When Will McAuley first joined an Ohio State University research team exploring laser welding in space, he was simply looking to complete his senior capstone project. Today, that opportunity has transformed the direction of his career — and...
BEAVERCREEK, Ohio — In future conflicts, the “golden hour” of battlefield medicine — the idea that a wounded service member can be evacuated to a fully equipped field hospital within 60 minutes — may no longer apply. Forward-deployed units could find...
Caption: Choi at SpaceX in Los Angeles, CA When Eugene Choi first began researching laser welding in space, he was an undergraduate student at The Ohio State University, working on what started as a capstone project. Today, he is a welding engineer...
DAYTON, Ohio — A Dayton-based technology company is leading a multidisciplinary effort to transform how medics make life-or-death decisions in combat and other high-risk environments. Mined XAI’s REACT-X — Resilient Explainable AI for Casualty Triage...
On February 10, 2026, the Ohio Federal Research Network (OFRN) hosted its latest Virtual Opportunity Day, bringing together members of Ohio’s academic, industry, and government innovation ecosystem for a focused discussion on space research...
How OFRN-Funded R&D Is Advancing Next-Gen Power Systems – and Strengthening Ohio’s Aerospace Workforce Pipeline Safran Electrical & Power’s Twinsburg, Ohio facility has long been a key contributor to the nation’s aerospace and defense industrial base...
Rebecca Gilligan’s path to becoming an Aerospace Engineer at Northrop Grumman began not in a classroom, but in a lab, where hands-on research, real-world testing, and mission-relevant challenges shaped her into an industry-ready engineer. Gilligan...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Hypersonic flight has long promised faster global reach, reusable space access, and new defense capabilities. Yet one challenge continues to limit real-world deployment: materials that can survive extreme heat repeatedly without...
OFRN & OSGC Workforce Development Success Story For Dr. Lynn Pickering, aerospace engineering was never just about making systems smarter—it was about making them safer, more trustworthy, and accountable to the humans who rely on them. Today, as a Ph...
As autonomous systems take on more responsibility in contested, complex environments, a subtle but critical challenge is emerging—one that can’t be solved by better sensors or faster processors alone. Trust. Today’s AI-enabled systems are no longer...
