ACER's remit has expanded and ACER is now part of the new
National Center of Excellence for Research
in the Intermodal Transport Environment (RITE) – Same team, larger mission
ACER actively seeks the guidance and involvement of industry in all of its research, development and outreach activities.
ACER wishes to form partnerships with industry in the
broadest sense. Some examples include, but are not limited
to the following:
Airlines
Aircraft manufacturers
ECS component & systems
manufacturers
Engine builders
Suppliers of cabin
materials & fixtures
Sensor & sensor
support companies
Manufacturers of
decon. technology
Systems integrators
First responder support
companies
Software developers
and backbone electronics companies
Aviation Insurers
Crew & pilot
associations
Standards setting,
academic & professional bodies
We are also very interested in forming partnerships in
related areas, such as mass transit,building
decontamination,
manned space flight, homeland security etc. and
with government agencies with relevant interests.
If you are interested becoming an industrial partner,
please contact CoE Executive Director William
F. Gale (also see contacts).
ACER currently has over 30 industry
partners. Of these, over
20 have made a financial contribution to the viability of the center though costsharing.
Costsharing partners are listed below.