ADVANCING CAPABILITIES
Jill Smith, Director, U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering Center (CERDEC) (middle), talks to Dr. Meimei Tidrow (left) and Dr. Tom Broach about a prototype robotic countermine/counter-IED system at CERDEC Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD). Tidrow is the Chief Scientist for Focal Plane Arrays at NVESD, Fort Belvoir, VA, and Broach is the Chief Scientist for Countermine and Counter- IED technologies. (U.S. Army photo by Kimberly Bell, CERDEC-NVESD Public Affairs Office.)
recognized as their management counterparts within the Senior Executive Service (SES).
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This article is intended to highlight the Scientific Professional Corps (ST Corps) and to demonstrate, through wider aware- ness, the impact these special people can make on our products for the warfighter.
ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES The ST Corps was created in 1998 to establish SES protocol-equivalent posi- tions to promote excellence in scientific and technical work through a long-term career path alternative to entering man- agement. The STs are the highest-ranking technical personnel, and their positions are the equivalent of chaired professors at leading research universities. The ST professional carries the following respon- sibilities within his or her organization:
• Serve as an advocate for the Army’s engi- neers, mathematicians, and scientists.
• Promote collaborative research and technical interchange with scientists
e don’t hear much about these people because they are modest, and their positions are not as well-
and scientific organizations external to the Army at both national and interna- tional levels.
• Encourage participation in external scientific and technical meetings, symposia, and publications, and sup- port collaboration among DOD and its services.
• Advocate actions and policies that maintain the stability of basic and applied research, technology develop- ment, and technology base programs within the Army.
• Advise and consult on technical matters to the Army’s civilian and military exec- utives and other government agencies.
• Provide a catalyst for change in research programs, research organi- zational structure, and planning for future science.
• Perform voluntary, self-imposed func- tions related to the collective expertise of the ST Corps that aid the Army and the United States of America.
The ST Corps is chaired by one of its members. This corps provides a forum for interaction among members to exchange ideas, plan activities, and per- petuate the organization.
An important additional ST Corps activity not widely known is the technical assess- ment that drives recommendations for the Small Business Innovative Research Program within the Army.
QUALIFICATIONS The qualifications to be considered for an ST position, which is generally referred to as the chief scientist for the organization, are the following:
• Has authored fundamental papers in the field of expertise that are widely used and cited.
• Has received significant honors from major organizations for his or her accomplishments and contributions.
• Is sought as an advisor and consultant on scientific and technological problems that extend beyond his or her specialty.
These qualifications put the ST in a posi- tion both to continue advanced technical work and to offer respected technical perspective to the organization’s SES lead- ership. The ideal laboratory or technical center leadership construct has the ST serving as a senior trusted advisor to the director on strategic issues related to the
THE IDEAL LABORATORY OR TECHNICAL CENTER LEADERSHIP CONSTRUCT HAS THE ST SERVING AS A SENIOR TRUSTED
ADVISOR TO THE DIRECTOR ON STRATEGIC ISSUES RELATED TO THE TECHNICAL WORKFORCE, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT OF EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES.
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