DENVER, June 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed
Martin (NYSE: LMT) will announce today a $1
million grant to Metropolitan State
University of Denver during
the inauguration of the school's new Aerospace and Engineering
Sciences Building. The grant and work there will shape the
workforce of the future in manufacturing affordable, capable,
innovative spacecraft.
The funds, distributed over four years, establish an on-campus
Lockheed Martin Additive Manufacturing Laboratory, where students
can use a state-of-the-art 3-D printer to design and create
aerospace components. The grant also establishes an endowed
director of the Advanced Manufacturing Sciences Institute. Lockheed
Martin leads the space industry in advanced manufacturing
technologies, including 3-D printing, robotics, virtual reality and
materials research.
"This grant is an investment in the futures of the students at
MSU Denver and the aerospace community," said Brian O'Connor, vice president of Production
Operations at Lockheed Martin Space Systems. "Emerging
manufacturing technologies will create possibilities we can only
dream of today, like printing an entire satellite from the ground
up or printing complex parts that we can't machine using
traditional methods. We're helping students design with those new
concepts in mind so the next space missions are innovative,
affordable and faster to market. This lab will help students
unleash their creativity in engineering tomorrow's great
advancements."
"With support from key partners like Lockheed Martin, MSU Denver
can offer students education opportunities that directly address
workforce needs in Colorado's key
industry clusters," said Stephen M.
Jordan, Ph.D., MSU Denver President. "Students now have the
rare opportunity to work with technology and equipment used by some
of the top advanced manufacturing companies in the world."
Lockheed Martin and MSU Denver have a long-standing partnership
focused on developing manufacturing talent and technologies. The
company helped guide the curriculum that grew to be the Advanced
Manufacturing Sciences bachelor's degree and will continue to
provide an open pipeline of talent for co-ops, interns and
graduates.
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a
global security and aerospace company that employs approximately
97,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research,
design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of
advanced technology systems, products and services.
About Metropolitan State
University of Denver
MSU Denver is a leader in
educating Coloradans through university programs particularly
relevant to the state's economy and the demands of today's
employers. With the highest number of ethnically diverse students
among the state's four-year colleges, MSU Denver offers 67 bachelor
and five master degrees in accounting, business, health
administration, teaching and social work. Nearly 20,000 students
are currently enrolled at MSU Denver, and 75 percent of the
University's 88,000 graduates have remained in Colorado as valuable members of the state's
workforce.
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