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A -- BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA 96-3) FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1997 DEFENSE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION PROGRAM (DURIP) FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) DUE 091396 POC Major David C. Hart, AFOSR/NI, (202) 767-8068 Due 13 September 1996, POC Maj David C. Hart, AFOSR/NI, 110 Duncan Avenue, Room B115, Bolling AFB DC 20332-8080, phone (202) 767-8068. The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) announces the availability of a BAA for the 1997 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) for DoD. DURIP is designed to improve the capabilities of U.S. universities to conduct research and to educate scientists and engineers in areas important to national defense by providing funds for the acquisition of research equipment in specific research areas. The areas of interest are (1) Vacuum Diagnostic Instrumentation for Electric Propulsion, High Altitude Plumes and Contamination Studies, (2) Equipment for Intelligent Aeroelastic Systems, (3) Ultraclean Experiments for Directed Energy Plasma Science, (4) Spectroscopic Sources and Instrumentation, (5) Characterization of Human Cognitive Performance, (6) Infrastructure to Enable High Performance Computing, (7) Equipment for Processing and Characterizing Organic/Polymeric Photonic Materials, (8) Oceanographic and Atmospheric Sensors, (9) Instrumentation for Virtual Reality and 3d Display Systems, (10) Synthesis, Screening and Characterization of Molecular Assemblies, (11) Advanced Instrumentation for Propulsion Research, (12) Two-phase Flow Diagnostics Systems, (13) Instrumentation for Research on Energetic Solids, (14) Wireless Communications and Networking, (15) Group III Nitride Bulk Crystal Growth, (16) Low Power Electronic Circuits, (17) Innovative Instrumentation for the Nanoscale Assembly of Atoms, (18) Instrumentation for High Temperature Future Power Plants, (19) Plant Biotechnology, (20) Advanced Characterization of Materials and Processes, (21) Instrumentation for Accelerating Remote Sensing and Analysis of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Structures, (22) Advanced Instrumentation for Nonequilibrium Processing, (23) Instrumentation for Millimeter Wave Integration Test Bed, (24) Interactive Visualization of Complex Data Sets, and (24) Defense University Research Instrumentation Program for the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization. Before sending a proposal, inquire if someone at the appropriate program office is interested in your field of work. That person can also provide guidance for preparing a proposal before you begin to develop the proposal. Names and telephone numbers of the agencies' program managers are listed after each topic area description. The BAA is accessible on the World-Wide Web at http://web.fie.com/web/fed/afr. The computer help line is available at 301-975-0103 from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. (Eastern) Monday through Friday. The BAA describes the research topics, eligibility, conditions, and requirements (including deadlines). Printed copies will be available upon request via first class mail to those without internet capabilities. Request printed copies by phone (202-767-8068/69) or FAX (202-767-5012). This announcement and other AFOSR publications may also be downloaded from the Federal Information Exchange (FEDIX), an on-line information system accessible via computer and modem 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call the FEDIX computer at 1-800-783-3349 (eight data bits, one stop bit, no parity). Also Telnet to 192.111.228.33. (0193)

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