Technology Archives - Virginia Space Grant Consortium

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DARS (Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services) 2022 Drone Camp

by Kristyn DamadeoDrones, Higher Education, Pilots, STEM, Technology, Unmanned August 18, 2022August 18, 2022No Comments

The Virginia Space Grant Consortium’s GeoTEd-UAS program teamed up with the Virginia Peninsula Community College (VPCC [formerly Thomas Nelson CC]) in partnership with Virginia’s Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) to conduct two drone camps focused on special needs students from area high schools in Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, and Williamsburg/James City County. The …

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GeoTEd-UAS Internship Completion

by Kristyn DamadeoDrones, Internships, STEM, STEM Internships, Technology, Unmanned July 11, 2022July 11, 2022No Comments

Six community college students and three community college faculty recently completed an intensive internship program conducting UAS research and flight testing. Led by VSGC and funded by the NSF, the GeoTEd-UAS Internship program was in partnership with Virginia Tech's site in the Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS), a multi-university NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center. …

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Laurel Ridge Community College Students Attend NASA/West Virginia Space Grant Hack Week Program

by Kristyn DamadeoHigher Education, Research, STEM, STEM Education, Technology June 15, 2022No Comments

Students from Laurel Ridge Community College were sponsored by the Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) are attending a NASA/West Virginia Space Grant Hack Week Program this week at West Virginia University. The students and their faculty advisor, Melissa Stange worked on Fault Diagnosis for Safety-Critical Autonomous Systems. The educational and training activities introduced the participants …

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About the Virginia Space Grant Consortium.

VSGC Programs

by Kristyn DamadeoAerospace, Airports, Community College, Drones, Engineering, Graduate, Higher Education, Internships, K-12 Education, NASA, Research, Scholarships, STEM, STEM Education, STEM Internships, Technology May 7, 2019May 7, 2019No Comments

Did you know that VSGC offers programs and scholarships for students and faculty from middle school all the way to graduate school? We also offer opportunities for educators. Download an interactive pdf here to learn more.

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VSGC Innovative Projects 2019

by Kristyn DamadeoEngineering, K-12 Education, STEM, STEM Education, Technology, Virginia Tech April 5, 2019April 25, 2019No Comments

VSGC supports a number of Innovative Projects every year for both K-12 and Higher Education projects. This year, 12 awards were made totaling over $80,000.

STEM Takes Professional Development Workshop

Faculty Professional Development Workshop

by Kristyn DamadeoCommunity College, Engineering, K-12 Education, NASA, STEM, STEM Education, Technology, Wallops March 25, 2019April 25, 2019No Comments

Nineteen Virginia community college faculty completed the STEM Takes Flight Professional Development workshop at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Wallops Flight Facility.

Technology Exploration Saturdays

Technology Exploration Saturdays

by Kristyn DamadeoEngineering, K-12 Education, NASA, NASA Langley, STEM, STEM Education, Technology March 20, 2019March 25, 2019No Comments

The final Technology Exploration Saturday was held at NASA Langley this weekend. Peninsula middle school students and parents competed to design and build penny haulers and robotic arms.

Virginia CubeSat Constellation

Virginia CubeSat Constellation

by Kristyn DamadeoCubeSats, Engineering, NASA, ODU, Satellites, STEM, Technology, University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wallops February 27, 2019February 27, 2019No Comments

A giant leap towards space for Virginia university students took place on February 26 when students from three Virginia universities delivered their small satellites to NanoRacks in Houston.

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2019 STEM Takes Flight Application Opens

by Kristyn DamadeoCommunity College, Engineering, Higher Education, Internships, NASA Langley, STEM, STEM Education, STEM Internships, Technology, Wallops December 4, 2018February 8, 2019No Comments

Applications are now open for the 2019 STEM Takes Flight NASA Research Experiences Program. Virginia Community College students in STEM fields with a GPA of at least 2.5 are eligible to apply.

BLAST Application Opens for 2019 (8th and 9th Graders)

by Kristyn DamadeoK-12 Education, ODU, STEM, STEM Education, Technology, University of Virginia, Virginia Tech November 19, 2018February 8, 2019No Comments

BLAST will offer dynamic three-day residential summer experiences on the campuses of Old Dominion University, Virginia Tech and University of Virginia in the summer of 2019.