Research Universities

Technological innovation is at the heart of the aerospace industry. From drone technology to lightweight composites, innovation is the key to the industry’s future. The Piedmont Triad Airport Authority is committed to being at the forefront of aerospace innovation and new technologies.

Joint School of Nanoscience & Nanoengineering

Established as an academic collaboration between North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN) builds on these universities’ strengths in the basic sciences and engineering. It offers an innovative, cross-disciplinary graduate program that will train scientists in emerging areas of nanoscience and nanoengineering. For more information, visit here.

Joint School of Nanoscience & Nanoengineering

Established as an academic collaboration between North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, JSNN builds on the strengths of the two universities in the basic sciences and in engineering to offer an innovative, cross-disciplinary graduate program that will train scientists in various emerging areas of nanoscience and nanoengineering. For more information, visit here.

Our local institutions such as North Carolina A&T State University and the Joint School for Nanotechnology are at the forefront in research on light-weight materials that will be used in aircraft of the future. These universities are also engaged in aviation safety research and projects with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Local economic developers stand ready to connect aerospace industry manufacturers with innovations in the laboratory to create the next best thing in aerospace.