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Ohio Aerospace Company Collaborations
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Ohio's Aerospace economy is leading the way for the advancement of new aerospace technologies in a wide variety of applications in aviation, space, near space, lighter-than-air, hypersonics, propulsion, sensors, instrumentation, communications, advanced materials, human effectiveness and others.
Only Ohio can boast of two federal laboratories, ten leading universities with dedicated doctoral level research and education programs in aerospace related disciplines and a large number of aerospace manufacturing companies.
Statewide, over 66,000 Ohioans are employed in the A&D economy including over 600 private companies. Ohio's aerospace jobs rank 1st among the 12 comparable states in private sector aerospace and defense manufacturing value-added, nearly double the national average. Ohio is leading the country in fields such as propulsion & power, and advanced materials and materials processing.
Propulsion
Led by The Ohio State University, the Ohio Center for Advanced Propulsion and Power (OCAPP) is a research center formed under the State of Ohio's Third Frontier program, bringing together Ohio's significant aerospace resources to develop new propulsion technology for the aerospace industry. OCAPP Partners include the Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA Glenn Research Center and industry partners AEP EM Tech, LLC, Argo-Tech Corporation, GE Aircraft Engines, Glennan Microsystems Incorporated, Parker Hannifin Corporation, The Timken Company, and Webcore. OCAPP University partners include the Air Force Institute of Technology, Case Western Reserve University, Ohio State University, University of Akron, University of Cincinnati, and University of Dayton. To learn more about the Ohio Center for Advanced Propulsion and Power, contact the Engineering Department at The Ohio State University, 1-614-292-2651.
Sensors
Perhaps the newest research area funded by the Third Frontier program, Ohio now has two sensor related centers that are developing new technologies that will benefit the aerospace and defense economy. At the Institute for Development and Commercialization of Advanced Sensor Technology (IDCAST), which is led by University of Dayton Research Institute, new research capabilities are being developed to improve our nation's remote sensing capabilities and new technology to sense chemical, biological, explosive, radiological threats. New ways to solve aerospace problems are being investigated at the Wright Center for Sensor Systems Engineering (WCSSE), led by Cleveland State University. Many of these applications are being tested in aerospace applications that will make planes smarter and provide seamless integration of sensors into complex control systems. To learn more about IDCAST, contact UDRI at 937-229-2113 or visit www.udri.udayton.edu. To learn more about WCSSE, call 1-888-486-0003 or visit www.csuohio.edu/wcsse
Ohio is a strong aerospace state and is open for business.
- The engineering and creative energy of the Wright Brothers working in Dayton made Ohio the "Birthplace of Aviation".
- The University of Cincinnati is the 2nd oldest school in the nation and a leader in Aeronautical Engineering.
- Ohio has the 2nd largest FAA control center workforce in nation, plus 172 airports spread across the state, and over 80 flight schools.
- Dayton, Ohio is the home of Wright Patterson Air Force Base and the Air Force Research Laboratory. AFRL is the national leader in development of new aerospace technology.
- Cleveland, Ohio is the home of the NASA Glenn Research Center, a national leader in aerospace technology and the only NASA Center in the Northern U.S.
- Ohio has an extensive integrated aerospace supply chain, with major suppliers such as GE Aviation, Goodrich Corporation, Parker Hannifin, Aircraft Braking Systems Corporation, The Boeing Company, Delphi Automotive Systems, GrafTech International Ltd., Honeywell International Inc., Orbital Research, Inc, The Timken Company, and over 600 others.
- Ten established Ohio Universities confer PhD degrees in aerospace-related engineering and research, comprising Air Force Institute of Technology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University, Ohio University, The Ohio State University, The University of Akron, The University of Toledo, University of Cincinnati, University of Dayton, and Wright State University.
