ORLANDO, FL – Florida State University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and the Florida Institute of Technology have signed an agreement to colaborate on space research and technology development programs. The universities signed the agreement Oct. 5 in Orlando.

“This collaboration couldn’t be more timely or fitting for Florida or NASA,” said Kirby Kemper, VP for research at FSU. “The future of our country’s aerospace industry depends on a better-trained, domestically produced work force of scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians.”

“FSU, Florida Tech and Embry-Riddle each have unique aerospace-related capabilities, and our partnership on space programs can do much to expand and diversify the state of Florida’s role in the industry,” said Rodney Piercey, dean of Embry-Riddle’s College of Arts and Sciences.

“This is a winning partnership of public and private institutions, building on the strengths of some of the top space-related research and education programs in the United States,” added Frank Kinney, vice provost for research at the Florida Institute of Technology.

The joint venture will be open to other universities and will work towards developing collaborative programs with government agencies like NASA, as well as with commercial aerospace firms.

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