by Naval STEM | Jul 27, 2023 | Naval STEM News
Outside the University of Maryland’s (UMD) recreation center, teams of students laugh and talk excitedly with one another. Once inside, though, discussions are limited to commands and instructions for students competing in RoboNation’s International SeaPerch...
by Naval STEM | Jul 21, 2023 | News From The Field
Ladies and gentleman, start your engines! NIWC Atlantic’s STEM team waved the green flag on an exciting summer of learning with a kick-off event Memorial Day weekend at the Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. STEM volunteers...
by Naval STEM | Jul 17, 2023 | News From The Field
SeaPerch is an innovative underwater robotics program that equips teachers and students with the resources they need to build an underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) in an in-school or out-of-school setting. Students build the ROV from a kit comprised of...
by Naval STEM | Jul 12, 2023 | News From The Field
Students from 15 schools across Key, Kitsap and Olympic peninsulas recently had a chance to show off their engineering skills by participating in the 2023 Navy Bridge Building Challenge, which culminated with live-load testing at the U.S. Naval Undersea Museum on May...
by Naval STEM | Jul 11, 2023 | News From The Field
WEST BETHESDA, Md. – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division welcomed the return of the International Submarine Race (ISR) to its David Taylor Model Basin in West Bethesda, Maryland, June 26-30, for the first time since before the COVID-19 Pandemic. Teams...
by Naval STEM | Jul 5, 2023 | News From The Field
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) gave students throughout Eastern North Carolina a hands-on look at careers in engineering as part of the depot’s 2023 National Engineers Week outreach efforts. Engineers from the...
by Naval STEM | Jun 22, 2023 | Alumni
As a child, Kayla Bouknight knew she was going to follow her parents and join the Navy. That was the future. However, fate intervened. A biology major at Hampton University, the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) cadet was leading her first run when she...
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,...
