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Former Wright-Patt commander to lead Wright State’s Aerospace Professional Development Center

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Wright State Media Team

Former Air Force Base Commander Cassie Barlow will join the Aerospace Professional Development Center in September. Continue reading →

AFRL sensors head lands at WSRI

Excerpt A former directorate head at Air Force Research Laboratory has taken a new position at Wright State Research Institute. Michael Deis was formerly head of the sensors directorate at AFRL, and worked in developing technology related to intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. He moves … Continue reading →

Brilliant for a day: The (REAL) science of brain enhancing stimulation

Excerpt Dr. Mike Weisend is a senior research scientist at the Wright State Research Institute in Beavercreek, Ohio. He’s a neuroscientist who worked on developing something called neuroimaging-guided transcranial direct current stimulation, or tDCS. Basically, it’s a device that uses electricity to … Continue reading →

Wright State Research Institute continues growth with new talent

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Jim Hannah

Wright State Research Institute continues to attract talent staff, including the former director of the Sensors Directorate at the Air Force Research Laboratory. Continue reading →

Wright State Research Institute looks to commercialize military technology

Excerpt Wright State Research Institute says it is looking to commercialize military technology as it expands operations. The institute, a research arm of Wright State University, employs 85 and is looking to hire 10 this year. WSRI is in the … Continue reading →

Calamityville allows simulation of trauma

Excerpt Two SUVs overturned off East Xenia Drive Thursday, ejecting their occupants. One passenger had a severed limb; another suffered a collapsed lung. All needed immediate medical care. Para-military first-responders were soon scrambling on the grounds of the nearby former … Continue reading →

Pioneering technology for medical field demonstrated at Calamityville

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Jim Hannah

New technology that promises to revolutionize training in the medical field by combining training with virtual reality was demonstrated at Wright State’s Calamityville. Continue reading →

A $1 million home for drone testing

Excerpt Where drones go, so does Wright State University’s Vigilant Spirit Mobile Test and Evaluation Center. There’s nothing quite like the 35-foot truck-and-trailer anywhere else, said David Gross, chief engineer for Wright State Research Institute. Gross hesitates to say the … Continue reading →

Air Force pararescuemen to train at Calamityville

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Jim Hannah

Air Force pararescue jumpers, who recover and treat victims of combat and disasters, will descend upon Calamityville to train and help demonstrate new military technology. Continue reading →

Ohio Mortuary Operations Response Team to train at Calamityville

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Jim Hannah

Forensic specialists from around Ohio will participate in a four-day training session at Wright State’s National Center for Medical Readiness at Calamityville. Continue reading →