November 15, 2021

Professor prepares warfighters using advanced technology, behavioral science research

By Ashley Murphy, Strategic Communications Military operations live at the intersection of technology and human cognition. How those two things work together in the future is, in part, at the hands of U.S. Air Force Academy cadets. That’s why Lt Col Chad Tossell is passionate about using research to ensure tomorrow’s leaders will be successful by preparing cadets to be warfighters through a wide-range of experiences inside and outside of the classroom. “The research I lead with cadets extends the most advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and wearable computing. These systems, and others, will be a part of...

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November 1, 2018

Research at Academy is unparalleled among undergrad institutions

Story by Lt Col Don Rhymer, Nov. 1, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — The United States Air Force Academy is a cutting-edge academic and military institution where innovation, warrior ethos and character development are a foundation of our heritage and the guiding priorities of our future. These pillars of our transformative experience make it possible to train and educate the future leaders of our Air Force to meet the challenges of a complex, sophisticated and fast-paced modern profession of arms. At the heart of the Academy’s innovative spirit is our research enterprise. Research at the Academy is unparalleled...

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January 7, 2019

AF Academy welcomes visitors to view lunar eclipse at planetarium Jan. 20

(Commons photo) U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs, Jan. 9, 2019 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colorado --  The Air Force Academy welcomes visitors to view the total lunar eclipse at the base planetarium, Jan. 20 and chat with the school’s observatory director. The eclipse is predicted to last an hour and be visible from anywhere in the U.S. The evening’s activities are slated to begin at 7 p.m. at the newly-renovated planetarium with the showing of the film, “Eclipses and Phases of the Moon.” The 20-minute film details a lunar eclipse. Dr. Devin Della-Rose, the Academy’s observatory director, will discuss the...

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January 30, 2019

Academy celebrates research efforts at annual ceremony

Brig. Gen. Andrew Armacost, the dean of the faculty at the U.S. Air Force Academy, speaks to the crowd attending the annual research awards ceremony in Polaris Hall, Jan. 29, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo/Trevor Cokley) By Ray Bowden, Jan. 30, 2019 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- This year’s research programs at the Air Force Academy were funded to the tune of $40 million and that cost is paying off in dividends, said the dean of faculty at the school’s research awards ceremony, Jan. 29. “The efforts of our cadets and faculty researchers complement everything we do in the classroom,”...

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June 19, 2019

Air Force Academy dean, former faculty member receive research awards

Kevin Williams (left), the Air Force director of studies, analysis and assessments, and Brig. Gen.  Andrew Armacost, the dean of the faculty at the U.S. Air Force Academy. (Photo by Trevor Cokley) Story by Ray Bowden, June 19, 2019 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- The dean at the Air Force Academy and a national security expert received high-level awards for improving operations research across the Defense Department June 17 at the school. Brig. Gen. Andrew Armacost, the dean of faculty, received the Dr. Jacqueline R. Henningsen Analyst Lifetime Achievement Award. Retired Gen. James McCarthy, a prior vice-commandant of cadets at...

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July 30, 2019

Academy plays central role in developing tomorrow’s STEM leaders

Story by Jennifer Spradlin, July 30, 2019 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- A recent article in Forbes noted the highest percentage of CEOs with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) degrees aren’t who the reader might expect: four star generals in the military. Devin Cate, the director of the Air Force’s Test and Evaluation directorate, said that trend is likely to continue as leaders at all levels of the military prepare for a complex 21st century battlespace. “We need to create a community of young engineers and scientists focused on cybersecurity, energy delivery and electronic communications,” Cate said. “Airmen...

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August 7, 2020

Air Force Research Laboratory supports cadet research

Story by Whitney Wetsig, Air Force Research Laboratory Public Affairs, Aug. 7, 2020  WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – With support from the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Air Force Academy expanded its summer research program for undergraduate cadets and is provided virtual research opportunities to the largest group ever in the school’s history. “Thanks to AFRL, many more of our future Air Force and Space Force leaders will be exposed to research during their undergraduate studies,” said Col. Chris McClernon, the Academy's associate dean of research. Seventy-four scientists and engineers from the AFRL advised 165 cadets and worked with them remotely to...

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August 2, 2021

Cadet research goes expeditionary

By Ashley Murphy August 2, 2021 -- This summer, two cadets completed their Cadet Summer Research Program with Texas A&M University’s Construction Science Department and had their eyes opened to the future of expeditionary engineering. C1Cs Caleb Carnes and Qadry Brown were immersed in the science of providing living and training spaces for the military in an expeditionary or foreign environment, also known as bare base beddown planning. Additionally, they gained skills with BEAR kits and Airfield Pavement Evaluation (APE) tools, techniques, and procedures used by engineers to construct airfields and extended capabilities in austere locations. These training elements support...

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August 9, 2021

Academy preps for construction of state-of-art Madera Cyber Center

By Ray Bowden U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – A multimillion-dollar construction project to build a cyber center at the Air Force Academy begins later this summer and will last through 2023. Lieutenant Gen. Richard Clark, the Academy’s superintendent, hosted a ground-breaking ceremony for the Madera Cyber Innovation Center Aug. 6 featuring the center’s namesake, Paul Madera. Madera, a 1978 Academy graduate, and his wife Joan Madera were the largest single donors to the project. He serves on the Air Force Academy Foundation’s board and its cyber committee. In all, 420 donors committed more...

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February 10, 2025

Laser and optics: cadets solve problems to advance research

U.S. Air Force Academy Cadets 3rd Class Delaney Finley, left, and Annabelle Towles adjust a vacuum system that produces and traps a beam of silicon atoms in the U.S. Air Force Academy Laser and Optics Research Center, Jan. 22, 2025. The cadets’ project uses specific laser frequencies to cool and trap silicon atoms. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dylan Smith) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – U.S. Air Force Academy cadets are at the forefront of innovation as they solve real-world problems at the Laser and Optics Research Center. If successful,...

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