Dr. Reygan Freeney works on Personal Protective Equipment programs for the U.S. Army. Her work is important to Army personnel.
Personal protective is equipment worn to minimize exposure to hazards from contact with chemical, radiological, electrical, mechanical, or physical threats.
In her role as a science officer for the Protective Equipment Division at the Aberdeen Test Center, Dr. Freeney is responsible for advancing the efficiency of hard and soft body armor, helmets, test fixtures, and small arms ammunition. To achieve these goals, she develops test plans, conducts tests with test officers, and collects data from a variety of sources.
Since joining the Firepower Directorate in 2015, Dr. Freeney has made a significant contribution. She became the project lead for the Room Temperature Clay Replacement Program and is currently the lead in several replacement efforts of RP-1 (Rocket Propellant-1 or Refined Petroleum-1).
Her innovative plan to monitor performance specifications of RP - 1 earned her accolades. She is the 2017 Women of Color winner of the Technical Innovation in Government Award.
Dr. Freeney established test methodologies that are now used to create a database consisting of the chemical and mechanical properties of RP -1. In addition to the RP -1 replacement project, she is involved with several technology initiatives. Some of these initiatives include female body armor test methods and drag curve development. Dr. Freeney looks forward to bigger and better innovative discoveries to protect warfighters and civilians as well.
