WSU's National Institute for Aviation Research Provides Services Based on Needs of Wichita Aviation Industry

摘要

The National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University is a unique state-of-the-art facility that provides research, design, testing, certification and educational services to the aviation industry, non-aviation clients, government agencies and educational entities. It is the largest academic aviation R&D institution in the United States. With 135,000 square feet of laboratory space, NIAR is home to more than a dozen laboratories that specialize in advanced joining and processing; aerodynamics, aging aircraft, composites and advanced materials, crash dynamics, environmental testing, fatigue & fracture, full-scale structural testing, human factors, structures, virtual reality, CAD/CAM and computational mechanics. Despite the current economic downturn, research at NIAR is thriving and expected to continue to do so.