Oct. 17, 2023 AI research robots key to ‘democratizing and revolutionizing science’, world-class AFRL researcher says Internationally acclaimed Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, researcher Dr. Benji Maruyama and his team are seeking industry and academic partners to help them transition open-source autonomous experimentation software, known as Educational ARES OS, to public school classrooms across the nation
Sept. 26, 2023 Air Force Sustainment Center and Langston University sign Educational Agreement focusing on STEM and non-STEM related fields The Air Force Sustainment Center needs a talent pool as large as possible to fill both current and future workforce requirements, and students at Langston University are in high-demand for career opportunities upon graduation.
July 28, 2023 Serious study, staggered brain breaks help Edwards PRIME students for STEM success The base’s Prioritizing Relevance in Mathematic Experiences outreach program wrapped up yet another year of serious study interspersed with fun aimed at spurring students to success in the study of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
July 26, 2023 ALCM summer training program prepares students for career opportunities More than 20 students learned about the day-to-day challenges Airmen face by working through real-world scenarios during the 2023 Air-Launched Cruise Missile Summer Training Program, held in two June sessions at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
March 17, 2023 Motivating the Aerospace Valley: Edwards AFB inspires the next generation at the Aerospace Valley Career Festival The goal of the Aerospace Valley Career Festival was to highlight career pathways available to youth in aerospace, military, government and STEM-related trades needed for the aerospace industry.
March 16, 2023 Robotics competition teaches kids teamwork, STEM Senior Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, leaders joined middle and high school students at Hobart Arena in Troy, Ohio, March 11, 2023, as the students competed in the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, or FIRST, Tech Challenge Ohio State Championship.
Feb. 1, 2023 OC-ALC donates advanced light microscope to OU under education agreement The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex donated an advanced light microscope to the University of Oklahoma. The microscope, a Zeiss Discovery 12 metallograph, was originally purchased for $110,000 in 2007, and was slated for replacement and upgrade in 2020. It was offered to OU in lieu of disposal,
Nov. 28, 2022 STEM-ulation: Edwards AFB stars in new video game DoD Starbase Edwards has created the very first interactive mobile video game starring Edwards Air Force Base. "Battlecraft" inspired by the popular video game "Battleship" was created to teach kids about science, math, engineering and technology with a fun interactive experience.
Nov. 2, 2022 Project Arc team works to make technical Airmen more operationally relevant Science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, career fields are part of the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, commanders’ intent to lead, discover, develop and deliver science, technology and innovation for warfighters. And with the recent report on a Line of Effort 3.6 showing low
Oct. 26, 2022 AFRL STEM unit receives DOD STARBASE’s highest level award The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Department of Defense STARBASE NM program, managed through the AFRL STEM Academy, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, received accolades and certification to the highest level, for its work with fifth graders in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM.