{"id":28281,"date":"2024-04-01T16:43:51","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T16:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=28281"},"modified":"2024-04-01T16:46:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T16:46:24","slug":"33-million-in-federal-funding-to-further-transform-k-state-salina-as-aerospace-education-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/kansas\/33-million-in-federal-funding-to-further-transform-k-state-salina-as-aerospace-education-hub\/%20","title":{"rendered":"$33 Million in Federal Funding to Further Transform K-State Salina as Aerospace Education Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Photo above – K-State Salina’s new Aerospace Education Hub expands the space for programs in unmanned aerial systems, advanced composites and aviation maintenance, while a partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration strengthens pilot training programs.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kansas State University continues to adapt to meet the needs of the next generation of pilots, mechanics and other aeronautical engineering positions, with more than $33 million in new federal funding for Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus<\/a> set to expand programming to support learners and industry partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran announced a transformational federal grant to build a $28 million facility that will serve as an education hub for several of K-State Salina’s programs. He also announced a separate $5.5 million grant to provide aviation training equipment to amplify the pilot training partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/a>, or NOAA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Federal funding announced Tuesday by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran will help build a $28 million facility at Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus and kick off a $5.5 million partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. From left: Kansas State University President Richard Linton, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, Salina Airport Authority Executive Director Tim Rogers, K-State Salina CEO and Dean Alysia Starkey, and Chief of Staff Marshall Stewart. <\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

“The federal resources I worked to secure will grow\nK-State’s research and development footprint to better serve Kansans and\nattract new students and faculty to Salina,” said Moran, a senior member\nof the Senate Committee on Appropriations. “It has long been my goal to\nmake certain Kansas is a place where students can find a quality education and\na fulfilling career without having to leave the state. K-State Salina is a hub\nfor learning, research and innovation, and these federal resources are an\ninvestment in expanding the great work being done at the university.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Aerospace Education Hub and the partnership with NOAA\nreflect K-State Salina’s continued commitment to aeronautics education,\nespecially as the aerospace industry continues to grow in its demand for\ngroundbreaking research and well-equipped, job-ready graduates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This investment marks the next phase in K-State\nSalina’s continuous growth,” said Alysia Starkey, CEO and dean of K-State\nSalina. “As we develop this new, state-of-the-art space for our uncrewed\naircraft systems, composites and aviation maintenance programs, we are also\nestablishing the future of aerospace education. The alignment of these critical\ndisciplines enables K-State Salina to educate learners, collaborate with\nindustry and further advanced air mobility solutions for the region and\nnation.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new facility is the second phase to revitalize the southernmost end of the K-State Salina campus as the General Atomics Aerospace Innovation Ramp, following General Atomics’ $10 million gift<\/a> to kick off the revitalization plan in October 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The anchor of the Aerospace Innovation Ramp is the Aerospace\nEducation Hub, which will house the Kansas AAM Flight Test and Training Center,\nthe Advanced Composites Laboratory and the Aviation Maintenance Training\nCenter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 K-State Salina’s Applied Aerospace Research Center is\nnationally recognized for its work in promoting the commercialization of\nuncrewed aircraft systems. In addition to its current work, the new facility\nallows the center to expand its scope to include emerging aerospace\ntechnologies in advanced air mobility and commercial space applications. The\nnew Kansas AAM Flight Test and Training Center will focus on providing regional\nair mobility and autonomous vehicle usage in the air transport of passengers and\ngoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 When completed, the new Advanced Composites Laboratory\nwill be an innovative educational facility that delivers holistic education on\ncomposite materials, including immersive and industry-driven learning\nexperiences for learners and valuable research and knowledge for industry\npartners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 An expanded Aviation Maintenance Training Center doubles\nthe current space allocated for K-State Salina’s aviation maintenance training\nprogram. The center provides educational opportunities at all levels, from\ntechnical certification to bachelor’s degree credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of a separate $5.5 million grant approved last week\nin the federal budget, NOAA will collaborate with K-State Salina to grow the\npilot training program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That partnership leverages the resources in K-State Salina’s existing undergraduate aviation programs and will equip students with the science, technology, engineering and math skills required to join the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps<\/a>, one of the eight federal uniformed services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through federal funding, K-State Salina will acquire\naviation training equipment and create a custom, full-motion simulator based on\nthe dynamic and diverse flight environments NOAA officers need to be familiar\nwith on duty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“K-State Salina continues to forge new paths for\naeronautic education,” said Richard Linton, K-State president. “This\nfederal investment opens the doors for enhanced educational programs and\naccess, career readiness, technology-advancing research and industry\npartnerships to meet the demands of today and the future. This is what being a\nnext-generation land-grant university is all about.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Photo above – K-State Salina’s new Aerospace Education Hub expands the space for programs in unmanned aerial systems, advanced composites and aviation maintenance, while a partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration strengthens pilot training programs. Kansas State University continues to adapt to meet the needs of the next generation of pilots, mechanics and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":28282,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[144,98,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aerospace-education","category-aviation-education","category-kansas"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Aviation-Maintenance-edit.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28281"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28287,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28281\/revisions\/28287"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}