2017-2018 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board (ARLTAB) provides biennial assessments of the scientific and technical quality of the research, development, and analysis programs at the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), focusing on ballistics sciences, human sciences, information sciences, materials sciences, and mechanical sciences. This interim report summarizes the findings of the ARLTAB for the first year of this biennial assessment; the current report addresses approximately half the portfolio for each campaign; the remainder will be assessed in 2018.Table of ContentsFront MatterSummary1 Introduction2 Materials Research3 Sciences for Lethality and Protection4 Information Sciences5 Computational Sciences6 Sciences for Maneuver7 Human Sciences8 Analysis and Assessment9 Crosscutting Conclusions and Recommendations and Exceptional AccomplishmentsAppendixesAppendix A: Army Research Laboratory Organization and Science and Technology Campaign FrameworkAppendix B: Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board Members and Staff Biographical InformationAppendix C: Assessment CriteriaAppendix D: Acronyms