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Target Audience: Research-active staff of the university and research support staff at all levels

This webinar will be delivered by Nathan C. Anderson (Technical Director of the International Technology Center (UK) for the US Army DEVCOM – Atlantic) and Hollie Pietsch (Basic and Applied Research (BAR) team scientists at the Combat Capabilities Development Command Atlantic (CCDC-ATL) in London, UK.

The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, known as DEVCOM, is the United States Army’s technology leader and largest technology developer.  It is the Army’s premier organization for science and technology, and focuses on fundamental scientific research, technology development, engineering, and analysis to support the Army’s modernization priorities.

This event will provide an overview of funding opportunities across the U.S. Army, Navy and Airforce for international collaboration, including proposal development and submission requirements.

Please join us to hear about key areas of interest for the U.S. Dept of Defense and any future funding priorities.  Q&A session will be available at the end.

Technical Areas of Interest are quite broad, but examples include:

Chemistry

• Physics
• Life Sciences
• Network Science
• Environmental Sciences
• Human Sciences
• Electronics
• Materials Sciences (structural, electronic, photonic)
• Mechanical Sciences
• Mathematics
• Computing Science
• Energy and Power Technologies
• Aeronautics
• Robotics and Autonomous Systems
• Sensors
• Nanotechnology
• Lasers and Electro-Optics
• Energetic Materials
• Information Technology
• Quantum Sciences
• Synthetic Biology

Course Outcomes/ Objectives;

At the end of the webinar, you will have a solid understanding of the types of opportunities in the US Army DEVOM – Atlantic for international collaboration

You will be familiar with:

• Key areas of research interest from within the Army, Navy and Airforce
• the funding application process
• sources of support available from the International Business Team in RKES

For more info on US Army DEVCOM please visit:  https://www.army.mil/devcom

Cancellation Policy

When applying for a course, you should note that there will be a £50* to your department if you cancel within 5** working days or you do not attend, and a £25 charge for cancellations/ non-attendance between 6 and 10 working days. There will be no charge for cancellation made 10 or more working days before the event. Notifications should be made to OSDU@strath.ac.uk

A department is welcome to send someone else in your place if they wish without incurring a charge, providing that person has the necessary pre-requisites for the course. In the case of courses split over more than one day, you must attend ALL parts of the course. If you fail to attend any part you will be charged as outlined above.

*This is the standard charge for cancellation or non-attendance of course of 1 days duration or less. For some courses there may be a higher cancellation charge and if this is the case you will be advised of this at the time of booking.

**Any bookings made within 10 days of the event will incur the charges as specified.

Prerequisites