Patricia Frounfelker, an ARL engineer, is among 29 Federal employees named as finalists for eight Service to America Medals by the Partnership for Public Service.
Frounfelker, of ARL’s Survivability/Lethality Analysis Directorate, was selected for her study of the potential of reactive armor to cause injuries to troops who are near a combat vehicle under attack.
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Through her results, the Army has modified the vehicles or changed how dismounted troops operate around these vehicles, thus better protecting U.S. military personnel.
Frounfelker has also conducted assessments of potential casualties inside more than 15 Army tactical vehicles.She served as the lead assessor of crew casualties for 25 U.S. Army developmental systems, including 11 fielded in Iraq or Afghanistan. These systems include variants of the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System and several tactical wheeled vehicles. Her assessments have provided the data needed to assess the lethality of U.S. munitions and the survivability of various combat vehicles.
According to her nomination, Frounfelker’s “efforts have resulted in better equipped, better protected Warfighters, who are better able to protect and defend our nation.”
Frounfelker has a Bachelor’s degree in biological resources engineering from the University of Maryland and is currently pursuing a Master’s in biomechanical engineering.
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