Photo By Alan Antczak | (L-r) Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) Executive Director...... read more read more
Subscribe
SAN DIEGO - Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research Development and Acquisition Sean Stackley made a special visit to Space and Navy Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) to present Department of Navy (DoN) Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Engineer for the Year awards for ground-breaking technological developments and research, and to thank the Center’s dedicated science and technology workforce for serving “a higher purpose, a noble cause” for their efforts in support of the warfighter.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research Development and Acquisition Sean Stackley made a special visit to Space and Navy Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) to present Department of Navy (DoN) Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Engineer for the Year awards for ground-breaking technological developments and research, and to thank the Center’s dedicated science and technology workforce for serving “a higher purpose, a noble cause” for their efforts in support of the warfighter.
Stackley presented the awards honoring Dr. James Adelman and Dr. David B. Phillips during a ceremony July 10 at the Center, hosted by Commanding Officer Capt. Joe Beel and Executive Director Carmela Keeney.
Commenting on the recognition by the DoN, Keeney said, “The Navy's Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year Award is a very competitive, selective and prestigious award that spans across the DoN and the Marine Corps. Dr. Adleman's and Dr. Phillips' selections are a testament to the technical expertise and to the caliber of work that is being conducted at SSC Pacific.”
Beel concurred with Keeney’s assessment.
“This highly significant validation by the Department of Navy shows the true value of what SSC Pacific's scientific and technological expertise, dedication, energy and efforts bring to the table in support of the Navy, the warfighter and our nation," he said.
Adelman, an electronics engineer in the Advanced Photonic Technologies Branch, was recognized as a DoN Top Emergent Investigator for leading and conducting basic research and the necessary applied engineering studies that demonstrated the use of photonic integrated circuits to perform high-resolution, wideband radio-frequency channelization and spectrum analysis.
In his remarks, Stackley expressed his admiration for Adelman’s many accomplishments at such an early age (he is 33) and his choice to work on behalf of the Navy. He also saluted the SSC Pacific workforce’s dedication to service.
“I firmly believe we serve a higher purpose, a noble cause,” he said. “There are a couple of things that make our Navy and Marine Corps the finest force in the world. First is our Sailors and Marines; second, it’s putting in their hands the equipment, the systems and technologies that give us the technical and strategic edge everywhere in the world.”
Adleman's efforts have provided proof-of-concept for portable, low-power information processing systems that enable full-spectrum situational awareness across the microwave electromagnetic band.
Discussing the value of his work, Adelman pointed out real-world benefits and capabilities for the warfighter.
“As the capabilities and cost of radio frequency (RF) transmitters improve, the warfighter needs to have awareness of a much larger range of RF frequencies than ever before in order to understand the battle space and identify threats,” he explained.
“The systems we are developing are designed to allow simultaneous monitoring of a very large spectrum of RF frequencies in a package that could either be directly carried by the warfighter or mounted on a persistent autonomous platform (i.e., an autonomous unmanned vehicle or an unmanned underwater vehicle). This provides for more complete and immediate situational awareness for troops in the field, which will increase warfighter safety and allow more effective response to emerging threats.”
“Receiving the award is a real validation that Competency 6.1 and 6.2 (basic and applied) research is recognized as important to the Navy’s mission. I hope that the fact that this work was started and largely developed under the In-House Laboratory Independent Research (ILIR) and Naval Innovative Science and Engineering (NISE) programs will help maintain and re-enforce SSC Pacific’s commitment to science and technology.”
Phillips, who was unable to attend the ceremony, received a Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year Award for designing high-voltage circuitry that enables Fixed Submarine Broadcast System (FSBS) Strategic Communications transmit sites to connect to the commercial power grid for its source of power.
A subject matter expert (SME) for SSC Pacific Enterprise Communications for High Voltage and Power Systems and an adjunct professor at San Diego State University, Phillips is working in the fixed very low frequency (FVLF) arena performing high-voltage design and testing, and working as a systems expert (high voltage, power and transmitters) for the FSBS transmitter in-service engineering agent (ISEA).
He is also a SME for SSC Atlantic in FSBS Transmitters and is uniquely positioned to understand the FSBS high-voltage system from the power plant to the antenna.
Phillips’ innovation, the crowbar replacement circuit, replaces and improves 1930's ignitron technology with state-of-the-art solid-state power electronics and controls to make several improvements and cost-saving steps for the Navy. Expected fuel savings and reduced maintenance costs are estimated to save the U.S. government millions of dollars annually.
Phillips believes this award demonstrates the Navy’s recognition of the importance of the research and development accomplished at SSC Pacific.
“This award shows the true value of the NISE program and that it should be considered for long-term implementation. It demonstrates that the Center not only considers the needs of the warfighter, but the best value of the dollar spent."
“In being able to use NISE Technology Transition funding, I was able to maximize a return on investment and solve a problem that had been plaguing the Navy for more than 20 years. The goal of my research is to provide the warfighter with improved capability, remove hazardous material from operational sites, and provide a significant cost savings by applying methods proven in cost-results driven industry."
“Most prominently, SSC Pacific drives our efforts in terms of research, development, test and integration, and impeccable stewardship of the taxpayer dollar while meeting these needs and looking into the future,” he said.
SSC Pacific is a uniquely positioned leader of resilient C4ISR systems (systems that operate in a warfighting/denied/disconnected environment), projects that provide autonomy and a reduced workload and increased reach (reduced exposure) tor the warfighter, unmanned systems, automated queuing/detection systems, and systems management. The Center has demonstrated the value of research and development efforts that brings capability to the Navy’s warfighting arsenal for more than 70 years.
| Date Taken: | 07.10.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 07.17.2013 13:23 |
| Story ID: | 110318 |
| Location: | SAN DIEGO, CA, US |
| Web Views: | 489 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
This work, Assistant secretary of the Navy for Research Development and Acquisition applauds San Diego Navy lab, by Patric Petrie, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.
No keywords found.
LEAVE A COMMENT