The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University

?? Thanks for making Thunderstorm 24-4 such a success! ?? You packed the house and connected 34 innovative companies with over 225 Government stakeholders, all focused on advancing and transitioning novel rapid deployment and sustainment capabilities for challenging, contested environments. ?? #BravoZulu to the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) for working alongside us to scope and plan the event. ?? And thanks to all the acquisition program offices and S&T experts from every Service, multiple Combatant Commands, Joint Staff, DARPA, DTRA, NRO, NGA, xTech, NavalX, AFWERX, 75th U.S. Army Reserve Innovation Command, #APFIT, NSIN - National Security Innovation Network, and so many others from across DoD, the interagency, and international partners. By turning out in force, you delivered tremendous value to all these companies. We couldn’t have done it without you! ???? An additional thank you to those who made time to brief the community on the current challenges and future opportunities, which included MCWL Science and Technology Division, Army Futures Command Contested Logistics Cross Functional Team, along with our OUSD(R&E) colleagues Dr. Mantz and Dr. Jahn for discussing DoD critical technology areas and priorities. Your talks gave industry the rich insights they need to proactively anticipate, and create the things we in DoD don’t even know to ask for. We continue trying out new ways to engage and support innovators. This includes a new initiative to invite private investors and business advisors, to help facilitate engagements. We appreciate you supporting the businesses driving the innovation the US needs. ?? A special shout out to The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University (ARL/PSU) and Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) for executing Thunderstorm 24-4. For years your hard work has enabled I&M to conduct such impactful tech showcases. Even with this Thunderstorm’s all-time high attendance, you made everything #butterysmooth. ? Our team is proud to have played a role in fostering purposeful connections between industry and defense, and creating meaningful pathways for advancing new technologies. Interested in future I&M events? Shoot me a message and we’ll add you to our email distro list. #DefenseInnovation #DoD #Innovation #SBIR #STTR #AUKUS

#WeAre so excited to share this news! #PennState #ARLPSU #SkillBridge

Looking for a CPSO at our Reston, VA location...located on the metro line with FREE parking and FREE access to the building’s gym! #checkitout #ARLPSU #WeAre #PennState

Greater impact coming soon! #ARLPSU #WeAre #PennState

#ARLPSU is happy to be a part of the #PennState Military Appreciation Breakfast held on campus this morning. Not only were we able to thank our student, faculty, and staff veterans, we were able to announce the roll out of the University-wide #SkillBridge program! #WeAre the first in the #Big10! Eugene McFeely, Sharon Lucas, Nalini Krishnankutty, Russell Christopher Rang, Tina Kephart

Thank you to Benjamin Parma, all #ARLPSU employees, and everyone who has served! #WeAre #PennState

To celebrate National STEM/STEAM Day, we invite you to join the Penn State Virtual Science Festival. This FREE virtual resource, hosted by the Penn State Eberly College of Science - Office of Science Outreach features dozens of Penn State scientists sharing video demonstrations and activities that you can try at home with your kids! #checkitout #ARLPSU #WeAre #PennState https://lnkd.in/euyYzvqS

#ARLPSU held our quarterly new hire orientation in October. This orientation provides a great opportunity for our new team members to meet peers and our leadership team. #WeAre happy to have these new members on board! #PennState

A week ago I attended the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology Alumni Symposium. Not only was I the recipient of the 2024 IST Emerging Professional Award (see previous post), I also was provided the opportunity to sit on a panel with other incredibly intelligent and successful Penn State and IST alumni discussing AI in cybersecurity. This was the first panel I had the privilege to sit on in my career. I felt extremely honored and humbled, especially given the level of talent the others brought to the table. It was an incredible experience, and I am hopeful that it will not be the last. Thank you Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology for putting on such a great event!!

Penn State and CIMP-3D representing at ASTM ICAM!