Research Interests of the United States Air Force Academy (formerly USAFA-BAA-2021)
Funds research at the Air Force Academy that also serves cadet learning, faculty development or the Air Force's mission.
The United States Air Force Academy wants research that does three things at once: teaches cadets by having them do real research, keeps its faculty current, and feeds capability back to the Air Force's mission. This notice is the standing vehicle for all three.
Ongoing work is described as spanning topics "as diverse as super hypersonics, cyber security, spatial disorientation, athletic performa…
Cadet-involved research and technology work at the United States Air Force Academy, spanning example areas named directly in the notice — super hypersonics, cyber security, spatial disorientation, athletic performance and homeland defense — that also advances cadet learning, faculty development or the Air Force's mission.
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