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Date Vol. Num. R&D Brief
10/29/2009 6 17 Wichita delivers for SAMPE Fall Technical Conference
11/3/2009 6 18 mental images and NIAR announce new RealityServer Demo Center
10/7/2009 6 16 CAD/CAM Lab offers free Hyperworks training/ Research Machine Shop gets new equipment
9/15/2009 6 15 NIAR involved in SAMPE's Wichita conference
7/27/2009 6 14 New nondestructive testing courses begin in fall/ NIAR hires new NDT, composites personnel
6/25/2009 6 13 Aging Aircraft Lab expands to support KC-135 inspection program
6/15/2009 6 12 Beech Wind Tunnel tests *Learjet 85 model
6/8/2009 6 11 Free Course: Bird Strike & Impact Simulation Training/ NIAR researchers named honorary commanders
6/3/2008 6 10 WSU staff receive FAA research awards
5/27/2009 6 9 Free Seminar: 3D MBD: What's in it for you?
4/29/2009 6 8B Open House will feature "I'm With Dummy" photo op
4/29/2009 6 8 Environmental Test Lab performs radio frequency test for AGCO navigation system
4/13/2009 6 7 NSF Rank, Bowl for Kids Sake, Composites Survey
3/30/2009 6 6 CAD/CAM Lab has new 3D printer technology
3/9/2009 6 5 New robot will perform friction stir welding/ Lab hires research engineer
2/16/2009 6 4 Beech Wind Tunnel performs tests for Boeing UAV
2/5/2009 6 3 NIAR partners with Learjet for material and structural testing for Bombardier Learjet 85
1/26/2009 6 2 Composites Laboratory chemist begins FTIR testing/ 2008 Annual Report available online
1/12/2009 6 1 Environmental Testing Lab adds capabilities
12/8/2008 5 19 Composites Laboratory adds waterjet cutter
11/10/2008 5 18B Virtual Reality Center provides tools online
10/27/2008 5 18 Tomblin receives Distinguished Service Award/ VTL creates animation for Council of Elders
10/6/2008 5 15b Beech Wind Tunnel to celebrate 60th anniversary with Open House
10/13/2008 5 17 WSU/NIAR facilities to be featured in a Discovery Channel episode tonight
10/9/2008 5 16 NIAR joins Wichita Aero Club as Founding Member
10/6/2008 5 15 Beech Wind Tunnel unveils new sting mount system
9/29/2008 5 14 NIAR joins regional partners to market "Air Capital" at NBAA convention
9/22/2008 5 13 NIAR offers state-of-the-art anthropomorphic and ergonomic evaluations
8/18/2008 5 12a WSU offers aerospace psych course
7/28/2008 5 12 NIAR/WSU researchers to present at Wichita SAE conference
6/23/2008 5 11 Composites Lab layup room expands capabilities
5/27/2008 5 10 Crash Lab undergoes changes; CFSP conference is successful
5/15/2008 5 9 Human Factors Lab assists in UAS cockpit design
4/30/2008 5 8a WSU College of Engineering/ NIAR to host Open House
4/15/2008 5 8 WSU College of Engineering & NIAR host composite workshop/ ASTEC wins KWEA Gold Award
4/2/2008 5 7 WSU/NIAR gain new sponsor for CFSP research site
3/17/2008 5 6 SAMPE 2009 Fall Technical Conference to be held in Wichita / NIAR team rolls in $1,900 for Big Brothers Big Sisters
3/5/2008 5 5 Virtual Reality Center will host Interactive 3D Seminar with EON Reality next week
2/25/2008 5 4 CAD/CAM Lab to take classroom on the road
2/11/2008 5 3 WSU ranks third in aero R&D
1/28/2008 5 2 Former NIAR researcher joins new composites venture
1/14/2008 5 1 NIAR to gain research space at new Jabara training center
11/26/2007 4 10 New research facility nears completion/ 2007 Annual Report is online
11/5/2007 4 9 Former NIAR researcher receives NASA award
10/10/2007 4 8 NIAR applauds efforts of KS congressional delegation
7/23/2007 4 7 Advanced Joining Lab joins CFSP / WSU still #4 in aero R&D
6/25/2007 4 6 Indirect Lightning Lab hosts first client
6/18/2007 4 5 Calibration & Quality Lab keeps NIAR in tune
5/14/2007 4 4 NIAR CATIA instructor wins “Top Gun” award
5/7/2007 4 3 NIAR opens Susceptibility Test Lab
4/12/2007 4 1 NIAR / College of Engineering Open House
4/9/2007 4 2 NIAR hires John Moore as Senior Advisor
12/18/2006 3 18 2006 Annual Report is available online/ Labs perform
12/4/2006 3 17 Upcoming Lecture: Composite structures under buckling and energy absorption requirements
11/27/2006 3 16 NASA receives NIAR tour, briefing/ NIAR to coordinate efforts with ONERA of France
11/13/2006 3 15 Local engineers attend crash course in composites
10/30/2006 3 14 Wichita State ranks fourth in aero R&D
8/21/2006 3 13 NIAR to showcase laboratories at Kansas State Fair
7/31/2006 3 12 Full-Scale Structural Testing Lab conducts cell phone tower tests/ Liberty Aerospace conducts tests in Full-Scale Lab
6/12/2006 3 11 Advanced Joining Lab hosts CFSP planning conference
5/8/2006 3 10 Aerodynamics Lab tests contract-winning SDB II
4/26/2006 3 9 Crash Dynamics Lab purchases new test dummies
4/10/2006 3 8 CAD/CAM Lab wins awards at COE conference
4/5/2006 3 7B Visual Technology Lab to host summer 3D Camp!
3/27/2006 3 7 NIAR hosts U.S. House Aviation Subcommittee Hearing
3/13/2006 3 6 Virtual Reality Center partners with EON Reality
2/27/2006 3 5 Crash Lab certifies helicopter seat for new client/ Student receives grant for aging pilot research
2/13/2006 3 4 Lockheed Martin engineers utilize NIAR's Advanced Joining Lab/ Lab receives grant
1/30/2006 3 3 Aging Aircraft Laboratory examines aging general aviation airplanes
1/13/2006 3 2 Kansas Legislators tour NIAR facilities
1/4/2006 3 1 FY2005 annual report is available online
12/5/2005 2 9 Snow skier tests in Beech Wind Tunnel
11/14/2005 2 8 Composites researchers manufacture wind turbine blade prototypes
10/10/2005 2 7 Advanced Joining Lab applies for NSF grant/ Advanced Joining Technology Laboratory gains new director
9/12/2005 2 6 NIAR crash lab running at full speed/ Crash lab hires three new employees
8/29/2005 2 5 Rocketplane testing continues at NIAR
8/15/2005 2 4 AOPA funding aging pilot study/ NIAR organizes technical writing workshop
6/7/2005 2 3 Results of first FAA Joint Advanced Materials and Structures (JAMS) technical meeting
4/23/2005 2 2 ASTEC receives Raytheon Coin Award/ NIAR researcher receives Wright Bros. award
3/14/2005 2 1 Rocketplane Limited conducts research at NIAR/ 2004 Annual Report available online
1/21/2005 1 5 NIAR composites workshop educates industry/ WSU professor receives distinguished SAE award
12/15/2004 1 4 NIAR expands into new technology/ Federal appropriations to benefit NIAR research
11/15/2004 1 3 Aging Aircraft to Evaluate Beechcraft Starship/ Three Labs to Explore 737 Stabilizer
10/26/2004 1 2 Welcome to the E-Newsletter
9/29/2004 1 1 Aviation Institute gains full-scal structural testing facility