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U.S. Navy Engineer Honored with Rear Admiral William S. Parsons Award for Scientific and Technical Progress

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DAHLGREN, Va. - A Navy engineer was honored for scientific and te chnica l achie vement impacting the solution of complex Navy, Marine Corps and joint forces problems, the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) announced Aug. 19.

U.S. Central Command Deputy Commander Vice Adm. Mark Fox presented the Rear Admiral William S. Parsons Award for Scientific and Technical Progress to Dr. Wayne Chepren, NSWCDD Lethality and Effectiveness Branch engineer, at the 2015 U.S. Navy League convention in Tampa, Fla. “It’s an honor to be among the list of distinguished recipients of this prestigious award and it’s a result of my good fortune in working with outstanding people,” said Chepren.

“This award is really the result of a group effort by NSWC analysts and management over many years.”

Chepren was commended for scientific and technical progress based on his substantial contributions towards incorporating the disciplines of computational physics and modeling into the

vulnerability, lethality, and effectiveness analysis process.

“Dr. Chepren has advanced the state of understanding of materials properties,” according to the citation. “In doing so, he has helped solve complex Navy, Marine Corps and joint problems, and in turn, lives.”

The Navy League bestows the award each year to a Navy or Marine Corps officer, enlisted person or civilian, who has made an outstanding contribution in any field of science that has furthered the development and progress of the U.S. Navy or Marine Corps.

“NSWC Dahlgren has provided our analysts with the computational resources necessary to increase the role of computational physics in acquisition and testing,” said Chepren, who credited at least 50 people in the Department of Defense and Department of Energy for the contributions described in his citation. “The analysts have applied new developments in computational physics tools and

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Dr. Wayne Chepren, a Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division engineer, received the 2014 Rear Admiral William S. Parsons Award for Scientific and Technical Progress at the 2015 U.S. Navy League national convention in Tampa.

Meritorious Civillian Service Award presented

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Cyber-security awards presented

6 Commercial applications of Navy inventions unveiled

By John Joyce, NSWCDD

Unmanned Systems Integration Workshop

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Three inventors stood before the Navy’s version of ABC’s “Shark Tank” panel of tycoons, famous for investing in budding entrepreneurs’ creative ideas and making dreams a reality.

The U.S. Navy inventors - Adam Simonoff, Dr. Kevin Boulais and Gerhard Thielman - emphasized the military applications of their

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patented and patent pending innovations before the panel at the University of Mary Washington Dahlgren campus, Aug. 20.

Then they explained how their innovations can be commercialized for the public to enjoy.

Like their multi-millionaire counterparts in the TV reality show, this Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD)sponsored a panel of distinguished university professors, business

owners and entrepreneurs were clearly more interested in the commercial applications as they peppered the inventors with questions.

Panel members questioned the inventors about possibilities in health, medicine, law enforcement, agriculture, and aviation industries.

Technical transfer of patents into these industries - or anywhere in the public domain - can help the Navy

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No stone was left unturned.

The panel also discussed how the transfer of technology could ignite a whopping new crop of web-based games for adults or children.

“The panelists added a new dimension and a fresh look at the commercial applicability of NSWCDD intellectual property,” See INVENTIONS, page 6

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Dahlgren volunteers are dogs’ (and cats’) best friends Learn the history of DAHLGREN

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For the last 18 years a dedicated group of volunteers, many affiliated with Naval Support Facility (NSF) Dahlgren, have made it their mission to improve the lives of the animals of King George County through adoption, spay-and-neuter campaigns, and vaccine programs.

A number of active King George Animal Rescue League (KGARL) members are employed at or serve at the base; several spend time every week supporting the organization, a testament to Dahlgren’s community spirit.

KGARL, a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization, was founded in 1998 by Paula Van Alstine and Leslie McCullough with the goal of improving conditions at the previous King George County pound. Van Alstine is now on the board of the Dahlgren Railroad Heritage Trail (DRHT) group, but continues to partner with KGARL on events.

Through the years, KGARL has grown to over 200 members, with about 25-30 active members who take part in everything from transports of rescue animals to nokill shelters and rescue groups up and down the East Coast, assisting in the socialization of the dogs and cats at the King George Animal Control facility, participating in fund-raising events, assisting the county with its biannual vaccination clinics, and KGARL’s latest venture -

a collaboration with the new Petco in King George as an adoption partner.

"The Petco adoption partnership has been very successful," Charlotte Gaither - KGARL Secretary and Petco Adoption Coordinator stated.

"As of mid-July, we have found homes for over 14 cats through our Petco partnership. They are cats that might not otherwise have gotten an opportunity for a good home - adult and senior cats who would have more than likely been passed over for kittens at the shelter and other adoption venues, but were given a chance to shine in the Petco setting."

Gaither is employed at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division's (NSWCDD) Asymmetric Defense Systems Department, and along with her husband Petean employee of the Engagement Systems Department at NSWCDDspends many hours each week on the Petco partnership working to ensure the cat care volunteers have all the supplies they need, arranging the first weekend of the month Petco adoption events and coordinating the receiving and vet care of new cats when adoptions occur.

“We can always use more volunteers to take a shift at Petco,” Gaither said. "The cats have to be cared for twice a day - feeding, litter cleaning and just spending a few minutes with the cats to socialize them. It can be stressful on them to be in the crates all day, so that time that the volunteers can spend means

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Pete Gaither, an employee of NSWCDD, a volunteer with the King George Animal Rescue League, assists with the care of the adoptable cats at the King George PETCO. Gaither is shown here socializing three of the cats that have since been adopted.

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The organization's main goal is to support King George Animal Control and Kevin Eller, the Animal Control Officer is grateful for the work that the organization does for the facility.

"King George Animal Control is very fortunate to have the help of KGARL," he said. "With their support we have been able to have animals tested and vetted which increases adoptability as well as the chance to be placed in rescues.

It definitely helps buy the animals some more time."

Another popular program that the organization offers is the Spay and Neuter Voucher Assistance Program (SNAP).

The KGARL website (www. kgarl.org) has an application for individuals to receive funding assistance to help spay or neuter their pets. Through the generous donations of KGARL supporters

by way of grants and other fundraising, the organization is able to provide financial assistance that can mean the difference for pet owners who want to do the responsible thing for their pet companions.

"We have had an increase this year in residents who contact us willing to provide transportation and recovery for feral cat colonies in their neighborhoods if we will provide for the altering of the cats," said Gaither. "This is such a win because we don't know where the colonies always are and this identifies as well as neutralizes the problem."

2015 has been an exceptionally busy kitten season for King George Animal Control, and the efforts on the part of regular citizens and the team at KGARL through the SNAP program has meant a significant reduction in the number of kittens that will show up at the pound in the future.

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Larry Hinson, a 36-year veteran of NSF Dahlgren's Public Works Department, is also a longtime volunteer with KGARL. He has spent the last 17 years in animal rescue with KGARL and on his own, assisting on NSF Dahlgren and in his hometown of Montross in Westmoreland County.

Hinson provides a "meals on wheels" program for the local community, delivering donated dog and cat food to families in need who would otherwise not be able to keep their beloved pets.

Hinson's passion for animals has taken him many places, including post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans in 2005. Hinson and others

spent two weeks in the hurricaneravaged region providing food and water for displaced pets and other animals in the city.

"It was a real wake up call for many of us," Hinson shared. "I feel it's everyone's responsibility to take care of God's creatures."

Michele Shipman, KGARL Treasurer, as well as an engineer in NSWCDD's Strategic and Weapons Control System Department, has been with the organization for 13 years.

Michele and her husband, Chris, also employed at NSWCDD, foster dogs for Bully Paws Pit Bull Patriots, where they provide a temporary home for loving pit bulls who are

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awaiting their "forever home." Currently, the Shipmans have one foster pit bull in their care.

"It can definitely be difficult to say goodbye when these guys get adopted," she explained. "These dogs become family members, but I know when one finds their forever home, that means I can provide a chance for another one to find theirs."

Melissa Lederer, the Systems Safety Engineering Division Head within NSWCDD's Engagement Systems Department, has also been with the organization for many years, including holding board positions, volunteering at King George Animal Control, fostering and transporting animals, and working events.

"There are so many opportunities for people to get involved," said Lederer. "We can find a position to fit whatever skills and interests you have."

Currently serving as the KGARL Member-at-Large and the LostFound Pet Coordinator, Lederer enjoys volunteering at the fundraising events.

"As a 501(c)3, we rely heavily on fundraisers and can always use more volunteers at events," she said. "We are only able to accomplish what we do because of the dedication of our volunteers and the generosity of our community."

Kelly Penney, an MWR employee at the Crafttech Shop, has been with KGARL for the last three years and finds it very fulfilling to be a part of caring for the cats at Petco.

"I always have time for our furry friends as do many others," she said.

"Giving them a voice and a second chance at life when so many others have let them down - if we don't care about them who will? It truly makes my heart feel good when you see them leaving for their forever

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Michele Shipman, an engineer at NSWCDD and a KGARL volunteer, is assisted by her foster dog, Diamond, as she works on homework. home."

Even active-duty sailors find time to be a part of making a difference in the lives of the pet population.

Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Amanda Glover, assigned to Naval Support Activity South Potomac (NSASP), and the Naval District Washington (NDW) Sailor of the Year has enjoyed volunteering at the fundraising events.

"The thing I enjoy the most with volunteering with KGARL is the people," she said. "Being around people who are passionate about volunteering their time to raise money and awareness for a shelter makes the volunteer work worth every minute. To me, the volun-

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teer work is worth it because even though it's not directly adopting an animal, it is providing services for the animals until they find their forever home. It's also a great opportunity for the junior Sailors to connect with the local community in a meaningful way."

As with any non-profit volunteer organization, there is always room for more volunteers. KGARL has quite a few different projects that they can use assistance with - currently the group is involved in what is known as Trap Neuter Release (TNR).

KGARL is asked many times a year to provide either the pound or individuals in the community with assistance trapping feral cats and transporting them to one of the local facilities to be spayed or neutered.

After they have recovered from surgery the cats are then re-released back into the feral colony they came from.

While it doesn't completely take care of the feral cat problem, it does help to ensure that there will be fewer litters of homeless kittens flooding the shelter each spring.

Another avenue that the community can offer assistance is through the KGARL's fundraising ventures. Throughout the year they participate in a variety of events.

Often the events are enjoyable community events such as wine festivals, local fairs and poker runs.

To find out more , go to it www. kgarl.org. The SNAP program application is available on the site along with pictures of the dogs and cats currently seeking their "furever" homes!

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Listen to important signals from our body to optimize your health

By Dr. Shawn Pallotti

“Ouch, Doc, it hurts right here,” is something I hear very often in my office.

I see the grimaces on people’s faces, the anxiety, frustration, and hopelessness of chronic pain. Usually this pain has come about after years of smaller episodes that did not get the attention they deserved.

The most common areas of pain are the knees, hips, low back, shoulders, neck, and head. This pain can orig­inate from the nerves, muscles; or joints themselves and the inflammation of each has many different causes. Pain signals are the most primal of all senses.

With pain there is almost always damage of the tissue. Once again, we must listen to this important signal, find the cause, and make the appropriate change. If not dealt with properly,more severe pain and damage will follow.

There are three major factors that contribute to most chronic pain.

Studies are showing that diets that include sugar, nicotine, white flour, high-fat foods, and alcohol exasperate existing conditions like Fibromyalgia, Lupus, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and the like.

A study of patients with Fibromyalgia found an 80 percent reduction in muscle pain when they followed a diet of mostly raw fruits, vegetables, seeds and nuts. This was more successful than any other medication they had used.

Emotional states can also exas­ perate current conditions. As stress hormones go up, so does inflammation. This has been shown to increase the time it takes for healing to occur.

Learning to manage the stress one has as well with getting enough rest is important for allowing the body to heal.

Thomas Edison once said, “The Doctor of the future will use no medicine but will interest his pa­ tients in care of the human frame, diet, and the cause and prevention of disease.”

The care of the ,human frame Edison was referring to was the joints of the human body, which if misaligned, can cause arthritis and eventual fusion of the joints, as well as common physiological ailments like ear infections, colic, sinus problems, headaches, indigestion, carpal tunnel syndrome, and virtually any other malfunction caused by miscommunication between the brain and the body.

The number one thing you need to do to, reduce pain is to decrease the inflammation that is causing the pain.

Increasing Omega 3 fatty acids in you diet will help achieve this. Any good health food store will carry this supplement.

Consuming meat, dairy, sugar, white flour, alcohol, and nicotine will all increase uric acid and aracadonic acid levels in the body, which increases inflammation. Eat a diet high in raw fruits, vegetables, seeds, and nuts reducing the foods mentioned that increase inflammation.

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Get on a regular exercise program that includes cardio and resistance training as well as stretching. This cleans out toxins that cause pain and rebalances the muscles, nervous system, and joints.

Massage has many of the benefits of reducing pain that exercise does but without the work.

Ice, Ice, Ice! Use of ice greatly decreases inflammation. Twenty minutes on and an hour off for extremities and neck, double this time for larger areas.

Physical Therapy: specific modal­ ities and exercises designed to flush out inflammation, fluids, clean out joints, and strengthen muscle.

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Engineer: Wins award From page 1 computer hardware to increasingly larger and more challenging problems.”

The award, presented since 1957, is named for Rear Adm. William Parsons in recognition of his dedication to all aspects of scientific and technical advances.

Moreover, the Navy League recognizes Parsons as “responsible to a marked degree for ensuring that the U.S. Navy remained in operational consonance with the ever-shifting and increasing demands of the changing world.”

The award is presented with a

certificate and a watch along with other Professional Excellence Awards (Sea Service Awards) at the National Convention of the Navy League of the United States.

NSWCDD, a Naval Sea Systems Command warfare center division, is a premier research and development center that serves as a specialty site for weapon system integration.

T h e c o m m a n d ’s u n i q u e ability to rapidly introduce new technology into complex warfighting systems is based on its longstanding competencies in science and technology, research and development, and test and evaluation.

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NSFD kicks off 2015 Combined Federal Campaign The 2015 Combined Federal Campaign has begun, and Naval Support Facility Dahlgren recently kicked off the CFC giving season with an event Sept. 9 at the Parade Field.

Each year, government civilians and active duty military members participate in CFC, the world’s largest andmostsuccessfulannualworkplace charity campaign, with almost 200 CFC campaigns throughout the country and overseas raising millions of dollars each year.

Pledges made by federal civilian, postal and military donors during the campaign season (through

Dec. 15) support eligible nonprofit organizations that provide health and human service benefits throughout the world. Donors can choose from thousands of participating charities, including many that serve the local community.

Eligible employees also can donate through eGiving, an online program that allows donations made through MyPay. Donors can access the charity list online and donate to as many charities as they choose by payroll deduction. To donate through eGiving, visit https://mypay.dfas. mil/mypay.aspx.

For credit/debit card pledges, use CFC Nexus at: https://www. cfcnexus.org/_potomaccfc/.

In 2014, the Office of Personnel Management announced Universal Giving, which gives donors the ability to make a pledge to any of the 24,000-plus charities that participate in the 151 CFC regions, regardless of geographic location or campaign region.

Donors can search through an online list of all charities that meet the standard for inclusion on the Universal Giving list. Donors can make their pledges by entering the five-digit code on their local

campaign region’s pledge form or on their campaign’s electronic giving system, to include Employee Express and myPay. Government contractors and military retirees not employed by the government also can participate in the campaign by giving a onetime check or cash donation to the charities of their choice.

In 2014, donors at NSF Dahlgren gave $837,766. Local charities, such as the Fredericksburg Area Food Bank, Fredericksburg SPCA and King George Animal Rescue League, received thousands of dollars in donations.

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NSWC Dahlgren Division awardees (l-r) Christopher Nerney, Donna Wheater, Melanie Lunney and David Luck are pictured with Vice Adm. William Hilarides, commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, moments after the admiral presented them with letters of appreciation at an Aug. 11 awards ceremony. Hilarides commended the team, including Michael Clark and Adrienne Phaler, for supporting the Cybersecurity Technical Exchange Meeting sponsored by NAVSEA. “This meeting brought together leaders from Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Air Systems Command, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, and United States Tenth Fleet in one place to discuss and ‘connect the dots’ pertaining to cyber-related work spanning the Navy enterprise,” said Hilarides in the letter. “Your behind the scenes involvement in this technical exchange was paramount, enabling both current and future cyber deliberations that are of the highest importance to the Navy.” Describing the accomplishment as “a major milestone in charting Naval Sea Systems Command’s way ahead for the Navy’s implementation of the cybersecurity mission priority,” Hilarides thanked, “the men and women of NSWCDD for taking a stake in the Navy’s ability to promote cybersecurity operations through technical excellence and accountability.”

Inventions: Commercial possibilities discussed From page 1 said Lorraine Harting, NSWCDD Technical Partnering Office acting director, regarding the non-federal panel members’ view of federal technology and its applications.

The fresh look could not begin until event facilitator Mike Riley of TechLink was sure everyone was creative, positive, and free from any inkling of critical thinking.

Riley asked the panel, participants, and observers, to cite two unique things about themselves - one true, one false - followed by crowdsourcing, a guess, and feedback on what was in fact true.

After a round of fascinating factual and fictitious stories with lots of

laughter, Riley declared that the TechLink Innovation Discovery process was ready to begin.

The primary activity of TechLink - a DoD partnership intermediary is brokering Cooperative Research and Development Agreements and patent license agreements between DoD labs and U.S. industry for the manufacture and use of DoD inventions.

These inventions involve virtually all technology fields, including medicine, software, electronics, communications, advanced materials, and energy-related technologies.

Juxtaposed to the “Shark Tank” moguls, the Innovation Discovery panel nurtures pressure free, noncritical, imaginative brainstorming sessions for ideas that improve the

transfer, transition, and commercialization of inventions under development, leading to enhanced defense capabilities and positive economic impact.

“The more relaxed you are, the more creative you are,” said Riley, who taught college students for 30 years at Montana State University.

“It’s highly important that we have no criticism - it will block creative thinking. When you think you will be judged, it will block you creatively. We are being creative as we see what everyone sees but thinking

what no one else thinks.”

The brainstorming - and a technique inspiring creativity called brainwriting - began immediately after each inventor briefed his innovation to the panel.

Thielman spoke about his innovation - the Spherical Armored Mobile Platform. Boulais briefed the panel on the Light Guide Film for Electronics, Distributed Computing, Sensing and Electromagnetic Control. Simonoff presented the Collaborator Common Collaboration Environment.

In the end, the panel - and the witnessing audience of scientists and engineers - generated scores of commercial applications for the inventions.

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Inventions: Commercial possibilities discussed From page 6 bassadors for NSWCDD. As they become aware of our inventions and the potential of these inventions to help create new technology startup companies and assist existing businesses in the region, they will help get the word out: NSWCDD is a valuable national asset that has the potential to be a powerful engine of innovation and economic development.”

The Innovation Discover y process has been identified as a best practice by the Navy Technology Transfer Program and is a prototype that federal research laboratories throughout the United States can implement to give their development personnel a step-bystep system to discover, document, and protect intellectual property and its commercialization potential.

Before the Innovation Discovery Process, there were limited resources in place to thoroughly identify and capture intellectual property aspects.

The Innovation Discovery event - NSWCDD’s first and the ninth sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) - was part of a pilot program intended to increase the number of invention disclosures, improve existing disclosures, or identify commercial applications to existing inventions.

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“An aircraft company can license this,” Daniels asserted, after the panel and participants, mostly scientists and engineers, brainstormed the Light Guide Film for Electronics, Distributed Computing, Sensing and Electromagnetic Control invention.

Boulais told the panel that the flexible dielectric waveguide for light - like fiber optics but flat - is often used for flat panel displays, keypad illumination, and advertising.

He added that the invention will secure communication with no radio frequency interference and it will network electronics, sensors, and radiating elements in a twodimensional fashion.

The light guide film will also improve “flexible electronics”. In other words, there will be “no copper interconnects to break,” explained Boulais.

“The idea of being able to safely and efficiently replace all the copper wiring in airliners is huge.” said Daniels. “One of the biggest issues in the airline industry today are fuel costs. Think of the cost savings, the efficiency, and the reliability

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Dr. Kevin Boulais uses liquid nitrogen in a molecular beam epitaxy system to create photocapacitors for light guide film applications increases. Had we not done this, this idea may never have come into the public domain, and the Boeings and the British Air Spaces of the world would not be able to exploit this technology.”

Thielman, an engineer and attorney, told the panel that his Spherical Armored Mobile Platform will provide a highly maneuverable reconnaissance vehicle for hostile urban environments. The patent claims include an armored transport and a version for recreational vehicles. He filed a follow-on application for an unmanned

remote-control reconnaissance device called the Spherical Infrared Robotic Vehicle, patented last year.

The inventive spherical vehicles provide unique mechanisms for steerable locomotion designed to enhance capability for the warfighter.

“The panel provided suggestions for additional uses of the overall concept besides operation on solid terrestrial surfaces, so those options are expected to be included in follow-on patent applications,” said Thielman, who is an NSWCDD patent counsel.

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For example, the panel suggested that a miniaturized version of the vehicle could explore the human body for healthcare diagnostics.

“Without the contributions from panel members, these additional purposes might have been overlooked,” he added.

The event supports President Barack Obama’s October 2011 Executive Order, “Accelerating Te c h n o l o g y Tr a n s f e r a n d Commercialization of Federal Research in Support of HighGrowth Businesses” that requires federal laboratories to share its research products with the private sector in order to boost economic development. The order’s underlying statute requires that all federal laboratories take an active role in technology transfer.

“We are going to start taking these ideas back to ODU and replicate it in as many places as we can,” said Daniels..

TechLink assists DoD in licensing its inventions to industry, enabling companies to create new products and services using these inventions.

“We are very excited to see these events continue to multiply across not only the Navy labs, but all the federal labs and academia,” said Dottie Vincent, ONR Technology Transfer program manager..

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NSWCDD hosts Unmanned Systems Integration Workshop

By John Joyce, NSWCDD DAHLGREN, Va. - Army Staff Sgt. Joshua Burnett envisioned his career after retiring from the U.S. Army last year - start up a company to rapidly deploy life-saving ideas, solutions and technologies to warfighters.

Like many small business owners and entrepreneurs, however, he encountered a daunting Department of Defense acquisition process that could delay or prevent his vision from becoming reality.

Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Commander Rear Adm. Lorin Selby listened to Burnett, who was among DoD technologists, business executives, and educators who came to share their ideas, technology solutions, and concerns at NSWC Dahlgren Division’s second annual Unmanned Systems Integration Workshop and Technical Exchange Meeting, Aug. 19. “What is the best way to get the technologies that are ready to go into the hands of the warfighter?�

Burnett asked the admiral. “We have game changing technology now and I’ll do it at cost to get the technology into the hands of the warfighter. I’ve been in their shoes and know what they’re going through. We have toolsets that can help them win.�

In his keynote speech, Selby inspired 160 scientists, engineers and technologists in DoD, industry, and academia to overcome the challenges they face - including certification, accreditation and acquisition processes - to obtain funding for new technologies that can quickly become a program

of record and deployed to the warfighter. “The idea of coming up with ideas and then transferring those ideas is a huge part of the future, and as a nation, I think we can do it faster and better than anyone else,� said Selby. “We need to establish more collaborative partnerships.

We will never solve these problems in stovepipes, so we’ve got to be more collaborative and more team oriented. Collaboration is what it’s all about.�

The technical exchange, which included panel discussions, harnessed the power of intensive

collaboration among the joint services, industry and academia.

In all, 25 unmanned systems experts from the public and private sector presented 20 briefs and two panel discussions. Robotics teams from two local high schools also demonstrated their science, technology, engineering and mathematics projects. “Integration of unmanned systems continues to be a challenge for the Navy, and judging by the crossorganizational participation at this workshop, it seems to be a challenge for everyone else as well,� said Ajoy ‘AJ’ Muralidhar, NSWCDD Human

Systems Integration engineer and the event’s lead organizer.

The briefing titles included: Autonomous We ap ons and Prop or tionality ; Perception for Unmanned Systems; and Mu lt inat iona l C ap abi lit y Development Campaign; Situation Awareness and Decision Support within Unmanned Systems. “The workshop was a unique collaboration for unmanned and autonomous technology development,� said Harry Dreany, technical direction agent for the U.S. Marine Corps Maneuver Science and Technology Program,

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sponsored by the Office of Naval Research. “Nowhere else in the Navy are these types of discussions being held with as much depth and breadth across the DoD, industry and academia.�

The unmanned systems integration workshop - one of several ongoing NSWCDD initiatives to foster collaboration and cooperation between government, industry and academia - was sponsored by NSWCDD Chief Technology Office and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.