Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC) Broad Agency Announcement for FY20
NSWC IHEODTD BAA N00174-20-0001
Grants.gov  https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=328987

• Photonic sensors and detectors (including quantum-based)
• Quantum algorithms and methods of implementing said algorithms for use in data science, cryptography, and machine learning.
• Turbulent transition over conical nose cones;
• Hypersonic vehicle thermo-protection systems;
• Advanced Multi-Purpose High-Temperature Materials: Refractory High-Entropy Alloys;
• Software Assurance and Cybersecurity;
• Directed Energy: hybrid energy storage – capacitors, batteries, switches;
• Autonomous Systems:  intelligent architectures that combine and exploit some or all: AI-ML machine learning, reinforcement learning, probabilistic or expert systems capabilities;
• Advanced Electromagnetic Systems - assistive visualization technologies for communicating complex electromagnetic phenomena that drive ship design decisions;
• System Safety - investigate feasibility for and develop a prototype AI agent with basic capabilities to aid system safety engineers;
• Novel energetic materials - higher energy density and innovative energy storage and release concepts that also reduce sensitivities;
• Advanced manufacturing methods and processes for energetic and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) applications to include but not limited to additive manufacturing of co-layered materials and sensitive materials and resonance mixing;
• Development and characterization of novel materials (i.e. sorbant, hydrophobic, oleophobic, and omniphobic surfaces or coatings) for interacting with contaminants of interest;
• Biodefense - Mitigation technologies against toxins, bacteria, viruses and/or their respective stimulants/surrogates are of interest;
• Network Security;
• Modeling of Reactive Flow and Fire from Energy Storage Systems;
• Advanced computer vision methods and algorithms to verify the completion and accuracy of complex maintenance tasks;
• R&D of radio frequency transparent “super hydrophobic” coatings to prevent ice formation on combat and communication systems in arctic and subarctic atmospheres;
• Serious Gaming applications for training and performance support, inclusive of research into visual, auditory, and tactile, Augmented, Mixed, Extended, and Virtual Reality technologies;
• Digital Twin and Simulation Based Design (SBD) for navy related systems in order to assess performance of complex physical builds in a virtual environment;
• Exploring the full electromagnetic (EM) spectrum to develop advanced imaging and electronic capabilities (antenna design, high dynamic range imaging, microwave interferometry, and high-energy laser research);
• Investigate R&D efforts that will influence the cyber resilience at all phases of undersea systems life cycle engineering including design, construction, deployment and execution;
• The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) monitoring program works to better characterize impacts of NAVSEA testing on protected marine species. In particular, the program focuses on developing information on the occurrence of protected marine species, exposure of protected marine species to Navy activities, response of protected species to Navy activities, and consequences of responses to Navy activities.