Dec. 10, 2018 -- An ongoing partnership between Wichita State University and Westar Energy recently resulted in the implementation of a new technology aimed at protecting wind turbine blades from lightning strikes.
Oct. 18, 2018 -- Dennis Livesay, dean of the Graduate School, associate vice president for Research and Technology Transfer, and professor of chemistry at Wichita State University, has been named the new dean of WSU's College of Engineering, effective Jan. 1.
At Wichita State, that means researching and analyzing two areas - the next generation of medium-sized helicopters and the next generation of tactical unmanned aerosystems for the Army.
July, 2017- Billy Martin, director and research scientist at the NIAR Environmental Test Lab, has invented a prototype that protects wind turbines from multiple lightning strikes.
July 20, 2017 - Recent graduate Katie Deutsch is interning at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She assists economists in conducting legislative and judicial research, as well as providing analytic services.
Jan. 10, 2018 - Wichita State grad Angela Parrish is a featured soloist in the Golden Globe-winning musical "La La Land." You can hear her sing in the movie's opening track, "Another Day of Sun."
