Jeff DiTullioJeff DiTullioBusiness Development TeamBusiness Development Team

US Army Natick SoldierUS Army Natick SoldierResearch, Development & Engineering CenterResearch, Development & Engineering Center

FLC STEM Partnership Grants

September 2010

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Natick Soldier RD&E Center Natick Soldier RD&E Center Focused on the Soldier Focused on the Soldier

Mission:

– RD&E To maximize the Warfighter’s survivability, sustainability, mobility, combat effectiveness & field quality of life by treating the Warfighter as a system

– Adding Value Through:

• Technology generation, application, and transition enabling rapid fielding of the right equipment

• Soldier Systems Technology Integration & Transition

• Solving field problems rapidly

Vision:

– To be the recognized center for Warfighter & Homeland Defender related research, technologies & systems

Individual Protection

Individual Protection

DOD Combat Feeding

DOD Combat Feeding

Collective ProtectionCollective Protection

Airdrop/ Aerial Delivery

Airdrop/ Aerial Delivery

Transformation toTransformation tothe future force & supporting the future force & supporting

the current fightthe current fightwith the Warfighter with the Warfighter

as the centerpiece ofas the centerpiece ofthe formationthe formation

Transformation toTransformation tothe future force & supporting the future force & supporting

the current fightthe current fightwith the Warfighter with the Warfighter

as the centerpiece ofas the centerpiece ofthe formationthe formation

SupportingSciences

SupportingSciences

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Science, Technology, EngineeringScience, Technology, Engineeringand Math (STEM) Outreach (K-12+)and Math (STEM) Outreach (K-12+)

Department of Defense Priority

Massachusetts isNational STEM Leader

Success formula: Teacher centered approach w/ our STEM professionals as mentors

Leadership Initiatives for Teaching &Technology: LIFT2

Many state & local

partners

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Great opportunity to leverage our current STEM teacher partnerships!

• Small amount of funding is perfect for teachers

• Teachers are thrilled to be partnering w/ US Army & STEM professionals

• Strong willingness to share results amongst fellow teachers

• Curriculum efforts include attention to understanding:

– STEM careers in the Department of Defense/Federal Government

– Industry role w/ focus on how new technologies result in products

– Unique need of manufacturing base

– Visits to STEM Labs to see technology development process first hand

• Critical Need: New materials for the classroom! Providing teachers with this unique opportunity is helping to meet this need.

• Participating teachers are extremely grateful & want to express their appreciation to the FLC for sponsoring these grants.

FLC STEM Teacher Grants 2010FLC STEM Teacher Grants 2010

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Engineering & TechnologyEngineering & Technology

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NanotechnologyNanotechnology

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BiosensorsBiosensors

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The tremendous benefit of teacher partnerships with STEM professionals - provide real world context to lessons:

• Mr. Bruno Nosiglia, primary federal laboratory partner– Ms. Laurra Winters Airdrop Design Specialist, unique textile

technology background.

• Mr. Mohammed Bakr, primary federal laboratory partners– Mr. Steve Fossey & Ms. Kris Senecal, biotechnologists w/

advanced materials (nanomaterials) and modeling backgrounds.

• Mr. Robert Goss, primary federal lab partners– Mr. Jason Soares & Mr. Steve Arcidiacono, biotechnologists w/

basic research experience in biosensors.

SummarySummary

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Thanks FLC!Thanks FLC!

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