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National Security Workforce: Issues and DoD Strategies

 
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MS&E: National Security and the Workforce

MWM Content

"Integrated" multidisciplinary approach to Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science and Geoscience using "materials as a paradigm"

Kindles interest in science and engineering and instills passion for discovery

* Ceramics
* Polymers
* Smart Sensors
# Nanotechnology
+ Surfaces and Membranes

 * Biodegradable Materials
* Biosensors
* Food Packaging Materials
# Environmental Catalysis
+ Metals and Alloys		 * Composites
* Concrete
* Sports Materials

* Modules in Use
# Modules in Test
+ Modules in Design

Deployment Based Considerations of MWM Use:

  • Adopted by DoD Education Activity in 13 overseas school districts in Fall ’00
  • Adopted in over 500 US schools in 14 states