Government Only Workshop

Session Chairs: Dr. Joe Lenhart, Army Research Laboratory;
Mr. Don Shiffler, Air Force Research Laboratory; Dr. Stanley Rogers, Air Force Research Laboratory; and Dr. Eric Snow, Naval Research Laboratory

Trends in nanotechnology indicate that this technology area will continue to play an important role in the development of DoD systems for many years in the future.  The government-only session seeks to provide a format for government researchers to discuss their research with other DoD members in a highly technical environment.  While any area in nanotechnology for DoD applications is of interest, the government only session focuses on the four areas enumerated below.

Nanoenergetics
Nanoenergetics seeks to exploit the technological advantages of the nano-scale in the development of energetic materials; including (but not limited to) extremely high surface areas able to support faster reaction rates, very small sizes able to facilitate better formulations, and quantum effects that sometimes lead to new and unexpected properties.  Nanoenergetics are reactive nano-scale materials that can have application to munitions, can serve as propellants and fuels, and can be utilized as catalysts and controlled chemical reactants.  The key to obtaining these different applications is the ability to control energy release. 

Nanomaterials for Compact Power Generation
Advanced weapons of the future require compact power generation in far more compact as well as versatile physical packages than available today with current technology.  This topic area focuses on the development of nanodielectics and nanomagnetics for applications such as high energy density capacitors, advanced electric insulation, and rotating machines. 

Sensors and Electronics
The Tri-Service community is looking for game-changing nanotechnologies that will revolutionize Battlespace CONOPS, today and tomorrow. Today we realize, as a minimum, that nano-materials, nano-fabrication, nano-processes, and nano-devices, for Defense applications, must be imagined and realizable to be synergistic-players in the technology-development pipeline for known and projected warfighter applications.  In addition, each component-development must contribute to SWAP, complexity minimization, and be assessed as affordable, effective and suitable before being considered as a viable solution in support of our warfighter needs. Our goal is to leverage existing nanotechnology-based "sensors and electronics" and identify "new  opportunities" to support Tri-service interests, in whole or in part, within S&T areas such as Layered Sensing & Net-Centric Communications , Power and Energy, Operational Environments, Maritime Domain Awareness and Information Superiority and Communication.

Extreme Environments and Protection
Materials and devices for Defense applications must function under unusually harsh environmental conditions including: a broad range of operational temperatures; a long service lifetime; extreme radiation, electrical, and chemical environments; and severe mechanical stress.  These stringent requirements, coupled with current drives to reduce size, weight, power, and cost, while providing improved capabilities, necessitates novel and multifunctional materials solutions.  Examplesof topics that can be covered include polymer, metal, and ceramicnanocomposites; responsive materials systems; hierarchically structured materials; bio-inspired technology; and self-assembly processes.  The materials research will have a broad range of potential applications including chemical, biological and radiological agent detection and decontamination; protective coatings and membranes; encapsulants; energy dissipating materials; energetic materials; armor and ballistic protection; optical devices; as well as novel materials for weapon applications. 

Monday, May 3, 2010
7:00 am to 8:00 am	Continental Breakfast
8:00 am to 8:20 am	Opening Comments Dr. Mark R. VanLandingham, Army Research Laboratory Nanotechnology and Army Materials Research
8:20 am to 8:40 am	Dr. Saber Hussain, Air Force Research Laboratory Toxicology and ESOH Issues of Engineered Nanomaterials
8:40 am to 9:00 am	Dr. Mark K. Kinnan, US Army Natick Soldier RD&E Center Polymer Nanoparticle Modified Fabrics for Enhanced Chemical Protection
9:00 am to 9:20 am	Mr. Quoc Truong, US Army Natick Soldier RD&E Center Designing Superoleophobic Chemical/Biological (CB) Protective Clothing
9:20 am to 9:40 am	Dr. Alex G. Li, Air Force Institute of Technology Nano Processing and Characterizing of Polymers Using Atomic Force Microscopy
9:40 am to 10:00 am	Dr. Rick Beyer, Army Research Laboratory Highly Filled, Nanostructured Polymer Nanocomposites
10:00 am to 10:20 am	Break
10:20 am to 10:40 am	Dr. Dawn L. Nida, US Army Natick Soldier RD&E Center Suspended Microchannel Resonators for Mass-based Pathogen Detection and Viability Status Determination
10:40 am to 11:00 am	Dr. William D. Mattson, Army Research Laboratory Exploiting Nanodiamonds as a Disruptive Energetic Material
11:00 am to 11:20 am	Mr. Michael Jenkins, Air Force Research Laboratory AFRL Nanoenergetics Research
11:20 am to 11:40 am	Dr. Susan Heidger, Air Force Research Laboratory Polymer-Ceramic Nanocomposite Dielectrics for High Energy Density Storage and Sub-Microsecond Discharges
11:40 am to 12:00 pm	Dr. Susan Heidger, Air Force Research Laboratory Nanocrystalline Antiferroelectric and TiO2 based Pulsed Power Capacitors
12:00 pm to 1:20 pm	Lunch
1:20 pm to 1:40 pm	Dr. Paul Sheehan, Naval Research Laboratory Nanoscale Tunable Reduction of Graphene Oxide for Graphene Electronics
1:40 pm to 2:00 pm	Dr. Arthur Snow, Naval Research Laboratory Self-Assembled Monolayer and Thin Film Polymer Sorbents for Vapor Concentrating
2:00 pm to 2:20 pm	Mr. Vince Cowan, Air Force Research Laboratory Characterization of InAs/GaSb-based nBn IR Detector
2:20 pm to 2:40 pm	Dr. D. Kurt Gaskill, Naval Research Laboratory Materials Issues Impacting GHz Devices from Epitaxial Graphene on SiC
2:40 pm to 3:00 pm	Dr. Blake Simpkins, Naval Research Laboratory Functional Passivation Schemes for GaN Nanowires
3:00 pm to 3:20 pm	Break
3:20 pm to 3:40 pm	Dr. Jeremy Robinson, Naval Research Laboratory Graphene-based Nanomechanical Resonators
3:40 pm to 4:00 pm	Ms. Kris Senecal, US Army Natick Soldier RD&E Center Optimization of Nanofiber Based Biosensors