Advanced Aerospace Manufacturing Education Project

该项目的研究人员正在评估目前和未来航空航天制造对技术人员和工程师的需求，评估目前提供的两年制课程，并制定课程以缩小两者之间的差距。正在向教育机构和专业协会提供课程和基本知识体系。来自许多主要供应商的航空航天制造业领导人积极支持该项目，允许研究人员不同寻常地接触到专题专家和入门级工程师和技术人员。来自El Camino学院、俄勒冈理工学院、威奇托地区技术学院和普渡大学的参与研究人员与制造工程师协会(SME)合作，并参与制定SME认证航空航天制造工程师考试。航空航天工业是这个国家国防和经济福祉的关键。目前，该行业正面临挑战，以应对“老龄化”的劳动力队伍中的员工流失、对其产品的空前需求、对更具成本效益的产品的需求，以及产品开发和制造过程中非常陡峭的新技术曲线。该项目制作的课程材料可以很容易地适应支持这一行业的教育机构。

Researchers in this project are assessing the current and future needs of aerospace manufacturing for technicians and engineers, assessing current educational offerings for two-year programs and developing curricula to close the gaps between the two. The curricula and the underlying body of knowledge are being made available to educational institutions and professional societies. Aerospace manufacturing leaders from many of the principal suppliers actively support the project allowing unusual access by researchers to topic experts and entry-level engineers and technicians. The participating researchers from El Camino College, Oregon Institute of Technology, Wichita Area Technical College, and Purdue University partner with the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), and participate in the development of an SME Certified Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer exam. The aerospace industry is key to the defense and economic well being of this country. Currently the industry is being challenged to cope with employee losses in a "graying" workforce, unprecedented demand for their product, demand for more cost-effective products, and a very steep new technology curve both in product development and manufacturing processes. This project produces course materials that allow for easy adaptation into those educational institutions supporting this industry segment.