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A team in a drone competition maneuvers the craft through an obstacle. The first flying robotics competition for middle and high school students, sponsored by the Robert C. Byrd Institute at Marshall University and NASA’s Katherine Johnson IV&V Facility, in West Virginia will be held May 15 at Huntington Tri-State Airport. (Photo Provided)
HUNTINGTON The Robert C. Byrd Institute at Marshall University and NASA’s Katherine Johnson IV&V Facility are teaming up with the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation to sponsor West Virginia’s first flying robotics competition for middle and high school students.
The event offers students an opportunity to get hands-on experience in S.T.E.M. education in a fun, fast-paced game. Students will learn to safely operate a drone, work as a team and research workforce applications of aerial robotics technology.
Apr 26, 2021
HUNTINGTON The Robert C. Byrd Institute at Marshall University has scholarship opportunities for underrepresented students as part of its effort to expand opportunity, build a more diverse workforce and help bridge the manufacturing skills gap.
Thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Hearst Foundations, rural low-income, female and minority students enrolled in the Machinist Technology/CNC and Welding Technology programs are eligible for scholarships for career skills classes that are offered in collaboration with Mountwest Community and Technical College.
The institute has trained nearly 750 individuals, delivering hands-on learning and intensive interaction with instructors that has resulted in students earning more than 2,500 national industry certifications from the National Institute for Metalworking Skills and American Welding Society. In 2019, the entire Machinist Technology/CNC senior class boasted job offers prior to graduation.