Collaboration Allows For Continued Expansion Of Aerospace Education And Leadership

The Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI), which supports the state's aerospace economy, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide's Center for Aviation and Aerospace Leadership (CAAL) announced Monday that they have formed a special partnership that will allow them to collaborate on aerospace education, research and development, and leadership training.

"This collaboration is more than us simply working together. It is a testament to both OAI's and Embry-Riddle's innovation, commitment to and leadership position in the aerospace industry," said Dr. Michael Heil, president and CEO, OAI. "We look forward to working with the Embry-Riddle team to develop informational workshops on the issues and trends impacting our industry and to further aerospace research right here in Ohio and across the country."

This unique partnership will afford both OAI and Embry-Riddle the opportunity to further demonstrate their aerospace expertise. These two organizations will work together on and participate in the following:

• Aerospace workshops, seminars and conferences
• Aerospace research and development grants and projects
• Industry collaborations and consortia
• Shared funding opportunities
• Executive training programs
• STEM initiatives

"We are very pleased to have entered this memorandum of understanding (MOU) with OAI," said Robert Mansfield, CAAL's executive director.  "OAI is one of the premier aerospace institutes in the U.S. We believe together we will do much to maintain America's leadership in aviation and aerospace and strengthen Ohio's and the Nation's competitiveness in the industry."

FMI: www.oai.org, http://worldwide.erau.edu/caal/index.html