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NIA Vision for Graduate Education |
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The National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) has developed a unique graduate program to educate the next generation of scientists and engineers in technologies of the future. Students are provided the opportunity to be supervised by eminent professors and work side by side with NASA Langley researchers on tomorrow's most pressing problems. Six highly regarded universities have pooled their resources to offer innovative courses designed and delivered by the best in their fields from different universities. Students in this program have the opportunity to participate in leading-edge research programs and take unique graduate courses that are not available at any single university.
Participating in the NIA Graduate Program are six highly regarded research universities: Georgia Tech, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina State University, the University of Maryland, the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech. While students enroll in a M.S. or Ph.D. program at one of the member universities, and ultimately receive a degree from that institution, NIA students may take up to 50% of their courses from the other participating universities. Classes offered at NIA, both on-site and via distance learning, include required core courses as well as state-of-the-art electives in new and emerging technologies.
Distinguished professors from member universities, including the chaired Langley Professors create a significant faculty presence at NIA. On-site researchers, post-docs, graduate students and visiting faculty cultivate a vibrant intellectual climate. Our active seminar, workshop and short course activities contribute to the learning experience. NIA is considered an extended university campus and students satisfy all university residency requirements by conducting their research at NIA and nearby NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC). Graduate degrees (M.S. and Ph.D.) currently are available in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, engineering mechanics, engineering physics, materials science and engineering, electrical engineering, ocean engineering and systems engineering. In addition, degrees and coursework related to atmospheric sciences are available at nearby Hampton University.
Exceptional opportunities exist for full-time graduate students to study at NIA and perform research at NASA Langley Research Center. Details of the NIA Graduate Research Assistantship Program are described under Full-time Graduate Study.
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