Flexible Electronics for Military Applications (Printed Electronics USA 2006)

Flexibles for Military Applications:

 

Needed for displays, antenna, SHM, eGear, eTextiles, eHarvesting

Rollability for stowage and transportation

Technical challenges beyond the ordinary

Darrel G. Hopper is a Principal Electronics Engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory.

He received his PhD in Physical Chemistry in 1971 from Oklahoma State University. Following a postdoc in biochemistry, he performed basic research in ab initio molecular electronic structure calculations until 1982 when he transitioned to applied research in electro-optics. He has worked as a Physicist at the National Air Intelligence Center and Professor of Electronics Engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology. Dr. Hopper has 273 publications in chemistry, physics, electro-optics, displays, human factors, and flexible electronics. Dr. Hopper is a Fellow of SPIE, a Senior Member of IEEE and SID, and a Director of SID

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is a component of Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC). In 1997, the Air Force consolidated its laboratories into a single entity headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. There are nine technology directorates addressing different technology challenges, along with the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). Technological research is performed at ten research sites across the country, representing the future for innovation within AFMC. The AFRL Mission is to lead the discovery, development, and integration of affordable warfighting technologies into U.S. air and space forces.