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Next Generation STEM Scientists and Engineers

Next Gen Competes at FIRST Robotics

Middle and high school students from around the world who share a common passion for solving complex real-world problems gathered together to compete in the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology’s 2017 Festival of Champions held in Manchester, New Hampshire, on July 29, 2017.

Penn State Senior Awarded DoD SMART Scholarship for Cyber Security

Luka Gleba, a third-year senior undergraduate at Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) in the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), was recently awarded a Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarship by the Department of Defense (DoD).

SMART Scholar Joins DoD STEM Workforce

Dr. Matthew Munson, a Department of Defense (DoD) Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship awardee, has joined the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce to help meet the Department’s mission of the advancement and acceleration of scientific and technological innovations.

SEAP Intern Awarded DoD SMART Scholarship

Brittany Webb, a 2012-2013 Science, Engineering & Apprentice Program (SEAP) intern with the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL), was recently awarded a Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarship by the Department of Defense (DoD).

STEM Education and Outreach Advocate of the Quarter Award

Army Research Laboratory Research Chemist Honored

The Department of Defense (DoD) honored Dr. Rose A. Pesce-Rodriguez from the US Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Weapons and Materials Directorate, Energetic Materials Science Branch, as the 2017 second quarter winner of the DoD Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education and Outreach Advocate of the Quarter Award.

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X-STEM Symposium Empowers Students to Choose STEM Careers

X-STEM - presented by the Department of Defense (DoD) - is an extreme STEM symposium for middle through high school students featuring interactive presentations by an exclusive group of visionaries who aim to empower and inspire kids about careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Air Force STEM supports StellarXplorers

Ten national finalist teams representing schools and other organizations from Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Oregon, Texas and Kaiserslautern (Germany) competed in the StellarXplorers III National Finals.

Carderock’s science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) student outreach

Carderock Math Contest Challenges and Entertains Local Students

More than 200 students from 32 local middle schools came to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division on March 24 to compete in the eighth annual Carderock Math Contest (CMC).

Science Works! is a virtual field trip for students and lifelong learners of all ages to see how Science, Technology, Engineering and Math concepts are not just important in school, but can also lead to fun and fulfilling careers.

Natick labs featured on Science Channel

Science Works! "Defending with Science" originally aired on Friday, 24 February, 2017 on the Science Channel. Science Works!, is a new TV series debuting this month during Science Channel's "Rise and SCI" block on weekday mornings.

DoD Scientists and Researchers Earn High Honors

Today, President Obama named 102 scientists and researchers as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers.