FSU InSPIRE Launches Professional Development Courses for K-12 Teachers in June 2026

Florida State University’s InSPIRE, the Institute for Strategic Planning, Innovation, Research, and Education, has released the dates and locations of eight week-long opportunities for educators to discover the foundations of AI and explore how it can help transform educational practices.

FSU InSPIRE Announces Winners of its America 250 Challenge in AI Literacy

Florida State University’s InSPIRE, the Institute for Strategic Partnerships, Innovation, Research, and Education, today announced the winners of their America 250 AI Challenge.  The challenge was presented to the hundreds of teachers who have completed professional development courses on AI and robotics since 2024 throughout the eight Northwest Florida counties InSPIRE serves.

Researchers Develop New Model for Predicting Noise Feedback Loops From Supersonic Jets

The research could help develop methods for reducing intense noise that threatens aircraft and ground crews

Researchers from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and the Florida Center for Advanced Aero-Propulsion, or FCAAP, are helping to solve a safety challenge in military aviation: the extreme noise generated by supersonic jets during takeoff and landing.

ASTRO America Expands Bay County Team to Support Joint FSU InSPIRE Efforts

FSU’s Institute for Strategic Partnerships, Innovation, Research, and Education (InSPIRE) announced Alex Riensche’s appointment to operate advanced manufacturing initiatives. He is currently leading the ASTRO | FSU InSPIRE 2026 Tech Challenge, now in its second year, where companies can compete on their distortion prediction and compensation abilities for laser-based powder bed fusion parts.

ASTRO America, FSU InSPIRE Launch Second Additive Manufacturing Tech Challenge

The Applied Science & Technology Research Organization of America (ASTRO America) in partnership with FSU InSPIRE today announced the second installment of its national 3D Printing Tech Challenge at the Defense Strategies Institute’s Military Additive Manufacturing (MILAM) Summit. This year’s competition will focus on Distortion Prediction & Compensation in LPBF Inconel 718, a critical challenge facing precision parts manufacturing in aerospace and defense.

Lead Additive Manufacturing Researcher Christopher Billings Joins FSU InSPIRE

FSU’s Institute of Strategic Partnerships, Innovation, Research, and Education (InSPIRE) is fast-tracking the development of its Panama City-based applied research, developmental testing, and training center with the appointment of Chris Billings. As senior research and project engineer for advanced manufacturing (AM) Billings plays a key role in collaboratively defining the AM capabilities that InSPIRE’s industry, academic, military, and entrepreneurial partners want and need.

FSU InSPIRE Taps CEFA to Measure Impact on Strategic Initiatives

Renowned for applying advanced, computer-based models and techniques to perform comprehensive economic analyses, CEFA (Center for Economic Forecasting and Analysis) has been tasked with measuring the overall economic impact of FSU InSPIRE (Institute for Strategic Partnerships, Innovation, Research, & Education). Currently, CEFA is establishing measurable variables in mentorship, education, business, and industry impact and quantifying economic growth.