HOMELAND DEFENSE

& Security Digest

13 JUNE 2023

HDIAC collects and publishes articles related to our technical focus areas on the web to share with the DoD community.

FEATURED ARTICLE

Engineering Solutions Through Advanced Materials

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is conducting innovative research on advanced materials and manufacturing technologies that will play a vital role in both civilian and military applications. Researchers in ERDC’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) are focusing on key areas such as civil and military engineering, blast and weapons effects on…

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Featured Notable Technical Inquiry

Long-Lasting Antimicrobial and Antiviral Surface Coatings

  The Defense Systems Information Analysis Center (DSIAC) was asked to determine if commercial or government off-the-shelf, long-lasting antiviral surface coatings exist.  DSIAC researchers compiled relevant information as of April 2020 and reached out to subject matter experts from U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) laboratories working on related efforts.  Multiple commercial and government antimicrobial or antiviral surface coatings and DoD-funded research projects with the potential…

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UPCOMING WEBINAR

Wearable Biochemical Monitoring? Very Recent Breakthroughs Will Make Performance and Health Monitoring a Near-Term Reality

The U.S. Department of Defense has invested heavily in concepts to continuously monitor performance and health status.  While these investments have struggled to reach deployment, the fundamental research barriers are now better. Learning from past failures, the development path is clearer and involves adapting animal-proven biosensors onto commercially deployed, wearable, continuous glucose meters.  New investments…

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UPCOMING EVENTS

The 2024 Law Enforcement Theme Week

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) will host the 2024 Law Enforcement Theme Week training during the week of November 17 – 23, 2024 (17th and 23rd are travel days) on the CDP campus in…

Eastern Defense Summit 2024

The Eastern Defense Summit, formerly known as the annual CDCA Defense Summit, brings more than 2,000 government, military, academia, and industry leaders together to better understand and address today’s challenges and threats within our defense…

2024 Resilience Week

Join the 2024 Resilience Week in Austin, Texas to engage with private and public partners to discuss collaborations to work together and ensure a secure and resilient flow of energy across the nation. Large disasters…

The 2024 Chemical and Biological Defense Science & Technology Conference

Join the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA’s) Chemical and Biological Technologies Department in its role as the Joint Science and Technology (S&T) Office (JSTO) for Chemical and Biological Defense (CBD), an integral component of the…

1st Annual EOD Technology & Bombing Prevention Summit

Join a premier gathering for professionals in explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), public safety bomb technicians (PSBTs), and bombing prevention communities. The EOD Technology and Bombing Prevention Summit offers an opportunity to network, gain knowledge, and…

DoD Energy and Environment Innovation Symposium

The U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) Energy and Environment Innovation Symposium focuses on the DoD’s priority in environmental and energy issues. The symposium will offer a variety of technical sessions and short courses, over 700…

Voice From the Community

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Justin Burger

Regional Spray Specialist, Spraying Systems Co.

Justin Burger specializes in air-atomizing nozzles, automatic spray nozzles, spray analysis, research, microdeposition, and
precision spray control for Spraying Systems Co. He tackles applications from bio/pharma, energy, chemical, nanotechnology, food, steel, aerospace, electronics, manufacturing, and agriculture. Founded in 1937, his company has a deep technical knowledge of spray technology, which is ubiquitous in nearly every vertical market. Spray technology specialists are strategically located throughout the world, with manufacturing facilities on six continents.

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