University of Dayton Research Institute

The University of Dayton Research Institute is the research arm of the University of Dayton, located in Dayton, Ohio. UDRI is a national leader in scientific and engineering research, serving government, industry, and not-for-profit customers. Our full-time professional staff of engineers and scientists conduct research and provide support in a wide variety of technical areas.

Super Coatings
Researchers will use $5 million from Third Frontier to develop coatings to create a new generation of lightweight nanomaterials.

Jet Fuel from Coal
A $10 million grant from AFRL funds the country's first federal research facility designed to create jet fuel from coal and biomass.

Preventing Brain Drain
UDRI is developing a system to capture the knowledge and experience of Air Force employees close to retirement age.


	UDRI designed, developed and demonstrated a “peel and stick” damping system that was successfully flight tested and is now being implemented across the fleet.

Vibration Damping Technology

As a nationally recognized leader in the application of passive damping technology, UDRI has solved many vibration-induced problems. We identify the source of the vibration problem, define the environmental constraints, design the damping systems, develop new damping materials, manufacture and test prototypes, and develop production line procedures. [More]

For more information, contact Bill Braisted in the Structures and Mechanical Systems group, Aerospace Mechanics division.