2024 Assessment of the DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory (2025)
Chapter: Front Matter
Consensus Study Report
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ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT BOARD
PRABHAT HAJELA, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Chair
NADYA T. BLISS, Arizona State University
N. LOUISE GLASS (NAS), University of California, Berkeley
JOHN KLIER (NAE), University of Oklahoma
MAHTA MOGHADDAM (NAE), University of Southern California
WILLIAM A. SIRIGNANO (NAE), University of California, Irvine
JILL H. SMITH, JHS Enterprises, LLC
SAMUEL I. STUPP (NAS/NAE), Northwestern University
LEVI T. THOMPSON (NAE), University of Delaware
CHARLES THORPE, Clarkson University
CHRISTINE A. WANG (NAE), MIT Lincoln Laboratory
PANEL ON ASSESSMENT OF BIOLOGICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGY SCIENCES
SAMUEL I. STUPP (NAS/NAE), Northwestern University, Chair
KATHERINE BORKOVICH, University of California, Riverside
ROGER EGBERT, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
COURTNEY ELLISON, University of Georgia
KATRINA FOREST, University of Wisconsin–Madison
NANCY KELLER, University of Wisconsin–Madison
MINKYU KIM, University of Arizona
LYNN ROTHSCHILD, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
JUSTIN SIEGEL, University of California, Davis
KEVIN SOLOMON, University of Delaware
PANEL ON ASSESSMENT OF NETWORK, CYBER, AND COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES
NADYA BLISS, Arizona State University, Chair
VINCENT CHAN, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
P. BENJAMIN DIXON, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
SOHEIL GHIASI, University of California, Davis
JIA (KEVIN) LIU, Ohio State University
ARUN MAIYA, Institute for Defense Analysis
YOUSSEF MARZOUK, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
EUGENE H. SPAFFORD, Purdue University
PANOS STINIS, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
BOYAN TABOKOV, U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research
HUIHUI WANG, Northeastern University, Arlington
PANEL ON ASSESSMENT OF PHOTONICS, ELECTRONICS, AND QUANTUM SCIENCES
CHRISTINE A. WANG (NAE), MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Chair
JENNIFER CHOY, University of Wisconsin–Madison
ELIZABETH DONLEY, National Institute of Standards and Technology
F. BARRY DUNNING, Rice University
JENNIFER OLSON HASLER, Georgia Institute of Technology
MICHAEL JUDY, Draper Laboratory
ROBERT LIEBERMAN (NAE), Lumoptix, LLC
ALEJANDRO RODRIGUEZ, Princeton University
KATHY-ANNE B. SODERBERG, Air Force Research Laboratory
PRAMOD K. VARSHNEY, Syracuse University
PANEL ON ASSESSMENT OF SCIENCES OF EXTREME MATERIALS
JOHN KLIER (NAE), University of Oklahoma, Chair
AMY CLARKE, Los Alamos National Laboratory
KATHRYN DANNEMANN, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
JAVIER GARAY, University of California, San Diego
HATSUO ISHIDA, Case Western Reserve University
MICHELE V. MANUEL (NAE), University of Florida
VIKTOR A. PODOLSKIY, University of Massachusetts Lowell
RODNEY TRICE, Purdue University
ANIRUDDH VASHISTH, University of Washington
OLESYA ZHUPANSKA, University of Arizona
Study Staff
KATIE BRATLIE, Director, Laboratory Assessments Board
LIZA HAMILTON, Senior Program Officer, Laboratory Assessments Board
MAURA WALSH, Administrative Coordinator, Laboratory Assessments Board
LABORATORY ASSESSMENTS BOARD
T.J. GLAUTHIER, TJG Energy Associates, LLC, Chair
JEFF BINGAMANN, U.S. Senator (retired)
ROBERT D. BRAUN (NAE), Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
DAVID S.C. CHU, Institute for Defense Analyses
DONA L. CRAWFORD, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (retired)
THOMAS R. KURFESS (NAS), Georgia Institute of Technology
JUAN DE PABLO (NAS/NAE), University of Chicago
CAROL SCHUTTE, U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (retired)
Staff
KATIE BRATLIE, Director
LIZA RENEE HAMILTON, Senior Program Officer
JAMES MYSKA, Senior Program Officer
MAURA WALSH, Administrative Coordinator
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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:
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 MICHAEL LADISCH (NAE), Purdue University, and JAMES HENDLER, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. They were 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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Contents
1 COMPETENCY CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND ACTIONABLE FINDINGS
Competency Conclusions and Recommendations
Cross-Cutting Conclusions and Recommendations
Competency Summary Boxes with the Most Actionable Findings Identified
Approach Taken During Report Preparation
3 BIOLOGICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGY SCIENCES
Technical Quality of the Core Competency
Competency Portfolio of Scientific Expertise
Themes That Cut Across Core Competencies
4 NETWORK, CYBER, AND COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES
Technical Quality of the Core Competencies
Portfolio of Scientific Expertise
Themes That Cut Across Competencies
5 PHOTONICS, ELECTRONICS, AND QUANTUM SCIENCES
Technical Quality of the Competency
Portfolio of Scientific Expertise
6 SCIENCES OF EXTREME MATERIALS
Technical Quality of the Competency
