Lou Von Thaer, who has been CEO of DynCorp International since July 2015, will join Columbus, Ohio-based nonprofit research and development company Battelle as president and CEO on Oct. 1. He will succeed the retiring Jeff Wadsworth, who will continue to provide assistance during the transition period and perform consulting work …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 28, 2017 — Battelle will work to support the U.S. Army‘s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center in efforts to address sustainment challenges associated with military support technologies under a $20 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday it will help TARDEC’s force projection technologies directorate …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 7, 2017 — Battelle has partnered with Nanotherapeutics in efforts to research, develop, test and evaluate medical countermeasures for the U.S. military against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The team aims to address Defense Department requirements for vaccines, post-exposure prophylactics and therapeutics to protect deployed military personnel …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 13, 2017 — Battelle will update a U.S. Navy forecast analytic system that works to synchronize aircraft capability sets with availability under a $38.6 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday it will work with subcontractor Veracity Forecasting and Analysis to modify the Naval Synchronization Toolset to support more …

Thom Mason, director of the Energy Department‘s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will step down from his position by July 1 after 10 years on the job to become senior vice president for laboratory operations at nonprofit research and development company Battelle. He will help govern each Battelle-managed laboratory, engage key sponsors, contribute to capture management …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 19, 2016 — The U.S. Air Force has awarded Battelle a potential five-year, $9.5 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for research and development, operations and maintenance support services, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. Battelle’s staff will assist in the daily operations of the Air Force Technical Applications Center at Patrick Air …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 1, 2016 — Wanda Gamble, vice president of business development at Battelle‘s health and analytics unit, has stated that the nonprofit science and research organization works to adapt to major healthcare and public health trends. “We want to align to those [healthcare] challenges and trends as it relates not …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 24, 2016 — Battelle has backed the winning bid of a team of local government units in Ohio for a $6 million grant from the Transportation Department, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The nonprofit company will help the Dublin, Marysville and Union counties in Ohio to establish a dedicated short-range communications …

Battelle has won positions on a pair of indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts worth up to $182 million combined to support the Federal Highway Administration‘s highway operations, traffic management and road safety programs. The nonprofit can bid on projects that cover connected vehicles research, work zones, congestion management, freight, commercial vehicles, weather and other traffic management initiatives …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 13, 2016 — Battelle and the U.S. Air Force‘s Life Cycle Management Center have entered into a cooperative research-and-development agreement for the development of an anti-icing technology for aircraft, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The agreement aims to create an ice protection technology with carbon nanotube dispersants to support unmanned aircraft system …