May 21, 2013
William Glodek, a computer scientist in the U.S. Army Research Laboratory's Computational and Information Sciences Directorate, Network Security Branch, was recently selected as one of the winners of the 2012 Louis Dellamonica Award for Outstanding Army Material Command Personnel of the Year. This annual award, named in honor of Louis Dellamonica, a general...
May 16, 2013
U.S. Army Research Laboratory scientists and engineers were recently recognized with several 2012 Army Research and Development Achievement Awards. In all, over 30 ARL researchers were recognized in the categories of leadership, technical achievement and collaboration. The awardees were chosen from thousands of nominees based on their dedication, hard...
May 15, 2013
The U.S. Army Research Laboratory participated in Churchville Elementary School's annual Patriot Day program held April 25. Fifty-two fifth grade students received certificates and awards from state and local politicians and were presented individualized medals by ARL's Maj. Jason Tate from the Weapons and Materials Research Directorate. The program required...
May 14, 2013
U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Fellow Dr. Joseph Mait, takes the reader on a journey through the evolution of computational imaging and what it means to researchers at ARL. From invention through application, Mait discusses how computational imaging is helping balance the processing of optics and electronics capabilities. From cameras a person can swallow...
May 13, 2013
Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) hosted about 650 children for its annual Earth Day celebration that was held at the Aberdeen Youth Services Center, Apr. 26. Many of the students were from Harford and Cecil County public schools. U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) scientists and engineers; Dr. Lisa Marvel, Terri Racine, Jerry Chaney, Megan Lynch, and Dr. Sandy...
May 09, 2013
Military medical training presents trainees with a range of casualty scenarios and engagements involving hostile forces. Engagements may require Soldiers to suppress the opposing force and prevent additional casualties while treating the wounded. Medical training scenarios reinforce essential skills required including; proper tactics, such as maintaining...
May 08, 2013
Troops in a tactical environment have unique challenges with efficient energy use that are uncommon to the rest of the fighting forces. One is that a Soldier positioned to stand guard at an outpost, or Forward Operating Base, should not have to think about energy — a distraction from the strategy and Soldier protection. In a recent panel discussion...
May 07, 2013
Extramural basic research at the University of California, Los Angeles, funded by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory's (ARL) Army Research Office, the Office of Naval Research and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, has led to the discovery of a fundamental new way to image microorganisms using visible or ultraviolet light without the requirement of...
May 02, 2013
Kesshi Jordan, a former student intern of Dr. William Nothwang and Dr. Alma Wickenden of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL), under the Science Outreach for Army Research program, recently accepted the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship. Jordan qualified for both the NDSEG and the National Science Foundation graduate research...
April 30, 2013
Orlando, Fla. – The U.S. Army's Research Laboratory's, Human Research Engineering Directorate, Simulation and Training Technology Center (STTC) proudly announced the winners of the 2013 Federal Virtual Challenge at the Defense Users' GameTech Conference in Orlando, Fla. on April 18. The challenge featured two distinct focus areas for entries. The first...
April 26, 2013
The Department of the Army made the Thomson Reuters 2012 Top 100 Global Innovator list, along with the Department of the Navy. The U.S. government, which was not on last year's Global Innovator list, has invested heavily in innovation, especially as related to matters of national security, according to the Reuters website. There are six U.S. Army Research...
April 25, 2013
Dr. Christine Allen, science and technology manager for medical simulations at the Simulation and Training Technology Center (STTC) in Orlando, Fla., recently completed her Certified Modeling and Simulation Professional (CMSP) Program. The Simulation and Training Technology Center is part of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory's Human Research and Engineering...
