dr. j. scott deiter flc chair agency briefing oct. 27, 2009

Dr. J. Scott Deiter FLC Chair

Agency BriefingOct. 27, 2009

New Board Members

• Vice Chair: Theresa Baus, NUWC Division Newport

• Finance Officer: Mary Archuleta, Air Force Research Laboratory

New Board Members

Regional Coordinators

• Mid-Continent: Susan Sprake, LANL

• Northeast: Lew Meixler, PPPL

• Southeast: Andrew Watkins, CDC

New Board Members Members-at-Large

• Vic Chavez, ARS Eastern Regional Research Center

• Roshni Kurian, NSA

• Mark Reeves, ORNL

• Tom Stackhouse, National Cancer Institute

2010 Elections• National - Nominating Committee Chair: Mark Reeves - Positions

Finance Officer Recording Secretary 3 Members-at-Large

• Regional- Regional Nominating Chairs TBD- Positions

Far West (RC, Deputy) Mid-Atlantic (RC, Deputy) Midwest (RC, Deputy)

Recent successes:

• Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) was matched with several DOD laboratories with technologies related to detecting, analyzing and/or defeating explosives and other threats, particularly ballistic resistant materials• The FLC Locator notified 10 federal laboratories with

expertise in coating technologies of a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) from the U.S. Army Armaments Research, Development, and Engineering Center (ARDEC) expressing interest in advancing the state of the art in corrosion abatement, prevention and mitigation

FLC Technology Locator

Recent successes (cont.):• Vardex Laser Solutions, LLC was connected with the

Laser Applications Laboratory at Argonne National Laboratory for detailed testing of a novel high-speed laser marking system that can help DOD in implementing Item Unique Identification (IUID) Standards• Long-life micro battery manufacturing technologies at

NASA, NIST, LLNL and Sandia were requested by the Central New York Technology Development Organization for Widetronix, Inc.• A New Jersey startup energy company was provided

with potential sources to assist with developing efficient gearing system for wind-generated energy systems

FLC Technology Locator

Recent successes (cont.):

• Solar energy technologies available for licensing at NREL were provided to the Minnesota Office of Science & Technology• A company interested in licensing lithium-ion

technology was matched with Argonne National Lab• A world renowned manufacturer of chandeliers

was introduced to light emitting diode technologies available for licensing at Sandia

FLC Technology Locator

Recent Activities• Presentations to:

- Triple Helix Institution on Innovation- National Foundation for Women

Legislators• Interview with BusinessWeek

SmallBiz • FY2007 Annual Report• Regional Meetings Attended:

- Far West/Mid-Continent: San Francisco, Calif.

- Mid-Atlantic: Gettysburg, Pa.

Recent ActivitiesMOUs signed with SPIE and NASVF• Enhance communication among member

agencies and their laboratories• Promote and facilitate technical cooperation

between federal laboratories and U.S. industry and academia• Leverage R&D investments• Collaborate with local, state, regional and national

organizations that promote technical cooperation• Expand reach of message through cross-

promotion and trade shows

Recent ActivitiesRegional Contract Consolidation• All regional support unified under one contract• Seamless transition• Cost avoidance of over $30,000• Increases efficiency from contracting perspective• Increases efficiency of efforts (e.g., websites,

newsletters, etc.)• Provides centralization of planning and strategy

while remaining local in presence and execution

Future Plans• FY2008 Annual Report – to be

delivered 12/31/09• Present at TTIPT – Nov. 2009• EB meeting – Jan. 2010, Atlanta, Ga.• Attend Southeast regional meeting –

Jan. 2010, Naples, Fla.• Attend Northeast regional meeting –

March 2010, West Point, N.Y.

Dr. J. Scott DeiterNaval Surface Warfare Center-Indian Head

Division301-744-6111

john.deiter@navy.mil