RESEARCH AREAS
| SCRA's applied research programs are conducted under our private, not-for-profit ATI affiliate. ATI's collaborative research model can be applied to many challenges. Our efforts are currently concentrated in the following domains: |  |
MARITIME TECHNOLOGIES - Lowering the cost of Navy ships through innovations in shipbuilding and repair; Applying high-strength, low-weight composite materials to make components lighter, faster and more wear-resistant
METALS and ADVANCED MATERIALS - Applying composite materials to reduce costs and improve performance; Conducting applied research in copper and vanadium to reduce the cost and increase the reliability of defense components; Leading development of technologies to support rapid supply of mission-critical cast and forged metal defense parts
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY - Promoting economic growth built around emerging alternative energy technologies; Fuel cells, hydrogen power, and manufacturing efficiencies are key focus areas.
ORDNANCE - Managing the business operations of a national consortium executing a $700M DoD munitions technology development program
HEALTH and BIOSCIENCE - Advancing health sciences, treatment and prevention, nutrition, and electronic medical records
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES and SOLUTIONS - Leading the development and application of standards to enable accurate electronic exchange of information between organizations, industries and computer systems; Increasing the efficiency of supply chain integration, engineering analysis, and military command and control; Developing and delivering DoD EMALL, an online ordering system that ensures rapid resupply of defense goods and services
SCRA provides commercialization services through the SC Launch program. |
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SC Launch builds a diverse group of suppliers and technical partners to better serve SCRA client needs.
