Tag Archives: National Science Foundation
First-Ever Robotics Aerial Drone Competition For Middle & High School Students
by Chelsea J. Bladow Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2020 issue There’s a new buzz growing around the state of Minnesota and the nation. The buzz in this case is not the sound coming from the small drones being … Continue reading
Posted in April/May 2020, Columns, Columns, Columns, Minnesota Education Section
Tagged Aerospace Campus, April/May 2020, Chelsea J. Bladow, Columns, Drone, Midwest Flyer, Minnesota Education Sectioni, National Center for Autonomous Technologies, National Science Foundation, NCAT, Northland, NSF, RAD, Robotics, Robotics Aerial Drone, VEX Robotics
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Northland Community & Technical College Awarded $7 Million National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Grant
Grant to aid in the formation of the National Center for Autonomous Technologies. Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2019 Issue Northland Community & Technical College, along with five other partner agencies, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) … Continue reading
Posted in All Headlines, Headlines, Minnesota Education Section, Oct/Nov 2019
Tagged Center for Advanced Automotive Technology, Jon Beck, Marine Advanced Technology Education Inspiration for Innovation, Midwest Flyer, Minnesota State Transportation Center of Excellence, MN, National Center for Autonomous Technologies, National Geospatial Technology Center of Excellence, National Science Foundation, NCAT, Northland Community & Technical College, Northland Unmanned Aerial Systems, Northland’s Aerospace, Northland’s DRONETECH, NSF, SCSU, St. Cloud State University, Thief River Falls, UAS
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Trends Show Increased Numbers of Women Entering Careers In Aviation Maintenance
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2019 issue According to the FAA’s Aeronautical Center, the estimate of certificated aviation mechanics on record is 292,002 as of December 31st, 2018. Women represent only 2.44% of these certificate holders for a grand … Continue reading
Drone Summer Camp For High School Teachers & Their Students
Students and educators get hands-on experience with building, flying, and understanding what makes a drone tick. by Thomas Biller Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2018 issue Drones are everywhere now! No matter how many airshows we attend, information booths … Continue reading
Boundaries Defined by Technology
by Jonathan Beck UAS Instructor Northland Community & Technical College NSF ATE DroneTECH Principal Investigator Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2017/January 2018 issue It was the shoot down of a Korean passenger jet in 1983 that prompted President Reagan … Continue reading
National Science Foundation Selects Northland To Lead Large Drone Education Initiative Project
by Jonathan Beck Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2017 issue THIEF RIVER FALLS, MINN. – The National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Program has awarded Northland its second NSF ATE Project (DUE 1700615), “Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Geospatial Information … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Columns, Minnesota Education Section, October/November 2017
Tagged Drone, DroneTECH, Geospatial technology, Jonathan Beck, Midwest Flyer, National Science Foundation, Northland Aerospace, St. Cloud State University, UAS Instructor/Program Manager at Northland Community and Technical College, Unmanned Aircraft Systems
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Minnesota High School Generates Next Generation of Aerospace Employees
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2017 issue The Aerospace Engineering Program at Tech High School in St. Cloud, Minnesota, is a unique program which goes beyond textbooks and classrooms to offer students out of this world experiences. The program … Continue reading
Posted in Education, June/July 2017, Minnesota Education Section, Sections
Tagged Aerospace Engineering Program, ake Superior College, Dr. Matthew Keil, Lone Star Flight Museum, Midwest Flyer, NASA Johnson Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, Northland Aerospace, NSF, University of Minnesota
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Harvesting The Data Storm
by Stephen Sorenson Northland Community & Technical College’s Geospatial Intelligence Analysis Program: Riding the Wave of the UAS Tsunami How does Northland Community & Technical College’s (NCTC) Geospatial Intelligence Analysis Program tie into general aviation and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) technology? … Continue reading
Posted in April/May 2016, Columns, Minnesota Education Section
Tagged Geographic Information System, Geospatial Intelligence Analysis Program, Imagery Analysis Certificate, National Science Foundation, NCTC, Northland Community & Technical College, UAS Tsunami, Unmanned Aircraft Systems
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