Address
AFIT/ENR
2950 Hobson Way
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7765
United StatesDescription
The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) is the Air Force's graduate school of engineering and management, as well as its institution for technical professional continuing education. Committed to defense- focused research that sustains the technological supremacy of America's air and space forces, AFIT personnel conduct wide-ranging research with the Centers of Excellence in Directed Energy, Information Assurance Education, Measurement and Signature Intelligence, Operational Analysis, and Systems Engineering.
Mission
A component of Air University, AFIT provides responsive graduate and professional continuing education, research and consulting programs to keep the Air Force and DoD on the leading edge of technology and management. The Institute accomplishes this mission through three resident schools (the Graduate School of Engineering and Management, the School of Systems and Logistics, and the Civil Engineer and Services School). Through its Civilian Institution Programs, AFIT manages the educational programs of Air Force officers enrolled in civilian universities, research centers, hospitals and industrial organizations.
Facilities:
- Office of the Secretary of Defense -Scientific Test & Analysis Techniques in Test & Evaluation Center of Excellence(STAT in T&E)
- Air Force Cyberspace Technical Center of Excellence (CyTCECR)
- Advanced Navigation Technology (ANT) Center
- Center for Directed Energy (DE)
- Center for Technical Intelligence Studies and Research (CTISR)
- Center for Operational Analysis (COA)
- Center for Space Research & Assurance (CSRA)
- Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics (ENY)
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ENG)
- Department of Engineering Physics (ENP)
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics (ENC)
- Department of Operational Sciences (ENS)
- Department of Systems and Engineering Management (ENV)
Technology Transfer Mechanisms:
- Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs)
Technology Disciplines
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Adaptive Optics Laboratory
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Adaptive Optics is used to sense and correct light that is dynamically aberrated by atmospheric turbulence. In order to defeat the effects inherent atmospheric turbulence, we are using current equipment and methods while developing new techniques, specifying and purchasing more effective systems in order to utilize the turbulence corrections to enable free-space optical communications links between ground, air, and space platforms, laser-based imaging, laser radar, strategic laser weapons, and tactical laser weapons.
Air Force Cyberspace Technical Center of Excellence (CyTCECR)
Address:
2950 Hobson Way
http://www.afit.edu/en/stat_te_coe/index.cfm
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P: (937) 255-3636Security Clearance : Non Security LabSquare Footage: 0 The Center for Cyberspace Research (CCR), established in March 2002, conducts defense-focused research at the Master's and PhD levels. The CCR is forward-looking and responsive to the changing educational and research needs of the Air Force, Department of Defense, and the federal government. The CCR affiliated faculty teach and perform research focusing on understanding and developing advanced cyber-related theories and technologies. In 2008, AFIT and the CCR were designated by the Secretary of the Air Force and the Air Force Chief of Staff as the Air Force Cyberspace Technical Center of Excellence.
Expertise
The STAT T&E COE consists of an interdisciplinary group of DoD T&E professionals that possess knowledge and experience of DoD T&E planning, execution and assessment, knowledge and experience in warfare areas, and statistical expertise. In addition to injecting more STAT into program...
Center for Operational Analysis
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Conducting Operationally Relevant Research for the Air Force and DoD The Center for Operational Analysis conducts operations and logistic research that directly impacts the Air Force and the Department of Defense. We accomplish this mission through faculty led, student driven research along with our technical knowledge while maintaining close working ties with our research sponsors and affiliates who provide the subject matter expertise to truly understand the operational requirements. In a time when the Air Force and the Department of Defense are looking for improved efficiencies and greater effectiveness, the COA provides a means to achieve these results.
Combat Modeling Laboratory
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General Information The Combat Modeling Lab (CML) is an integral piece of the Center for Operational Analysis and provides direct support to the Department of Operational Sciences, and AFIT at large, by exposing students to a variety of combat models from the Air Force Standard Analysis Toolkit (AFSAT) in their graduate course work and in research projects. Within the combat modeling curriculum, students are exposed to at least one model from the Mission, and Campaign level. Current models used include EADSIM, SEAS, and THUNDER. Recent research projects have been done using these models in addition to BRAWLER and LCOM. We have also have a separate graduate course and research going on in the area of Mobility Modeling. In addition, the Arena Discrete Event Simulation software is used in other simulation courses and for combat modeling research in both the Operations Research and Logistics and Supply Chain Management areas within the Department of Operational Sciences.
Contaminant Partitioning and Sorption Process Laboratory
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The Contaminant Partitioning and Sorption Process Laboratory provides the capability to study soil sorption and nonaqueous phase liquid dissolution processes in packed column and stirred reactors. A system using liquid chromatography components generates breakthrough curves for various sorption and dissolution experiments. A high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system provides for contaminant confirmation and quantification. These systems are used to conduct studies on the nature of interface mass transfer processes, with applications to building better models to describe sorption and dissolution processes. Models can then be used to perform simulations for contaminant exposure assessment and remediation planning.
Electro-Optics/Low Observables Laboratory
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The Electro-Optics/Low Observables Laboratory supports graduate instruction for students enrolled in the Low Observables program. Its purpose is to introduce these students to laboratory techniques for the measurement of optical observables. Experiments are conducted in the areas of spectroradiometry, emissivity measurements, active and passive optical cross-section measurements, infrared imaging, and scattering measurements. Equipment dedicated to the laboratory includes a CI Systems SR-5000 spectra-radiometer operating in the 1-14.5-mm region, a Santa Barbara Focal Plane InSb focal-plane array (FPA) camera in the UV-5.2-mm region, a FLIR Systems quantum-well infrared photo-detector (QWIP) FPA camera in the 8.2-9.2-mm region, and a Inframetrics dual-band (3-5 and 8-12 mm) infrared imaging system. Equipment available to the laboratory includes Fourier Transform IR (FTIR) spectrometers and the Optical Scatter Measurements Laboratory. Available lasers include a 50-mW cw HeNe, an 8-W cw CO2 and a 2.4-J Q-switched (2 ns) Nd:YAG. Image processing equipment and software, as well as video recording and editing equipment are also part of this laboratory.
Environmental Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
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The Environmental Analytical Chemistry Laboratory provides environmental measurement tools for laboratory and field characterization of pollutants. Excellent equipment for nuclear analytical measurements is available. These include a Packard scintillation spectrometer and two high-resolution gamma spectrometers with state-of-the-art Canberra multi-channel analyzers. The nuclear analytical research focus is directed toward field measurements of nuclear fuels involving highly sensitive alpha and neutron detectors as well as gamma-ray imaging systems to support future arms control efforts. Elemental analytical capabilities include a new laboratory BAIRD EX-6000 x-ray fluorescence spectrometer which will compliment the field-portable x-ray fluorescence spectrometer. The x-ray spectrometer is capable of simultaneous multi-element analysis of metal and non-metal atoms in solid or liquid samples requiring minimum sample preparation. Organic pollutants can be analyzed with three Perkin Elmer Auto System gas chromatographs. Organic contaminant identification and fiber optic remote sensing research is conducted using a Bomem IR spectrometer and Raman spectrometry attachment with spectral recognition software. Sample characterization capabilities include a Quantachrom BET surface area analyzer, a Perkin Elmer differential scanning calorimeter, and several temperature and humidity control chambers. Through a cooperative agreement with Armstrong Laboratory/OET, AFIT has access to more analytical equipment including an Inductively Coupled/High Pressure Liquid Chromatography System (IC/HPLC), an Inductively Coupled Argon Plasma (ICAP) Spectrometer, a Gas Chromotograph/Mass Spectrometry System (GC/MS), a TGA, a Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometer, an Infrared (IR) spectrometer, extensive indoor air sampling pumps, aerosol generation and sizing equipment, and particle imaging and analysis equipment.
Environmental Microbiology Laboratory
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The Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, located in Bldg. 644 provides a dual-gas respirometer for measurement of oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide evolution from soil or aquatic microcosms. This tool is useful to determine respiration rates and, indirectly, the biodegradation rates and extent of biodegradation of organic compounds, including fuels, solvents, and other organic wastes. Also, equipment is available for microbiological water quality analyses (coliforms, fecal coliforms, etc.), and light microscopy. A variety of potentiometric tools for measuring dissolved oxygen, pH, and dissolved ions are employed.
Environmental Modeling Center
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The Environmental Modeling Center provides the computational tools to perform geostatistical analysis, to model ground water and atmospheric releases for comparison with the experimentally determined contaminant concentrations, and chemical modeling for structure-property prediction in pollution avoidance studies. AFIT has developed a dedicated personal computer environmental modeling capability using a network of personal computers, which double as a data acquisition system, and which provide complete contour plotting capability. In addition to the PC environment, AFIT also has in-house computational capability which include a VAX cluster, a DEC ALPHA workstation, and a network of SUN workstations for larger, more computationally demanding modeling. AFIT also has the capability to acquire CRAY time.
Future Operations Investigation Laboratory
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Foil - a light flexible weapon Foil - to prevent from accomplishing a purpose to cut the ground from under Foil - a character whose qualities or actions serve to emphasize those of the protagonist or of some other character by providing a contrast with them All of these definitions can be applied to operations in today&rsquo s and tomorrow&rsquo s conflict spaces Lab provides operational analysis and research into asymmetric, counter insurgency conflict in the 22nd century Future combat operations are unlike past conventional wars Transnational Communications differences Counter insurgency against nontraditional guerrilla forces Deterrence in Unrestricted Warfare A War of Will Key to success will be Measures, Models and Analysis to support such efforts, Develops and Incorporates the concepts and practices of DIME and PMSEII into modeling. Key Thrusts Information Operations Modeling and Analysis Project (IOMAP) The Behavioral Operations Research Group (BORG) Reconstruction and Stabilization Research Team (RESTART) Director: Richard F. Deckro Post Doc: Jerome W. O'Neal Doctoral Students: Maj Kevin Kennedy, USAF Maj Kevin Calhoun, USAF Mr. James F. Morris