• Analytical and predictive techniques 

 for more etTective armor penetrators 



• Model for predicting ignition and 

 combustion processes in gun propel- 

 lants. 



List of Priorities (long-term) 



• Atmospheric sciences contributing to 

 the Army smoke program 



• Food and ration research 



• Electrically small, active antennas 



• Wear and erosion (by hot gases and 

 dust) 



• Mathematical analysis of nonlinear 

 systems 



• Dynamic loading of structures and 

 materials 



• Materials research relating to four 

 generic weapons systems: aircraft, 

 armament, armor, and missiles 



• Improvement of helicopter perform- 

 ance 



• Combustion processes in engines and 

 propcllants 



• Submillimeter technology 



• Fire safe fuels 



• Materials research 



• Medical research 



• Organizational effectiveness 



• Ice adhesion. 



List of Gap Areas'* 



• Venereal disease 



• Drug abuse 



• Basic immunology. 



Navy 



The programs sponsored by the Office of Naval 

 Research (ONR) usually fall in areas nearer the 

 frontiers of science with the longer term payoff, 

 while those programs managed by the Systems 

 Command and other organizations within the 

 Navy Material Command are usually more closely 

 coupled to direct requirements. The areas listed 

 below are important from one or both of the 

 above viewpoints. 



List of Priorities 



Physics 



• Energetic interactions of plasmas, 

 ions, atoms, and molecules 



• Excited states of atoms and mole- 

 cules 



• Interactions of relativistic electron 

 beams with electromagnetic fields 

 and radiation 



• Laser physics 



Electronics and Solid State 



• Physics of solid state surfaces and 

 interfaces 



• Rational fault analyses 



• Superconductive electronics 



Mathematics and Information Sciences 



• Artificial intelligence 



• Acoustic transmission models 



• Large-scale numerical computation 



• Large-scale systems 



• Theoretical (mathematical) acoustics 



Biology and Medicine 



• Underwater physiology 



• Electromagnetic field effects 



• Ship motion biophysics 



Psychological Sciences 



• Human adaptability 



• Cognitive processes 



• Behavioral research 



• Effects of advanced technologies 



Earth Sciences 



• Research in the Eurasian Basin 



• Coastal geography 



• Remote sensing 



Materials 



• Degradation research 



• Basic electrochemistry 



• Energy-dense materials 



• Amorphous metals and alloys. 



Ocean Sciences 



Synoptic remote sensing by satellites 

 Development of models to predict 

 upper ocean variability 

 Basic biologic and chemical oceanog- 

 raphy. 



List of Gap Areas 



"•Ttie Army h;is been enjoined by Congress from conducting 

 research in these iircas. 



306 PRIORITIES AND GAP AREAS 



Biology and Medicine 



• Effects of ship motion on people 



• Electromagnetic field effects 



• Underwater physiology 



Psychology 



• Improving crew, group, team, and 

 unit training through research which 

 considers human interaction varia- 

 bles 



• Effects of advanced technologies on 

 operational and maintenance tasks 

 and skill requirements 



