Reliability Needs in Future DoD Systems

An overview will be presented of the military challenge we are currently facing along with our investment strategy for developing advanced weapons systems. The major role of improved reliability in reducing both the operation and maintenance costs as well as increasing our military combat capability will be examined along with the key role of R&D programs in meeting future reliability requirements. Finally, some of the new policies we have initiated aimed at developing a more effective DoD R&D program will be presented

Remarks before the IATUL

31st IATUL conference opening comments by Arden Bement, Director of the Global Policy Research Institute, Purdue Universit

Talk by Dr. A.L. Bement, Jr. on Energy Sustainability

The following remarks were invited by Purdue\u27s Energy Club based on questions prepared by the club students. The meeting took place on November 9, 2010 and was well attended. The responses to the questions elicited were many well posed follow-up questions and comments

Midwest Superconductivity Consortium - Final Progress Report October 2001

The basic mission of the Consortium was to advance the science and understanding of high-T{sub c} superconductivity and to promote the development of new materials and improved processing technology. Focused group efforts were the key element of the research program. One program area is the understanding of the layered structures involved in candidate materials and the factors that control their formation, stability and relationship superconductor properties. The other program area had a focus upon factors that limit or control the transport properties such as weak links, flux lattice behavior, and interfaces. Interactions among Consortium d with industrial armiates were an integral part of the program

Conference Keynote Address

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