UMD President Visits Pax River to Discuss Collaboration
Posted by Congressman Steny Hoyer
Pax Leader
Dr. Wallace Loh, President, University of Maryland
University of Maryland President Wallace Loh visited Naval Air Station Patuxent River Tuesday, at the invitation of Congressman Steny Hoyer, and attended a briefing and tour of the facilities.
Dr. Loh and the University delegation were welcomed by Vice Adm. David Architzel, head of the Naval Air Systems Command, and received a command overview from NAVAIR vice commander Rear Adm. Steven Eastburg and Mr. Gary Kessler, executive director of Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division. Dr. Loh and the delegation toured several facilities, including the Advanced Systems Integration Lab, the Manned Flight Simulator, and the Horizontal Accelerator Facility.
Following the overview and tour, Dr. Loh, the delegation, and NAVAIR leadership participated in a working lunch to continue discussing collaboration between the University of Maryland and NAS Patuxent River.
“I want to thank President Loh for visiting NAS Patuxent River today so that he could see firsthand the talent and world-class capabilities of Pax River,” Mr. Hoyer said. “The future of Pax River depends on a highly-skilled workforce, and I’m pleased President Loh and NAVAIR leadership could come together today to discuss growing opportunities for partnering on education and research efforts and how we can ensure our students have the education and training so they can find work and we can meet the needs of our local defense community.”
“This briefing makes clear that we can strengthen our already robust partnership with Pax River, and benefit our students, faculty and the community,” Dr. Loh said. “These relationships are vital to our national security and to the state of Maryland. The University delegation is grateful to Congressman Hoyer, Del. John Bohanan and Admiral Architzel for providing such an informative briefing and tour.”
Currently, the University of Maryland and NAVAIR are partnering on joint education and research efforts, including programs in the A. James Clark School of Engineering. Congressman Hoyer will continue to work with University of Maryland and NAVAIR leadership teams on opportunities to partner on research, innovation, and workforce development.
