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National Science Foundation ATE Program Invests $7.3M into National Center for Autonomous Technologies at Northland

National Center for Autonomous Technologies (NCAT) atNorthland Community & Technical College receives consecutive awardto lead the education of the Nation’s Autonomous Systems Skilled Technical Workforce (STW). THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn, June 20, 2024 — Northland Community & Technical College has been awarded a $7.3 million, five-year, National Center Renewal (DUE 2400926), from the National Science […]

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Northland Community & Technical College and The National Center for Autonomous Technologies Receive NASA Grant to Investigate Advanced AirMobility Maintenance Training Requirements

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn., May 16, 2024 – The aviation industry is experiencing a rapid transformation with theemergence and integration of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and other advancedtechnologies. These innovative aircraft are reshaping the way we think about air travel, but they also exacerbatean existing challenge within the aerospace industry: a shortage

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NCAT Holds REC Aerial Drone Competition Mission 2023: Blackout, Sending Multiple Teams to the Regional Competition

The National Center for Autonomous Technologies (NCAT) and Northland Community and Technical College hosted two Aerial Drone Competition tournaments in the fall/winter of 2022. NCAT and Northland have supported the REC Aerial Drone Competition since 2019. The Aerial Drone Competition, created for secondary-aged students, offers an exciting educational drone sporting event that focuses on hands-on,

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Bringing Together Subject Matter Experts to Develop Autonomous Technology Standards Across All Domains

The National Center for Autonomous Technologies (NCAT) is initiating a project to extract core knowledge, skills, and abilities, across multiple industry sectors, that incorporate autonomous technologies (AT). As of 2019 there are 941 public, community colleges in the United States but very few have the programming necessary to produce technicians for the fast paced, high

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Youth STEAM Ambassador Program Developed to Increase Engagement

270 of the 450 volunteer positions filled by Youth STEAM Ambassadors to lower barriers and increase engagement throughout Experience STEAM event at Mall of America. Through partnerships with organizations focused on increasing participation of underrepresented communities in STEAM education and careers, Experience STEAM was able to recruit volunteers to fill the 450 positions needed to

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NCAT Hosts Drone Business Plan Competition as a Part of Experience STEAM

Northland Community & Technical College and the National Center for Autonomous Technologies (NCAT) provided students with an opportunity to take part in a three-day Drone Business Plan Bootcamp, culminating in a pitch event to share their business idea, in hopes of turning their idea into a reality. The bootcamp was designed for high school students

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Mall of America Announces Large-Scale SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, and MATHEMATICS (STEAM) Event August 10-14

As part of Mall of America’s 30th Birthday celebration, the mall-wide event aims to inspire youth showcasing a variety of STEAM careers in action June 16, 2022 – The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects more than 1 million STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) jobs will have been added by the year 2030, meanwhile

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NCAT Lending Program Provides Louisiana Students with Access to Drones

Through NCAT’s Lending Library, a rural Louisiana school was able to provide their students with the opportunity to work with drones. “We are a small rural school and I just started teaching here and I’m trying to interest both Junior and High School students in engineering and STEM,” stated educator Lea Ann Fisher from Northwood

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Considerations for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Maintenance and Reliability

Abstract The proliferation of unmanned aircraft systems has introduced exciting new ways to conduct aviation operations. Much focus has been dedicated to best practices, mitigating human factors, and human-to-machine interface considerations while the aircraft is in one of the phases of flight. Far fewer resources have been dedicated to those topics regarding the maintenance of

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