2017-2018 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory: Interim Report
English
By (author): and Medicine Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences Engineering Laboratory Assessments Board National Academies of Sciences
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board (ARLTAB) provides biennial assessments of the scientific and technical quality of the research, development, and analysis programs at the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), focusing on ballistics sciences, human sciences, information sciences, materials sciences, and mechanical sciences. This interim report summarizes the findings of the ARLTAB for the first year of this biennial assessment; the current report addresses approximately half the portfolio for each campaign; the remainder will be assessed in 2018.
Table of Contents- Front Matter
- Summary
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Materials Research
- 3 Sciences for Lethality and Protection
- 4 Information Sciences
- 5 Computational Sciences
- 6 Sciences for Maneuver
- 7 Human Sciences
- 8 Analysis and Assessment
- 9 Crosscutting Conclusions and Recommendations and Exceptional Accomplishments
- Appendixes
- Appendix A: Army Research Laboratory Organization and Science and Technology Campaign Framework
- Appendix B: Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board Members and Staff Biographical Information
- Appendix C: Assessment Criteria
- Appendix D: Acronyms