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Emerging Tech Horizons

Dr. Arun Seraphin

ETI provides research and analyses to inform the development and integration of emerging technologies into the defense industrial base. This podcast will feature topics and speakers focusing on emerging technologies.

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00:25:25

How DoD Funds Science and Technology on Emerging Tech...

Emerging Tech Horizons ·

2023/06/14

Join us for a conversation with Jacob Winn, ETI Associate Research Fellow. This episode discusses a brand new ETI report on changes over time in the Department of Defense's "Science & Technology" portfolio, which is the money that the Pentagon uses to invest in the technologies of the future. We talk about how the military has funded science in the past, and how the funding is changing now. Learn more of what was discussed in this episode in ETI's newest white paper here:

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00:22:31

Redefining Higher Education with University of Texas...

Emerging Tech Horizons ·

2023/06/08

Join us for a conversation with NDIA’s new Executive Vice President, Brigadier General (Ret.) Guy Walsh. The podcast focuses on the University of Texas San Antonio’s National Security Collaboration Center (NSCC), which advances research, education and workforce development in cybersecurity, data analytics and cloud computing. The discussion wraps up with Guy Walsh reflecting on previous experience with NDIA, which led him to join the team.

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00:30:32

Why the Use of Glass to Support Emerging Technologies...

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2023/05/31

Glass is one of the oldest technologies in history. Is there any room for improvement? Is our defense industrial base healthy enough to manufacture and produce in advance materials in mass? What should the DOD do to support it? What are the manufacturing challenges and opportunities related to on-shoring of glass production and processing? How can the DOD assist contractors to improve production? Check out the episode to learn more. This webinar is presented by SCHOTT. SCHOTT is a leading global

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00:31:41

The Future of Hypersonics Supply Chains on Emerging...

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2023/05/17

Are U.S. supply chains capable of bearing the burden of expanded hypersonics production? How do supply chain vulnerabilities affect U.S. national security? What can be done to secure the critical supply chains of the future? In this podcast, lead author Rebecca Wostenberg, ETI Research Fellow, provides an overview of the first report of ETI’s Emerging Technologies Supply Chain Study, Hypersonics Supply Chains: Securing the Path to the Future. The report assesses the state of hypersonics supply

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00:28:08

Is the Department of Defense struggling with its data...

Emerging Tech Horizons ·

2023/05/03

Are commerically dervied technologies superior to the governemnt's systems? Are they inferior? How does the government's data management fare against the commericial sector? What can the private sector teach the governement. Which practices should the DOD adopt? Join us in this week's episode of Emerging Tech Horizons with Dr. Mark Lewis and Collin Carroll, Head of Federal and Defense Business at Applied Intuition as they discuss the private sector's and government's ability to manage it's data

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00:36:35

Why is quantum computing so important to the...

Emerging Tech Horizons ·

2023/04/19

Has the United States fallen behind in the development of quantum computing to it's competitors? Is it even possible to build a general purpose one-million qubit quantum computer? Where and how could this technology be used? Join us in this week's episode of Emerging Tech Horizons with Dr. Arun Seraphin and Dr. Pete Shadbolt, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at PsiQuantum, as they discuss the potential applications of quantum computing. This webinar is presented by SCHOTT. SCHOTT is a

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00:30:05

Why is the Department of Defense interested in...

Emerging Tech Horizons ·

2023/04/05

What does digital twinning mean? How does it work? Can the DOD replicate the successes the private industry had made through digital twinning? Join Dr. Mark Lewis and Steve Carlson, Director of Aerospace and Defense Solutions at Cadence Design Systems to find out the DOD can utilize digital twinning. This webinar is presented by SCHOTT. SCHOTT is a leading global manufacturer of specialty glass, glass-ceramics, and finished optics. With over 50 years of operation in the United States, SCHOTT North

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00:31:23

The Rise of China's Emerging Technologies with Dean...

Emerging Tech Horizons ·

2023/03/22

How can the United States set the terms for technological advancements? Are there blurred ethical lines that give China an advantage over the United States? Is Washington D.C. prepared to suffer major losses? Given how connected the Chinese and American economies are what are the implications for National Defense? Join us in this week's episode with Dr. Mark Lewis and Dean Cheng, Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Potomac Institute/Senior Advisor at USIP, to find out where China's emerging

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00:31:44

Is the United States ready for an Industrial Policy?

Emerging Tech Horizons ·

2023/03/08

In recent years, the United States has fallen behind its competitors when it comes to industrial innovations and policies. How did this happen? Find out in the eye-opening discussion with Dr. Mark Lewis and William Bonvillian, Senior Director, Special Projects, at MIT's Office of Digital Learning. He previously served for seventeen years as a senior policy advisor in the U.S. Senate. His legislative efforts included science and technology policy and innovation issues.

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00:30:31

How Pentagon Works with Historically Black Colleges...

Emerging Tech Horizons ·

2023/02/27

On this week’s episode, Dr. Arun Seraphin is joined by Evelyn Kent, Program Director, Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-serving Institutions, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. Join us for a conversation about how the Pentagon works with HBCUs and is accelerating efforts to connect these colleges and other minority institutions to defense industry and DOD research activities.

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00:40:27

How Well Does the DOD innovate in Science and...

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2023/02/08

How well does the DOD innovate in science and technology, and how can it improve? Does the DOD acquisition system have some processes worth protecting? How do we define success in acquisition? On this episode, Dr. Mark Lewis is joined by Dr. Jerry McGinn and Eric Lofgren from the Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University. Tune in to learn more about government procurement, S&T investments, innovation adoption, the defense budgeting system, and more.

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00:31:05

Modernizing U.S. Science and Technology Policy on...

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2023/01/25

How does the government workforce need to adapt to this era of technology development? Can the judicial system keep pace with technology? What is the role of academia and national laboratories in technology development? Will we ever see economic collaboration with China? Join Dr. Arun Seraphin and this week’s guest, Dr. Daniel Gerstein, for a conversation on the U.S. science and technology enterprise, his recent book titled Tech Wars: Transforming U.S. Technology Development, the connection between

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00:26:32

The Blended Wing Body with Dr. Fay Collier, NASA on...

Emerging Tech Horizons ·

2023/01/11

What is the blended wing body concept? Why is the BWB receiving more attention than ever before? What advantages does it provide? How can it be utilized for National Defense? Join us in this episode with Dr. Mark Lewis and Dr. Fay Collier, Associate Director for Flight Strategy, Integrated Aviation Systems Program at NASA to learn about the Blended Wing Body and the future of air superiority.

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00:33:45

Journalism and National Defense with National Defense...

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2022/12/21

How can journalism impact national security strategies and policies? Why does the public need to be informed? Is it possible to have too much transparency? Find out more this week with Dr. Mark Lewis and Sean Carberry, Managing Editor of National Defense Magazine. Tune in to hear more about Sean’s journey from journalism to government and back, and lessons learned along the way.

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00:23:02

Operational Energy, Renewable Energy, and the Future...

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2022/12/07

How does energy impact the U.S Department of Defense’s strategies and operations? What is the Chief Sustainability Office and what are its responsibilities? Find out on this week’s episode of Emerging Tech Horizons with Dr. Arun Seraphin and Joseph Bryan, Senior Adviser on Climate, Office of the Secretary of Defense and Chief Sustainability Officer, United States Department of Defense.

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00:28:54

CHIPS Act and Microelectronics with Dr. Michael...

Emerging Tech Horizons ·

2022/11/23

What are our current microelectronics challenges? What is the now-passed CHIPS and Science Act, and what will it do? How can the Department of Defense and the defense industrial base buy, use, and secure semiconductors? Join Dr. Seraphin and Dr. Michael Fritze for a conversation on the future of microelectronics for defense systems.

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00:28:38

Operational Energy and DoD with Roberto Guerrero on...

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2022/11/09

Why are Air Force Energy Programs getting more attention than ever? What is the Air Force doing to improve energy efficiency? What are the costs for improving energy usage? Join Dr. Lewis and Roberto Guerrero, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Operational Energy in this illuminating discussion on how energy can impact military operations and strategies.

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00:32:13

Information Operations and National Security Challenges

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2022/10/26

What is the Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS)? What does ARLIS do? Are we at a disadvantage when it comes to informational security? How do we defend against information operations? Join Dr. Lewis and Professor Austin Branch, University of Maryland, in this riveting discussion over how we can prepare to defend against the future of information warfare.

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00:33:06

Department of Defense Acquisition and the Consortia...

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2022/10/12

What is the Consortia Model? Why has the defense-based industry adapted the Consortia Model? How has it affected their policies and strategies? What benefits does the Consortia Model bring to the DoD? This week, Dr. Lewis is joined by Stephanie Halcrow and Moshe Schwartz to talk about their recent report, "The Power of Many: Leveraging Consortia to Promote Innovation, Expand the Defense Industrial Base, and Accelerate Acquisition".

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00:31:42

Understanding GAO's Science and Technology Assessments

Emerging Tech Horizons ·

2022/09/28

What is the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and what is the role of the Science, Technology Assessment, and Analytics (STAA) team? What kind of services does the STAA provide? How does the STAA differ from the Congressional Research Service (CRS)? Join Dr. Lewis and Dr. Timothy Persons, Chief Scientist for the Government Accountability Office, in this informative discussion on how the GAO’s STAA team provides oversight for the federal science and technology programs and why that oversight is

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