Presentations & Tour of University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute (UTARI)

DFW Chapter meeting in Ft. Worth on February 14

The UT Arlington Research Institute (UTARI) specializes in applying cutting-edge technologies to real-world engineering problems.

Please join us on Wednesday, February 14, 4:00-6:00pm for this first meeting of the DFW Chapter after the pandemic that will include networking, presentations, and tours by the UTARI staff:

The presentations will start with a brief overview of UTARI in the meeting room for about 15 min, with 5 or 10 minutes for Q&A, including brief presentations by UTARI staff members:
• Eileen Clements, Interim Executive Director
• Nick Gans, Principal Research Scientist and Head of the Automation & Intelligent Systems Division
• Rassel Raihan, Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and member of the Institute for Predictive Performance Methodologies
• Vamsee Vadlamudi, Research Scientist and member of the Institute for Predictive Performance Methodologies

After that there will be lab tours for about 30-45 min. The tours will include multiple labs with the following:
• Testing and staging areas for mobile robotic and aerial vehicles
• Tools and systems for fabricating, testing, and inspecting composite structures
• Machining tools and 3D printers for prototype fabrication

Much of the equipment in the facility can be found here: https://utari.uta.edu/collaborate/equipment/

The meeting is free for A&D Forum members ($25 for non-members). For more information and to register to attend the meeting, go to https://adfdfwjan24.eventbrite.com.

The Dallas-Ft. Worth Chapter is hosted by the University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute (UTARI).