National Institute Of Aerospace Associates

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE (NIA), A NON-PROFIT RESEARCH AND GRADUATE EDUCATION INSTITUTE, CONDUCTS LEADING-EDGE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT IN SPACE EXPLORATION, AERONAUTICS, AND SCIENCE.

RESEARCH PROGRAM:DURING FY23, NIA'S RESEARCH STAFF COMPLETED ITS OUTSTANDING COLLABORATIONS WITH NASA LANGLEY RESEARCHERS, PROVIDING DIRECT TECHNICAL SUPPORT SPANNING THE BREADTH OF LARC'S RESEARCH PORTFOLIO. ADDITIONALLY, SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH WAS ALSO PERFORMED BY UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND GRADUATE STUDENTS (AT BOTH NIA MEMBER AND NON-MEMBER INSTITUTIONS), SMALL BUSINESSES, AND INDEPENDENT SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS.TECHNOLOGY DISSEMINATION AND TRANSFER - DURING FY23, NIA RESEARCHERS AUTHORED OR CO-AUTHORED EIGHTY (80) TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS, EITHER PRESENTED AT NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES, OR APPEARING IN TECHNICAL JOURNALS. ALSO, DURING FY23, NIA RESEARCHERS FILED FIVE (5) INVENTION DISCLOSURES/NEW TECHNOLOGY REPORTS.SEMINARS AND WORKSHIPS - AS NASA LANGLEY'S STRATEGIC RESEARCH PARTNER, EACH YEAR NIA PLANS, FACILITATES, AND HOSTS A VARIETY OF SHORT COURSES, WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS IN SUPPORT OF CENTER INITIATIVES AND CONTINUING WORKFORCE TRAINING. SUCH ACTIVITIES REMAINED LIMITED DURING FY23 AS A RESULT OF COVID RESTRICTIONS; HOWEVER, NIA SUPPORTED ONE (1) SHORT COURSES/WORKSHOPS AND TEN (10) TECHNICAL SEMINARS DURING THE YEAR. THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THESE ACTIVITIES IS PROVIDED BY STAFF FROM NIA'S GRADUATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.VISITORS PROGRAM - FY23 REPRESENTED THE WINDING DOWN OF THE VISITORS PROGRAM AS NASA LANGLEY FUNDING ENDED.

LANGLEY PROFESSOR RESEARCH PROGRAM:FY23 REPRESENTED THE WINDING DOWN OF THE LANGLEY PROFESSOR RESEARCH PROGRAM AS NASA LANGLEY FUNDING ENDED.GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM:FY23 REPRESENTED THE WINDING DOWN OF THE GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM AS NASA LANGLEY FUNDING ENDED.

EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH:THE NIA EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM CONTINUED TO CONNECT WITH STUDENTS AT BOTH THE K-12 AND UNIVERSITY LEVELS, ADDRESSING THE NATIONAL CONCERN OF INTEREST AND APTITUDE OF K-12 STUDENTS IN STEM, AND FOSTERING UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN DISCIPLINES RELATED TO THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY.

PUBLIC OUTREACH:THE MEDIA COMMUNICATION GROUP AT NIA PROVIDES STRATEGIC PUBLIC OUTREACH SUPPORT TO NASA ON A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS. NIA'S PUBLIC OUTREACH ACTIVITIES PRIMARILY SUPPORT NASA HEADQUARTERS' SCIENCE AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY MISSION DIRECTORATES; BUT ALSO RECEIVE FUNDING FROM AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO NON-PROFIT, AND COMMERCIAL ENTITIES OUTSIDE OF NASA. DURING FY23, ALL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FUNDING SUPPORTING NIA'S PUBLIC OUTREACH ACTIVITIES WAS PROVIDED BY SOURCES OUTSIDE OF NASA LANGLEY. WHILE NO FUNDING WAS PROVIDED DIRECTLY BY LARC ORGANIZATIONS, LANGLEY PERSONNEL AND SUBJECT MATTER WERE PROMINENTLY FEATURED IN NIA'S PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAMMING. NIA'S ABILITY TO LEVERAGE NASA HEADQUARTERS' RELATIONSHIPS AMPLIFIES THE CONTENT AND REACH OF NASA LANGLEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT VALUE TO THE LANGLEY COMMUNITY.OUR PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAM ONCE AGAIN REACHED MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WITH MESSAGES OF THE IMPORTANCE OF NASA MISSIONS AND AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES IN THEIR DAILY LIVES.