by Naval STEM | May 19, 2023 | News From The Field
Gustavo Cabanillas watched intently as his team’s wind-powered car – four paper cups glued to cardboard and two straw-encased sticks attached to tea lights serving as wheels – soared away from the fan across the gym floor 267 inches. The Montross Middle School...
by Naval STEM | May 12, 2023 | Naval STEM News
ARLINGTON, Va.—Science and technology enthusiasts were treated to a day of educational fun at the recent Navy League STEM Expo, held at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. The free event gave local students the opportunity...
by Naval STEM | May 8, 2023 | News From The Field
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – Long before working at Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst (NAWCAD LKE), Adam Cyran and Josh Falk developed their passion for the STEM fields as students with their high school robotics teams. Now,...
by Naval STEM | May 4, 2023 | Naval STEM News
Looking out at the audience of more than 200 high school students, Dr. Bindu Nair exhorted them to sustain their passion and curiosity for all things STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) — and to continue to ask questions, no matter how strange. READ...
by Naval STEM | Apr 15, 2023 | News From The Field
On Saturday, April 15, 2023, the U.S. Naval Academy STEM Center for Education and Outreach held its inaugural Flight Day. Sixty students from across the country investigated the principles of flight by exploring rockets, gliders, and rotorcraft. Three USNA faculty...
by Naval STEM | Apr 14, 2023 | Naval STEM News
The Department of the Navy’s (DoN) Naval STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) program has gone live with the newest iteration of its Naval Horizons student essay contest for high school and college students. Naval Horizons is a STEM educational video...
by Naval STEM | Apr 13, 2023 | Naval STEM News
Looking back on his experiences in medical school, and while serving as a practicing specialist in orthopedic medicine, Lt. Cmdr. Marvin Dingle — an orthopedic surgeon at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland — recalled how he didn’t encounter many...
by Naval STEM | Feb 17, 2023 | Alumni
The helo dunker Dr. Vento escaped from was similar to this one used by the U.S. Marines. Dr. Kaila Vento climbed into the helo dunker, buckled in, and got ready to get drenched. This was the researcher’s world now even if her PhD hadn’t prepared her for the experience...
by Naval STEM | Jan 10, 2023 | Naval STEM News
ARLINGTON, Va.—The results are in for the recent Naval Horizons student essay contest. The contest organizer, the Department of the Navy’s (DoN) Naval STEM Coordination Office (NSCO), which is located at the Office of Naval Research, is excited about the growth...
