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AFIT Research Highlighted by SPIE

Dr. Glen Perram and two AFIT students were asked to submit an article on their recent research activities regarding blue alkali lasers to the SPIE Newsroom.

General visits Wright-Patterson’s Center for Cyberspace Research
     02/16/2010
Maj. Gen. Richard Webber, 24th Air Force commander, visited the Air Force Cyberspace Technical Center of Excellence located at the Air Force Institute of Technology Feb. 3. While at AFIT, the general spoke to the AFIT faculty, staff, students, and base personnel on the mission of the 24 AF.

Deployed AFIT Professor Sends Holiday Greetings Back Home
     02/01/2010
Currently deployed Assistant Professor of Logistics Management in the Department of Operational Sciences sent videotaped greetings to his family and friends back home during the Christmas holidays.

AFIT Attends AETC Symposium
     01/25/2010
Air Force Institute of Technology personnel exhibited and presented papers at the Air Education and Training Command Symposium in San Antonio, Texas, on 14-15 Jan 2010.

Applications available for SAME scholarships
     01/25/2010
Applications are now available for a number of scholarships supported by the Society of American Military Engineers Kittyhawk Post.

447th ECS hosts Change of Command
     01/11/2010
AFIT Alum, Lt. Col. Donald Cournoyer takes command of the 447th ECS.

AFIT Team “Little Bobby Tables” Win Digital Forensics Challenge
     12/17/2009
A team of four Cyber Operations graduate students from the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Center for Cyberspace Research combined their cyber skills and interests in digital forensics to field a winning team in the annual DoD Cyber Crime Center (DC3) Challenge for 2009.

AFIT Professor Receives Air Force Lifetime Achievement Award
     12/15/2009
Air Force Institute of Technology Professor, Dr. Richard F. Deckro, received the Air Force Analytic Community’s Analyst Lifetime Achievement Award.

AFIT's Cyber Warriors Develop New Cyber Career Field
     12/15/2009
Two newly-assigned Air Force Institute of Technology Senior NCOs are charting the path for a new cyber career field likely to impact enlisted members in a variety of career fields

November marks AFIT’s 90th Anniversary
     12/10/2009
The Air Force Institute of Technology celebrated its 90th year of existence this month with a celebration and commemoration of the institute's unique place in aviation and aerospace history.

Dayton Daily News Ten Top Women of 2009 includes two from WPAFB
     12/10/2009
Lt. Gen. Terry L. Gabreski, vice commander, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, United States Air Force and Dr. Heidi R. Ries, Dean of Research, Air Force Institute of Technology were selected to the 47th Miami Valley Ten Top Women through the Years.

Capt John P. Tate (M.S. Information Resource Mgt, 2005) earns Bronze Star for service in Afghanistan
     11/24/2009
Maj. Gen. Curtis Bedke, commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory, presented the Bronze Star to Capt. John Tate in a ceremony Nov. 13 in Kenney Auditorium, Air Force Institute of Technology, Bldg. 142.

Marvin T. Ee (M.S. Engineering & Environmental Mgt, 1997) Honored for Accomplishments in Civil Engineering
     11/24/2009
Marvin T. Ee, Civil Engineer for the 171st Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership, and excellence in all aspects of civil engineering.

AFIT Logistics Students Attend Annual LOA Conference
     11/02/2009
Sixteen U.S. Air Force and international students from the Department of Operational Sciences’ Logistics master’s programs joined faculty member Lt Col Tim Pettit and approximately 1300 other professional logisticians in attending the annual Logistics Officers Association (LOA) conference in Las Vegas, NV.

AFIT's Civil Engineer School Contributes to Counterinsurgency Operations in Afghanistan
     10/07/2009
The Civil Engineer School at the Air Force Institute of Technology deployed two of its instructors, Capts. Patrick Kolesiak and Lisa Leon, as lead engineers on Afghan Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT) to support counterinsurgency efforts.

Brig. Gen. Walter Givhan Assumes Command of AFIT
     10/06/2009
Brig. Gen. Walter D. Givhan accepted leadership of AFIT from Lt. Gen. Allen G. Peck, Air University Commander, during a ceremony on October 6.

AFIT Alumni and Faculty Receive AF STEM Awards
     10/01/2009
Seven AFIT alumni and one faculty member were honored at the Air Force Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Awards banquet on Sept. 23, 2009.

AFIT Alum Selected to Command the Final Scheduled Space Shuttle Mission
     09/29/2009
Veteran shuttle commander and retired Air Force Col. Steven W. Lindsey, who earned a M.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from AFIT in 1990, will command the eight-day mission, designated STS-133.

Science, technology awards recognize AF's sharpest minds
     09/29/2009
More than 30 top scientists and research teams were honored at the Air Force Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Awards banquet.

AFIT Center Maintains Robust Undergraduate Research Capability
     09/15/2009
AFIT's Center for Directed Energy had great success with its undergraduate research assistant program and Directed Energy Summer Intern program. The 2009 CDE research assistants and summer interns proved to be yet another high caliber and ambitious group of individuals.

AFIT Center for Operational Analysis Distinguished Review Board held at WPAFB on 30/31 July 2009
     09/14/2009
Dr. Jaqueline Henningsen (AF/A9) and Mr. Grover Dunn (AF/A4/7) co-chaired the Center for Operational Analysis (COA) Distinguished Review Board (DRB) on 30 and 31 July 2009. The two-day event was held at AFIT and included a detailed COA update on research activities, financial report, and student flow and mentoring.

Laser Weapon Systems Short Course to be Offered at AFIT
     08/31/2009
The Center for Directed Energy (CDE) at AFIT, in conjunction with the Directed Energy Professional Society, will offer the Laser Weapon Systems Short Course at the AFIT from 26-30 October 2009.

AFIT Alum to Pilot Space Shuttle Mission to the International Space Station
     08/20/2009
Kevin A. Ford is the 13th AFIT alum to become an astronaut. Ford, 49, will pilot the Space Shuttle Discovery to deliver supplies and equipment to the International Space Station in late August 2009.

AFIT School Honors Its Own
     08/18/2009
AFIT’s School of Systems and Logistics presented the John W. Demidovich Award, its highest honor, to faculty member Paul Joyce on 5 August 2009.

AFIT’s Center for Cyberspace Research Awarded a $2.1 Million National Science Foundation Cyber Education Grant
     08/18/2009
The Center for Cyberspace Research at AFIT has been awarded a renewal grant in the amount of $2.1 M to continue its successful Scholarship for Service fellowship program that recruits and educates talented civilians to work for federal, state, or local governments on cyber security issues.

The Civil Engineer School’s Outreach may affect the Future of our Nation’s Power Grid
     08/17/2009
Capt. Bryan J. Cooper, electrical instructor at The Civil Engineer School at AFIT, is the Executive Secretary and one of two sitting members representing the DOD on the Electric Grid Vulnerability Task Force.