Professional Education

Student Opportunities

Faculty Opportunities

Professional Education
Professional Development Courses

OAI provides education and training programs to our members, partners and individuals in the aerospace industry. Courses are designed to assist them in preparing for new or expanding roles or to enhance their knowledge in particular subject matters. Short courses, ranging in length from one day to one week or longer, have been offered in the following areas:

  • Bioengineering
  • Biotechnology
  • Biometrics
  • BioMems
  • Combustion
  • Fatigue
  • Fluid Physics
  • Propulsion
  • Spacecraft
Courses are taught by highly qualified instructors from academia or industry on-site at OAI. OAI has the flexibility to add courses to the curriculum on an as-needed basis. For a list of OAI short courses, visit our events page. OAI can also tailor new courses to fit your needs.

For more information, contact Rebecca Evans Oriakhi, Program Manager, at 440.962.3187 or RebeccaEvans@oai.org.

Lectures and Seminars

Throughout the year, OAI offers various lectures and seminars pertaining to technology advancement, business initiatives, or other issues affecting the growth of the aerospace economy. Our Distinguished Lecture Program brings several experts a year to OAI’s headquarters to present information on recent technological advances and promote the exchange of ideas. Topics range from general interest information to highly technical or specialized presentations. Lectures are open to the public, including students planning on entering a technical or aerospace-related field. OAI members can provide input on topics or lecturers of most interest to them. Programs are videotaped and made available to OAI members unable to attend.

For more information, contact Rebecca Evans Oriakhi, Program Manager, at 440.962.3187 or RebeccaEvans@oai.org.
OAI, together with Case Western Reserve University’s Continuing Engineering Education program are undertaking a pilot program to offer short courses (2 to 3 contiguous days) at the university and at OAI. Our goal is to bring the knowledge of world class experts, in specialty topics that are not usually covered in the academic environment and which are critical to maintaining industrial leadership in engineering design and manufacture, to government and industry practitioners.

We offer participants the opportunity to take core courses that can lead to a specialty certificate in a core area of technology. Our initial suite of short courses will include offerings in rotating machinery, covering bearings, gears, lubrication, seals, rotor dynamics and fasteners.



CWRU/OAI Short Courses Links