Multidisciplinary centers & labs

Many programs and collaborations within the Virginia Tech College of Engineering intersect with the expertise and goals of aerospace and ocean engineering. Our faculty and students work with interdisciplinary teams, including:

• Stability Wind Tunnel
  One of the largest university-owned wind tunnels in the country, the Stability Wind Tunnel is a major asset for both domestic and international aerodynamics and aeroacoustics testing.
• Advanced Power and Propulsion Lab (APPL)
  The APPL is a leading-edge facility dedicated to the study of jet propulsion and the internal design of jet engines.
• Advanced Research Computing (ARC) at Virginia Tech
  ARC provides centralized research computing infrastructure and support for the Virginia Tech research community, including high-performance computing systems, large-scale data storage, visualization facilities, software, and consulting services.
• Center for Marine Autonomy and Robotics (CMAR)
  CMAR contributes broadly to the development of next-generation autonomous marine vehicle systems. Students, staff, and faculty in the Center are pursuing both fundamental and practical advances in hydrodynamic design and analysis, system-level design, autonomy, navigation, and control.
• Center for Research and Engineering in Aero/Hydrodynamic Technologies (CREATe)
  CREATe seeks to exploit the synergy between scientific advances in aerodynamics and acoustics, and engineering advances in renewable energy.
• Center for Space Science and Engineering Research at Virginia Tech (Space@VT)
  Space@VT studies the influence of the Sun on the Earth and the flow of energy through the geospace system. The center has leadership roles in numerous collaborative experiments in ground- and space-based, in situ, and remote sensing of Earths atmosphere and the geospace environment.
• Kentland Experimental Aerial Systems (KEAS) Lab
  The KEAS Lab is a shared facility supporting a wide range of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) research and education activities by users throughout the university community. Located near the center of a nearly 2000 acre research farm, the KEAS Lab provides a safe, remote location for UAS flight testing.
• Mid Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP) 
  MAAP is an FAA-designated UAS test site, leveraging operational capability, aviation expertise, and robust research resources to take on the most pressing technical and operational challenges in UAS integration. Facilities include the VT Drone Park, the tallest netted flight facility in the country and provides the largest free-span flight area.
• National Security Institute / Hume Center for National Security and Technology
  The institute produces research and impact policy related to practical challenges facing national intelligence, defense, homeland security, and cybersecurity communities.
• Pratt & Whitney Center of Excellence
  A strategic university partnership, the Pratt & Whitney Center of Excellence is  working on fundamental research initiatives that support the design and development of advanced gas turbine engine propulsion and composite materials.
  
• Rolls-Royce University Technology Center
  This is a multi-university partnership that works to advance aerospace technologies critical to Rolls-Royce. At Virginia Tech, the UTC specializes in advanced systems diagnostics, flow modeling, and power electronics.
• VT Airworthiness Center (VTAC)
  Virginia Tech has established an Airworthiness Center as a long-term collaborative partnership with the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and its Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD).
• VT MADE
  With a focus on the future of advanced manufacturing, VT MADE brings together Virginia Tech’s strengths in advanced materials, computational design, manufacturing technologies, data analytics, and cyberinfrastructure
• Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI)
  VTTI is continually advancing transportation through innovation and has affected public policy on national and international levels.
• Ware Lab
  The Ware Lab is a 10,000 square foot facility, home to a number of undergraduate engineering student design projects. Engineering students from all academic levels and departments in the College of Engineering, use this facility to design, fabricate and test their projects.