Engineering Trends: Design & Defense

A project at Drexel University, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, is focused on hyperspectral imaging.

The technique of “finding something by looking for its spectral signature” has potential if a device can be made that “could instantly detect gases emitted during the manufacture of certain weapons of mass destruction.”

Read more about the potential of a hyperspectral camera and other research being done at the Drexel lab of associate professor Adam Fontecchio.

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An article from DVIDS profiles Capt. Timothy Frank (IL A 2003), he is the chief of the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Programs Flight.

Capt. Frank is currently working on the infrastructure of a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia. Some of the duties of the seven-year Air Force veteran include, environmental management, map production, contracted construction, and much more.

“Civil engineers are absolutely essential in the deployed environment,” said Frank. “We provide the foundation so others can do their job.”

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North Carolina State professor Michael Steer was recently awarded the U.S. Army Commander’s Award for Public Service, “for his work on technology that is used against IEDs.”

AolNews recently highlighted Steer’s work and his future goals for a “hand-held device that would be able to scan people for explosives.”

Read the full article for information about Steer’s research on detecting bombs through the interaction of microwaves and electronic circuits.

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