Assessment of the Physical Sciences Directorate at the Army Research Office (2020) / Chapter Skim
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The panel's review was guided by the following statement of task provided by the National Academies: An ad hoc committee to be named the Panel on Review of Extramural Basic Research at the Army Research Laboratory, to be overseen by the Laboratory Assessments Board (LAB) of the Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, will be appointed to provide annual assessments of the Army Research Office (ARO)
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Research in the physical sciences is focused on basic research to discover, understand, and exploit physical, chemical, and biological phenomena. This research is of a fundamental nature; however, in the long term, discoveries in this area are expected to lead to revolutionary capabilities in sensing, communications, protection, wound healing, power/energy storage and generation, and materials that extend the performance of Army systems well beyond current limits.2 The PSD's programs are organized in three divisions: Physics (fiscal year [FY]
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ARLTAB consists of the chairs of the panels that review the scientific and technical work of all ARL directorates, including those at ARO. After the panel addressed the comments offered by ARLTAB, the report was edited by professional editors at the National Academies and submitted to the National Academies Report Review Committee (RRC)
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Other divisions or offices within ARO and ARL. The panel is charged in 2019 only to assess the Physical Sciences Division of ARO.
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