Center for UAS Research, Education and Training

In 2006, UND was named as a Department of Defense Center of Excellence for UAV Education. The goal of this Center of Excellence is to commercialize UAVs for a vast application in the private sector, creating highly skilled and highly paid professional positions throughout North Dakota. Partnering with the Center for Innovation, this Center of Excellence is positioned to introduce newly discovered technologies directly into the marketplace via partnerships with entrepreneurial companies.

UND researchers teaming in The Center for UAS Research, Education and Training represent the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, the School of Engineering and Mines, the Northern Plains Center for Behavioral Research, and the Center for Innovation. The Center for UAS Research, Education and Training designation provided a vehicle for convenient collaboration with Grand Forks AFB and the Fargo Air National Guard, recently designated UAV bases. UND has also been invited to collaborate in UAV research and development with several private sector partners including Lockheed Martin, Frasca International, Inc., and Alion Science and Technology.