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The Army conducts relevant, transformative research rooted in the tenets of discovery, innovation, and transition to deliver science and technology (S&T) solutions. Army S&T relies closely on external collaboration with academia to conduct research aligned to the Army’s research priorities in support of the Army’s modernization strategy and the Warfighter. To that end, Army S&T is committed to furthering its teaming with HBCU-MIs and their students, alumni, and faculty.
Through HBCU-MI research outreach initiatives, the Army is reducing barriers for HBCU-MIs to work with the Army’s S&T enterprise. Listening sessions, site visits, and other outreach to HBCU-MIs have demonstrated that unknown Army priorities, unclear paths to opportunities, lack of connections, and limited time and funding inhibit HBCU-MIs from access equity to partnering with the Army. The HBCU-MI Research Teaming Opportunities site works to address these by serving as a central hub to connect HBCU-MI affiliates with research teaming opportunities and provide information on the Army’s research priorities and S&T enterprise.
Army Research Priorities
Army S&T maintains focused investments in basic and applied research. The Army will execute an investment strategy that delivers underpinning knowledge and technology which addresses the elements of force modernization. Army S&T will continue to have a heavy emphasis on mid- and far-term capabilities, through threat based, concept driven and capability informed work.
Disruptive Energetics
Greater than 2x energetic energy over smaller footprints.
Quantum
Optimized information transfer, sensing, and communication with unparalleled security.
RF Electronic Materials
Taking advantage of optical and thermal properties of diamond materials for directed energy.
Hypersonic Flight
Aerodynamics, materials, and processes.
Artificial Intelligence
Increasing speed and agility in which we respond to emerging threats.
Autonomy
Maneuverability and off-road mobility of platforms.
Synthetic Biology
Reactive and responsive skins/spectrally selective materials/antimateriel properties.
Material by Design
Protection overmatch against future threats.
Science of Additive Manufacturing
For next generation munitions for increased range and lethality.
Working With The Army
The Army’s success depends on maintaining and developing partnerships with HBCU-MIs, and recognizes that differing attributes, experiences, cultures, characteristics, backgrounds, and talents are force multipliers. Through the Army’s enhanced partnerships with HBCU-MIs, the Army will reinforce mutual trust, cohesion, and benefits of multiracial and multicultural teaming.
By achieving greater collaboration and overcoming the challenges HBCU-MIs face in working with the Army, the Army gains new research and talent communities, while HBCU-MIs gain greater access equity to collaboration opportunities and enduring autonomy. These collaborations will strengthen the capacity of HBCU-MIs to provide excellence in education and provide opportunity for HBCU-MIs to conduct research critical to the Army S&T’s support of the Warfighter.
Army Science and Technology Research Enterprise
The Army S&T enterprise conducts relevant, transformative research to deliver science and technology solutions for the Warfighter. Specializing in various focus areas, the centers that make up the greater S&T Enterprise provide a robust offering of research opportunities for HBCU-MI affiliates. Learn more about each of these centers by checking out their information below.
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology)’s Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research & Technology) (DASA(R&T))
DASA(R&T) is responsible for policy, budget, and oversight of the Army’s science and technology (S&T) investments and provides oversight to the Army Educational Outreach Program and Army S&T HBCU-MI outreach initiatives. Due to its positioning within Headquarters, Department of the Army and its oversight role, DASA(R&T) is ideally positioned to assist in guiding prospective partners to opportunities across the breadth of the Army.
U.S. Army Research Institute (ARI) for the Behavioral and Social Sciences
ARI is the Army’s lead S&T Laboratory for developing innovative assessment methods for selection and assignment, creating new and more efficient job analytic techniques to identify knowledge, skills, behaviors, and preferences requirements, providing effective methods to develop Soldier competencies across a career, and creating approaches for optimal personnel assignment to teams. ARI achieves this through research advances and the application of the behavioral and social sciences to address personnel, organization, Soldier, and leader development issues.
U.S. Army Futures Command (AFC)
Army Futures Command integrates on a daily basis with entrepreneurs, scientists and businesses to employ an entrepreneurial spirit of accepting the risk of failure early and cheaply in order to create the best solution for our Soldiers. Much of this work is accomplished through four subordinate, supporting commands, which operate through collaborative partnerships with industry and academia to help keep Soldiers safe, America strong, and to win on any future battlefield.
U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM)
The U.S. Army Command (USAMEDCOM) provides ready and sustained health services support and force health protection in support of the Total Force to enable readiness and to conserve the fighting strength while caring for our People and their Families.
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) Technical Center
The USASMDC Technical Center supports the joint Warfighter by providing science, technology, and test and evaluation expertise to enable Warfighter dominance today and in the future. The Technical Center focuses on three essential tasks: executing science and technology, research and development, and test and evaluation; managing and operating the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site; and conducting space operations and space domain awareness.
U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM)
DEVCOM is a team of world-class scientists, engineers, analysts, technicians and support staff who are fully focused on empowering America’s Soldiers today and in the future. DEVCOM believes in getting out of the scientific lab and into the dirt, taking calculated risks and finding new solutions every day. Their experts drive scientific discovery, advance and improve existing technologies, and engineer solutions to technical limitations. DEVCOM leverages cutting-edge technologies to give Soldiers the ability to see, sense, decide and act faster than their adversaries.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
ERDC is a world-class research and development (R&D) organization with a near 100-year history of discovering, developing and delivering new ways to make the world a safer and better place. The ERDC conducts R&D for the nation in military missions, civil works, contingency operations, international and interagency operations, and geospatial support. The ERDC has aligned its R&D-focused efforts with Army and administration priorities and works to address national challenges including climate change, energy resilience, cyber and physical security, modernizing national infrastructure, and environmental sustainability.
Army RDT&E Enterprise: Centers and Labs
