Assessment of the In-House Laboratory Independent Research at the Army's Research, Development, and Engineering Centers

This report evaluates the In-House Laboratory Independent Research (ILIR) conducted at the Research, Development, and Engineering Centers (RDECs) of the U.S. Army's Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM) during 2018. It reviews and offers recommendations for each of the eight areas of ILIR research: chemistry, computational sciences, electronics, life sciences, materials science, mechanical sciences, network sciences, and physics. "This report evaluates the In-House Laboratory Independent Research (ILIR) conducted at the Research, Development, and Engineering Centers (RDECs) of the U.S. Army's Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM) during 2018. It reviews and offers recommendations for each of the eight areas of ILIR research: chemistry, computational sciences, electronics, life sciences, materials science, mechanical sciences, network sciences, and physics"--Publisher's description FrontMatter 2 Acknowledgment of Reviewers 10 Contents 12 Summary 14 1 Introduction 23 2 Chemistry 28 3 Computational Sciences 42 4 Electronics 50 5 Life Sciences 61 6 Materials Science 68 7 Mechanical Sciences 91 8 Network Sciences 100 9 Physics 109 10 Crosscutting Recommendations 121 Appendixes 124 Appendix A: Army Research Program Review andAnalysis Committee Biographical Information 126 Appendix B: Acronyms 132