Navy Launches Jet Design Contest for Students
Students across Southern Maryland are invited to draw on their innovation and creativity to design the US Navy’s next jet in an inaugural competition by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division.
RoboNation’s SUAS Competition Comes to St. Mary’s
Hundreds of university and high school students from more than 70 schools across the globe will descend on Southern Maryland to compete their self-built unmanned systems at the 22nd annual RoboNation Student Unmanned Aerial Systems Competition on June 25-26 at the St. Mary’s County Regional Airport.
Save the Date: Velocity X: AI Hackathon
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division and the College of Southern Maryland are collaborating on the 2024 Velocity X: AI Hackathon. The Patuxent Partnership is helping to publicize the event.
STEM Workshop, Activity Ideas Sought
Workshop team leaders are looking for new ideas for workshop events and activities for the 2024 STEM-ING event to be held in May.
Pathways Scholarship Application Open
Applications are now being accepted for The Patuxent Partnership Pathways Scholarship. The deadline to apply is January 31, 2024.
TPP Offers College Internship Info Sessions
The Patuxent Partnership will hold virtual information sessions for local college students interested in 2024 summer internships.
SoMD 2030 Offering 8-Week Summer Internships
The Patuxent Partnership will hold five virtual information sessions for local college students interested in 2024 summer internships. The deadline to apply is Friday, December 8.
Companies Sought to Host Internships
The Patuxent Partnership will hold a virtual information session for local companies interested in hosting 2024 summer internships for college students. Join the SoMD 2030 session at 10am Friday, October 27.
Pax Radar Jammers Show Off Their Skills
Before returning to school, dozens of children received a lesson they would not learn in a classroom. The US Navy’s Airborne Electronic Attack Systems Program Office (PMA-234) welcomed more than 75 family members and guests to the inaugural JAM Fest at Naval Air Station Patuxent River.
DoD Funds 8 New Microelectronics Commons Hubs
The US Defense Department will award $238 million to eight regional “innovation hubs” around the country which will be a part of the new Microelectronics Commons. The hubs are expected to spur development of a domestic microelectronics manufacturing industry. Three of the hubs are located on the East Coast in Massachusetts, North Carolina, and New York.
