Monday, June 22, 2009
Former Avetec intern Connie Estep recently received the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Institute in Education (ORISE) scholarship to continue research at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB). The scholarship is awarded to individuals pursuing degrees and conducting research at national laboratories and federal research facilities nationwide.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
On June 6, 2009, Avetec will host its first Geocaching in the Classroom teacher workshop.
Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting sport in which the participants use a Global
Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers anywhere in the world.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
“For every reaction there is an equal and opposite reaction.” Students don’t easily forget Newton’s third law of motion when they see it first hand.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Nine Clark County students have been selected to participate in the prestigious Wright Scholar program for 2008 out of 65 total applicants. Each student will work in a paid position this summer at the Air Force Research Laboratory in the Propulsion Directorate at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.
Monday, April 7, 2008
On Wednesday, April 2, College and Career Day was hosted for the junior class at North High School in Springfield, Ohio. The event was organized by GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs), a federally funded program focused on equipping middle and high school students with the necessary tools to enter and succeed in post-secondary education.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
The Avetec Board of Directors appointed Homer Smith as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Springfield-based non-profit research and education organization on Feb. 6, 2008. Smith has been filling this role in an “acting” capacity since Sept. 24.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
On Tuesday, January 15, Senior College and Career Day was hosted at North High School in Springfield, Ohio. The event was organized by GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs), a federally funded program focused on equipping middle and high school students with the necessary tools to enter and succeed in post-secondary education.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Six area college students will share stories and images from their first-of-a-kind internship experience working at one of the U.S. Department of Energy's ten national laboratories through a daily blog at http://www.myspace.com/pnnl.
Monday, November 19, 2007
On November 16th and 19th, nearly two-hundred 5th grade Springfield students graduated from STARBASE, an educational program operated by Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
On Tuesday, November 13th, Avetec along with the Heritage Center of Springfield hosted Technology Day for the “Gifted and Talented” students from the Springfield City School District.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
On November 8th, WDTN-2 & CW’s Jim Bucher made a surprise visit to Avetec to crown Education Director Cathy Balas as the “King of Springfield.” The special crowning is a part of Bucher’s series where he finds unique and interesting people, places, and things and crowns the “king of the town.”
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
This January, five Clark State Community College students and one Wilberforce University student will participate in a five-week internship at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Washington. PNNL is one of the U.S. Department of Energy's ten national laboratories and offers annual internships for college-level students.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
North High School student Benjamin Yu was one of 24 students in Ohio and only 177 in the nation to receive a perfect score of 36 on the ACT.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Non-profit research organization, Avetec, has unveiled its new web site at www.avetec.org. The new site is a dynamic and features Avetec's collaborative research and education initiatives.
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