On June 19th, in a ceremony in DC, the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) officially awarded Dr. Michael (Mischa) Steurer of the FSU Center for Advanced Power Systems its Solberg Award for his leadership in electric power and energy systems research. His research team focuses primarily on hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) real-time simulation and modeling of integrated power systems for all-electric ships and future terrestrial power systems. His research has been described as vital to the advancement of future Navy systems.

According to ASNE, "The Solberg Award, presented annually since 1967, is given to an individual who has made a significant contribution to naval engineering through personal research during the past three years."

View the event video.

Read the full citation. 

• Department of Defense, Research Development Test & Evaluation - 7.46%
• Department of Defense, 6.1 Basic Research - 11.80%
• Department of Defense, 6.2 Applied Research - 6.80%
• Department of Defense, 6.3 Advanced Technology Development - 7.66%
• Department of Defense, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency - 11.72%

CNSR Letter to Appropriators Regarding FY 2019 DOD Appropriations

Today, President Trump formally approved a spending package that provides $39.1 billion for the NIH, a $2 billion increase from last year’s budget. The legislation also provides an increase in Defense spending, including for R&D.

Temporary funding through December 7 was provided in the bill for several agencies, as Congress and the White House have yet to complete FY19 negotiations. With the President's signature, five appropriations bills have been signed into law this month and 75 percent of the government will be funded on schedule. This marks the most spending bills enacted on time since Fiscal Year 1997.