Howard University

AFRL ML-RCP Partner Institution Strengths & Capabilities Survey

Contact Information

Name: Danda B. Rawat, PHD

Title: Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, CEA

Institution: Howard University

Email: danda.rawat@howard.edu

Research

1. Please select the research areas in which your institution currently engages.

• Radio frequency sensing

• Spectrum warfare

• High speed systems

• Rocket propulsion

• Aerospace vehicles

• Electro-optical sensing

• Layered sending exploitation & enabling sensor devices/components.

• Control, power, & thermal management systems

• Turbine engines

• Human centered intelligence surveillance & reconnaissance

• Training & decision making

2. Please note, in detail, any research areas of strength not listed above. This may include fundamental sciences (e.g. math, physics, biology, etc.)

• Engineering and Architecture faculty link is at https://cea.howard.edu/about-us/people

• COAS faculty https://coas.howard.edu/information/faculty

3. Are there any emerging areas of research your institution is actively seeking to develop?

• CEA: https://cea.howard.edu/research

• COAS: https://coas.howard.edu/research

4. Does your institution have any internal research centers or participate in any research consortia?

• CEA: https://cea.howard.edu/research

• COAS: https://coas.howard.edu/research

5. Please provide a list of relevant facilities and equipment.

• CEA: https://cea.howard.edu/research

• COAS: https://coas.howard.edu/research

6. Does your institution have a relationship with any other academic institution or research organization(s) that enables your access to their facilities and equipment?

• CEA: https://cea.howard.edu/research

• COAS: https://coas.howard.edu/research

7. Has your institution collaborated with Department of Defense in the past?

• Yes

8. Is your institution involved in any federal STEM funding efforts?

• Yes

9. This program requires documentation (i.e. theses, dissertation, presentations, etc.) to go through the AFRL public affairs review process. Would this present a challenge for your institution?

• No. Faculty have been doing this as needed.

Research Administration and Compliance

10. Does your institution have an office of sponsored programs?

• Yes

11. Does your institution have an approval process for seeking extramural funding?

• Yes

12. Does your institution accept federal award dollars and manage standard fiscal reporting, and compliance requirements?

• Yes

13. Does your institution provide guidance to PIs for budget development?

• Yes

14. Does your institution offer proposal development services?

•  Yes

15. Does your institution offer research development services, e.g., assistance with finding research funding, proposal management, team formation/development, etc.?

• Yes

16. Does your institution offer research compliance training and education, i.e., roles and responsibilities of principal investigators?

• Yes

17. Does your institution have a designated Export Control Officer?

• Yes

18. Is your institution registered with the US State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls?

• No

19. Does your institution currently perform Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI/ NIST 800-171 compliant) research?

• Yes

20. Does your institution currently perform research subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations?

• Yes

21. Does your institution have a DoD Facility Security Clearance (FCL)?

• No

ML-RCP Program Expectations

22. The objective of the AFRL ML-RCP is to enable and enhance the research capabilities of the HBCU’s/MSIs through collaborative research efforts with AFRL. What would be necessary for you to receive to meet this objective?

Research infrastructure support could strengthen the research capabilities of HBCUs.