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Future Aerospace Science and Technology Center
The FAST Center's Vision
The FAST Center’s vision is to “Help make UTEP the #1 minority institution for NASA, DoD and DoE Research and Development and to act as a magnet for research, academic, and entrepreneurial opportunities for the College of Engineering, the University faculty and students, and the greater El Paso area”.
The FAST Center’s Mission
- To produce highly prepared students to work in the NASA, DOD and DOE sectors by providing significant student research and development opportunities.
- Act as a premiere R&D entity in the University and the College of Engineering
- To produce a network of researchers highly involved in NASA, DOD and DOE research
- Act as a facilitator of collaboration between departments in the College of Engineering
- To produce future entrepreneurs to capitalize on their intellectual property.
- Act as a technology incubator.
- To increase the number of students positively impacted by center activities.
- Significantly increase NASA, DoD and DoE funding through contracts and grants