UH DoD RESEARCH CONFERENCE

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November 13, 2008

Morning Schedule*

Time	Topic and Speaker
0800-0815	WELCOME BY UH’S VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH & HOUSTON ROTC COMMANDERS Dr. Donald Birx, Col Phil Bossert, CAPT Dave Murray, LTC Robinson Conrad Hilton Ballroom S202 A/D
0815-0845	DoD RDT&E PROCESS OVERVIEW Mr. Kevin McCamey, AF Research Lab (AFRL/XP): Conrad Hilton Ballroom S202 A/D
0845-0915	AIR FORCE RESEARCH OVERVIEW Mr. Kevin McCamey, AF Research Lab (AFRL/XP): Conrad Hilton Ballroom S202 A/D
0915-0930	BREAK
0930-1000	DoD RDT&E Center of Excellence Dr. Joel Johnson, Air Force Research Labs Conrad Hilton Ballroom S202 A/D
1000-1030	AIR FORCE OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Ms. Lauren Bickel & Ms. Amber McCants, AFSOR Conrad Hilton Ballroom S202 A/D
1030-1045	BREAK
1045-1130	NAVY RESEARCH OVERVIEW Dr. Anthony Junior, Navy Research Labs Conrad Hilton Ballroom S202 A/D
1130-1145	BREAK
1145-1300	LUNCHEON KEYNOTE SPEAKER Colonel Jodine K. Tooke Deputy Commander, Communications, AFCYBER Conrad Hilton Ballroom S202 B/C

Afternoon Schedule*

Time		TRACK A Waldorf Astoria C	TRACK B Waldorf Astoria D	TRACK C Conrad Hilton Ballroom S202 C
1300-1345	Split Session No. 1	Research and Development Requirements Mr. Brian Spink Cyber Command, Barksdale AFB LA	ADVANCE MATERIALS RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES Dr. Joel Johnson	PSYCHOLOGY: PTSD Research Dr. David P. Graham Houston VA Medical Center Baylor College of Medicine
1345-1400	BREAK Lobby
1400-1445	Split Session No. 2	Operational Cyber Command and Control Requirements Lt Mike Forostoski Cyber Command, Barksdale AFB LA	NANO TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES Dr. Sabre Hussain AFRL, WPAFB OH	DoD Research Opportunities for Undergraduate and Graduate Students Ms. Lauren Bickel, Ms. Amber McCants AFOSR, WPAFB OH Ms. Bickel: 703-696-0703
1445-1500	BREAK Lobby
1500-1545	Split Session No. 3	Air Force Information Operations Center: Network Security Lt Col Joe Arthur Lackland AFB TX	HUMAN PERFORMANCE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES Lt Col Daniel Watola 711th HPW, Brooks AFB TX	DoD Funding for Postdocs and Early Career Faculty Ms. Lauren Bickel, Ms. Amber McCants AFOSR, WPAFB OH Ms. Bickel: 703-696-0703
1545-1600	BREAK Lobby
1600-1645	Split Session No. 4	CHANNEL SECURITY DISTRICT PROJECT Capt Marcus Woodring US Coast Guard, Houston TX	NAVY RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES For Minority Institutions Dr. Anthony Junior NRL, Washington D.C.	Reality Chat: Research Careers at the Air Force Research Laboratories (AFRL) Dr. Sabre Hussain, Mr. Brian Spink, Ms. Lauren Bickel
Colonel Jodine K. Tooke will host a mentoring session for all ROTC cadets in the early afternoon. Location and time TBD. AFB – Air Force Base, AFRL – Air Force Research Laboratories, DoD – Department of Defense, AF – Air Force HPW – Human Performance Wing, ROTC – Reserve Officer Training Corps, NRO – National Reconnaissance Office, WPAFB – Wright Patterson AFB The defense component of federal R&D budget authority proposed for FY 2009 is $84.1 billion, an increase of $3.0 billion over FY 2008 amounts. The non-defense R&D budget authority is scheduled to increase by $1.6 billion, to $58.5 billion in FY 2009. Source: American Association for the Advancement of Science The University of Houston currently has receives $80 million in research grants per year. Dr. Renu Khator envisions to increase that amount to $150 million per year by 2012. *Agenda sessions are subject to change.