Research

Wright State-led initiative to create 250 aerospace, defense jobs

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Jim Hannah
Photo of Chris Widener

The new jobs stem from the award of $11.4 million in July to the Wright State Research Institute’s Defense Aerospace Graduate Studies Institute. Continue reading →

WSU scientist supports Air Force human performance research

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Wright State Media Team

For combat pilots, the cockpit is a busy place. The aircraft themselves are complex, fast-moving machines that demand the pilot’s attention. Continue reading →

North American wolf empowers flowers

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Seth Bauguess
Photo of the large-flowered white trillium, a wildflower that grows in the forests of the upper Midwest.

A lush thicket several feet high flanks a clearing on the forest floor. A marsh lies on the other side… Continue reading →

Wright State faculty member to join Mound research

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Jim Hannah
Photo of Jack Bantle, VP Research and Graduate Studies; President David R. Hopkins, Wright State University; Chancellor Jim Petro, Ohio Board of Regents; Larry Dosser, President and CEO of the Mound Laser and Photonics Center

The work is precise and delicate. Lasers are used to fashion miniature devices for the defense and medical device industries. Continue reading →

Wright State University to lead $11.4 million initiative

State investment will spur aerospace and defense job growth in Dayton region
Posted on July 18, 2011 by Jim Hannah
Photo of a Wright State researcher demonstrating the Appenzeller Visualization Laboratory.

Wright State University will lead a new initiative with industry to grow Ohio’s aerospace and defense workforce… Continue reading →

Ghosts of Yellowstone

A changing wildlife ecosystem captured by bones on a modern landscape
Posted on July 11, 2011 by Wright State Media Team
Photo of a bison cranium on the ground with a tap measure beside it.

Joshua Miller uses bones to study animal population trends… Continue reading →

Researcher gets major funding to investigate premature births

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Jim Hannah
Photo of Wright State research Thomas Brown.

Preterm babies are born earlier than 37 weeks into a normal 40-week pregnancy, however exactly what causes premature births has long baffled experts. Continue reading →

Wright State unveils new cyber security training programs

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Jim Hannah
Photo of Vikram Sethi, Ph.D., director of Wright State University’s Institute of Defense Studies and Education.

Sony, Google, Nintendo, Citigroup, Lockheed Martin. This group has more in common than just being all-star corporations–they were all recent targets of cyber attacks. Continue reading →

BRAC strengthening Wright State’s relationship with Wright-Patterson

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Jim Hannah
Photo of Wright State University aerospace medicine residents at Kennedy Space Center participating in the medical launch support for the STS-133 Space Shuttle mission.

Magnetically stuck to the file cabinet above Farhad Sahiar’s head is a blue-and-white badge that reads: “WPAFB Honorary Commander.” Continue reading →

BRAC radar research: Wright State’s key role

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Jim Hannah
Photo of Brian Rigling, associate professor at Wright State’s College of Engineering and Computer Science.

The Air Force’s research to develop radar that can better resist enemy jamming… Continue reading →