The Institute for Simulation and Training (IST) is a research institute of the
University of Central Florida
The University of Central Florida (UCF) is a public research university whose main campus is in unincorporated Orange County, Florida. UCF also has nine smaller regional campuses throughout central Florida. It is part of the State University ...
located in
Orlando
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,
Florida
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, United States.
Grace Bochenek, Ph.D. was appointed director of IST in early 2021. She was previously the director of the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (2006-12) and the chief technology officer of the U.S. Army Materiel Command, and served as acting secretary of energy for the U.S. Department of Energy (2017).
The Institute provides a wide range of research and information services for the modeling, simulation and training community of Central Florida. As well, the institute aids in undergraduate and graduate studies in modeling and simulation leading to
bachelor's degree
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s,
master's degree
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Professional Science Master's and
doctoral degrees. IST is a member of the
National Center for Simulation
The National Center for Simulation (NCS) is an association of defense companies, government, academic and industry members. NCS is located in the Central Florida Research Park, adjacent to Naval Support Activity Orlando and the University of Cen ...
.
See also
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University of Central Florida
The University of Central Florida (UCF) is a public research university whose main campus is in unincorporated Orange County, Florida. UCF also has nine smaller regional campuses throughout central Florida. It is part of the State University ...
External links
University of Central FloridaInstitute for Simulation and Training
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References
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University of Central Florida
Simulation
1982 establishments in Florida
Research institutes in Florida