Homeland Security S&T Summit (SE Region)
Topic: Critical Infrastructure Protection
Title: Kentucky Critical Infrastructure Protection Program
Speaker: Ewell Balltrip
President / CEO
The National Institute For Hometown Security
Date: April 7, 2009
Homeland Security
Homeland Security S&T Summit (SE Region)
Topic: Critical Infrastructure Protection
Application to First Responders:
• Research, Development, Deployment of Solutions for Use in the Recovery from Manmade or Natural Disasters
Application to Preparedness:
•Research, Development , Deployment of Solutions for Use in Protecting Critical Infrastructure
Application to the Southeast:
• Solutions Applicable Regionally and Nationally
Homeland Security
Homeland Security
Homeland Security S&T Summit (SE Region)
Topic: Critical Infrastructure Protection
Summary: The Kentucky Critical Infrastructure Protection Program is a Kentucky-based program that focuses on discovering, developing and deploying solutions with national application in protecting critical infrastructure.
See our poster session: “Kentucky Critical Infrastructure Protection Program”
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The National Institute for Hometown Security (NIHS)
The Kentucky Critical Infrastructure
Protection Program
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The KCI Program
Kentucky Based . . .Nationally Focused
Mission
•Provide a pragmatic approach for protecting CI
•Develop homeland security technologies
•Transition research products to use
Managed By NIHS For The U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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The KCI Program
Thirty-five projects funded at Kentucky universities
Project Sectors & Focus• Food and Agricultural Safety• Information Systems and Interoperable
Telecommunications• Biometrics• Blast Mitigation • Prevention Technology• Response and Recovery Technology
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The KCI Program
KCI Addresses Specific Homeland Security Capability Gaps
S&T
OIP
KCI
PIs
Transition To Use
CI / KR
Sectors
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About NIHS
Formed in 2004 as a private, non-profit 501(c)3 organization
Our competency:
Manage a distributed research enterprise
Commercialization & Transition-To-Use protocols
Discover. Develop. Deploy.
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About NIHS
Research Foundations
Materials Information Sciences
MicroelectronicsSystems Engineering
Engineering Sciences
Technology Focus Areas
Biometrics
Blast Mitigation
Medicine
Agriculture
Sensors andDetection Systems
FoodSafety
ResponseAndRecovery
Health
HazardPreparedness
Decision Support Systems
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Secure Milk Transportation System
Addresses major national problem of protection of bulk food supply
Wireless system for enabling the secure delivery of milk from farm to processor.
ELECTRONIC LOCK, GPS RECEIVER
SAMPLE TEMPERATURE SENSOR
TANK TEMPERATURE SENSOR
ELECTRONIC LOCK, MICROPROCESSOR, USER INERFACE WIRELESS ANTENNA, POWER SUPPLY
MILK TRANSPORT TANKTRACTOR/
TRUCK
DOME
REAR DOOR
Savings in efficiency offset cost of security system Prototype system operational Commercial introduction in late 2009
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Portable, Interoperable Telecommunications System
Man Portable Interoperable Tactical Operations Center (MITOC)
Easily Transportable Replicates a Complete EOC –
Internet Access, Laptops, Telephones
Set up in 20 Minutes at a Remote Site.
Successfully Field Tested in Many Major Events
Now Transitioning into Commercial Service.
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Reducing Explosive Threats
ANFO Is Weapon of Choice for Many Terrorists – Cheap, Readily Available
Explosive Potential Can be Reduced by Coating Ammonium Nitrate with Coal Combustion By-Products (CCB)
15-20% By Volume of CCB is Sufficient
Impact on Agricultural Use Now Being Investigated
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Healthcare & Public HealthPandemic Planning and Preparedness Project
A leading effort to provide operation plans if a pandemic were to occur in the foreseeable future.
This program is focused on helping communities prepare and respond to pandemics.
Areas of emphasis are detection, preparedness, protection, response and recovery.
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HVAC– Integrated Explosive Vapor Detection System
A state-of-the-art HVAC-integrated trace explosive vapor detection system for public facility/infrastructure protection.
The target detection threshold is at least three orders of magnitude below the vapor pressure of TNT (70 ng/L) and related molecules at standard temperature and pressure.
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Contact Information
Ewell Balltrip
President / CEO
606.274.5252
Sam Varnado, PhD
Chief Technical Officer
606.274.5246
