Past Events

The Department of Defense (DOD) offers various funding in areas you might not expect. Join this informational session on how to find opportunities, engage with program managers, and submit successful proposals. Presented by UT's Defense Relationship Manager Chris Hossfeld, a national security professional and retired Army officer with over 26 years of service as an Infantry Officer.

Please register at bit.ly/DODfund2024

Army Futures Command is hosting a human-machine integrated formations summit at the Texas A&M George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex. This is an opportunity to learn how the Army incorporates HMI capabilities, and to explore how partners can fill gaps, and accelerate and reduce costs in prototype development. Watch as experts demonstrate solutions for human-machine integrated formations to industry and academia, and discuss current standards and interfaces for hardware and software. Please RVSP or contact research development officer Chris Hossfeld if you wish to attend.

This event is an opportunity for UT researchers to explore cutting-edge technology, engage with the defense ecosystem and shape research ideas. This year’s annual meeting focuses on Army transformation. Please contact research development officer Chris Hossfeld if you wish to attend.

UT Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics and Defense Research Advancement are inviting researchers to meet with Dr. Susan Swithenbank, Program Manager in the Defense Science Office (DSO) at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).  She will discuss the structure of DARPA, different types of programs within the organization and funding opportunities as well as strategies for talking to a DARPA program manager and how to present your ideas so that you can be heard.  The seminar is open to all disciplines and will be held ASE 1.126 – Aerospace Engineering Conference Room.  Lunch provided  - please register (required).

The Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors is hosting this event for campus units to present grants and funding opportunities offered to UT researchers and scholars in various disciplines. The session will also address how internal funds could be leveraged to reach broader research goals, including positioning research to acquire external funding. Defense Research Advancement will share our Creating Connections for National Security Research grant which awards up to $75K for one year for promising research applicable to national security.  Please register for this virtual event. 

Gain new insights and skills to expand your research at the nation's premier event for defense and aerospace professionals, the Air, Space and Cyber Conference (ASC). This annual conference brings together U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force senior leaders and experts from government, industry, and academia. From speakers and panels focused on airpower, space, and cyber developments to the technology exposition featuring the latest technology, the conference is an opportunity to shape new research and make funding contacts. Please contact research development officer Chris Hossfeld with questions.

The 5th annual UT Austin National Security Career Fair is open to all UT students who are interested in the national security and intelligence enterprise. This opportunity to meet with federal, state, and private employers is cosponsored by the Strauss-Clements Intelligence Studies Project, the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, and the Clements Center for National Security, in partnership with Texas Career Engagement and the LBJ School of Public Affairs.

The MHSRS is the Department of Defense’s premier military and civilian meeting that focuses specifically on the unique medical needs of servicemembers. It provides a collaborative setting for the exchange of information between military providers with deployment experience, research and academic scientists, international partners, and industry on research and related health care initiatives. UT researchers can attend and/or submit abstracts.