Courtesy of NIARWICHITA, Kan.鈥擣or the fifth consecutive year, 麻豆传媒 ranks first among the nation鈥檚 universities in industry-funded aerospace engineering research and development expenditures, according to newly-released National Science Foundation data.
The Higher Education Research and Development survey is compiled by the NSF鈥檚 National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics and lists information from all reporting universities from fiscal year 2013, when Wichita State reported $25 million in industry-funded aerospace R&D.
During this time, Wichita State also received $5 million from federal agencies like the Department of Defense, Federal Aviation Administration and NASA, and additional funding from the State of Kansas. Overall aerospace R&D funding for 2013 totaled $39 million, putting Wichita State in the No. 4 spot nationally.
鈥淥ur commitment to increasing industry partnerships shows in these latest numbers,鈥� said Wichita State President John Bardo, 鈥淲e鈥檙e doing everything we can to realize continued growth in the next few years.鈥�
For fiscal year 2014, Wichita State reported $39.7 million in aerospace R&D and $58.8 million in total R&D expenditures.
Wichita State鈥檚 strength in aerospace R&D is due to the efforts of the National Institute for Aviation Research. NIAR is the nation鈥檚 largest university-based aerospace R&D institute, specializing in computational design and analysis; and certification and testing for materials, full-scale components, coatings, impact, environmental and electromagnetic effects, human factors and aerodynamics. For more information about NIAR鈥檚 capabilities, visit the website at .