A robust space community requires a robust STEM workforce.
America's aerospace workforce is aging and Maryland's workforce is no exception. In order to sustain US leaderships in space, advance scientific exploration, provide accurate weather forecasting, and support our warfighter we must develop the next generation of scientists and engineers, and at a rapid pace. Our goal is to encourage STEM leadership in Maryland for a future thriving aerospace workforce.
In 2017, the MSBR funded twenty-two education-outreach organizations promoting STEM to Maryland students in a variety of programs.
Our STEM investments are broad across the entire Maryland region. The MSBR provided assistance to twenty-one organizations and expanded the reach of our STEM programs including a focus on under-served populations.
America's aerospace workforce is aging and Maryland's workforce is no exception. In order to sustain US leaderships in space, advance scientific exploration, provide accurate weather forecasting, and support our warfighter we must develop the next generation of scientists and engineers, and at a rapid pace. Our goal is to encourage STEM leadership in Maryland for a future thriving aerospace workforce.
In 2017, the MSBR funded twenty-two education-outreach organizations promoting STEM to Maryland students in a variety of programs.
Our STEM investments are broad across the entire Maryland region. The MSBR provided assistance to twenty-one organizations and expanded the reach of our STEM programs including a focus on under-served populations.
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2017 Education Outreach The 2015 Education Outreach Projects Congratulations to the following projects for being selected by the MSBR as outstanding STEM projects in the Maryland-area. Selected projects receive funding and in-kind support from the MSBR. The MSBR solicits projects at the end of year calendar year and selects and funds projects in January. If you are interested, please contact us. The Howard County Public Schools Educational Foundation DBA The Bright Minds Foundation STEM for Students “We aspire to enhance the educational opportunities for all Howard County Public School System children through private support of academic initiatives and pursuing opportunity for our least advantaged children. Bright Minds is an independent, nonprofit foundation formed to address equity and equality, and access to educational offerings, promote educational innovation, and support skills that serve students throughout their lives. Programs include Bridging the Digital Divide - Computers to families unable to provide them. We believe we have changed the lives of at least 2500 people; Staff and Teachers’ Grant Program - Yearly opportunity for staff and teachers to qualify for grants ($500-$2000) that can be used to provide students with greater opportunities; financial Literacy Training; Transportation Assistance/Subsidies for Low Income Children; and Scholarships. Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) Maryland Summer Center for Future Engineers Robotics at Frostburg State University MSDE oversees all education initiatives for the State of Maryland. Gifted and Talented high school students learn Basic AtomPro and procedural coding to program self-built robots to detect simulated lunar cliffs and to avoid obstacles. Students also learn programming skills in scheduling, recursion, and basic principles of link lists. Patriots, Inc. Solar System Competition PATRIOTS host programs and competitions in which students learn disciplines in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields and careers.Solar System Competition introduces students to the different NASA Space Centers. Students will produce a five-page research paper, a brochure, an original web page, postal board display and an oral presentation before a professional panel of judges on one of the 10 NASA centers and their responsibility. The Central Maryland Physics Olympics Tim Durkin is the organizer and coordinator for the Central Maryland Physics Olympics. The organizing committee is made up of 11 Physics teachers from various schools in the central Maryland region. The Central Maryland Physics Olympics is a STEM activity involving teams of six students participating in six different challenges. Partnership and Inspiration for Engineering Education and Entrepreneurship PIE3 & FRC Team 2199 “Robo-Lions” RoAR - Robotic Assistive Rover PIE3 is a 501(c)(3) not for profit dedicated to promoting K-12 STEM activities, primarily through FIRST Robotics Programs in Carroll County, Maryland and surrounding areas. FRC Team 2199 is the lead team of PIE3. Students from FRC Team 2199 are applying real world STEM skills by designing and building mobility devices for young disabled students in Carroll County, Maryland. Maryland Women’s Heritage Center Exploration and Discoveries: Women in STEM Project The MWHC provides leadership in equity for girls and women and share resources and programs related to women’s contributions in MD. Expand MWHC outreach programs and student resources featuring contemporary women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). Invent Now, Inc. Camp Invention Founded in 1973 as the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF), Invent Now is one of the country’s largest national nonprofits focused on promoting creativity and advancing the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship. Programs include K-12 education summer and after school programs, the Collegiate Inventors Competition and the NIHF Induction Ceremony. Camp Invention is a weeklong summer enrichment program for youth, grades 1-6, focusing on developing creative, inventive thinking and problem-solving skills thru hands-on STEM content. Camp fosters 21st Century competencies, encouraging children to design and prototype novel, innovative and useful inventions that meet needs, solve problems and have value. Capitol Technology University Project Hermes Launch Experience Project Hermes is a multidisciplinary team of undergraduates formed to provide students with opportunity to apply classroom knowledge in satellite payload design and have their payload fly on a high altitude balloon launch. Workshop will provide HS and MS students exposure to picosatellite design experience. Workshop Leaders will share their RockSat-X Launch and high altitude balloon launch experiences, and discuss general satellite communications concepts. Attendees will have the opportunity for hands-on communications activities relating to the use of TCP/IP protocol used for satellite communications. JHU Applied Physics Lab Girl Power The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory is a university affiliated research center that provides critical contributions to critical challenges with systems engineering and integration, technology research and development, and analysis. Girl Power is a high energy hands-on STEM expo for middle and high school girls. Girl Power exposes young women to potential careers in areas such as aerospace, computer science and other fields that they may not have considered. The Center For Minorities in Science and Engineering STEM Expo CMSE provides academic support services and outreach programs designed to recruit, retain, and graduate underrepresented minority pre-college, undergraduate, and graduate students in engineering. The STEM Expo’s mission is to inspire and motivate underrepresented minority students to pursue a college degree in a STEM field by introducing students to careers and educational opportunities in STEM. The students will engage in hands-on activities, interactive workshops and educational seminars; which will help promote the importance of STEM education and its relationship to the success of the future workforce. Final Frontiers Our organization prepares for and holds 2 Final Frontiers competitions each fall. Final Frontiers is a low cost, easily accessed physics and engineering competition. NARHAMS Goddard Contest 2015 The NARHAMS model rocket club serves Maryland and the Washington Metropolitan Area. The club is an official chapter section of the National Association of Rocketry (NAR). First established in 1965, NARHAMS is the oldest continuously operating model rocket club in the United States. This event is to commemorate the 46th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing, and promote interest in Space Sciences among area students. Rippon Middle School Math and Science Program Mobile STEM Lab Rippon Middle School is a Math and Science specialty school located in Prince William County, Virginia. " The mobile STEM lab of Virginia would allow our math and science program students to engage themselves in a real time STEM lab tasks and activities that align with their classroom learning. We have 270 students in our program who will go through the learning lab. Women in Engineering Program at the University of Maryland WIE DREAM Conference The Women in Engineering (WIE) Program at the University of Maryland was established in January 1995 through a grant from the Sloan Foundation. WIE is dedicated to promoting the role of women in the field of engineering with a focus on the recruitment, retention and advancement of female engineers. WIE is excited to host its 7th annual WIE DREAM Conference on February 14th. As many as 500 students (predominantly young women) in addition to parents and teachers will be welcomed to the University for a series of workshops, forums, demonstrations and discussions that will truly ignite interest in engineering. River Hill High School Science in Society Conference Independent initiative we are taking supervised by our sponsor/teacher, Mrs. Shelly Sharnness at RHHSSTEM based conference bringin in various speakers in order to educate students of the applications of a science-based education in a multitude of fields including engineering, space, business, etc. STEMaction, Inc. Maryland FIRST Program Support STEMaction, Inc. delivers exciting science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) activities to K-12 students and builds a local community of support for the programs and participants. STEMaction is a Maryland partner for FIRST, one of the nation’s leading K-12 STEM programs inspiring students through robotics teams and competitions. FIRST and STEMaction focus on K-12 students through a progression of programs. We engage more than 5,000 Maryland students and 2,000 adult mentors and volunteers for our programs and competitions. Additionally, FIRST provides more than $20 million of college scholarships exclusively to students that participate in FIRST programs. Western High School Robotics Team 2528: Robodoves The RoboDoves are young innovators who solve real-world engineering problems through collaboration and teamwork. We build robots, large and small. It is our mission to develop creative, resilient, and self sufficient women who will confidently pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math. The RoboDoves work year round to give back to the Baltimore community through service projects, assemblies, and demonstrations. The all-girls RoboDoves Team 2528 has been competing in both the FRC and VEX robotics leagues since 2008. The RoboDoves competed at the VEX World Championship in 2010, 2011, and 2012, and 2013. Students build, program, and drive robots competitively. They raise funds, demonstrate robots, and promote robotics in Baltimore City. Oxon Hill High School FIRST Robotics Team 2819: Dynamite Team 2819 (Dynamite) is the Oxon Hill High School Robotic Team. We began competing in FIRST competitions in 2009, winning the “Rookie of the Year” award. We have since grown in student membership and participation. Our team was formulated to help create greater awareness among students in robotic construction, team building skills, and collaborative design activities. Our program allows students to engage in real-world design activities, which essentially reinforces their confidence to enter professional based fields such as engineering, architecture, and creative design. Our program also reinforces STEM goals. Park School Robotics Club Team 1719: The Umbrella Corporation Team 1719 is a FIRST robotics team based at the Park School of Baltimore. Every January, FIRST announces a game that various teams from around the world compete in. Each team is allotted 6 weeks in order to complete their robot, after which the team takes the robot to regional competitions to compete for the opportunity to go to the World Championship. Atholton High School Robotics Team 2537: Space RAIDers Space RAIDers is a FIRST Robotics Competition team; we build a robot each year to compete in that year’s FRC game. AHS Robotics is supported by the Atholton Technology Boosters Organization. The Tech Boosters is a parent-run organization that supports Atholton’s robotics team and assists other STEM-related school activities. Guided by volunteer engineering and project management mentors, our students spend an intense six-week period building a complex robot to a very exacting set of rules. In March and April the team takes the robot to regional competitions where strategy and technical skills are used to build winning alliances. SSVT FIRST Robotics Team 4464: Community Robots We are a STEM organization that enrolls nearby home school community and STEM groups in neighborhood high schools. We emphasize diversity and female participation in our programs while we inspire the students to take on STEM related goals by creating a safe and supportive environment to learn, create and succeed. Team Illusion 4464 is a multi-cultural FIRST robotics club dedicated to STEM pursuits, where students are trained in electrical, mechanical and programming aspects of building a robot. We are two years old and we won two awards: rookie of the year award in the Chesapeake Regional 2013, winner of the DC regional in 2014. FRC Team 449 Team 449: The Blair Robot Project The Blair Robot Project is a team of about 80 students and 20 mentors working annually to construct a robot for the FIRST Robotics Competition. Our team is entirely student led and is divided into seven subteams: mechanics, programming, electronics, drive, tech, CAD, and public relations. We divide the school year into three different seasons: preseason, build season, and outreach season. During preseason, we train our new members and organize our team for building. After the end of competitions, we commit ourselves to spreading interest in robotics through outreach events. ERHS Robotics Club FIRST Team 53 School club focused on creating interest in STEM, both among students and in the community as a whole. The club participates in multiple robotics competitions including FIRST Robotics Competition, VEC Robotics, and the Mini Urba |
News on Current Projects
Battle O’ Baltimore FIRST Robotics
Four MSBR-sponsored teams competed in this exciting robotics event. Click here to see the event details. 
Central Maryland Physics Olympics A Hit With Students
Students forfeit "It's Academic Show" to go the the Physics Olympics! Click here to see the full story. 
Atholton SpaceRAIDERS Publish Their NewsLetter
See all of the creative things the contest winning SpaceRAIDERS are doing through sponsorship like ours. Click here for Newsletter. 
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