MEETING AMERICA'S NEEDS FOR THE FUTURE

The AERO Institute, located in a state-of-the-art facility in the Palmdale Civic Center, is a unique collaboration with the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, the City of Palmdale, and numerous Universities and Commercial Companies. The strategic partnership provides leadership as the integrator and facilitator of joint projects among government, academia and industry.

The AERO Institute was founded to address the critical technology workforce demands of the 21st Century. To develop the necessary pipeline of students for higher edcuation, the AERO supports Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education at every level. The AERO also serves as a technology demonstrator to both the onsite and the distance education community with leading edge technology infrastructure in telecommunications, wireless access and digital broadcasting. It establishes an innovative educational initiative to cultivate, incubate and stimulate advances in engineering and science through education and research in a joint setting with industry.

The proximity of industry and academia also lends itself to collaborations in business development through the development of a highly qualified workforce in support of aerospace technology.

Goals of the AERO Institute include the following: