Dan Gahagan NDIA Conference

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Naval Research Laboratory …The Business of Science

Establishment of NRL : 

THOMAS A. EDISON “GOVERNMENT SHOULD MAINTAIN A GREAT RESEARCH LABORATORY TO DEVELOP GUNS, NEW EXPLOSIVES AND ALL THE TECHNIQUE OF MILITARY AND NAVAL PROGRESSION WITHOUT ANY VAST EXPENSE.” THOMAS A. EDISON, THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE SUNDAY, MAY 30, 1915 Establishment of NRL The Navy and Marine Corps Corporate Laboratory • Idea followed the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915 • Secretary Josephus Daniels Established Naval Consulting Board with Edison Chair, meeting October 7, 1915 • August 29, 1916 Congress appropriates funds to establish the Lab • Delayed by WW-I, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. Commissions the Lab at Bellevue site on July 2, 1923 A WORLD-CLASS LABORATORY

NRL Mission: 

NRL Mission To conduct a broadly based multidisciplinary program of scientific research and advanced technological development directed toward maritime applications of new and improved materials, techniques, equipment, systems and ocean, atmospheric, and space sciences and related technologies. Primary in-house research for the physical, engineering, space, and environmental sciences Broadly based applied research and advanced technology development program in response to identified and anticipated Navy and Marine Corps needs Broad multidisciplinary support to the Naval Warfare Centers Space & space systems technology development & support Designated as the Navy's corporate laboratory by SECNAV 1991

Naval Research Laboratory’sOrganizational Relationships: 

Naval Research Laboratory’s Organizational Relationships NRL

Naval ResearchLaboratory: 

DC,MD, VA SITES MONTEREY, CA Naval PG School BAY ST. LOUIS, MS John C. Stennis Space Center MOBILE, AL Ex-USS Shadwell NAF, KEY WEST Marine Corrosion Facility Naval Research Laboratory • ACREAGE - 508 • BUILDINGS - 176 • REPLACEMENT VALUE ~$2B -Lab buildings ~$1.5B - Equipment/facilities ~$0.5B

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Key Capabilities of Remote Sites Monterey: - Weather model development - Forecasting - Colocated with Fleet Numerical Stennis : - Ocean modeling and prediction - Oceanographic research - Colocated with NAVOCEANO Mobile Bay: - ex-USS Shadwell - Shipboard firefighting research Key West: - Marine corrosion research Chesapeake Bay Division, Tilghman Island: - Electronic Warfare Development - Microwave Ocean Environment Surrogate MRC, Blossom Point, Pomonkey: - Spacecraft testing - Calibration - Control and Operations

Personnel FY 06(FTP Only): 

Personnel FY 06 (FTP Only) 30 SEPT 06 CEIS DEGREE RPT SCIENTISTS/ENGINEERS: 1462 PHYSICISTS 400 ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS 343 *OTHER 273 CHEMISTS 96 COMPUTER SCIENTISTS 128 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 59 ASTRONOMERS 41 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 50 GEN PHYS SCIENTISTS 35 MATHEMATICIANS 25 METALLURGISTS 12 TOTAL 2263 (WG INCLUDED) BACHELOR 506 MASTER 328 DOCTORATE 771 Professional 67% Admin 13% Technical 10% Clerical 6% Other 4% *(other includes: Materials, Electrical and Computer Engineers, Meteorologists and Oceanographers)

NRL Research Performance: 

NRL Research Performance S&T Primarily within the Laboratory Limited support contracts R&D (Outside S&T) On behalf of an outside sponsor Sponsor determines program More expansive contracting opportunities

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U.S. Navy Technology Infrastructure MEDICAL R&D SPACE SYSTEMS AIRCRAFT PLATFORMS & WEAPONS OCEAN SURVEILLANCE AND C DEVELOPMENT 3 PRODUCT CENTERS (DEVELOPMENT & ENGINEERING) NRL NAVAIR NAWC AD/WD NSWC NUWC SPAWAR SSC ALL SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES NAVSEA NAVSEA MARINE CORPS TECHNOLOGIES MARCOR SYSCOM (S&T)

Facilities examples: 

Facilities examples Class 100 Clean Room Transmission Electron Microscope Focused Ion Beam Vapor Deposition Machine Compact RF Ranges

Facilities (cont): 

Facilities (cont) Fiber Fabrication for non-Oxide and specialty glasses Large anechoic chamber Ion Implantation Facility

Working with NRL: 

Working with NRL Cooperative R&D Agreements (CRADA) Sale to Third Parties (non-Federal Government) Licensing/Sublicensing Collaborations Broad Area Announcements Small Business

CRADA: 

CRADA Cooperative and mutually beneficial research and development Formalizes interactions and partnerships between private industry and NRL NRL may provide personnel, services, facilities, and equipment, but no funds The non-Federal party may provide funds, in addition to personnel, services, facilities, and equipment Some Attributes Non-exclusive, paid-up, royalty-free license to any patents that are derived from the CRADA Option to obtain an exclusive license Leverage $2B state-of-the-art laboratory

Sales to Third Parties: 

Sales to Third Parties Allows use of government facility by private industry Does not inhibit competition No capability in the private sector Private sector cannot respond in time required No cost to the government

Licensing: 

Licensing Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 and the Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 authorize government laboratories to grant licenses to their patented technologies Prefers to issue non-exclusive licenses Exclusive licenses may be granted, if warranted Required to retain a non-exclusive, royalty-free, paid up license to use the invention for Government purposes.

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NRL Partnerships Partnerships with Industry Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADA) Sale to Third Parties (non-Federal Government) Licensing/Sublicensing Partnerships with Universities 970 collaborations with 248 institutions in 48 states (plus DC) 187 collaborations in 32 foreign countries International Agreements/Committees Involvement with 37 nations Joint Programs MOA/MOUs

NRL Technology Transferhttp://www.nrl.navy.mil: 

NRL Technology Transfer http://www.nrl.navy.mil

Important Links for Work with NRL: 

Important Links for Work with NRL NRL http://www.nrl.navy.mil/ Tech Transfer Office http://www.nrl.navy.mil/techtransfer/ CRADA http://www.nrl.navy.mil/techtransfer/cradas.php Small Business http://sadbu.nrl.navy.mil/ BAA http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/0708baa/baa.htm Contracts http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/home.htm Facilities http://www.nrl.navy.mil/pubs/2001Facilities(revised).pdf