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Boeing and UW launch new research lab

Left to right: UW President Michael K. Young, Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Ray Conner, Gov. Jay Inslee and UW College of Engineering Dean Michael Bragg at the ribbon cutting.
Left to right: UW President Michael K. Young, Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Ray Conner, Gov. Jay Inslee and UW College of Engineering Dean Michael Bragg at the ribbon cutting. Photo: University of Washington

Leaders from the UW and Boeing formally launched the Boeing Advanced Research Center on the Seattle campus on Monday. The event included speakers and a tour of the facility. Governor Jay Inslee, UW President Michael K. Young and Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Ray Conner were among those who attended and spoke.

“Partnerships, like that being announced today through the formation of the Boeing Advanced Research Center, will ensure our students have the skills needed to compete and win in the future. I am excited to watch the next generation of aerospace leaders take flight here in Washington state.” —Governor Jay Inslee 

Read the full article by Michelle Ma here.