2019
- WSU-NIAR applauds federal support of university-DoD partnerships
- New crash lab will be a smashing hit for WSU aviation research
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New aerospace research will identify, prevent manufacturing defects
- Army awards WSU-NIAR $33 million contract for high-speed missile applications
- Air Force awards WSU-NIAR $23.5 million contract for fleet sustainment
- An Additive Manufacturing Standard for Plastics
- WSU receives advanced manufacturing project funding from ARM, America Makes
- SAE International and NCAMP Announce Agreement to Develop Global Aerospace Material and Process Standards
- $2 million grant will fund advanced composites technology at WSU
2018
- NIAR establishes new lab and gains automated composite panel manufacturing capability
- Wichita State receives $2.5 million grant to continue advanced manufacturing programs
- NIAR signs on as a partner to international 3D printing initiative
- WSU-NIAR recognized by Hexagon for Shaping Smart Change
- WSU-NIAR assists SAE International Aerospace Committee developing new standards for polymer additive manufacturing
2017
- NIAR receives Nadcap Accreditation for Materials Testing
- NIAR engineer creates way to protect wind turbines against lightning strikes
- NIAR adds Industrial-Scale Digital X-ray and 3D Computed Tomography capabilities
- NIAR purchases new metal additive manufacturing system
- Wichita State joins NASA's Advanced Composites Consortium