17-R-RT03_Attachment_5.pdf

SOLICITATION NUMBER: N00173-17-R-RT03

ATTACHMENT 5

PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS

Researcher Level IV (PhD) - Experimental

Education: Ph.D. in physics, engineering, chemistry, biology or related field with experience in the field of advanced materials which may include material constitutive response including identification of failure mechanisms for naval applications including personal protection equipment or technology transfer, field demonstrations and engineering development of prototypes. Demonstrated hands-on work experience may be substituted for education requirement.

Experience:

1. Experience in performing independent research including evaluation of the results.

2. Experience studying basic mechanisms of material including experience in:

a. Determining material mechanical, thermal and electrical response as well as damage and failure mechanisms, fatigue performance, corrosion performance, durability, physio-chemical properties, and degradation for simple, sequential and combined multi-physics loading conditions. For biological materials, determining equivalent basic characteristics.

b. Development of experimental techniques for determination of material characterization and performance testing, including in situ testing. In-situ testing may be larger scale prototype or field testing.

c. Characterization of macro-, micro- and nano- size samples including the design, analysis and fabrication of testing apparatus, fixtures and instrumentation

d. In-situ testing may include Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) characterization setups which can form the basis of simultaneous testing of samples.

e. Testing may include integration of characterization methods such as microdevice-based force sensor, Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), rheometer, and dynamic mechanical analysis with conventional in vitro experimental setup such as Petri dishes, an inverted optical microscope system, and an environmental chamber

f. Fabrication of macro- to nano- scale samples of advanced materials for testing; this may include fabrication of biofidelic and 2D/3D/microscale extracellular matrix (ECM) specimens with and without cells.

3. Familiarity and experience with state-of-the-art advanced material models at multiple scales for constitutive performance, failure and predictive capabilities for Navy centric advanced materials with detailed verification and validation based on experimental data.

4. General familiarity with and working knowledge of simulation tools.

Clearance: none required

Researcher Level IV (PhD) - Computational

Education: Ph.D. in physics, engineering, chemistry, biology or related field with experience in the field of advanced materials which may include material constitutive response including identification of failure mechanisms for naval applications including personal protection equipment or technology

1. Experience in performing independent research including evaluation of the results.

a. Development of predictive coupled material behavior models at multiple scales, with detailed verification and validation based on experimental data.

b. Experience with complex loading scenarios which may include single, sequential or concurrent combinations of electrical, thermal and mechanical loadings, vehicular crashes, falls, blunt force impacts, ballistic impact or blast over-pressure.

c. Modeling techniques utilized may include statistical mechanics to develop computational solution strategies for structural problems in which uncertainly exist at all levels of material, component, geometric and applied loading definitions.

a. Development of computational simulations for determination of material characterization and performance testing, including in situ testing. In-situ testing may be larger scale prototype or field testing.

d. Characterization of macro-, micro- and nano- size structures and samples which may include the design, analysis and fabrication of testing apparatus, fixtures and instrumentation

e. Evaluation of computational and experimental results may include numerical design of experiments using deterministic models as an initial step towards understanding stochastic modeling which may involve application of statistical methods such as the

Monte Carlo technique with adaptive sampling to generate stochastic data.

3. Familiarity and experience with state-of-the-art advanced material models at multiple scales for constitutive performance, failure and predictive capabilities for Navy centric advanced materials with detailed verification and validation based on experimental data.

4. General familiarity with and working knowledge of state-of-the-art experimental and characterization techniques.

Researcher III (MS) -Experimental

Education: MS in in physics, engineering, chemistry, biology or related field with experience in the field of advanced materials which may include material constitutive response including identification of failure mechanisms for naval applications including personal protection equipment or technology

1. Experience in performing research including evaluation of the results.

a. Determining material mechanical, thermal and electrical response as well as damage and failure mechanisms, fatigue performance, corrosion performance, durability, physio-chemical properties, and degradation for simple, sequential and combined multi-physics loading conditions. For biological materials, determining equivalent basic characteristics.

b. Development of experimental techniques for determination of material characterization and performance testing, including in situ testing. In-situ testing may be larger scale prototype or field testing.

b. Characterization of macro-, micro- and nano- size samples including the design, analysis and fabrication of testing apparatus, fixtures and instrumentation

c. In-situ testing may include Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Transmission

Electron Microscope (TEM) characterization setups which can form the basis of simultaneous testing of samples.

d. Testing may include integration of characterization methods such as microdevice-based force sensor, Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), rheometer, and dynamic mechanical analysis with conventional in vitro experimental setup such as Petri dishes, an inverted optical microscope system, and an environmental chamber

e. Fabrication of macro- to nano- scale samples of advanced materials for testing; this may include fabrication of biofidelic and 2D/3D/microscale extracellular matrix (ECM) specimens with and without cells.

3. Familiarity and experience with state-of-the-art advanced material models at multiple scales for constitutive performance, failure and predictive capabilities for Navy centric advanced materials with detailed verification and validation based on experimental data.

4. General familiarity with and working knowledge of simulation tools.

Researcher III (MS) -Computational

Education: MS in in physics, engineering, chemistry, biology or related field with experience in the field of advanced materials which may include material constitutive response including identification of failure mechanisms for naval applications including personal protection equipment or technology

1. Experience in performing research including evaluation of the results.

a. Development of predictive coupled material behavior models at multiple scales, with detailed verification and validation based on experimental data.

b. Experience with complex loading scenarios which may include single, sequential or concurrent combinations of electrical, thermal and mechanical loadings, vehicular crashes, falls, blunt force impacts, ballistic impact or blast over-pressure.

c. Modeling techniques utilized may include statistical mechanics to develop computational solution strategies for structural problems in which uncertainly exist at all levels of material, component, geometric and applied loading definitions.

c. Development of computational simulations for determination of material characterization and performance testing, including in situ testing. In-situ testing may be larger scale prototype or field testing.

d. Characterization of macro-, micro- and nano- size structures and samples which may include the design, analysis and fabrication of testing apparatus, fixtures and instrumentation

e. Evaluation of computational and experimental results may include numerical design of experiments using deterministic models as an initial step towards understanding stochastic modeling which may involve application of statistical methods such as the Monte Carlo technique with adaptive sampling to generate stochastic data.

3. Familiarity and experience with state-of-the-art advanced material models at multiple scales for constitutive performance, failure and predictive capabilities for Navy centric advanced materials with detailed verification and validation based on experimental data.

4. General familiarity with and working knowledge of state-of-the-art experimental and characterization techniques.

Researcher II (S&T Technician)

Education: Experience in providing technical support for independent research in the areas of physics, engineering, chemistry, biology or related field.

1. Experience in supporting research including:

a. Experimentation for determination of material characterization and performance testing, including in situ testing. In-situ testing may be larger scale prototype or field testing.

b. Experimental methods may include mechanical testing, chemical analyses, metallographic investigations and other analytical tests

c. Design and fabrication for testing apparatus, fixtures and instrumentations for experiments; apparatus may be unique based on development of new techniques to identify mechanisms which affect performance.

d. Familiarity and experience with maintenance of testing equipment including system calibrations and upgrades when appropriate.

e. Fabrication of macro- to nano- scale samples of advanced materials for testing; this may include fabrication of biofidelic and 2D/3D/microscale extracellular matrix (ECM) specimens with and without cells.

2. Familiarity and experience with conventional machining techniques, including polishing, electro-discharge machining, and post-fabrication processes such as heat treatment. This may include micro- and nanofabrication techniques using photo lithography, wet/dry etching,

3. General knowledge of quality assurance, failure analysis, nondestructive evaluation, data acquisition systems, sensors, electrical and mechanical work, design of new and novel systems, and the ability to adapt test methodologies for specific purposes.

4. General knowledge of prototype testing including fabrication and assembly of prototypes as well as design, fabrication and set up, including deployment to field location as needed, of test stands and fixtures, pre-test set up and calibration, maintenance of deployment log books, and equipment and test article shipping and storage.

Researcher I (BS or below)

Education: BS in in physics, engineering, chemistry, biology or related field with experience in the field of materials which may include material constitutive response including identification of failure mechanisms for naval applications including personal protection equipment or technology transfer, field demonstrations and engineering development of prototypes. Active enrollment in program focused in physics, materials, engineering, biology or related field or demonstrated hands-on work experience may be substituted for education requirement.

1. General knowledge of experimental or computational techniques associated with field of study.

2. If enrolled in an academic program a minimum GPA of 3.5 on four point scale.