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2014 RESEARCH TOPICS

Topic Nr.	Title	Contact
	Human Effectiveness Directorate (RH)
RH14-1	Optimizing the Ergonomics of Head-Worn Technology for Battlefield Airmen
RH14-2	Electrical and Optical Methods for Sensor Development
RH14-3	Visualization and Fusion of Big Data
RH14-4	Information Fusion of Space Data
RH14-5	Cognitive and Human Factors of Anomaly Detection
RH14-6	Biological Interaction of Engineered Nanomaterials
RH14-7	Biomolecular Interactionof Plasmonic Nanostructures with Different Geometries

	Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (RX)
RX14-1	Electromagnetic Shielding of Nano-Enabled Coaxial Cables
RX14-2	Protection of Composite Structures from Nuclear Effects
RX14-3	Computational Study of Polymer Grafted Nanoparticle Systems
RX14-4	Resin/Fiber Interphase Characterization for Polymer Matrix Structural Composites
RX14-5	Multiferroic Oxide Heterostructure Materials for RF Components
RX14-6	Nanoscale Materials Behavior in Radio Frequency (RF) Devices
RX14-7	High Resolution Electron Optical Characterization of Interfaces in Organic-Based Solar Cells
RX14-8	Embedded Sensing for Agile Composite Manufacturing
RX14-9	Quantifying Degradation in High Performance Structural Composites Exposed to Extreme Environments
RX14-10	Artificial Hair Flow Sensors
RX14-11	Photorefractive Beam Coupling for Agile Filter Applications
RX14-12	Integrated Modeling and Experimental Approach for Validation of Multiaxial Constitutive Behavior of Engine Disk Metals
RX14-13	Nanocarbon Synthesis and Application
RX14-14	Data-Rich Experimentation for the Determination of Microstructure Kinetics
RX14-15	Carbon Based Optoelectronics and Electronics
RX14-16	Stochastic Microstructure-Property Relationships for Damage of Continuous Ceramic Fiber Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites in Gas Turbine Engine Environments
RX14-17	Strain Resilient Electronics: Materials and Process Development for Electronics Packaging Survivable in Highly Dynamic Environment
RX14-18	Synthesis of 2-Dimensional Semiconductor Heterosturctures
RX14-19	The Role of Graphene on Polymer Structure and Charge Transport in High Efficiency Polymer Blend solar cells
RX14-20	Non-Destructive Evaluation of Urethane-Epoxy Coating Systems
RX14-21	Stress Corrosion Cracking of Landing Gear Steels under Combined Fatigue Modes

	Aerospace Systems (RQ)
RQ14-1	Optimization of Compact Gas-Phase Heat Exchanges for Aero Engine Integration
RQ14-2	Multi-Fidelity Analysis Methods for Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
RQ14-3	Aerothermoelastic Analysis Methodologies for Aircraft Design
RQ14-4	Guidance and Control of Hypersonic Vehicles
RQ14-5	In-situ Characterization of Supersonic Combustor and Isolator Behavior and Dynamics using Line-of-Sight Diode-Laser-Based Measurements
RQ14-6	Structural Dynamics & Mechanics of Turbomachinery Components
RQ14-7	Development of a Predictive Capability for Multidisciplinary Design under Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis for Design Exploration
RQ14-8	Characterization of Supersonic Flows Using Laser-Based Diagnostics
RQ14-9	Enabling Robust and Durable Aerospace Structures for Combined, Extreme Environments
RQ14-10	Development of Damage Models for Composite Structures
RQ14-11	Time Accurate CFD Simulations of Scramjet Engines for Control System Development
RQ14-12	Coupling Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis and Optimization Techniques for Scramjet Engine Design Applications
RQ14-13	Enhanced Optical Flow Diagnostics/Minimization of Particle Seeding
RQ14-14	Computational Model Evaluation in Turbulent Combustion
RQ14-15	Active Wing Twist and Camber Control without Aircraft Control Surfaces
RQ14-16	Weather Data Assimilation Techniques
RQ14-17	Planning, Guidance, and Control for Multiple UAV Cooperative Operations
RQ14-18	Design and Life Prediction Tools for Aircraft Structural Components with Engineered Residual Stresses
RQ14-19	Implementation of High-Fidelity Turbomachinery Analysis Capability in a Discontinuous Galerkin Solver
RQ14-20	Efficient Small Scale Propulsion and Power Systems
RQ14-21	High Capacity, Advanced Battery Development
RQ14-22	Transient Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of a Direct Injected Heavy Fuel Engine
RQ14-23	Massively-Unsteady, Vortex-Dominated Flows
RQ14-24	Modeling the Effect of Surface Interactions on Two Phase Flow and Heat Transfer in Horizontal Pipes
RQ14-25	Software Development for Mechanical Systems Health Monitoring
RQ14-26	Detonation Engine Propulsion Research
RQ14-27	Flameholder Design and Development to Mitigate Combustion Induced Instabilities
RQ14-28	Ultra Compact Combustor Development
RQ14-29	Characterization and Modeling of Turbines in Highly Unsteady Flows
RQ14-30	Development of High Work High Efficiency Low Pressure Turbine Technologies
RQ14-31	Generating Curved Plasma Channels in Air for Active Flow Control about Flight Vehicles
RQ14-32	Plasma-Based Control of Transitional Flows using High-Fidelity Simulations
RQ14-33	Design Approaches for Hypersonic Inlet and Isolator Operability
RQ14-34	System Integration Optimized for Energy Management
RQ14-35	System of Systems Operations Research for Revolutionary Air Vehicle Concepts

	Sensors Directorate (RY)
RY14-1	Mid-IR Solid-State Laser Development
RY14-2	Investigation of Asynchronous Design Approaches for Wideband Digital Beamforming
RY14-3	Synthesis and Surface Characterization of Si1-x-yGexSny Alloys
RY14-4	Mid-IR Plasmonic Materials and Structures
RY14-5	Novel Mid-IR Solid-State Laser Isolators
RY14-6	Signal Processing for Multi-GNSS Authentication
RY14-7	Printed and Flexible Electronics for USAF Sensor Applications
RY14-8	Signal Processing Techniques for Simultaneous Transmit and Receive (STAR)
RY14-9	Investigation of Guided Wave Nonlinear Processes for Infrared Frequency Conversion
RY14-10	Investigation of Novel Orientation-Patterned Materials and Devices for Nonlinear Frequency Conversion
RY14-11	Reconfigurable RF Technology for Multifunction Apertures
RY14-12	Scene Characterization for Event-Based Novel Exploitation (SCENE)
RY14-13	Selective Compression of Archives: Largely Preserving Episodic Legacy (SCALPEL)
RY14-14	Semiconductor Laser Source Phenomenology and Development
RY14-15	Multi-Platform GPS-denied Navigation for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
RY14-16	Secure End Node Testbed (SENT) for RDT&E of Advanced Remote Authentication Technologies