Opportunity: Ceramic Engineering for Next Generation Army Applications

Opportunity Number:

ARL-SRP-00066

Opportunity Location:

APG, MD

Opportunity Description:

Opportunities exist for fundamental research and development (R&D) efforts towards enabling the next generation ceramics and ceramic composites for Army systems. Research activities include: 1) novel synthesis and processing techniques for opaque and transparent ceramics and composites with optimal structure/properties for extreme environments and high-rate impact, 2) advanced manufacturing science for development of heterogeneous multi-scale ceramics and interfaces with high resistance to thermomechanical stress, fracture/failure, and ablation/oxidation, 3) high-throughput simulation, machine learning and design optimization for processing-structure-property relationships, and 4) high-throughput non-destructive evaluation and characterization for materials discovery.

Opportunity Skill Set:

Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Chemical Sciences/Engineering, Computer Modeling/Simulation, Data Science, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Opportunity Host Facility

DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory (DEVCOM ARL)

Multiple Locations Across the Country

The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory (DEVCOM ARL), as an integral part of the Army Futures Command, is the U.S Army’s foundational research laboratory that has the mission of operationalizing science. The DEVCOM ARL mission essential task of foundational research has the objective to conduct research and reconnaissance to inform future Army science, technology, and engineering and invest in areas that ensure overmatch. DEVCOM ARL executes research in 11 competencies that provide the Army foundational expertise and specialized capabilities grounded in scientific excellence and driven by unique Army challenges. These competencies are: Biological and Biotechnology Sciences; Electromagnetic Spectrum Sciences; Energy Sciences, Humans in Complex Systems; Mechanical Sciences; Military Information Sciences; Network, Cyber, and Computational Sciences; Photonics, Electronics, and Quantum Sciences; Sciences of Extreme Materials; Terminal Effects; and Weapons Sciences.

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