The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced the achievement of fusion ignition at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) — a major scientific breakthrough decades in the making that will pave the way for advancements in national defense and the future of clean power. On December 5, a team at LLNL’s National…
DSI’s 7th Annual DoD Energy and Power Summit is a ‘Town-Hall’ style forum that will bring together leaders and experts from across U.S. military services, DoD, federal government, & industry. This event will explore the advancement of energy and power technologies to promote greater energy security, resiliency, and independence to meet the DoD’s operational energy needs.
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Energy is a fundamental currency in the battlespace. The Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER) program will leverage power beaming for near-instantaneous energy transport to enable a resilient, multi-path energy network. To create this wireless energy web, POWER seeks to design and demonstrate effective airborne optical energy relays. These relays are a critical component necessary to allow ground-sourced lasers to be coupled with high-altitude, efficient…
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NERC, the E-ISAC, and WECC are co-hosting the 14th annual grid security conference, GridSecCon, from October 7-10 in Las Vegas. Join cyber and physical security leaders for four days of collaboration, networking, and expert training sessions. Hear from industry and government about the evolving threat landscape, effective threat mitigation programs, best practices, and more. GridSecCon 2025 will focus on: Cyber security Physical security Emerging trends…
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TechNet Indo-Pacific is the largest strategic event of its kind in the Indo-Pacific Rim. USINDOPACOM works closely with partners to enable resilient, survivable and secure collaboration across the spectrum of contingencies. TechNet Indo-Pacific, now in its 40th year, features speakers and discussions, many qualifying for Continuing Education, on how industry, academia and government can address and solve regional challenges. Exhibitors demonstrate solutions and services to…
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) have risen to the top of the national consciousness. Warfighters returned from Iraq and Afghanistan with a high rate of TBI and mTBI, with over 450,000 diagnosed TBIs or mTBIs from 2000 to 2023. Athletic leagues at all levels have implemented stricter policies for screening and returning athletes to play. Research into the causes of…
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The Homeland Defense and Security Information Analysis Center (HDIAC) was asked to provide information on two separate but interrelated aspects of biomanufacturing capabilities: (1) what companies (global and American) are developing/manufacturing automated biomanufacturing systems and (2) what companies are constructing/manufacturing modular biomanufacturing capabilities. A highly detailed investigative research effort was conducted and focused on gathering relevant information to address the two separate but interrelated aspects…
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HDIAC hosts live online technical presentations featuring a DoD research and engineering topic within our technical focus areas.
Hosted by: Jason Stewart
January 19, 2023 12:00 pm
The mission of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency’s Office for Bombing Prevention is to protect life and critical infrastructure by building capabilities within the public and across the private and public sectors to prevent, protect against, respond to, and mitigate bombing incidents. This session will look at threat landscape awareness products, training opportunities, and videos to…
The Energy Exchange, hosted by the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP), is an opportunity for agencies to ensure their workforce understands leadership direction, priorities, goals, and strategies. It’s also a unique opportunity to fulfill training…
The IEEE conference series on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition is an international forum for research in image and video-based face, gesture, and body movement recognition. It is cosponsored by the IEEE Biometrics Council and…
Senior Electrical Engineer, Collins Aerospace
Benjamin Krawczyk is a Navy Veteran who works as a nuclear effects engineer at Collins Aerospace, where he advises/assists with the development of nuclear hardened electronics for platforms like the B-52 bomber, B-2 bomber, E-4B SAOC, and E-6 TACAMO. He specializes in radiation effects (testing/analysis/assurance) but also supports the Collins’ electromagnetic effects lab as an engineering test lead. As an assistant weapons officer onboard a ballistic missile submarine, he studied nuclear weapons, their effects, and mitigation strategies.
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