http://wyso.org en http://wyso.org/post/ud-gets-air-force-research-grant <p>A research center at the University of Dayton has won a $42.2 million dollar contract from the U.S. Air Force.</p><p>The Dayton Daily News reports that the contract awarded to the UD’s Research Institute will maintain 30 existing jobs at the facility.</p><p>And another $1.2 million contract from GE Aviation for related research will create as many as five new positions there.</p><p>The Air Force contract is for research and development in advanced power and thermal management technologies for hypersonic and long-range aircraft.</p> Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:42:43 +0000 Associated Press and Dayton Daily News 21866 at http://wyso.org