Richard Carlin

Dr. Carlin has over 40 years of experience in scientific research spanning academia, industry and government. Extensive experience in the defense research community, including over 12 years as the Department Head for Sea Warfare and Weapons that required both strategic and tactical planning of programs that address Naval S&T requirements across a breadth of technical areas and align with the Department of the Navy leadership guidance and policies. As a Senior Executive, provides technical and strategic advice to Navy senior leadership that led to the implementation of several initiative that merge technology innovation, entrepreneurship and workforce development, especially for veterans. These initiatives span across and link together academia, Navy laboratories, commercial and defense industries, and the private investment sector, and they are now are a full-time responsibility within the Naval Agility ecosystem.

Before joining ONR, Dr. Carlin held several positions in academia, industry, and government. These included employment at Air Products and Chemicals as a Senior Research Chemist; a faculty appointment at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa; and federal service as the Electrochemistry Division Chief at the Frank J. Seiler Research Laboratory (FJSRL) located at the United States Air Force Academy.

Dr. Carlin received his B.S. in Honors Chemistry from the University of Alabama in 1977 and his Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from Iowa State University in 1982, and he was a postdoctoral fellow performing electrochemistry research at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Dr. Carlin has published over 100 technical papers, and he is co-inventor on 7 United State patents.