Educational
Student Internships (open to all universities)
Shop Assistants (open to high school students)
Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering Technology (BS), Plastics and Composites Concentration
Materials Science & Engineering Minor
Master of Science in Systems Engineering
Joint USU/WSU M.S. Degree in
Composite Materials and Structures
Miller Advanced Research
and Solutions (MARS)
Expertise
Infrastructure
Workforce training pipeline
Equipment
- Prototyping
- Hi-Temp Test
- Materials Characterization
- Enables start-up and small company success
- ITAR compatible student workforce
Advanced Composites Research
Prototype Manufacturing of Carbon/Carbon, Carbon/Silicon Carbide, and Oxide Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMC)
Pilot scale manufacturing
High temperature mechanical and ablation testing
Industrial Leadership Board
Strategy | Talent | Funding
About The MARS Center
Weber State University (WSU), 47G along with key federal (INL, AFRL, AFNWC), industry (Northrop, Boeing, Lockheed, Raytheon), State and community partners, recently sponsored MARS to address the production deficiency in high-temperature materials deployment advancing the emergent need to match known and fielded peer hypersonic capabilities. Key objectives include:
- Assist partner integrators with equipment and expertise solving emergent problems with pilot scale manufacturability of high-temperature materials.
- Advance the Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) from Level 4 (~prototyping) to Level 6 (~pilot scale). Building a focused equipment set concentrating on unique, world-class, differentiating automation, scalable to mass manufacturing.
- Functional prototype fabrication using MBSE; pilot scale demonstrators
- Develop screening testing leading to qualification of high-temperature and ablation resistant materials.
- Data curation and materials properties databasing
- Workforce Development—Integrate students into all the above activities (ITAR compliances maintain),
- Product, process, quality & systems engineering and manufacturing,
- Creating future operators, technicians, engineers, and scientists.
The Miller Advanced Research Solutions (MARS) center leverages the State of Utah’s donation of a 20,000 ft2 high bay facility with full CNC machine shop (EDA), AM tools, pilot scale manufacturing equipment and Weber State University’s administration.
Thank you to our sponsors!
