 2,400 Airmen across the nation, 13 Air Force Research Laboratory officers took the oath of office Feb. 1, transferring from the U.S. Air Force to the U.S. Space Force, in an induction ceremony held at Kirtland Air Force Base. Col. Eric Felt, director
Feb. 1, 2021 AFRL STEM Academy continues hands-on learning during pandemic KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s STEM outreach program STEM Academy has started off the new year by distributing learning packets for homeschooled students around the Albuquerque community. Since the beginning of the pandemic, STEM Academy has taken a novel
Feb. 1, 2021 AFRL engineer earns lifetime achievement award WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Robert “Bob” Mercier, a chief engineer with the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate, earned the Joint Army, Navy, NASA, Air Force Airbreathing Propulsion Subcommittee Lifetime Achievement Award, Dec. 8, 2020 during a virtual awards
Jan. 29, 2021 AFRL Information Directorate estimates FY 2020 total annual economic impact at $501 million, 7.4% increase from FY 2019 ROME, N.Y. (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate, located in Rome, New York, leads the Air Force and Nation in Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) and Cyber science, technology, research, and development. It has a substantial economic
Jan. 28, 2021 AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate celebrates annual awards recipients The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate recently held their 68th Annual Awards Ceremony to honor its top achievers. Masters of ceremony were Dr. Jonathan Spowart from the Materials Integrity Branch and Mr. Keith Slinker from the Composite Branch.
Jan. 27, 2021 AFRL holds new directed energy wargaming event KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – The Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate recently held its newest wargaming, modeling and simulation event at Kirtland Air Force Base.The Directed Energy Utility Concept Experiment, or DEUCE, under the leadership of the directorate’s wargaming
Jan. 26, 2021 NASA astronaut returns to Kirtland in new role KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Renowned NASA astronaut and Space Force Director of Test and Evaluation, Col. Nick Hague recently visited Kirtland Air Force Base space agencies including the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) and Air Force Operational Test
Jan. 21, 2021 AFRL awards $3.5 million to Biotechnology Grand Challenge winners WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Biotechnology Grand Challenges have been awarded to four teams in effort to spearhead innovation among small businesses in the field of biotechnology for the Department of Defense. The challenges, each of which comes