New Mexico State University

AFRL ML-RCP Partner Institution Strengths & Capabilities Survey

Contact Information

Name: Andreas Gross

Title: Associate Professor

Email: agross@nmsu.edu

Research

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

• Structural materials: Drs. Borys Drach, Vimal Chaitanya

• High speed systems: Drs. Jay Frankel, Andreas Gross, Fangjun Shu

• Rocket propulsion: Drs. Andreas Gross, Yanxing Wang

• Aerospace vehicles: Dr. Andreas Gross

• Turbine engines: Drs. Andreas Gross, Fangjun Shu

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

• Computer Science: Dr. Son Tran

• Electrical Engineering: Dr. Steven Stochaj

• Physics: Dr. Stefan Zollner

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

• Hypersonics: Dr. Jay Frankel

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

• Hypersonic Research Center: Dr. Jay Frankel

Development of sensors for hypersonic flight and wind tunnel testing.

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

• Subsonic Wind tunnel (4x4ft test section)

• Mach 5 shock tunnel (4x4in test section)

• Tomographic particle image velocimetry system

• Femtosecond Laser Electronic Excitation and Tagging (FLEET) system (presently being set up)

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?

This question was left unanswered.

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

Yes, research funding through AFOSR, ARO, ONR and others

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

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 you 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?

Don’t know

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

Don’t know

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

• Yes, at the Physical Science Lab (PSL) which is associated with NMSU

• PSL has a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) for ITAR-compliant work or work involving sensitive information.

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

• What is the FCL’s classification level? [None (default), Confidential, Secret, Top Secret, Other]

Don’t know

• What is the FCL’s authorized safeguarding level?  [None (default), Secret, Top Secret, Other] 

Don’t know

• How many safeguarding-approved spaces do you manage?

Don’t know

• What is your facility’s CAGE Code(s)? 

3X352

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? 

• Support for graduate research assistants and faculty to work on joint programs with AFRL researchers

• Summer internships/fellowships for students and faculty

• Equipment and instrumentation grants