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Chris Boshers

Chris Boshers is a 40-year veteran of the aerospace industry, with extensive experience in the application of composites and advanced materials in air vehicle structures. In his role as technical director and chief engineer of NIAR’s Advanced Technologies Lab for Aerospace Systems (ATLAS), Chris oversees the development of new materials and fabrication…

https://www.wichita.edu/profiles/research/NIAR/research_leadership/Boshers-Chris.php

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Steve Cyrus

…Director for the past year and a half. During his tenure the FirePoint team has had a nearly 40% growth in revenue. During his career he has led successful teams in engineering, manufacturing, and program management in China, Japan, Mexico, Norway and the United States. The goal of Firepoint Innovations is to help the Army move as fast as possible in…

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Jobs_grant

…Center for Innovation and Enterprise Engagement will receive a $200,000 federal interagency grant to create more jobs. The planning grant will identify and prioritize key tactical manufacturing investments and align resources to support the region’s advanced manufacturing sector. On September 25, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, along with…

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Students can win $35,000 in Army UAV competition

…when the final reports and demonstration of the completed UAV will be presented to the U.S. Department of Defense, along with other industry experts in aerospace, aviation and manufacturing. The C3 Challenge brings together teams of the best and brightest student designers, engineers and innovators, along with the U.S. Army and industry partners, to…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2019/09-sept/firepoint_student_uav_challenge_9.php

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NIAR announces installation of custom blade inspection system for U.S. Army

…John Morris III, AMCOM chief of staff; Matt Tomblin, NIAR director of Automation Research; and Major General Bobby Ginn, Jr., adjutant general of Mississippi. VISION is an advanced robotic system for inspecting and repairing UH-60 helicopter blades through modernized thermal shearography, thermography and laser profilometry. VISION transforms the…

https://www.wichita.edu/industry_and_defense/NIAR/MediaCenter/2024-12-03.php

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FY21_Adopted_Budget_Online

… Distinguished Professorship-OOE Aerospace Engineering Engineering Capital Equipment Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Mechanical Engineering 70 71 74 74 77 I College of Engineering (cont.) Engineering Program Fee Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Biomedical Engineering Aerospace Engineering Program Fee Electrical Engineering Program …

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NIAR employees complete Wichita State’s Executive MBA program

… graduates are: Jayme Buzard, associate director, Full Scale Structural Test Kevin Kelly, senior research engineer, Walter H. Beech Wind Tunnel Aswini Kona Ravi, engineer, Advanced Virtual Engineering & Testing Matt Tomblin, director, Automatic Research Center Kyle Tubbs, program manager, Advanced Technologies Lab for Aerospace Systems The classes required…

https://www.wichita.edu/industry_and_defense/NIAR/MediaCenter/2026-06-18.php

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July 2022

…John Tomblin, Nat'l Institute for Aviation Res Sponsor: Office of Naval Research / Department of Defense Amount: $388,477 MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR NEAR-NET-SHAPE AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES FOR ULTRA HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS PI/Department: Waruna Seneviratne, NIAR - Composites & Structures Co-PI/Department: John Tomblin, Nat'l…

https://www.wichita.edu/research/ResearchNewsletter/2022-07-Newsletter.php

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NIAR adds test capability for electric aircraft | Wichita State News

…capabilities including material development, environmental and electromagnetic test, full-scale structural test and impact testing. Most recently, NIAR’s Advanced Virtual Engineering and Test lab completed battery pack drop tests on the electric propulsion system of Archer Aviation’s Midnight aircraft. Electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews-releases/2024/05-may/evtol_3.php

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May 2023

…depending on topic; Note, cost match is required. Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Title: Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program Application Deadline: June 26, 2023 Purpose: “The Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program is designed to support long-term community investments that strengthen national security innovation …

https://www.wichita.edu/research/ResearchNewsletter/2023-05-Newsletter.php

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NIAR completes ground vibration testing for Kansas Modification Center’s 777-300ERCF conversion | Wichita State News

… About NIAR Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research provides research, testing, certification and training for aviation and manufacturing technologies. Established in 1985, NIAR has a +$190 million annual budget; 1,100 employees and nearly 1.6 million square feet of laboratory and office space in six locations across the city of…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews-releases/2022/03-march/777groundvibration_4.php

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NIAR wraps up structural testing for MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft

…and impressive I have experienced. Both parties worked together consistently and seamlessly to keep the program on track.” MQ-9B is GA-ASI’s most advanced RPA and includes the SkyGuardian® and SeaGuardian® models as well as the new Protector RG Mk1 that is currently being delivered to the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force (RAF). About NIAR Wichita State…

https://www.wichita.edu/industry_and_defense/NIAR/MediaCenter/2025-11-19.php

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John S. Tomblin Ph.D.

…Programs for Wichita State University (WSU), Tomblin oversees more than 1,500 staff in laboratories and centers focused on applied learning, technology, innovation and smart manufacturing. These include the Cyber Security and Forensics Group, Ennovar Technology Solutions, FirePoint Innovations Center, GoCreate, Kansas Procurement and Technical…

https://www.wichita.edu/profiles/research/NIAR/executive_staff/Tomblin-John.php

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Spirit AeroSystems, Wichita State announce National Defense Prototype Center | Wichita State News

… strategies to achieve $1 billion of defense revenue by the mid-2020s.” The research center comes soon after Kansas earned its designation as one of 11 Defense Manufacturing Communities by the Department of Defense (DoD). The Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program will encourage long-term community investments to strengthen national security…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2021/10-oct/Spirit_NDPC_3.php

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About CMH-17

… This page gives a brief orientation to the products and process. Goals & Objectives Engage with experts from the field on a regular basis to discuss critical technical issues for advanced material structural applications, with an emphasis on increasing overall product safety. Provide comprehensive, practical engineering guidance that has proven reliable for…

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NIAR, Government and Industry Partners Achieve First-Ever Digital Engineering Development and Certification of Helicopter Troop Seat

… Models, integrated a validated building-block methodology, virtual anthropomorphic test devices (vATDs), and ONR’s iPredict finite element Human Body Model. Together, these advanced tools established a technically sound pathway from conceptual design to certification by analysis without requiring a traditional full-scale physical development test. By…

https://www.wichita.edu/industry_and_defense/NIAR/MediaCenter/2026-04-10.php

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Army awards WSU-NIAR additional $13.5 million for high-speed missile materials research | Wichita State News

…research on emerging materials for high-speed missile applications. The research program, which started in 2019, supports CCDC AvMC’s objectives to reduce weight and cost of advanced missile systems while increasing performance. The additional $13.5 million award will allow NIAR to continue to collaborate with CCDC AvMC to expand material testing,…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2020/10-oct/missile_research_9.php

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2021 Service Recognition Honorees

…Life Division of Student Affairs Student Affairs (College) Bailey Whitney Human Performance Studies Division of Academic Affairs College of Applied Studies Baldridge Russel NIAR - Advanced Virtual Engineering Div of Industry & Defense Programs NIAR Institute Barrett Anita ITS Project Management Finance & Administration Information Technology Barrett Susan…

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Research firm Navatek to open Wichita State office; partnership will greatly grow military research | Wichita State News

…agencies for additional funding. This includes a joint $2.6 million proposal that Navatek and NIAR submitted in May for the design and fabrication of a prototype robotic advanced manufacturing system for the Marine Corps that would operate in an austere, forward-deployed environment. “As part of our growth and diversification strategy, Navatek is…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews-releases/2020/07-july/navatek_release_9.php

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WSU ranks No. 20 in US for engineering R&D funding | Wichita State News

…About NIAR Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research provides research, testing, certification and training for aviation and manufacturing technologies. Established in 1985, NIAR has a +$190 million annual budget; 1,200 employees and nearly 1.6 million square feet of laboratory and office space in six locations across the city of…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews-releases/2023/01-jan/nsf_3.php