About CECD

What is CECD?

An alliance established to foster continued advancements in energetics manufacturing, science and research, while educating the next generation of energetics experts.

Vision

The vision of CECD is to become the preeminent National Center concerned with the science and manufacturing of energetic materials and products for national defense and security. Further, CECD will train the next generation of scientists and engineers working in energetics through its graduate education and research programs.

CECD Partners

• Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head
• Army Research Laboratory
• Office of Naval Research, Arlington
• A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
• Office of Naval Intelligence - ONI, Washington, DC
• The College of Southern Maryland (CSM)
• United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
• Iktara and Associates, LLC

Research and Development

Research Activities

• Research and development in fundamental energetic materials, functionally graded materials and combustion stability
• Development of sensor technology
• Development of informatics methodologies for energetic products
• Port safety simulation studies
• Traumatic brain injury
  

Accomplishments

• Over $15 million in research activities, capital equipment, and special awards
• Specialized curricula in energetics
• Over $800K in free courses for NAVSEA IH at UMCP and CSM
• Two ONR Young Investigator Awards
• Hundred-and-thirty projects completed

Areas of Excellence

• Informatics
• Modeling and simulation
• Training and prototyping in virtual reality
• Energetic materials
• Traumatic brain injury