At its quarterly meeting held in Blacksburg this week, the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved a resolution that will enable the university and the Virginia Tech Foundation to begin development of an approximately .5 million propulsion laboratory in Phase 2 of the Corporate Research Center.
The proposed 8,100-square-foot facility, operated by the College of Engineering, will support propulsion research, including next generation fighter and commercial aircraft engine technology and power generation gas turbine technology focused on the energy industry. The combination of this specialized facility and equipment will distinguish Virginia Tech as a leader for this type of research.
The board also approved a resolution to establish a new Virginia Tech extended campus site in Newport News. The new campus location, which will be operated by staff at the Virginia Tech Hampton Roads Center, will serve as a location for customized contract training courses for business, military, and defense contractors, professional development, meeting planning and conference management.
In response to a State Council of Higher Education for Virginia request, the board also approved a resolution on an update of the six year plan previously approved by the board last year.
The next full meeting of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors will be held Nov. 4 through 5 in Blacksburg. More information on the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors may be found online.
