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to groundbreaking new capabilities for the Army in the time frame of 30 years and beyond, whereas applied research focuses on the near-term realization of new or improved technologies to meet a specific need. 3 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2019, Assessment of the Information Sciences Directorate at the Army Research Office, Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, doi: https://doi.org/10.17226/25426.
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Computing Sciences Division The vision for the Computing Sciences Division is to conceive of and develop transformational research programs in the computing sciences for the U.S. Army, exploit new computing paradigms and novel information processing techniques, and provide the scientific foundation to create revolutionary capabilities for the future warfighter.
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In general, the funded research is relevant to the Army's S&T goals; there were many examples of transitions of the research to the Army and to the DoD community more broadly. While the Information Sciences Directorate is producing high-quality research overall, the ISD programs did not evince a clear and consistent set of metrics by which to evaluate program impact and 3
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ISD Crosscutting Recommendation 4: The Information Sciences Directorate (ISD) should consider shorter time scales and more rapid turnover of the principal investigator base for projects that are not jointly funded or targeted for long-term funding by collaborating ISD divisions, Army Research Office (ARO)
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Physics Division The Physics Division supports research to discover and understand exotic quantum and extreme optical physics, where new regimes are expected to create revolutionary capabilities for the future warfighter.7 Four programs were reviewed: Atomic and Molecular Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Quantum Information Science, and Optical Physics and Fields. The overall scientific quality of the work presented was excellent, and in many cases was significantly innovative, being at or near the forefront of the relevant fields.
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(Part II, Chapter 7) Chemical Sciences Division The Chemical Sciences Division supports research to discover and understand the fundamental properties, principles, and processes governing molecules and their interactions in materials or chemical systems to provide the scientific foundation to create revolutionary capabilities for the future warfighter, such as new protective and responsive materials, sensors, and munitions.8 Four programs were reviewed: Reactive Chemical Systems, Electrochemistry, Molecular Structure and Dynamics, and Polymer Chemistry.
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There is great value in the Chemical Sciences Division's programs to support fundamental research, for the discovery of new science, and the development of new technologies for defense applications. Life Sciences Division The Life Sciences Division supports research efforts to advance the Army and nation's knowledge and understanding of the fundamental properties, principles, and processes governing DNA, RNA, proteins, organelles, prokaryotes, and eukaryotes, as well as multispecies communities, biofilms, individual humans, and groups of humans.
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should consider collaborative projects that involve both materials synthesis and condensed matter physics, as well as joint quantum information algorithms and information sciences projects, which would all be interdirectorate. For the Chemical Sciences Division, ARO should consider funding of pairs of PIs who will work together on modeling and experiment, which are both within the division.
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Recommendation 5: The Engineering Sciences Directorate (ESD) Electronics Division should expand on new research directions and high-risk, high-reward projects that could lead to discovery and inventions of greater scientific significance.
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The research strategy within the ARO Engineering Sciences Directorate seems to be principally a bottom-up organization, where the PMs have primary discretion and authority regarding project selection and funding decisions. The PMs are all well qualified for their positions.
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Army to provide the scientific foundation to create revolutionary capabilities for the future warfighter. The division supports research aligned with the following Army functional concepts: command and control, fires, maneuver, protection, and sustainment.
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Because the directorate investment is relatively small and the opportunities in engineering sciences are large, focusing on fewer research topics with greater funding for those identified could possibly result in greater benefit to the Army through transitions without loss of scientific excellence. ESD Crosscutting Recommendation 1: The Army Research Office (ARO)
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from different disciplines who will work together on common problems, including those that are interdivisional and interdirectorate. For example, for the Physics Division, ARO should encourage the funding of collaborative projects that involve both materials synthesis and condensed matter physics, as well as joint quantum information algorithms and information sciences projects, which would all be interdirectorate; for the Chemical Sciences Division, ARO should consider modeling and experiment, which are both within the division; and for the Life Sciences Division, ARO should consider mechanisms to improve data analytics to inform its explanatory models, which is also interdirectorate.
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