CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 22, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Goodrich
Corporation's (NYSE: GR) Sensors and Integrated Systems team in Burnsville,
Minn. has donated an icing wind tunnel to Iowa State University. The tunnel
will be the university's first wind tunnel to be able to perform icing physics
research and will be housed in Iowa State's wind simulation and testing (WiST)
laboratory.
The WiST lab is a state-of-the-art experimental facility for conducting
research, education, consulting, and outreach for applications in wind
engineering, aeronautics, and industrial aerodynamics. The Goodrich icing
wind tunnel will be used to study, among other things, icing effects on
alternative energy generators such as wind turbines.
"This new icing wind tunnel will help our one-of-a-kind wind research
facility continue to attract the best and brightest minds," said James
Bernard, interim dean of the Iowa State College of Engineering. "It is an
important addition to our college as we conduct cutting-edge research and
educate tomorrow's innovators and leaders to address such critical challenges
as diminishing resources and rising environmental threats. To build an
equivalent facility would cost close to $500,000, and we are grateful to
Goodrich Corporation for this valuable contribution to the College of
Engineering."
Phil Rosnik, vice president and general manager for Goodrich Sensors and
Integrated Systems, said, "Donating the wind tunnel to enhance Iowa State's
icing research program is our way of giving back to the university for all the
engineering talent we've received from them. They're one of Goodrich's key
recruiting schools, and we look forward to working with them in educating the
young talent who will advance aerodynamics and promote clean energy in the
future."
Goodrich currently works with Iowa State scientists on other
environmentally-focused technologies such as optimized gas turbine engine fuel
burn for clean combustion.
Goodrich Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a leading global supplier
of systems and services to the aerospace and defense industry. Serving a
global customer base with significant worldwide manufacturing and service
facilities, Goodrich is one of the largest aerospace companies in the world.
For more information visit http://www.goodrich.com.
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