In 2016, the University of Oklahoma was awarded a ten-year designation as Technical Lead for the Federal Aviation Administration's newest Center of Excellence, focused on Technical Training and Human Performance. The FAA Center of Excellence program is authorized by Congress as a long-term agreement for mission-critical research between academic, industry, and government. This program is designed to develop the nation's technology base while educating the next generation of aviation professionals. There are currently 10 active FAA COEs in the United States. The OU FAA Center of Excellence TTHP is a consoritum of 15 institutions and 50 industry partners dedicated to helping the FAA revolutionize training practices for pilots, air traffic controllers, maintenance technicians, safety operators, and engineers. This includes developing and testing innovative training and technology solutions such as low/high fidelity augmented and virtual reality simulations which leads to increased skill proficiency and job readiness of the aviation workforce. The FAA COE TTHP also examines human performance issues that impact cognitive, physiological, and psychological factors (e.g., fatigue, risk-based decision making, and natural disaster and pandemic readiness) in an effort to improve the work environment to ensure the safety of the National Airspace System. FAA COE TTHP Leads: University of Oklahoma, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and Wichita State University. FAA COE TTHP Core Institutions: Auburn University, Drexel University, Inter American University, Oklahoma State University, Purdue University, The Ohio State University, The University of Akron, The University of Oklahoma, Tulsa Community College, University of Nebraska-Omaha, University North Dakota, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Western Michigan University, and Wichita State University. For more information, visit http://www.coetthp.org.