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NSWC Crane Partners with University of Notre Dame to Lead Radiation Study

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Story Number: NNS090413-15
Release Date: 4/13/2009 4:27:00 PM

From Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Public Affairs

CRANE, Indiana (NNS) -- Engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) will partner with professors from University of Notre Dame June 1 to initiate a radiation effects research study.

The study will explore the feasibility of developing an advanced technology for radiation-hardened applications. The study will be sponsored by the Office of Naval Research.

"The Notre Dame collaboration will allow us to explore all aspects of the radiation performance and develop new applications for our space and missile warfighter customers," said Steven Clark, NSWC Crane chief engineer for radiation sciences.

Based on NSWC Crane Strategic Mission Center's expertise in radiation-hardened microelectronics research and applications, Notre Dame indicated the collaboration would be natural and beneficial for all involved. As a technical authority, NSWC Crane, a field activity of NAVSEA, is a peer of industry with the technical knowledge and expertise to tell industry what to build for the Navy.

"We at Notre Dame welcome this opportunity to work with NSWC Crane. Their unique expertise and prior work experience with radiation-hardened microelectronics is exactly what is needed to make this project successful," said professor Wolfgang Porod, Freimann professor of electrical engineering, University of Notre Dame.

NSWC Crane will be responsible for performing radiation effects characterization and analyses. This will involve developing and testing in radiation environments that space and strategic systems have to endure. NSWC Crane will analyze the tests results and assist Notre Dame with modeling structures based on the results as well as assist with the design and development of input/output to the nanomagnetic structures and support radiation-hardened microelectronics to progress the development of Navy applications.