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Video ItemSTEM education takes flight with Innovation Campus drone camp , video
Middle school students in the Greater Washington D.C., metro area participated in the second annual Virginia Tech Innovation Campus Drone Camp. During the week long program students built their own drone, worked with drone simulators, heard from industry professionals, and spent an afternoon at Aurora Flight Sciences in Manassas, Va. Staff from the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP) led students through the build process and helped students earn their FAA Safety and Trust Operators certification. The week ended with a trip to the Virginia Tech Drone Park in Blacksburg where students spent the day flying their drones.
Date: Jul 16, 2024 -
Article ItemSteger Center immerses students in global community to build ‘passione’ for learning , article
Kicking off a busy summer at the university’s study abroad hub in southern Switzerland, the inaugural meeting of the center’s new advisory council aimed to broaden opportunities for students and faculty to study, conduct research, and engage with the community.
Date: Jul 15, 2024 -
Article ItemFAA approves Virginia Tech’s updated test method for drones to fly over people , article
A new means of compliance developed by Virginia Tech's Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership allows the use of parachutes when assessing potential failure modes.
Date: Apr 12, 2024 -
Article ItemUnmanned aerial vehicles and workforce development part of congressman's visit to Blacksburg campus , article
U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman ’81 received briefings on research initiatives related to unmanned aerial systems and unmanned underwater vehicle. He also met with four undergraduate students who are part of the Defense Civilian Training Corps to hear about workforce development programming at the Virginia Tech National Security Institute.
Date: Mar 11, 2024 -
Article ItemProof-of-Concept Program funds 12 research projects , article
In its fourth year, LINK + LICENSE + LAUNCH’s program has funded 12 teams led by Virginia Tech researchers with a total of $600,000 in funding.
Date: Jun 02, 2023 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech researchers receive National Science Foundation award to secure vegetable production in a changing environment , article
Researchers in the Center for Advanced Innovation in Agriculture and the Virginia Tech Applied Research Cooperation will use the $750,000 Convergence Accelerator program grant to develop climate-smart, economically efficient, and environmentally sustainable precision agricultural practices.
Date: Mar 14, 2023 -
Article ItemTraditional procedures supporting the next generation of aviation , article
Virginia Tech's drone test site teamed up with three companies to demonstrate that procedures that routinely guide planes safely to airports can be adapted for uncrewed aircraft, too.
Date: Feb 27, 2023 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech invited to join international drone research alliance , article
The university will bring its strong history of leadership in autonomous systems to the Federal Aviation Administration's Alliance for System Safety of UAS Through Research Excellence, whose work guides national drone integration policy.
Date: Dec 13, 2022 -
Article ItemFirst drone passes Virginia Tech’s test for safe flights over people under FAA rule , article
The approval is the latest win in the long collaboration between Virginia Tech's drone test site and the College of Engineering to investigate the risks of drone-human impacts.
Date: Nov 04, 2022 -
Article ItemLarge-scale research effort on drone traffic management will answer a critical need in a growing industry , article
A major federal contract for drone traffic management research signals Virginia Tech's leadership in research that's essential for drone integration to move forward.
Date: Aug 17, 2022 -
Article ItemElla Atkins appointed head of the Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering , article
Atkins joins Virginia Tech from the University of Michigan, where she held the position of professor in aerospace engineering. Her research portfolio integrates artificial intelligence and robotics into aerospace applications and autonomous systems.
Date: May 13, 2022 -
Article ItemU.S. Sen. Tim Kaine hears about regional effort to create next-generation transportation hub , article
Kaine visited the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute to learn more about a university-led effort to create the most advanced real-world test environments for automated vehicles and delivery technologies.
Date: Apr 22, 2022 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech named finalist for up to $100 million in federal challenge grant , article
Virginia Tech is in the running for as much as $100 million in federal funds to support economic development through a regional transportation and logistics cluster that will accelerate the adoption of electric and automated vehicles and revitalize the economy of Southern and Southwest Virginia.
Date: Dec 16, 2021 -
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