FIRST MEETING
MARCH 9-11, 2010, WASHINGTON, D.C.
Armor Materials 101-501: Focus on Fundamental Issues Associated with Armor Ceramics:Kinetic Energy Passive Armor, James W. McCauley, Chief Scientist, Weapons and Materials Research Directorate (WMRD); fellow, Army Research Laboratory
Mesoscale Modeling and Experiments—Why and How? Lalit Chhabildas, Senior Scientist, Enhanced Energy Effects, Air Force Research Laboratory
Ceramics for Body Armor, Don Bray, Morgan Crucible Company PLC Light Armor, 41 Years Later, Carl Cline (retired), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Ceramic Behavior Under Ballistic Impact at High Pressure, Michael Normandia, Chief Scientist, Armor Development, Ceradyne, Inc.
Multiscale Modeling of Armor Materials, Christopher Hoppel, Chief, High Rate Mechanics and Failure Branch, Army Research Laboratory
Transparent Armor: Research Issues, Stephan Bless, Associate Director, Institute for Advanced Technology, University of Texas at Austin
Fiber Research for Soldier Protection, Philip Cunniff, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center
Open Discussion Among Participants, Edwin (Ned) Thomas, Chair; Michael McGrath, Vice Chair
Materials Initiatives and Needs for Lightening Ground Platforms, Douglas W. Templeton, Deputy for Ballistic Protection, Senior Technology Expert—Survivability (acting), U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center
Armor, Timothy Holmquist, Staff Engineer, Southwest Research Institute
Armor Material Considerations for Asymmetric Warfare, Yellapu Murty, Director of Research and Development, Cellular Materials International
The Origin and History of the ONR Transducer Materials Program, Robert Pohanka, Director, Materials Science and Technology Division, Office of Naval Research
SECOND MEETING
APRIL 28-29, 2010, WASHINGTON, D.C.
Development and Modeling of High Performance Fibers for Lightweight Protection, Tucker Norton, North American Technology Leader, Ballistics, DuPont Protection Technologies
Today’s Lightweight Protective Equipment and the Challenges for the Next 10-20 Years,Lt. Gen. George J. Flynn, Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration, Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command
Needed Materials Approach for Lightweight Protective Systems, Lee Mastroianni, Force Protection Thrust Lead, Office of Naval Research
Bi-modal to Tri-modal Aluminum, Lawrence T. Kabacoff, Program Officer, Materials Division, Office of Naval Research
Cellular Materials for Force Protection, Steven Fishman, Materials Consultant, Strategic Analysis, Inc.
ASAALT’s View on Protection Materials, Cary F. Chabalowski, Acting Director, Research and Laboratory Management, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology/Chief Scientist
Strain Rate Sensitive Polymers in Armor Applications—Science Issues, Roshdy George S. Barsoum, Manager, Explosion Resistant Coating, Joint Enhanced Explosion Resistance Coating Exploitation, Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration, Ships and Engineering Systems Division, Office of Naval Research.
From Fiber to Application: High Performance Polyethylene Fiber Research Needs, Lori Wagner, Technical Leader, Advanced Fibers and Composites, Honeywell
THIRD MEETING
JUNE 8-10, 2010, ABERDEEN, MARYLAND
DARPA’s Role in Armor, Judah M. Goldwasser, Program Manager, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
A National Lab Perspective on Protection Materials, Bruce Remington, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Army Applications of Magnesium Alloys: Past Lessons and Future Solutions Suveen Mathaudhu, Army Research Laboratory
Speakers on Transparent Armor, J. Jay Zhang, Program Manager, Corning; Lee M. Goldman, Vice President of Technology and Chief Technology Officer for the Optical Ceramics Division, Surmet; Jeff Kutsch, President, Technology Assessment and Transfer, Inc,Kathie Leighton, Schott; Christopher Jones, Saint-Gobain
Site Visit, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Welcome and WMRD, J. Smith
Summary of Towson Meeting 2008, P. Plostins
Aluminum History in the Army, B. Cheeseman
Multi Scale Modeling, G. Gazonas
Transparent Armor, P. Patel
High Strain Rate Lab Tour, T. Weerasooriya
Tours of Armor Test Facilities, S. Schoenfeld
Armor: A European Perspective, Klaus Thoma, Director, Fraunhofer Ernst-Mach-Institut
Hypervelocity Shields, Eric Christiansen, NASA
Ceramic-Metal Laminate (CML) Composites for Armor Applications, Ken Kuang, Torrey Hills Technologies LLC
FOURTH MEETING
JULY 22-23, 2010, WASHINGTON, D.C.
The Sagamore Conference, K.T. Ramesh and Edwin (Ned) Thomas
Army Research Laboratory on Protective Materials, Ernest S.C. Chin, Army Research Laboratory
FIFTH MEETING
AUGUST 24-26, 2010
WOODS HOLE, MASSACHUSETTS
Objective: Limited final information gathering; review of the report writing process thus far; walk through of the first full message draft; discussion of conclusions, recommendations, and next steps.
SIXTH MEETING
SEPTEMBER 28-30, 2010, BECKMAN CENTER, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA
Objective: Review of the draft report and determination of a path forward.