8th Annual Disruptive Technologies Conference
"DoD Science & Technology Priority Roadmaps to Address Emerging Military Challenges"
8 - 9 November 2011
Washington, DC
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Some Challenges for Global Military Operations
- Dr. Thomas Allen, Deputy Director, Studies and Analysis, Joint Staff, J8
Process Used to Develop the DoD Science & Technology Priorities and Roadmaps
- Mr. Robert Baker, Deputy Director, Plans & Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Research & Engineering
Data to Decisions
- Dr. Carey Schwartz, Program Officer, Office of Naval Research
Autonomy
- Dr. Morley Stone, Chief Scientist, 711th Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research Laboratory
Human Systems
- Dr. John Tangney, Director, Human & Bioengineered Systems Division, Office of Naval Research
Engineered Resilient Systems
- Dr. Robert Neches, Director, Advanced Engineering Initiatives, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Research & Engineering
Cyber Science and Technology
- Dr. Steven King, Deputy Director, Cyber Security Technology, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Research & Engineering
Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
- Dr. Gregory Simonson, Science Advisor, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Army Science & Technology Program: Areas for Industry Participation
- Ms. Nancy Harned, Executive Director, Strategic Plans and Program Planning, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Research and Technology
Naval Science & Technology Program: Areas for Industry Participation
- Dr. Walter Jones, Technical Director, Office of Naval Research
Basic Science, MURIs and Their Disruptive Qualities
- Dr. Robin Staffin, Director, Basic Sciences, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Research & Engineering
MURIs and What They Lead To
- Dr. George Whitesides, Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Professor, Harvard University
MURI-Funded Scientific and Technological Blockbusters from Northwestern University
- Dr. Chad Mirkin, George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry, Northwestern University
From Optical Atomic Clocks to Chemistry Near Absolute Zero-How MURI has Transformed Precision Measurement and Quantum Control
- Dr. Jun Ye, Fellow of JILA and NIST, Professor Adjoint, Department of Physics, University of Colorado
The Excitement of the MURIs
- Dr. Peter Reynolds, Chief Scientist, Physical Sciences Directorate, Army Research Office