Combat anesthesia hasn’t significantly changed since the U.S. Civil War – it can be agonizing, traumatizing, and burdensome for the injured as well as those caring for them. This is due to the fact that no anesthetic compound or cocktail can be used safely outside of a hospital facility. Every anesthetic currently in use has…
Reactive skin decontamination liquid (RSDL) is shown to decontaminate several chemical warfare agents. The process by which RSDL neutralizes is not fully understood. A literature search was performed to determine if any test data exist for the decontamination of nerve agents sarin and soman and the production of hydrolysis products, such as isopropyl methylphosphonate, pinacolyl methylphosphonate, and methyl phosphonate, or any other reaction products identified….
Learn MoreHDIAC hosts live online technical presentations featuring a DoD research and engineering topic within our technical focus areas.
Hosted by: Yeonjoon “Ethan” Park, Ph.D.
July 12, 2023 2:00 pm
This webinar presentation contains CUI and is therefore limited to government and contractors only. As unmanned aerial system (UAS) technologies spread globally, UAS attacks with improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and military explosives are rapidly increasing worldwide. Here, we examine types of UASs, attack patterns, various counter unmanned aerial system (CUAS) methods with effective ranges,…
The 2024 Joint Air Survivability Summit will highlight key threats posed to aerial platforms from adversaries and the innovative technologies or strategies, which may be used to counter them. At this forum, senior-level speakers will…
Previously two separate events, the 2024 Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) Drone and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Symposium is the first time both communities are connected to discuss safety and emerging technologies for our shared skies….
THIS IS AN IN-PERSON, COLLABORATIVE EVENT. In 2022, there were over 100 million displaced persons globally, a number that only continues to grow. Because one region’s instability bleeds into its surrounding areas, it is all…
The National Homeland Security Conference brings together professionals in homeland security, law enforcement, fire, and emergency management. They include officials in federal agencies, nonprofit agencies, business owners, universities, and decision-makers to contribute or learn about…
The International Detonation Symposium started in 1951 and was originally a Navy-sponsored discussion of about 17 papers. In subsequent years, it has been sponsored by U.S. Department of Defense and Energy labs and has grown…
Associate Professor, University of Memphis
Dr. Ranganathan Gopalakrishnan is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Memphis, where he teaches courses in fluid and thermal sciences, numerical and mathematical methods, and experimental techniques. He is also a thermal sciences researcher focusing on particle transport processes in gas-phase systems like dusty plasmas, dense aerosols, and powder flows. He received the Early Career Award from the U.S. Department of Energy to conduct fundamental research on strongly coupled dusty plasmas.
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