Ready, Set, Race: JSS 2025 Racers Speed Across the Finish Line
Posted on July 14, 2025
Around 90 Junior Solar Sprint (JSS) teams traveled near and far to race their uniquely crafted solar-powered cars at the 2025 National Technology Student Association Conference in Nashville, Tenn., from June 27-July 1. See More
Youth Innovators Shine at NJ&EE 2025
Posted on July 9, 2025
Congratulations to the winners of the 2024-2025 eCYBERMISSION competition! From June 23–27, 2025, 20 National Finalist and 5 STEM-In-Action Grant teams in grades 6–9 gathered in Chantilly, Virginia, for the 23rd annual National Judging and Educational Event (NJ&EE) — the grand finale of the eCYBERMISSION competition. See More
Cooper Taylor’s Drones are Cheaper and More Efficient
Posted on June 27, 2025
As any engineer will tell you, a good project always starts with a problem to solve. For Cooper Taylor, a student from Greenwich Country Day School in Connecticut, the problem was figuring out how to make his little sister’s drone fly longer than 30 minutes before dying. Last summer, Cooper spent his days working to […] See More
Is Grad School on Your Horizon? What to Know Before You Take the Next Step
Posted on June 27, 2025
By Victoria Cinnater, PhD candidate and outreach specialist for AEOP’s Internships and Fellowships program. In the last blog post, I shared a bit about my role as an outreach specialist for AEOP Internships and Fellowships, a position that reflects my passion for supporting students. See More
A Cup of Love
Posted on June 11, 2025
By: AEOP Membership Council Member Nidhi Sagaram When I was a kid, my grandparents often visited the U.S. to take care of my brother and me. See More
Autonomous Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
Posted on June 11, 2025
By: AEOP Membership Council Member Arnia Goode Over 70 percent of our oceans remain undiscovered, with depths reaching over seven miles below the surface. These extreme environments are too dangerous for human exploration, making unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) essential tools for deep-sea discovery. See More
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