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

 

How Teen Scientists Can Tackle Light Pollution

Posted on June 11, 2025

By: AEOP Membership Council Member Stephen Lin Newly hatched sea turtles race towards a brightly lit city skyline instead of the ocean. A nocturnal cat creeps up to its prey- only for a garage light to click on. See More

 

What a Golf Ball Taught Me About Engineering

Posted on June 11, 2025

By: AEOP Membership Council Member Ethan Zhou A few years ago, the country club in my town offered a free introductory golf course to youth. Picking up a golf ball for the first time, I couldn’t help but notice the dimples on its surface. See More

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