Wednesday, December 23, 2009
The Avetec staff sends warm wishes to all for a happy holiday season and a prosperous New Year!
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Congressman Steve Austria (R-OH 7) addressed the National Aerospace Leadership Initiative (NALI) Consortium when they convened in Springfield today for its annual NALI Program Review. During a luncheon, Austria addressed guests from industry, academia and government, as well as consortium members, including Avetec, Inc. of Springfield, the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) of East Hartford, CT, and Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) of Johnson, PA.
Monday, August 10, 2009
This summer, Avetec hosted eight area college students and graduates for a ten-week internship working with NASIC, the National Air and Space Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The interns worked with NASIC to research various topics and summed up their findings in a presentation to NASIC and Avetec staff on Thursday, August 6, 2009.
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.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Applications are being accepted for the Wright Scholar Research Assistant Program until the January 9 deadline.
Through the program, the selected students have the opportunity to grow in a variety of ways. “Working in the Air Force Research Laboratory, I’ve acquired hands-on knowledge about technology and engineering,” said participant, Lee Ann Perkins. “Attending classes at the University of Dayton and Wright State University [through the Wright Scholar program] has given me more awareness about college and engineering.”
Friday, October 3, 2008
Avetec's new headquarters, the National Center for Advanced Modeling and Simulation, is nearly complete. The building will officially be home to Avetec operations and staff this month.
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.
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.
Friday, August 10, 2007
Three Wilberforce University students completed the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship Program. These three students are the first-ever Wilberforce University students to be selected for the 10-week program geared toward minority students studying Fossil Energy mission-related disciplines.
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
A group of 5th grade students came together for hands-on science and technology experiments at the STARBASE Reunion. STARBASE, a program at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base that runs through the school year, motivates 5th grade students to learn math, science and technology.
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.
Saturday, July 1, 2006
The Avetec Accelerator is a monthly newsletter presenting the latest in American Innovation.
Sunday, May 14, 2006
AVETeC is pleased to announce its participation in SC06, being held in Tampa,FL Nov. 11-17, 2006.
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