Research

Wright State Research Institute integrates daytaOhio

The Wright State Research Institute is integrating daytaOhio to enhance the Institute’s reach and capabilities… Continue reading

Wright State research team wins award for wind turbine solution

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A Wright State University professor and two graduate students have distinguished themselves – and Wright State… Continue reading

Wright State engineering program celebrates first 100 Ph.D. graduates

Photo of College of Engineering and Computer Science Dean S. Narayanan and recent Ph.D. graduates.

Whether they’re developing more effective UAVs for the battlefield or better underwater vehicles for exploration… Continue reading

Wright State wins UAV contract of up to $5 million

Photo of WSRI Researcher Dave Gross (foreground) with Air Force researchers

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a contract of up to $5 million over five years to Wright State University for research related to unmanned aerial vehicles. Continue reading

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

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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

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

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

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
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
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