Jennie Hempstead

Jennie Hempstead

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Latest AFRL Grand Challenge Addresses Large-Format Metal Additive Manufacturing
The Air Force Research Laboratory enlisted Wright Brothers Institute to establish, organize and execute a series of Grand Challenges designed to create innovative technologies for Air Force use. Grand Challenges, open to the U.S. public, set ambitious goals that harness science, technology, and inno...
24.03.22 03:50 PM - Comment(s)
WBI Initiates Lunch & Learn Program to Better Understand, Serve AFRLs Needs

Wright Brothers Institute is actively engaging in a longstanding, tried and true tradition: the Lunch & Learn.


Lunch & Learns are relatively informal, relaxed gatherings focused on a topic of interest, usually featuring an subject matter expert who gives a presentation and agrees to answer qu...

09.03.22 09:24 PM - Comment(s)
WBI Recognized for Facilitation Excellence
Wright Brothers Institute has been recognized for its exceptional facilitation service area offerings and was approached by a commercial partner to facilitate a technical round table event. The event brought perspectives from government, academia, and industry, and was focused on testing a...
09.03.22 09:04 PM - Comment(s)
WBI's Open Innovation Challenge Provides Revamped Training Model for B-21 Crews

In late summer 2020, Wright Brothers Institute was put to work on an issue identified by the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC). Training practices for B-21 bomber pilot and maintainer crews had not kept up with technology, creating a bottleneck in keeping the fleet properly manned and trained....

23.02.22 08:27 PM - Comment(s)
Air Force Partnership Intermediary Agreement Collaboration Helps AFRL Define Digital Transformation Goals, Planning
The Department of Defense is wholly committed to digital transformation, a long-term change that affects every aspect of the nation’s defense.

The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the United States Air Force (USAF), the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) and the Air Force Research Laboratory ...
10.02.22 03:18 PM - Comment(s)

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