Press Release

FORT WAYNE, Ind.-The Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) Department of Engineering recently received a $691,450 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The grant will support graduate students in the areas of wireless and systems engineering for the next three years.

A cohort of six graduate students, supported by this NSF grant, will be admitted to the Master of Science in Engineering program with a concentration in wireless technology and systems engineering in fall 2010. These students will take innovative courses as well as participate in an internship with local companies, perform research, write a thesis, and manage an undergraduate student design team.

"This project builds on the department's expertise in wireless technology and systems engineering and positions the department to be a leader in these fields for years to come," according to Donald Mueller, Ph.D., chair of the engineering department.

This grant is particularly important to meet the growing employment needs of local defense/aerospace contractors, who will need a specially trained workforce with a systems-engineering mindset and strong background in wireless technology. Graduates of the program will have a high degree of workforce readiness and unique expertise. This project will ultimately strengthen the defense industry in northeast Indiana, which is of strategic importance to the state and the entire nation.

Source: Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne