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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
Futuristic Inspection & Maintenance Management System Uses Drones & Geospatial Technology At US Bank Stadium
by Jonathan Beck UAS Technology Instructor Northland Community and Technical College Principal Investigator-DroneTECH National Science Foundation ATE Program Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2019 issue A first-of-its-kind cutting edge concept and technology received media attention in December 2018, as … Continue reading
Uses For Drones Continue To Grow
by Jonathan Beck UAS Instructor Northland Community & Technical College NSF ATE DroneTECH Principal Investigator Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue Through partnerships, Northland Community and Technical College (NCTC), along with St. Cloud State University (SCSU), are advancing … 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
St. Cloud Student Receives NBAA Leadership Conference Scholarship
WASHINGTON, DC – Eric Wenner, a senior at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota, was one of three individuals who received a scholarship to attend the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) 2014 Leadership Conference, Feb. 19-20 in Atlanta, … Continue reading
Aviation Workforce Development, Inc. – A Gateway, A Connection, A Lifestyle
Aviation Workforce Development, Inc (AWD) is a non-profit organization in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota that is addressing critical aviation workforce issues that the aviation industry is facing now and in the coming decades. The AWD mission is to … Continue reading
Duluth Airport Director Departs For Michigan Post
DULUTH, MINN. – Brian Ryks, 49, executive director of the Duluth Airport Authority for the past 10 years, is departing Duluth International Airport June 22, 2012 to become airport director at Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Mich. … Continue reading
NOTAM: Aviation Education Canceled May 21, 2011
by Dr. Patrick Mattson Professor Emeritus St. Cloud State University-Aviation (1986-2010) A NOTAM, an acronym for “Notice to Airmen,” is submitted to aviation authorities to alert interested persons of any hazards to aviation enroute or at a specific location. On November … Continue reading