From: John.Powell@f4.n1010.z9.FIDONET.ORG (John Powell) Subject: AFOSR - Overview Date: 3 Nov 94 04:19:51 GMT Organization: FidoNet node 9:1010/4 - ParaNet(sm) A, Cockeysville MD OVERVIEW OF THE AIR FORCE OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Today the United States is second to none in military capability. This is a direct result of research and development carried out in the past; it has provided us the necessary technology for the present. Only a vigorous, focused, and diversified research program can provide our Nation with the required depth and scope of options for new and advanced technologies to meet future challenges. The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) is charged with directing the Air Force's basic research program. This program includes both engineering and scientific research. The goals of this program are: --to maintain technological superiority in the scientific and engineering areas relevant to Air Force needs; --to prevent technological surprise to our Nation and create it for our adversaries; --to maintain a strong research infrastructure composed of Air Force laboratories, industry, and universities; and --to complement the national research effort. Through grants to university scientists, academic support, contracts for industry research, and support for basic research in Air Force laboratories, funded at more than $200 million for Fiscal Year 93, we support approximately 1,300 grants and contracts to about 350 academic institutions and industrial firms. AFOSR works closely with the Air Force laboratories to transition extramural research to the exploratory development programs of these laboratories. In addition, the laboratories participate in the selection of AFOSR research topics in areas of Air Force needs. To this end, we are encouraging those who prepare proposals to contact appropriate activities in the Air Force laboratories. The Directory section of this pamphlet provides some initial contact points to assist you in this. This pamphlet will guide you in your efforts to participate in our research program. To facilitate the preparation of proposals, the pamphlet is divided into five sections: The Introduction section describes Broad Agency Announcement, the mechanism used by AFOSR to solicit research proposals. It also provides an overview of the general approach used to submit proposals. The Research Interests section describes the basic research AFOSR is interested in sponsoring. The Academic Support Programs section discusses research assistantship programs, faculty programs, and graduate school programs. Most of these programs foster mutual research interests between the Air Force laboratories and institutions of higher education. The Proposal Guidance section represents a reprint of our general Broad Agency Announcement, BAA94-1, which provides detail about the proposal process. The Directory lists the names, telephone numbers, and addresses of AFOSR scientific directors and program managers, Air Force chief scientists, and Air Force laboratory task managers. Anyone qualified to perform research is encouraged to contact AFOSR in accordance with the appropriate BAA and the guidelines given in this pamphlet. We particularly encourage proposals from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, minority institutions, and minority researchers. HELMUT HELLWIG Director -- John Powell - via ParaNet node 1:104/422 UUCP: !scicom!paranet!User_Name INTERNET: John.Powell@f4.n1010.z9.FIDONET.ORG ====================================================================== Inquiries regarding ParaNet, or mail directed to Michael Corbin, should be sent to: mcorbin@paranet.org. Or you can phone voice at 303-429-2654/ Michael Corbin Director ParaNet Information Services From John.Powell@f4.n1010.z9.FIDONET.ORG (John Powell) Wed Nov 2 23:19:51 1994 Path: igor.rutgers.edu!rutgers!cis.ohio-state.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!news.ossi.com!news.fujitsu.com!amdahl!amd!netcomsv!scicom!paranet!f4.n1010.z9.FIDONET.ORG!John.Powell From: John.Powell@f4.n1010.z9.FIDONET.ORG (John Powell) Newsgroups: alt.paranet.ufo Subject: AFOSR Message-ID: <11647.2EB9EA2A@paranet.FIDONET.ORG> Date: 3 Nov 94 04:19:51 GMT Sender: ufgate@paranet.FIDONET.ORG (newsout1.26) Organization: FidoNet node 9:1010/4 - ParaNet(sm) A, Cockeysville MD Lines: 26 Air Force Office of Scientific Research _________________________________________________________________ The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) is charged with directing the Air Force's basic research program. This program includes both engineering and scientific research. The goals of this program are to maintain technological superiority in the scientific and engineering areas relevant to Air Force needs; to prevent technological surprise to our Nation and create it for our adversaries; to maintain a strong research infrastructure composed of Air Force laboratories, industry, and universities; and to complement the national research effort. _________________________________________________________________ -- John Powell - via ParaNet node 1:104/422 UUCP: !scicom!paranet!User_Name INTERNET: John.Powell@f4.n1010.z9.FIDONET.ORG ====================================================================== Inquiries regarding ParaNet, or mail directed to Michael Corbin, should be sent to: mcorbin@paranet.org. Or you can phone voice at 303-429-2654/ Michael Corbin Director ParaNet Information Services