EMBR: Energetic Materials Basic Research

EMBR: A Collaborative Center for Energetic Materials Basic Research is a cooperative agreement between the Army Research Office and a consortium of universities including Purdue University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Maryland, Texas Tech University, University of Notre Dame, and the University of Delaware. EMBR aims to expedite the discovery, design and scale-up of energetic materials and associated munitions concepts. The research objectives for EMBR include exploring new materials and formulations, developing new diagnostics and modeling techniques and educating a new generation of highly capable scientists and engineers to bolster the technical workforce for the Department of Defense.