Office Of Scientific Research And Development

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Office of scientific research and development. Shery welsh a member of the senior executive service is the director air force office of scientific research afosr arlington virginia. Science is the foundation for epa s credible decision making to safeguard human health and ecosystems from pollutants. Science and technology in wartime american effort to vannevar bush s office of scientific research and development osrd which channeled contracts of 1 000 000 or more to over 50 universities during the war.

Science and the community engaging the neighbors of the national laboratories. The office of scientific research and development osrd collection. Other research programs foster additional multidisciplinary.

Department of energy issues small business research and development funding opportunity announcement learn more. The osrd the naval research laboratory and army arsenals produced such innovations as the antitank bazooka rocket the proximity fuse. The office of scientific research and development osrd was an agency of the united states federal government created to coordinate scientific research for military purposes during world war ii arrangements were made for its creation during may 1941 and it was created formally by executive order 8807 on june 28 1941.

One year later the office of scientific research and development osrd was created with bush as its chairman. Records of the office for emergency management rg 214. In this role she leads the management of the united states air force s global basic research investment.

Holdcamper comp preliminary inventory of the records of the office of scientific research and development nc 138 1965. Specially designated va research centers conduct basic and clinical studies that support concentrated efforts by groups of scientists studying diseases such as aids alcoholism schizophrenia and rehabilitation efforts. Four decades of leadership in advanced scientific computing.

Its leading edge research informs agency decisions and supports the emerging needs of epa stakeholders including the agency s state tribal and community partners. The tens of thousands of items in the library s osrd collection include technical reports drawings memos medical research results. The office of research and development is epa s scientific research arm.