The House Appropriations Committee of the Kansas Legislature toured the National Institute for Aviation Research at Wichita State University January 12.
NIAR Executive Director John Tomblin led a group of 20 through the Composites, Fatigue and Fracture, Crash Dynamics, Advanced Joining and Aerodynamics Laboratory. The tour was followed by lunch and a short presentation at NIAR.
The 2006 session of the Kansas State Legislature began January 9.
In 2005, the state approved a total of more than $2 million in funding for NIAR research programs. Without the support of the state and federal government, many of NIAR's research programs would not be possible.
