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Air Force partners with WSU-NIAR to tear down and inspect a high time B-1B fuselage

…all the paint and primer, and perform high-fidelity inspections looking for cracks and corrosion on the entire fuselage, including areas that have been inaccessible since manufacturing in the mid-1980s. To augment the ongoing NIAR B-1 Digital Twin Program, components that were not delivered with the Digital Twin fuselage will be scanned and digitized to…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews-releases/2021/06-jun/B-1B_9.php

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Introduction to Using XPS

…below. Topics include: Introduction to surface analysis techniques for high performance material Metals & oxides – corrosion, contamination, segregation in alloys, tribology, additive manufacturing Polymers – delamination, adhesion failure Coatings & thin films – glasses, screens Novel materials – battery, nanomaterials (graphene, nanotubes, etc),…

https://www.wichita.edu/industry_and_defense/NIAR/Training/intro-to-xps.php

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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…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/archive/images/Jobs_grant.pdf

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Renowned FAA airworthiness assurance center transfers to WSU’s NIAR

…NIARWichita 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 $125 million annual budget; 850 staff and one million square feet of laboratory and office space in four locations across the city of Wichita, the Air…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews-releases/2021/06-jun/airworthiness_9.php

Majors

Industrial Engineering, Bachelor's to Master's

Bachelor's to Master's Industrial Engineering College of Engineering Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Wichita State's accelerated BS-to-MS in industrial engineering lets you complete an advanced degree, faster, by allowing you to take graduate-level courses while completing your bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or product design and…

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WSU Newsletters

Campus construction update: June 2026

…The building will be the first internet exchange port in the state of Kansas. Construction is anticipated to be completed this summer. INNOVATION CAMPUS NIAR Hub for Advanced Manufacturing and Research (HAMR): Construction is complete on the new 170,000 square foot Hub for Advanced Manufacturing and Research (HAMR) building – a research, development and…

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/06/04/campus-construction-update-june-2026/

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

…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 thrilled to…

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

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NIAR team demonstrates field repair and VR training systems at Army’s EDGE 22

…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 Wichita, the Air…

https://www.wichita.edu/industry_and_defense/NIAR/MediaCenter/2022-06-09.php

Jobs at WSU

Advanced Materials Research Student Assistant

Advanced Materials Research Student Assistant Department NIAR Adv Materials and Manufacturing Campus Location Wichita, KS - WSU Main Campus Hire Type Part Time Pay $15 - $22.50 per hour Work Schedule Based on class schedule Export Compliance Requirement This position requires access to EAR or ITAR controlled technologies. Applicants are required to be…

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Denny Deegan

…& Prototyping Lab (AMP) at Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR). With more than 35 years of experience in dimensional metrology and manufacturing quality, Denny leads advanced manufacturing operations—including precision machining, dimensional inspection, machining research, and metrology workforce development—in…

https://www.wichita.edu/profiles/research/NIAR/research_leadership/Deegan-Denny.php

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Meetings

…a year; typically an in-person meeting in Spring and a virtual meeting in Fall. All of our members from the Polymer Matrix Composites, Ceramic Matrix Composites and Non Metallic Additive Manufaturing group come together at these meetings to develop and update Handbook content, discuss topics important in industry, be a source of information and education to …

https://www.wichita.edu/industry_and_defense/NIAR/cmh-17/meetings.php

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Service Recognition

…of Industry & Defense Programs NIAR Institute Aisha Waite Medical Laboratory Sciences Division of Academic Affairs College of Health Professions Mark Walthers NIAR Adv Materials & Manufacturing Div of Industry & Defense Programs NIAR Institute Maggie Ward AVC - WSU School of Nursing Division of Academic Affairs College of Health Professions Larry Williams…

https://www.wichita.edu/services/humanresources/Organizational_Development/Service_Recognition/Honorees/2026_Service_Recognition/index.php

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WSU-NIAR recognized by Hexagon for Shaping Smart Change

…technologies. NIAR is a premier R&D facility with a $45 million annual budget, staff of 400, and 600,000 square feet of laboratory and office space. NIAR laboratories include Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Coatings, Advanced Manufacturing, Aging Aircraft, Ballistics & Impact Dynamics, CAD/CAM, Composites & Advanced Materials, Computational Mechanics, …

https://www.wichita.edu/industry_and_defense/NIAR/MediaCenter/2018-06-22.php

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NIAR hosts USAF Logistics and Product Support Directorate and Digital Transformation Offices for Digital Twin discussions

…deputy assistant secretary, and leaders from the B-1 and F-16 System Program Offices. They toured many of NIAR’s facilities and learned about programs and capabilities in Additive Manufacturing, Reverse Engineering, Robotics, eXtended Reality, Advanced Virtual Engineering and Testing, NIAR-WERX and Spirit AeroSystems – and how these areas are…

https://www.wichita.edu/industry_and_defense/NIAR/MediaCenter/2022-03-01.php

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FAA_JAMS_Surface-Integrity_20240513

National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence Factors Affecting Qualification/Certification - Surface Integrity of Additively Manufactured Ti-6Al-4V Parts Erfan Maleki, Nabeel Ahmad, Shuai Shao, Nima Shamsaei Project sponsored by: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) May 2024 Long beach, CA Introduction  Project Title: Factors Affecting…

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FAA/EASA Workshop

FAA/EASA Additive Manufacturing Workshop Wichita State University, Rhatigan Student Center September 22-24 FAA/EASA Workshop

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July 2024

…per year for three years Funding Agency: Department of Energy (DOE): Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Title: Smart Manufacturing Technologies for Material and Process Innovation Application Deadlines: Concept Paper due August 22, 2024; Full Applications due November 18, 2024 Purpose: “Smart manufacturing refers to the suite of…

https://www.wichita.edu/research/ResearchNewsletter/2024-07-Newsletter.php

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1100-DAH-Boeing-Design_Approval_Holder_Update_Boeing_Sept2024

Commercial Airplanes Boeing Design Approval Holder Update for 7th Joint EASA-FAA AM Workshop September 17th, 2024 General Session Briefing Anna Tomzynska- Boeing Additive Manufacturing Chief Engineer Proprietary: The information contained herein is proprietary to The Boeing Company and shall not be reproduced or disclosed in whole or in part except when…

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Growing Rural Businesses

… Grooming, Pharmacy, Retail Total number of businesses served: 20 Anderson County Fall 2015 Garnett Type of businesses served: Photography, Boutique, Manufacturing, Library, Quilt shop, Flower & Gift shop, Sporting goods, Cleaning services, Auto shop, Gas station Total number of businesses served: 30 Barton County Spring 2022 Great Bend Types of businesses…

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/business/cfe/growing-rural-businesses.php

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NIAR receives $13.7 million from Air Force for advanced composites research | Wichita State News

…of the program was a $23.5 million contract awarded in May 2019 to develop a certification framework to pave the way for advanced materials and structural concepts for automated manufacturing. The additional funding will allow researchers to further investigate damage growth behavior and characterize material systems that have strategic importance to the…

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