© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Advanced Aerospace Manufacturing Education Project

The Aerospace manufacturing industry segment is facing problems of a “graying ” workforce. In addition they face the challenges of increasing productivity and integrating new materials accentuating the need to attract new engineers to the manufacturing workplace. This paper describes a project funded by the National Science Foundation to examine the changing needs of the aerospace manufacturing industries, and to develop curricula materials to address those needs. These materials will be in the public domain and fit into existin