U.S. Air Force (AFOSR): Research Interests of the Air Force – Engineering, Complex systems, Information and networks, Chemistry, Physical, Biological sciences

(Open on an ongoing basis until superseded)

AFOSR is looking for new basic research ideas and is open to considering any unique and revolutionary concepts (pre-coordination is strongly encouraged). Funding ranges are $100-300K per year for 3 to 5 years.

ENGINEERING AND COMPLEX SYSTEMS

• Dynamic Materials and Interactions
• GHz-THz Electronics
• Energy, Combustion and Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics
• Unsteady Aerodynamics and Turbulent Flows
• High-Speed Aerodynamics
• Aerospace Composite Materials
• Multiscale Structural Mechanics and prognosis
• Propulsion and Power
• Agile Science for Test and Evaluation

INFORMATION AND NETWORKS

• Computational Cognition and Machine Intelligence
• Computational Mathematics
• Dynamical Systems and Control Theory
• Dynamic Data and Information Processing
• Information Assurance and Cybersecurity
• Mathematical Optimization
• Science of Information, Computation, Learning, and Fusion
• Trust and Influence
• Complex Networks
• Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

• Aerospace Materials for Extreme Environments
• Atomic and Molecular Physics
• Electromagnetics
• Optoelectronics and Photonics
• High Energy Radiation Matter Systems
• Quantum Information Sciences
• Physics of Sensing
• Space Science
• Ultrashort Pulse Laser-Matter Interactions
• Condensed Matter Physics
• Astrodynamics

CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGICAL

• Biophysics
• Human Performance and Biosystems
• Mechanics of Multifunctional Materials and Microsystems
• Molecular Dynamics and Theoretical Chemistry
• Natural Materials and Systems
• Organic Materials Chemistry

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