
The DAGSI Mission
DAGSI’s mission is to develop and support world-class graduate engineering education and research programs, thereby contributing to Ohio’s economic growth and development. DAGSI programs are designed to support several key objectives:
- Strengthen Ohio’s academic community in engineering education and research
- Enhance and expand graduate engineering education in Ohio
- Encourage and support advanced research in engineering in Ohio
- Provide skilled engineering talent to Ohio’s workforce
- Provide financial assistance to Ohio students through fellowship programs
The DAGSI partnership effectively expands regional engineering education and research opportunities at the masters and doctoral levels. DAGSI’s ultimate objective is to support Ohio’s economic growth by strengthening the intellectual infrastructure in technology and developing engineering workforce talent.
Total Collaborative Projects Funded by DAGSI and AFRL
DAGSI Graduate Success Story
Working my way through college was an interesting process. It took multiple jobs waiting tables to pay the bills while trying to stay caught up with tuition costs. I thought things would get easier when I graduated, but they didn’t. Even with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and an internship to show I had experience most companies weren’t interested once I mentioned I planned on getting a master’s degree. But, without an engineering job, I couldn’t pay for a graduate degree anyway.
I asked many of the professors at a few colleges about Graduate Research Assistantships but none had funding that wasn’t already allocated. After searching for over a year I was recommended to a professor at Wright State University with a research topic funded through DAGSI. That program enabled me to do research with The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for two years on fundamental fluid mechanics in turbines for turbomachinery applications. That research has now been used in more than 10 publications. The success of that research effort led to an opportunity to do compressor research and testing for AFRL as a career immediately following my graduate work.
I am now a Mechanical Engineer with some Aerospace Engineering responsibilities for AFRL at the Compressor Research Facility (CRF). I’ve been working in that capacity for almost two years now and am loving it.
-Philip Bear; USAF AFMC AFLR/RQTX
Contact DAGSI at:
Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education
Address: 2750-B Indian Ripple Rd., Beavercreek, OH 45440
Phone: (937) 258-8890
Email: kim.marshall@soche.org