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Feb. 11, 2019
AFIT participating in MIT leadership pilot program

The Air Force Institute of Technology will participate in a pilot test of Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s new Leadership Academy for Scientists, Engineers, and Researchers (LASER) program. This new program targets early-career scientists, engineers, and researchers teaching them to break
Feb. 7, 2019
Graduate School selects first permanent senior military faculty member

Lt. Col. James Rutledge, Ph.D., P.E. is AFIT’s Graduate School of Engineering and Management’s first permanent senior military faculty member. In this role, he can remain in the position as an active duty lieutenant colonel until he separates, retires, or makes full colonel. “This is the best
Jan. 22, 2019
AFIT earns new research classification ranking

The Air University’s Air Force Institute of Technology entered the category of High Research Activity for a doctoral university from the 2018 update of the Carnegie Classification. AFIT is the only DoD academic institution to hold this specific categorization. The Carnegie Classification of
Dec. 14, 2018
First STPA Cybersecurity and Safety Technical Interchange Hosted by AFIT

The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) School of Systems and Logistics hosted the first ever System Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA) Cybersecurity and Safety Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM) on 22-23 October 2018. Sponsored by the Air Force Cyber Technical Center of Excellence, supported
Aug. 3, 2018
AFIT named one of the 10 best graduate programs for supply chain management by Best Colleges

The Air Force Institute of Technology’s online supply chain management master’s degree program was named as one of the ten best in the nation by Best Colleges. The program, part of the Graduate School of Engineering and Management, places emphasis on decision-making skills and policy formulation
March 15, 2018
Under Secretary lauds AFIT students for their cutting-edge work

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Under Secretary of the Air Force Matthew P. Donovan visited Wright-Patt March 13 to give the keynote address for the 2018 Air Force Operations Research Symposium at the Air Force Institute of Technology.During his address Donovan lauded the students for their
Feb. 15, 2018
Education with Industry program completes a mid-term review

AFIT’s EWI program is a SAF/AQ sponsored career development program designed to improve the leadership abilities and professional competencies of Air Force students by partnering with industry to fully examine industry policies and processes, as well as how industry addresses issues. In doing so,
Feb. 15, 2018
AFIT CE instructor and his teammate share their experiences as deployed airfield pavement evaluators

Capt Miles Ryan, an instructor in AFIT’s Civil Engineer School, is originally from Red Wing, Minnesota. He joined the Air Force as a Civil Engineer in 2009. He is currently on his first deployment in Qatar. “It has been a great deployment and it has provided us a lot of opportunities to travel
April 3, 2017
Sponsored research funding is a win-win for both AFIT students and the sponsors

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Whether it is the Air Force or Department of Defense seeking solutions for hypersonics, human-machine systems, energy security strategies development or other technical challenges, faculty and graduate students from the Air Force Institute of Technology at

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