DARPA funding

In an effort to address the problem of detection of low-metal-content mines, DARPA funded development of new sensor technologies that focused on detection of the single material unique to all landmines—the explosive. The Fido sensor was one of several explosives vapor detectors developed under this program. Unless specified otherwise, the data presented in this section was collected during field tests of this sensor. 

This work was funded through generous support of DARPA and the... 

Acknowledgements. The author thanks members of the microreactor research group and collaborators for the work forming the basis for this summary, J. McMullen and N. Zaborenko for critical reading of the manuscript, and DARPA, ARO-MURI and the MicroChemical Systems Technology Center for funding. 

Figure 6. Silicon microreactor for preferential oxidation of CO designed for a 0.25 We fuel cell. (The researchers wish to express their gratitude to DARPA for funding Grant N66001-02-1-8942.)...

While these three recommendations may appear to be somewhat radical, organizations such as DARPA have used these techniques to very effectively move technology rapidly into the hands of those who need it most. Although these approaches may not work for everyone, they have been proven over time to be very effective. They require funding organizations to be proactive and to rely on the skills and judgment of their research managers. 

The authors gratefully acknowledge our collaborators and colleagues on the cited papers that originated from our labs we also acknowledge funding from DARPA, ONR, and ARO. 

Under G. E. Spangler, Technispan has used micro-electromechanical systems fabrication techniques to develop miniaturized gas chromatography systems for integration with IMS systems (such as the CAM or AC AD A). DARPA has provided funding, although no complete system has been produced. Many classical laboratory techniques are being pursued in the MEMS arena, but so far only pieces of devices have been produced. 

We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of Drs. C.C. Teng, A. Panakal and K.M. Desai and a post-doctoral fellowship for H.T.M. from Celanese Corporation. This research was funded by AFOSR and DARPA, F49620-85-C-0105 and NSF/MRL, DMR-85-19059. 

The concept of supercritical fluid infiltration (SFI) was first described in 1981. Subsequently under DOD funding (a joint program from Air Force Office of Scientific Research/Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, AFOSR/DARPA) SFI was addressed to the problem of improving the oxidation resistance of carbon/carbon composite materials used in rocket engines and missile nose cones (Wagner, Krukonis, and Coffey, 1988). 

In addition to the need to process large quantities of samples that technology produces more and more prolihcally, the demand for faster analytical response is also borne from applications where analysis time is inherently critical, as with first-responders and held soldiers sampling the air to check for the presence of chemical warfare agents (CWA). DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), which commissions advanced research for the Department of Defense, is funding the development of micro gas analyzers (MGA) suitable for portable and virtually instant CWA detection. 

The work described above was funded by DARPA-MTO, DOE-ITP and Honeywell Labs, and led to the publications listed under Refs. [1-12], from which the material was excerpted, with permission from the authors. For their friendship and collaboration, and for the able help provided by tech writer Marc G. Bonne, the authors are very grateful indeed. 

DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Program Agency) provides additional funding for DuPont/MIT collaborative research effort to prove that a microreactor system can be designed for safe, parallel operation... 

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