How does the DoD ensure the industrial base is ready to meet the warfighter's needs? Can new manufacturing techniques be quickly transitioned to the supply chains that need them? On this episode, our host and veteran DoD expert, Dr. Lewis is joined by Tracy Frost, Director, Manufacturing Technology Program to discuss how emerging technologies are changing manufacturing and how the DoD is using this to benefit national security.

On this episode, our host Dr. Lewis is joined by Dr. Laura Lindenfeld, Dean of Communication and Journalism and Executive Director, Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University.  Join us for a conversation on how the Department can better communicate to their target audiences, building trust between scientists and policymakers, overcoming fundamental barriers to communication, success stories, and more.

Join us for a new type of episode, ETI On The Road, where we interview guests at various NDIA and ETI conferences and events. This special SOFIC episode features Dr. Arun Seraphin and guest Chad McCoy, Co-Founder and VP of Business Development for Firestorm Labs and former Director, Doolittle Institute. Learn more about working with USSOCOM and DEFENSEWERX, increasing user input, hope for transitioning the “valley of death”, and more.

This week’s episode of Emerging Tech Horizons features guest Gen. Arnold Bunch, USAF, Commander, Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC). Tune in for a conversation on how AFMC is supporting the Secretary of the Air Force’s operational imperatives, the impact of the Space Force AFMC efforts, notable technical successes, opportunities for the future, and more.

This episode of Emerging Tech Horizons features Craig Mundie, President of Mundie and Associates, and former Chief Research and Strategy Officer at Microsoft. Listen in for a conversation on the future of quantum computing for defense and commercial applications, post-quantum cryptography, what we need to do to maintain digital superiority, and more.

Today’s episode of Emerging Tech Horizons features guest host Dr. Arun Seraphin, Deputy Director of the Emerging Technologies Institute, and Bill Greenwalt, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Listen in for a discussion of acquisition reform, the legislative process, the AT&L split, and what could have been done differently. 

On this episode, Dr. Mark Lewis is joined by Federico Sciammarella, President and CTO of MxD (Manufacturing x Digital), a public-private partnership Innovation Institute. Tune in for a conversation on digital manufacturing, partnering with academia, developing the future digital workforce, and more.