University of Iowa—s Operator Performance Lab outlines flight‑test work, Lockheed and NASA partnerships
Professor Thomas Chanel told the Board of Regents on June 12, 2025, that the Operator Performance Lab (OPL) has overseen 427 externally funded projects totaling about $38 million and described recent flight testing with Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, NASA research commercialization and Air Force test‑pilot collaborations.
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Professor Thomas Chanel, director of the Operator Performance Lab (OPL) at the University of Iowa, briefed the Board of Regents on June 12, 2025, summarizing nearly 27 years of OPL work in flight testing, human factors and airborne autonomy.
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