The CENTER
FOR ENERGETIC CONCEPTS DEVELOPMENT (CECD), established in
1998 at the University of Maryland, College Park, is a cooperative
research, technology transfer, product development, and S&T
training alliance between the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head
Division (IHDIV/NSWC) and The University of Maryland. The
Center works in collaboration with the College of Southern Maryland,
the Naval Academy at Annapolis, and the Naval Post Graduate School in
Monterey, California. The Center is currently funded by the State of
Maryland, the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI), the Office of Naval
Research (ONR), and IHDIV/NSWC.