Liebst Retires after 33 years at AFIT www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=0360410A
22 Nov 2022
- Col James Fee, Graduate School of Engineering and Management Associate Dean, congratulates Dr. Bradley Liebst, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics Head and Professor of Aerospace Engineering, on 33 years of dedication and service to the Air Force Institute of...
AFRL dedicates newest wind tunnel to beloved engineer and AFIT Alum www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=0360430F
13 Jul 2022
- The Air Force Research Laboratory hosted a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony for the lab’s newest wind tunnel, the Parker Subsonic Research Facility, or SuRF, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, July 7, 2022. The facility is named after Dr....
AFIT faculty member receives international early career award www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=0361470B
24 Aug 2021
- Lieutenant Colonel Brian Bohan received the 2021 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI) Dilip R. Ballal Early Career Award. The award is competitively selected from the international community with one recipient per year and...
Alum selected as first military commander of the Multi-Domain Test Force www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=03614600
03 Aug 2021
- AFIT alum Lt. Col. David Levene (M.S. Aeronautical Engineering, 2014) assumed command of the Multi-Domain Test Force at the Air Force Test Center Detachment 1 MDTF Assumption of Command ceremony July 9 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The...
Astronautical Engineering Student Wins “Best Professional Paper” Award www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=0361410B
15 Apr 2021
- The Air Force Institute of Technology’s Master’s of Science Astronautical Engineering civilian student, Mr. Nathan Boone’s “Cislunar Debris Propagation Following a Catastrophic Spacecraft Mishap,” was chosen as the 2021 AIAA Survivability “Best Professional Paper” award recipient. The image above is...
AFIT faculty earns SE&TM award at AFMC level www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=0B6945
26 Jun 2020
- Lt. Col. Jay Rutledge, an associate professor and senior military faculty member at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), is performing a year-long sabbatical in the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate. He earned the 2020 Science,...
AFIT using 3D printing to develop N95 face shields www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=0B6641
15 Apr 2020
- By Katie Scott, Air Force Institute of Technology / Published April 14, 2020 A manufactured face structure used for N95 face shield prototype molding. (Courtesy photo) WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The Air Force Institute of Technology’s additive manufacturing...
AFIT alum is AETC Spark Tank 2020 Challenge winner www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=0B6243
13 Nov 2019
- (U.S. Air Force graphic / 2nd Lt Robert Guest) AFIT alum Capt Perry Van Zandt (M.S. Astronautical Engineering, 2018) and his team member are one of two teams to win the AETC Spark Tank 2020 Challenge and will represent...
Air Force pilot a real life Captain Marvel www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=0B614A
25 Jun 2019
- By Stacey Geiger, 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs / Published June 21, 2019 Lt. Col. Olivia Elliott, visited news station Fox 19 to talk about her career as an Air Force pilot to news anchor Rebecca Smith in Cincinnati,...
AFIT Alum Selected to Command the Final Scheduled Space Shuttle Mission www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=006046
29 Sep 2009
- From the September 18, 2009 NASA Press Release: NASA has assigned the crew for the last scheduled space shuttle mission, targeted to launch in September 2010.The flight to the International Space Station will carry a pressurized logistics module to the...
