National security
Research objectives in national security investigations focus on supporting the defense industry and bringing specific areas of Virginia Tech’s expertise to national security problems.
Laboratories
Advanced Propulsion and Power Lab
Location: 1670 Innovation Drive
Facilities:
Hot Jet Facility
Stereoscopic PIV
Portable LDV System
Continuous Wave DGV System
High Speed DGV System
Hypersonic Tunnel
Aerospace Structures and Materials Lab (Characterization Facility)
Location: 118E Surge
Airport Turbomachinery Lab
Autonomous Aerospace Systems (A2Sys) Lab
Location: VTSS 237
Experimental Aeroacoustics Lab
Location: VTSS 158
Facilities:
Anechoic Wall-Jet Wind Tunnel
Anechoic Open Jet Tunnel
Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Lab
Facilities:
Space Constellation Navigation and Timing Simulators
Hydrodynamics Lab
Facilities:
Towing Tank
Hydrostatic Tank
Mini Water Tunnel
Intelligent Design Optimization (IDOpt) Lab
Location: VTSS 145
Kentland Experimental Aerial Systems Lab
Location: 5250 Whitethorne Rd
National Security Institute / Hume Center
Location: 1311 Research Center DrNonlinear Systems Lab
Nonlinear Systems Lab
Location: 1991 Kraft Drive Room 2008-C
Space Communications, Optics, Payloads, and Engineering Lab (SCOPE)
Location: VTSS 239
Stability Wind Tunnel
Location: Randolph 25