Material Science Specialist

Added: Aug 06, 2015 6:20 pm Modified: Aug 24, 2015 6:59 pmTrack Changes The purpose of this amendment is extend the RFQ Response date from 08/24/2015 to 08/28/2015.

Added: Aug 06, 2015 6:20 pm The Department of Physics at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) has a requirement for contractual services to conduct supplemental research that will aid Principle Investigators and thesis students with existing coding projects and supplemental research support regarding detection and identification of buried objects.



The Department of Physics at the Naval Postgraduate School is conducting research in detection and identification of buried objects that poses threat in the battlefield such as IED and landmines for the Department of the Navy. The objective of this research is to develop improved methods for detection and identification of buried objects based on hyperspectral imaging. A combination of long-wave and mid-wave infrared surface temperature maps and near-infrared surface reflectometry will be used to generate hyperspectral images that allow detection/identification of buried objects with higher probability.

In this project, materials that constitute contemporary IEDs must be characterized and studied. A controlled experimental range using different soil types, environmental conditions and sensing techniques must be put in operation to allow hyperspectral imaging to be performed.