Army Research Office - ARO in Review 2012

This report is intended to be a single-source document describing the research programs of the U.S. Army Research Office ARO for fiscal year 2012 FY12 1 Oct 2011 through 30 Sep 2012. This report provides A brief review of the strategy employed to guide ARO research investments and noteworthy issues affecting the implementation of that strategy. Statistics regarding basic research funding i.e., 6.1 funding and program proposal activity. Research trends and accomplishments of the individual ARO scientific divisions. The mission of ARO, as part of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory ARL, is to execute the Army s extramural basic research program in these disciplines chemical sciences, computing sciences, electronics, environmental sciences, materials science, mathematical sciences, mechanical sciences, network sciences, life sciences, social sciences, and physics. The goal of this basic research is to drive scientific discoveries that will provide the Army with significant advances in operational capabilities through high-risk, high pay-off research opportunities, primarily with universities, but also with industry and government laboratories. ARO also ensures that the results of these efforts are made available to the Army research and development community for the pursuit of long-term technological advances for the Army.