May 11, 2022 SecAF presents leadership awards to AU faculty, staff and students The Secretary of the Air Force Leadership Award recognizes those students, cadets, faculty and staff who exhibit exemplary leadership, character and ethical behavior. It’s the most prestigious award given by Air University on behalf of the secretary of the Air Force.
Feb. 17, 2022 USecAF highlights Air University’s mission of education, leader development Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones visited Air University, Feb. 15, 2022, to gain a deeper understanding on accessioning future leaders and educating the officer, enlisted and civilian force through the range of professional military education offered.
Feb. 16, 2022 AFIT dean receives professional society’s highest honor Dr. Adedeji Badiru, dean of the Graduate School of Engineering and Management at the Air Force Institute of Technology is the recipient of the 2022 Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Society International Frederick Winslow Taylor Award. The award will be presented at the society’s
Nov. 24, 2021 AFIT and Israeli air force leaders explore expanded partnership Col. Ariel Dvorjetski, PhD, head of the Aircraft Programs and Engineering Center for the Israeli Air Force’s Materiel Directorate, visited the Air Force Institute of Technology on Oct. 26 to discuss expanding research collaborations and student education opportunities. Joining Dvorjetski on the
Oct. 18, 2021 Airman and astronaut: Bluford receives 2021 AFROTC Distinguished Alumnus Award Retired Col. Guion “Guy” Bluford Jr. received the 2021 Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Distinguished Alumnus Award during a ceremony at Penn State on Oct. 6, 2021. Bluford studied at Penn State from 1960 to 1964, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering. A distinguished
Oct. 15, 2021 AFIT community planners course is more than an academic exercise The increasing complexity and visibility of an Air Force community planner's job requires knowledge and skills in many diverse yet intricately interrelated topics. The comprehensive planning development (WENG 520) course offered at the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Civil Engineer School
Oct. 5, 2021 AFIT student wins Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D Award First Lt. Ashwin Rao, a nuclear engineering doctoral student within the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Graduate School of Engineering and Management, recently received the Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D Award sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Fuel and Supply
Aug. 4, 2021 AFIT gets new leadership The Air Force Institute of Technology welcomed two new senior leaders in separate ceremonies at Wright-Patterson AFB. Dr. Walter Jones officially became AFIT's new director and second chancellor in an acceptance-of-leadership ceremony July 27.