AFOSR, 110 Duncan Avenue, Room B115, Bolling AFB DC 20332-8080

A -- BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) 97-1 DUE 093097 POC Contact: Mary Moore, XPC, (202) 767-8000. Also see field 17 for directions on obtaining the AFOSR Research Interests and BAA 97-1 AFOSR Research Interests and BAA 97-1. The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) invites proposals for basic research in support of the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program. These pamphlets may be downloaded from the Federal Information Exchange (FEDIX), an on-line information system accessible via computer and modem. Call the FEDIX computer at (800) 783-3349 (eight data bits, one stop bit, no parity). There is no charge for accessing the information. The FEDIX help line is available at (301) 975-0103 from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. EST. Also, FEDIX is accessible via Internet at the following telnet address: ''fedix.fie.com.'' At login, type ''fedix'' or Telnet to ''192.111.228.33,'' or to web server http://web.fie.com/fedix/afosr.html. The BAA may also be obtained from AFOSR by calling (202) 767-8000 or writing to AFOSR/XPC, 110 Duncan Avenue, Suite B-115, Bolling AFB DC 20332-8080. The general areas of interest are: (1) New World Vistas, e.g. science and technology needed to support six future Air Force capability areas: Global Awareness, Dynamic Planning and Execution Control, Global Mobility in War and Peace, Projection of Lethal and Sublethal Power, Space Operations, and People. (2) Aerospace and Materials Sciences; e.g., structural mechanics; mechanics of materials; particulate mechanics; external aerodynamics and hypersonics; turbulence and internal flows; airbreathing combustion; space power and propulsion; propulsion diagnostics; metallic structural materials; ceramics and nonmetallic structural materials; and organic matrix composites. (3) Physics and Electronics; e.g., the Joint Services Electronics Program (JSEP) and fellowship awards to JSEP research recipients; electronic devices, components, and circuits; optoelectronic information processing: devices and systems; quantum electronic solids; semiconductor and electromagnetic materials; photonic physics; optics; atomic and molecular physics; and plasma physics. (4) Chemistry and Life Sciences; e.g., chemical reactivity and synthesis; polymer chemistry; surface science; theoretical chemistry; molecular dynamics; chronobiology and neural adaptation; cognition; sensory systems; bioenvironmental sciences. (5) Mathematics and Geosciences; e.g., dynamics and control; physical mathematics and applied analysis; computational mathematics; optimization and discrete mathematics; signal processing, probability, and statistics; software and systems; artificial intelligence; electromagnetics; terrestrial sciences; meteorology; ionospheric research; and space sciences. (6) Researcher Assistance Programs; e.g.; United States Air Force/National Research Council Resident Research Associateship Program; University Resident Research Program; Summer Faculty Research Program; Summer Research Extension Program; Graduate Student Research Program; and National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program. b. Our overriding purpose in supporting this research is to advance the state-of-the-art in areas related to the technical problems the Air Force encounters in developing and maintaining a superior Air Force; in lowering the cost and improving the performance, maintainability, and supportability of Air Force weapon systems; and in creating and preventing technological surprise. c. All pertinent information, including contact persons, evaluation criteria, and details on specific areas of interest, is discussed in the AFOSR pamphlet entitled ''RESEARCH INTERESTS AND BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT 97-1.'' Before sending a proposal, inquire if someone at AFOSR is interested in your field of work. That person can also provide guidance for preparing a proposal before you begin to develop the proposal. d. Additional information and guidance on format and proposal submittal may be found in AFOSR Pamphlet 64-11, ''Proposer's Guide to AFOSR's Research Programs.'' This pamphlet may also be requested from AFOSR or downloaded from the FEDIX system. See Numbered Note 26. (0268)

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