National Institute For Aviation Research (NIAR)

Posted on May 5, 2008
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The National Institute For Aviation Research is a state-of-the art aviation research center, recognized for their contributions to aviation safety and performance.

Being a part of Wichita State University gives NIAR a distinct advantage. As a unit within the administrative structure of the university, NIAR reports to the Office of Academic Affairs and Research through the associate provost. This gives them an excellent academic connection from which to draw the most outstanding aviation researchers.

The Institute benefits from the talent of more than 50 professionals with PhDs, 25 with master’s degrees and 110 with bachelor’s degrees. With a full-time team of more than 200, plus nearly 150 undergraduate and graduate research assistants, NIAR is staffed to meet the changing needs of aviation and non-aviation organizations.

Their 135,000 square-foot facility is home to more than a dozen labs that provide research, testing, design and certification services in advanced joining and processing, aerodynamics, aging aircraft, CAD/CAM, composites and advanced materials, crash dynamics, environmental testing, fatigue and fracture, full-scale structural testing, human factors, structures and virtual reality. Other labs offer support in calibration and quality, computational mechanics, information technology, visual technology and research machining services to keep our primary labs running smoothly.

Description courtesy NIAR web site.

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