WHAT: NetApp’s completely new 168,000-square-foot facility will support Wichita State University’s nationally recognized research programs, including the National Institute for Research and Digital Transformation and the National Institute for Aviation Research, with state-of-the-art technology including an on-site large-scale data center and an Artificial Intelligence SuperPOD/HPC Center of Excellence. With its location directly on WSU’s Innovation Campus, NetApp will also be able to partner directly with Wichita State on any future curriculum that applies to NetApp’s core technology and provide WSU students with the opportunity for hands-on training and valuable lab experience before graduation. Through this facility of over 500 employees, NetApp also supports numerous customers worldwide and throughout the state of Kansas.
WHO:
Robin Huber, vice president, Core Data and Software Management, NetApp
Harv Bhela, executive vice president and chief product officer, NetApp
Laura Kelly, Governor, State of Kansas
Shirley Lefever, executive vice president and provost, WSU
Tonya Witherspoon, associate vice president, Industry Engagement and Applied Learning, WSU
The Honorable Brandon Whipple, Mayor of Wichita
Councilman Brandon Johnson, City of Wichita
WHEN: 1 p.m. CDT Wednesday, June 15
WHERE: NetApp @ Wichita State University, 1850 N. Innovation Blvd., Wichita, KS
NOTE: ALL ATTENDEES MUST BE REGISTERED IN ORDER TO ATTEND. Register here.
This event is being held in a NetApp facility – therefore proof of COVID vaccination is required before entry. Check-in begins at noon.
Wichita State University serves as the Kansas urban-based research university, enrolling more than 16,000 students from every state in the U.S. and more than 100 countries. Wichita State and WSU Tech are recognized for being student centered and innovation driven.
Located in the largest city in the state with one of the highest concentrations in the United States of jobs involving science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), Wichita State University provides uniquely distinctive and innovative pathways of applied learning, applied research and career opportunities for all of our students.
The Innovation Campus, which is a physical extension of the Wichita State University main campus, is one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing research/innovation parks, encompassing over 120 acres and is home to a number of global companies and organizations.
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