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PURPOSE: THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION HUB IS THE SECOND FACILITY OF THE AEROSPACE INNOVATION RAMP AT KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SALINA, A CLUSTER OF INDUSTRY-CONNECTED TEACHING AND RESEARCH SPACES THAT SUPPORT THE CAMPUS' VISION OF BEING THE MOST TECHNICALLY PROGRESSIVE OPERATIONAL AEROSPACE EDUCATION AND TRAINING INSTITUTION IN THE NATION.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION HUB WILL HOUSE THE APPLIED AEROSPACE RESEARCH CENTER, THE AVIATION MAINTENANCE TRAINING CENTER, AND THE ADVANCED COMPOSITES LAB. THE APPLIED AEROSPACE RESEARCH CENTER (AARC) IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF UAS RESEARCH THAT INFLUENCES AND ENHANCES UAS REGULATIONS AND INCREASES CAPABILITIES, FOUNDED ON MANNED AVIATION?S CULTURE OF SAFETY. THE AARC STAFF IS COMPRISED OF SUBJECT-MATTER EXPERTS, CONNECTING WITH INDUSTRY TO PROVIDE TRAINING, CONSULTING, COLLABORATION AND RESEARCH. THE AVIATION MAINTENANCE TRAINING CENTER PROVIDES HANDS-ON TRAINING OF THE MOST UP-TO-DATE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES IN ORDER TO PRODUCE GRADUATES PREPARED TO OBTAIN FAA LICENSURE AND BEGIN LUCRATIVE CAREERS AT THE MAJOR AIRLINES AND MRO FACILITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY. THE ADVANCE COMPOSITES LAB NOT ONLY TRAINS STUDENTS IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF COMPOSITE REPAIR AND FABRICATION, BUT ALSO CONDUCTS RESEARCH ON FUTURE COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGIES. TAKEN TOGETHER, THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION HUB WILL BE THE MOST ADVANCED TRAINING AND RESEARCH FACILITY OF ITS KIND IN THE COUNTRY.EXPECTED OUTCOMES: SUPPORT THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND OUTFITTING OF THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION HUB. THE FACILITY WILL ENCOMPASS APPROXIMATELY 62,000 GSF OF CLASSROOM, OFFICE, LAB, AND HANGAR SPACE.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION HUB'S OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE A COLLABORATIVE, TECHNICALLY PROGRESSIVE HOME TO KEY DISCIPLINES FOR THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY TO FURTHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN THE AEROSPACE SECTOR. BY CO-LOCATING UAS, COMPOSITE, AND AVM EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, K-STATE SALINA IS POISED TO BE A LEADER IN THE FUTURE OF AVIATION, AEROSPACE, AND ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY. THE FACILITY WILL HOUSE K-STATE SALINA FACULTY AND RESEARCH STAFF IN UAS, COMPOSITES, AND AVIATION MAINTENANCE. THE INITIAL OCCUPANCY IS ESTIMATED AT APPROXIMATELY 30 INDIVIDUALS. THE SUCCESS OF THE HUB WILL BE MEASURED BY LEARNER ENROLLMENT AND RETENTION IN RELATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, NUMBER AND QUALITY OF INDUSTRY COLLABORATORS, RESEARCH AND SERVICE DOLLARS GENERATED, AND OVERALL IMPACT ON THE STATE OF KANSAS' PLAN TO GROW TARGET SECTORS OF AEROSPACE AND ADVANCED NEXT 15 YEARS THROUGH INNOVATIVE RESEARCH, STUDENT EDUCATION, AND BUSINESS ATTRACTION AND RETAINMENT TO THE STATE.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: NONE

Project Grant (B) · National Institute of Standards and Technology · to Kansas State University (UEI CFMMM5JM7HJ9) · data as of 2026-09-30

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