Dstl has been recognised as being at the centre of the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with both a team award and an individual award to the scientist who established and led the coordination of all Dstl’s COVID-19 pandemic scientific support to MOD and wider government.
The Dstl modelling support team worked tirelessly to develop and deploy the methodology and visualizations endorsed by SPI-M (Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling) to inform decision makers and the public on the status of the epidemic. The team’s skill, hard work and dedication informs almost all of the key decisions for the COVID mitigation strategies.
The Dstl EO Threat Evaluation team assess the threat of electro-optic (EO), i.e. heat-seeking, missiles to UK aircraft. This award recognises the specialists in the team who have built a novel threat simulator. Their innovation significantly reduces the time and cost required to develop countermeasures, used to protect UK and allied aircrew.
Dstl’s Forensic Explosive Laboratory (FEL) teams from the Energetics Analysis Group deliver an outstanding and absolutely critical capability contribution to the investigation of explosive materials, ensuring continual support to the highest profile cases during the pandemic.
Final recognition was for Dstl’s Force Structure Analysis Team for support to the Integrated Review and Defence Command Paper to ensure evidence-based balance of investment decisions.
Doug Umbers, Dstl Interim Chief Executive, said: “As the science inside UK defence and security our staff keep the UK and its people safe from harm. I am delighted that our specialist expertise has been recognised and offer my warmest congratulations and thanks to our award winners. Their work and that of all of our colleagues is deeply appreciated.”
Mr Umbers is taking part in the second part of the webinar series on the Integrated Review hosted by DCI and DPRTE and also featuring DST and DASA.
Presented by DCI and DPRTE and guest speakers; Nick Joad, Director of Defence, Science and Technology, Doug Umbers, Interim Chief Executive Officer of Dstl and Andy Caldwell, Interim Head of DASA, this exclusive webinar gives timely and valuable insight into what the changes mean, when they are happening and how they will shape one of the UK’s largest and most diverse marketplaces.
Inside Track: New Opportunities from the Integrated Review Part 2: Technology Science and Innovation will take place on 24th June at 2pm.
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