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DARS (Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services) 2022 Drone Camp

Kristyn Damadeo — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 14:49:41 +0000

The �鶹��’s GeoTEd-UAS program teamed up with the Virginia Peninsula Community College (VPCC [formerly Thomas Nelson CC]) in partnership with Virginia’s Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) to conduct two drone camps focused on special needs students from area high schools in Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, and Williamsburg/James City County. The camps explored career preparation and applications in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS [aka drones]). Students were taught important safety and regulatory practices for drone operators, as well as the basics of flying drones. Students even earned their FAA TRUST certificates for recreational flyers and received their own drone. During each camp, students flew small drones inside through an obstacle course, and larger drones outside on VPCC’s campus, and during a trip to Anderson Park in Newport News arranged by John Lesko (GIS/UAS Specialist, Newport News, VA). On the last day of each camp, students took a field trip to Nauticus (Norfolk, VA) to see the museum’s current drone exhibit, fly drones in their ‘Drone Zone,’ and crawl over the decks of the USS Wisconsin.

“This was a great experience for our students,” said Sherry Hildebrandt, HCS transition specialist. “Both camps helped students gain self-confidence while learning additional life and vocational skills.” VPCC Professor Julie Young said, “One of the students said ‘it was the best week of his life,’ and that was priceless!”

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GeoTEd-UAS Internship Completion

Kristyn Damadeo — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:05:19 +0000

Six community college students and three community college faculty recently completed an intensive internship program conducting UAS research and flight testing. Led by VSGC and funded by the NSF, the GeoTEd-UAS Internship program was in partnership with Virginia Tech's site in the Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS), a multi-university NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center. In addition to tuition support for two classes, preparation for the FAA Remote Pilot Certificate, travel funding, and operating supplies, students and faculty earned stipends for completing the internship. VSGC and GeoTEd-UAS team members served as project leaders and subject-matter experts.

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Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars(VASTS) 2022, Week 1

Kristyn Damadeo — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 13:47:15 +0000

On June 24, 2022 the VSGC completed week 1 of the Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars (VASTS) Summer Academy. 63 students from high schools all over Virginia participated. Students had the opportunity to work at NASA Langley Research Center including tours of the Landing and Impact Research Facility “Gantry”, the Fabrication Lab, and model shop and even saw a demonstration of the “ISAAC” robot. They also attended talks from NASA engineers and Space Shuttle astronaut Dr. Roger Crouch.
A main goal of the VASTS academy was for the students to design a human mission to Mars. Students split into teams necessary to complete the mission. They had to manage scarce resources and teams had to communicate to accomplish the primary objective. Each team then had to present their work to a Mission Design Review Panel made up of NASA Langley Research Center representatives.
If you are interested in the VASTS program you can find out more VASTS Main Page

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VSGC Summer Programs: A New Digital Frontier

Kristyn Damadeo — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 22:15:16 +0000

The �鶹�� is now offering an online alternative to our summer programs. With the help of Old Dominion University’s Office of Distance Learning, our summer programs and internships are happening in spite of a global pandemic. Now lets get to it!

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Preparing the Drone Workforce

Kristyn Damadeo — Tue, 26 May 2020 18:04:38 +0000

Are you interested in starting an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) or drone education program, or expanding and training your workforce? If so, check out this upcoming webinar series: Preparing the Drone Workforce. �鶹�� (VSGC) and partners will present its UAS work and outcomes through its NSF-funded GeoTEd-UAS program. NASA representatives and many others will also present their UAS-related research and work.

In addition to education and training topics, drone industry partners and UAS end-users will spotlight the growing demand for various applications, from package delivery to search and rescue, precision agriculture, real estate, transportation, infrastructure inspection, and many others. #stemeducation #nasaspacegrant

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