ALERT | Awareness and Localization of Explosive-Related Threats

ALERT / Gordon-CENSSIS Scholar Application Reminder September 19, 2016

The ALERT / Gordon-CENSSIS Scholar Application deadline is quickly approaching. All applications are due by Wednesday, September 28th. The program will run from October 2016 – April 2017.

Student Spotlight: Matthew Tivnan August 29, 2016

Matthew Tivnan, a senior undergraduate in Electrical Engineering and Physics at Northeastern University, is our first undergraduate student to participate in the ALERT DHS HS-STEM (Homeland Security Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Science and Engineering Workforce Development Program (SEWDP). The Science and Engineering Workforce Development Program was previously known as the Career Development Program (CDP), […]

ALERT REUs Present Summer Research August 29, 2016

This summer, ALERT hosted three undergraduate students to participate in a 10-week Research Experience for Undergraduates program. The ALERT REU program is partnered with other REU programs in Northeastern University’s College of Engineering…The presentation addresses the project’s overall mission and endeavors, the REU’s specific contributions to the project, as well as what knowledge and skills they gained through the process. This year’s students worked on projects related to ALERT’s Bulk Sensors & Sensor Systems research.

ALERT Featured in DHS Science & Technology Newsroom August 29, 2016

This month, ALERT was featured in the DHS S&T’s Responder Newsroom highlighting its improvement of explosives training solutions for first responders. The feature showcases ALERT’s work with K-9 explosive detection training aids (TEAS).

ALERT Featured in DHS Science & Technology Newsroom August 19, 2016

2016 DHS Summer Research Team Program

Rapiscan receives DHS SAFETY Act Designation & Certification August 19, 2016

Congratulations to ALERT industry member Rapiscan on their DHS SAFETY Act Designation and Certification.

ADSA15: Save the Date! August 19, 2016

The Fifteenth Advanced Development for Security Applications Workshop (ADSA15) will be held on November 15th and 16th at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. The title of the workshop will be “Next Generation Screening Technologies and processes for the Checkpoint.”

REMINDER: White Paper Submissions Due 7/1/2016 June 30, 2016

REMINDER: ALERT White Papers are due TOMORROW. Submissions will be accepted until July 1, 2016, 11:59pm local time.

Pursuant to the goals of DHS Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate, Office of University Programs (OUP), the ALERT Center of Excellence (COE) is accepting white paper submissions for research and transition projects in 2016 and beyond. The COE seeks end-user focused projects that conduct transformational research, develop technology, and provide educational development to improve effective characterization, detection, mitigation and response to explosives-related threats facing the country and the world.

Fundamentals of Explosives and Detonation & DDT Courses June 29, 2016

Fundamentals of Explosives Course A Fundamentals of Explosives course is being offered in Los Alamos, NM, August 1-3, 2016. This course is intended to help each student understand basic behaviors of explosives, how they detonate, and the effects of detonation. It provides a foundation for study of specific aspects of explosives work, from safety in […]

ALERT MSI Collaborations Work to Build a Diverse Homeland Security Workforce June 28, 2016

This summer, ALERT Collaborator, Prof. Joaquin Aparcio- Bolanos is continuing his work on a project initiated through the DHS Summer Research Team (SRT) Program, which seeks to engage faculty, undergraduate and graduate students in research that provides opportunities to better understand the mission and research needs of DHS. Prof. Aparicio-Bolanos received $50,000 in follow-on funding […]