journal article·2026-02-04Open access

A 250-Year Perspective on U.S. Army-Driven Materials Science and Engineering Innovation and Leadership Development

F. John Burpo, Ryan Limbocker, Corey M. James, Kevin Kit Parker, Enoch A. Nagelli

Abstract

RecommendationsF or more than 250 years, the United States Army has served as an engine of materials innovation, catalyzing advances across metallurgy, ceramics, polymers, composites, electronic materials, energetics, computational design, and more.To commemorate the Army turning 250 years old this year, this perspective examines the Army's synergistic role in driving materials science and engineering innovation and leadership development, from early armories that pioneered interchangeable parts and precision steelmaking to today's U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (
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Affiliations

Department of Chemical and Biological Science and Engineering

United States Military Academy

Photonics Research Center

Disease Biophysics Group, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Harvard University

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