Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) announced today that its
subsidiary, Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, LLC, was named by NASA and
the United States Air Force as the National Hypersonic Science Center
for Hypersonic Materials and Structures.
In addition to Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, the University of Virginia
was designated the National Center for Hypersonic Combined Cycle
Propulsion, and Texas A&M University was designated the National Center
for Hypersonic Laminar-Turbulent Transition. The new centers will
advance research in air-breathing propulsion, materials and structures,
and boundary layer control for aircraft that can travel at Mach 5, or
five times the speed of sound, and faster.
"For over three decades, Teledyne Scientific & Imaging has been a leader
in the development of novel materials such as ultra-high performance
ceramic composites, polymer composites, and multi-functional materials,”
said Robert Mehrabian, chairman, president, and chief executive officer
of Teledyne Technologies. "Teledyne is honored by our selection as a
National Hypersonic Science Center from an extremely competitive group
of respondents. This effort supports Teledyne’s strategy of leadership
in areas of fundamental science and technology critical to the U.S.
Government.”
NASA and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) previously
teamed to review each other’s technology portfolios and develop a plan
for foundational hypersonic research. The National Hypersonic Science
Centers represent the first effort to sponsor research jointly. NASA’s
Fundamental Aeronautics Program and AFOSR each set aside as much as $15
million to fund the centers. Each center will receive $2 million per
year and as much as $10 million if all renewal options are exercised.
The Teledyne Scientific & Imaging team also includes researchers from
University of California at Santa Barbara, University of Colorado in
Boulder, University of Miami in Florida, Missouri University of Science
and Technology at Rolla, University of California at Berkeley, and
University of Texas at Arlington.
Teledyne Technologies is a leading provider of sophisticated electronic
components, instrumentation and communication products, engineered
systems, aerospace engines, and energy and power generation systems.
Teledyne Technologies’ operations are primarily located in the United
States, the United Kingdom and Mexico. For more information, visit
Teledyne Technologies' website at www.teledyne.com.
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