by LaTonya Tinch | Sep 6, 2024 | Naval STEM News
HOUSTON, Tx–– A high school team mentored by Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) recently won a world title at the FIRST Robotics Championship in Houston, Texas. That team from the City of Brotherly Love — the RoboLancers of Central High School...
by LaTonya Tinch | Aug 22, 2024 | Naval STEM News
ARLINGTON, Va –– The Department of the Navy (DoN) is celebrating the next generation of graduates from the Navy and Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Flight Academy. Graduates of the academy recently participated in ceremonies at Elizabeth City State...
by LaTonya Tinch | Jun 19, 2024 | Naval STEM News
ARLINGTON, Va – Eight years ago, as a high school student, Bryson Potts competed in a SeaPerch competition, helping to design an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV). He enjoyed the experience so much that he pursued a career in science, becoming a mechanical...
by LaTonya Tinch | May 22, 2024 | Naval STEM News
ARLINGTON, Va – A team of employees at Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific recently won the Department of Defense (DoD) STEM Advocate of the Quarter award for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023. The accolade recognizes outstanding STEM (science,...
by LaTonya Tinch | Apr 24, 2024 | Naval STEM News
ARLINGTON, Va. – Scholars and mentors from the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship-for-Service Program, earned the Scholar and Mentor of the Year Awards for their impactful research in enhancing Department of Defense (DoD)...
by LaTonya Tinch | Apr 24, 2024 | Naval STEM News
For Immediate Release: April 19, 2024By Warren Duffie Jr., Office of Naval Research Two middle school-aged children knelt next to a pair of life-like mannequins — one a full-body figure, the other a lower torso with its right leg severed below the knee, complete with...
by LaTonya Tinch | Mar 28, 2024 | Naval STEM News
For Immediate Release: Mar 21, 2024By Warren Duffie Jr., Office of Naval Research ARLINGTON, Va – The Department of the Navy’s (DoN) Naval STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) program has gone live with the newest iteration of its popular Naval...
by LaTonya Tinch | Dec 21, 2023 | Naval STEM News
ARLINGTON, Va. – Growing up in Del Rio, Texas, a small town located on the U.S.-Mexico border, Juan Lafuente attended a high school that was short on resources but rich in caring, dedicated teachers — resulting in strong math and science programs. Lafuente’s...
by Naval STEM | Oct 12, 2023 | Naval STEM News
ARLINGTON, Va.— The results are in for the recent Naval Horizons student essay contest. The organizer — the Department of the Navy’s (DoN) Naval STEM Coordination Office, which is located at the Office of Naval Research — is excited about the growth of the...
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...
