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The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) is a graduate school and provider of professional and continuing education for the United States Armed Forces and is part of the United States Air Force. It is located in Ohio at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, near Dayton. ==Overview== Founded in 1919 and degree-granting since 1954, the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) is an internationally renowned, MS and Ph.D. degree-granting academic institution of the United States Air Force, located within the Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Dayton, Ohio. Dayton area's rich heritage and industrial base in aeronautics and aviation, coupled with the close proximity to Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) provide a unique, world-class scientific and engineering research and educational experience focused on producing future leaders of the Air Force and the Defense establishment. A component of Air University and Air Education and Training Command, its primary purpose is to provide continuing specialized education to select officer and enlisted U.S. military personnel and civilian employees at the graduate level. Previous names for AFIT include the Air School of Application and the Air Corps Engineering School. The United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs is the undergraduate counterpart of AFIT for the Air Force. According to Carnegie Classification of universities, AFIT is the only "doctoral granting institution" (DRU) operated by the U. S. Defense/Government (http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup_listings/institution.php). On 8 May 2012, AFIT formally welcomed its first civilian director and chancellor during an appointment of leadership ceremony. Dr. Todd Stewart served for 34 years with the U.S. Air Force, retiring in 2002 at the rank of major general. On 28 January 2015, AFIT welcomed its first Provost and Vice Chancellor Dr. Sivaguru S. Sritharan (http://nps.edu/About/News/AFIT-Selects-NPS-Professor-to-be-Next-Provost-.html) former Dean of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the Naval Postgraduate School. AFIT's three resident schools include: * (The Graduate School of Engineering and Management ) offers graduate programs leading to Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in engineering, applied science, and management disciplines. The Graduate School has six departments: * * (Aeronautics and Astronautics ) * * (Electrical and Computer Engineering ) * * (Engineering Physics ) * * (Mathematics and Statistics ) * * (Operational Sciences ) * * (Systems Engineering and Management ) * (The School of Systems and Logistics ) teaches more than 80 professional continuing education courses in acquisition management, logistics management, contracting, systems management, software engineering, and financial management delivered to warfighters around the globe via customer focused delivery modes including resident, on-site, and online courses. * (The Civil Engineer School ) develops and delivers civil engineer and environmental professional continuing education and provides consultation in support of U.S. air and space forces. AFIT has seven research centers funded by a number of federal agencies with interdisciplinary scope and international footprint representing a number of game changing scientific areas for the United States Air Force and the Department of Defense: * * (Autonomy, Navigation & Technology (ANT) ) * * (Center for Directed Energy (CDE) ) * * (Center for Cyber Research (CCR) and Air Force Cyberspace Technical Center of Excellence ) * * (Center for Operational Analysis (COA) ) * * (Center for Space Research & Assurance (CSRA) ) * * (Center for Technical Intelligence Studies & Research (CTISR) ) * * (Scientific Test and Analysis Techniques (STAT) Center of Excellence (COE) ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Air Force Institute of Technology」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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