2019-2020
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 Case Western Reserve University; H-Technologies Group, Chair
FREDERICK R. CHANG, NAE, Southern Methodist University
MARK EBERHART, Colorado School of Mines
PRABHAT HAJELA, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
WESLEY L. HARRIS, NAE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
WILLIAM S. MARRAS, NAE, Ohio State University
DANIEL A. REED, The University of Utah
LESLIE E. SMITH, National Institute of Standards and Technology (emeritus)
DAVID A. WEITZ, NAS2/NAE, Harvard University
Staff
AZEB GETACHEW, Senior Program Assistant
EVA LABRE, Administrative Coordinator
JAMES P. MCGEE, Director
ARUL MOZHI, Senior Program Officer
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1 Member, National Academy of Engineering.
2 Member, National Academy of Sciences.
PANEL ON HUMAN FACTORS SCIENCE AT THE ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY
WILLIAM S. MARRAS, NAE, Ohio State University, Chair
HENNY ADMONI, Carnegie Mellon University
MONICA ANDERSON (HERZOG), University of Alabama
ELLEN J. BASS, Drexel University
FREDERICK R. CHANG, NAE, Southern Methodist University
ERIN K. CHIOU, Arizona State University
MATTHEW C. GOMBOLAY, Georgia Institute of Technology
MICHAEL A. GOODRICH, Brigham Young University
WAYNE D. GRAY, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
MOSHE KAM, New Jersey Institute of Technology
MARGARET L. LOPER, Georgia Tech Research Institute
ARNOLD M. LUND, University of Washington, Bothell
NATHAN J. MCNEESE, Clemson University
KATHERINE L. MORSE, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
NADINE B. SARTER, NAE, University of Michigan
CAROLYN M. SOMMERICH, Ohio State University
LAURA D. STRATER, Raytheon Company
MOHAN M. TRIVEDI, University of California, San Diego
DOUGLAS J. WEBER, University of Pittsburgh
PANEL ON INFORMATION SCIENCE AT THE ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY
PRABHAT HAJELA, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Co-Chair
DANIEL A. REED, The University of Utah, Co-Chair
RALPH C. ALDREDGE, III, University of California, Davis
JEAN M. ANDINO, Arizona State University
PETER A. BELING, University of Virginia
BIR BHANU, University of California, Riverside
IAIN D. BOYD, University of Michigan
JENNI L. EVANS, The Pennsylvania State University
HAYM B. HIRSH, Cornell University
GEORGE KARYPIS, University of Minnesota
JOHN M. LANICCI, University of South Alabama
TERRY P. LEWIS, Booz Allen Hamilton
KYRAN D. MISH, Sandia National Laboratories
J. GREGORY MORRISETT, Cornell University
RADIA J. PERLMAN, NAE, EMC Corporation
PADMA RAGHAVAN, Vanderbilt University
DAWN M. TILBURY, University of Michigan
PETER K. WILLETT, University of Connecticut
LABORATORY ASSESSMENTS BOARD
ROSS B. COROTIS, NAE, University of Colorado, Boulder, Chair
WESLEY L. HARRIS, NAE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
JENNIE S. HWANG, NAE, Case Western Reserve University; H-Technologies Group
W. CARL LINEBERGER, NAS, JILA,3 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
EVA LABRE, Administrative Coordinator
JAMES P. MCGEE, Director
ARUL MOZHI, Senior Program Officer
MARTIN OFFUTT, Senior Program Officer
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3 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 (NIST).
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:
William F. Brinkman, NAS,1 Princeton University,
Phillip Colella, NAS, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
Barbara A. Dosher, NAS, University of California, Irvine,
Ayanna Howard, Georgia Institute of Technology,
Michael I. Posner, NAS/NAM,2 University of Oregon,
Jennifer Rexford, NAE,3 Princeton University, and
Charles K. Westbrook, NAE, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
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 Steven J. Wallach, NAE, Los Alamos National Laboratory. 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 Sciences.
2 Member, National Academy of Medicine.
3 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
2 NETWORK AND INFORMATION SCIENCES
3 COMPUTATIONAL AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Human-Autonomy Team Interactions and Humans Understanding Autonomy
Autonomy Understanding Humans and Estimating Human-Autonomy Team Outcomes
Neuroscience, Training Effectiveness, and STRONG
5 CROSSCUTTING RECOMMENDATIONS AND EXCEPTIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
A Army Research Laboratory Organization and Research Core Competency Clusters
B Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board Members and Staff Biographical Information
