Laboratory Information:
Air Force Academy
HQ USAFA/DFER
2354 Fairchild Drive
Suite 4K25
USAF Academy, CO 80840-6200
Website: http://www.usafa.af.mil/
Agency/Department: Dept. of Defense - Air Force
Region: Mid-Continent
FLC Laboratory Representative:
Mr. Michael Crane
Phone: 719-333-8484
Fax: 719-333-4255
Email: michael.crane@usafa.edu
Background/History of the Laboratory:
The Air Force Academy was established in
1954. The first class of 306 men was sworn in at a temporary site at
Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, in the summer of 1955, and graduated in 1959. The current authorized number
of cadets is 4,000, supported by more than 530 faculty in Basic Sciences, Engineering, Social Sciences,
and
Humanities. About half of the faculty have earned Ph.D. degrees. The Academy has provided the Air Force
with
a corps of officers dedicated to upholding the high standards of the United States: Integrity always,
service
before self, and excellence in all we do. These Air Force Core values were written by the Air Force
Academy,
which has provided a proving ground for these officers and a source for the dedicated staff members
who have
come to the academy to educate and train these future leaders. Throughout its history, one theme has
been
constant and persistent: a commitment to excellence. With that theme, the Air Force Academy looks forward
to
the future.
Mission of the Laboratory:
The Academy's research mission is to plan and execute
research programs in Air Force-relevant technology.
This includes basic and applied research in aeronautics, biomimetic sensors, nanosatellites, rocket
propulsion and space physics, lasers and optics, hydrogen fuel cells and ionic liquids, aging aircraft
structures
and materials, modeling and simulation, human effectiveness, molecular biology, unmanned aerial vehicles,
information technology applications, and robotics. The laboratory carries out a number of programs sponsored
by other agencies (e.g., Air Force Office of Scientific Research, DoD High-Performance Computing
Modernization Office, etc.) and provides technology-literate officers to the Air Force Research Laboratory,
product divisions, and other AF agencies.
Facilities:
Technology Areas of Expertise:
- Strategic security
- International treaties and agreements
- Combating proliferation
- Homeland defense and combating terrorism
- Regional and emerging issues
- Air and space issues and planning
- Information operations and warfare
- Geospatial information (GIS)
- Learning and teaching research
- Automated flight debriefing
