21st Century Complete Guide to the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) at Wright-Patterson AFB - Aeronautics, Astronautics, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Cyberspace (DVD-ROM)

This electronic book on DVD-ROM provides a comprehensive guide to one of America's top military institutions, the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) at the Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio. The disc contains over 20,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat software, including many scientific research project reports, dissertations, and theses. There are 25 videos in wmv format of AFIT activities. AFIT is the Air Force s graduate school of engineering and management as well as its institution for technical professional continuing education. A component of Air University and Air Education and Training Command, AFIT is committed to providing defense-focused graduate and professional continuing education and research to sustain the technological supremacy of America s air and space forces. AFIT accomplishes this mission through three resident schools: the Graduate School of Engineering and Management, the School of Systems and Logistics, and the Civil Engineer and Services School. Through its Civilian Institution Programs, AFIT also manages the educational programs of officers enrolled in civilian universities, research centers, hospitals, and industrial organizations. Since resident degrees were first granted in 1956, more than 16,000 graduate and 350 doctor of philosophy degrees have been awarded. In addition, Air Force students attending civilian institutions have earned more than 12,000 undergraduate and graduate degrees in the past twenty years. Six departments at AFIT offer Master's and Doctoral programs: the Department of Mathematics and Statistics (ENC), the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ENG), the Department of Engineering Physics (ENP), the Department of Operational Sciences (ENS), the Department of Systems and Engineering Management (ENV), and the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics (ENY). In all of these disciplines, research is an integral component of graduate education. Five technology centers at AFIT work on cutting-edge research: Center for MASINT (Measurement and Signature Intelligence) Studies & Research, Center for Cyberspace Research, Center for Directed Energy, Center for Operational Analysis, and the Center for Advanced Navigation Technology. Numerous facilities and laboratories support the Air Force research program. AFIT states: "Research is the cornerstone of the dramatic advances in air, space, and cyber technology that underpin the nation s ability to meet the international and homeland security challenges of tomorrow. Research is also an integral part of graduate education, providing graduates with in-depth knowledge, critical thinking skills, and problem solving abilities. At the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), our faculty and students engage in research with the goal of sustaining the technological supremacy of the United States Air Force (USAF) and the Department of Defense (DoD). AFIT maintains active partnerships with our Air Force s organizations and operational communities as well as the DoD and other federal agencies to maximize the contributions of our research programs to national needs. Our faculty and students also engage in collaborations with researchers at universities throughout the nation to advance the state-of-the-art in a variety of disciplines. AFIT cooperates with commercial enterprises to ensure timely transfer of new technology to US industry through Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) whenever appropriate."