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Kathleen Martin
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GRAND FORKS — Northrop Grumman has been involved with Engineers Week for decades, and it is a tradition the company is continuing at schools in the Grand Forks region, with some local help.
On Wednesday, Feb. 23, Mike Fridolfs, site director of Northrop Grumman’s Grand Sky location, teamed up with home-grown aviation and aerospace company ISight Drone Services, to bring engineering and unmanned systems activities to middle school students. Fridolfs and representatives of the two companies visited Nathan Twining Elementary and Middle School at Grand Forks Air Force Base and the public school in Emerado, with mini drones and popsicle stick catapult kits.
Fridolfs said he is hoping the activities will help inspire the next generation of engineers and inventors, some of whom may take an interest in working at an aerospace company in the region.
“Engineers Week is an exciting time for us at Northrop Grumman, and each year we look forward to bringing learning opportunities to our local students in Grand Forks and surrounding areas to show them the future of autonomous technologies,” he said. “We’re encouraging a future generation of engineers who will help deliver innovative, quality products and services to promote global security and human advancement. Who knows, maybe this week we’ve inspired the next Hedy Lamarr or Thomas Edison.”
Read more: https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/local/catapults-and-drones-aerospace-companies-look-to-inspire-students-through-hands-on-projects
On Wednesday, Feb. 23, Mike Fridolfs, site director of Northrop Grumman’s Grand Sky location, teamed up with home-grown aviation and aerospace company ISight Drone Services, to bring engineering and unmanned systems activities to middle school students. Fridolfs and representatives of the two companies visited Nathan Twining Elementary and Middle School at Grand Forks Air Force Base and the public school in Emerado, with mini drones and popsicle stick catapult kits.
Fridolfs said he is hoping the activities will help inspire the next generation of engineers and inventors, some of whom may take an interest in working at an aerospace company in the region.
“Engineers Week is an exciting time for us at Northrop Grumman, and each year we look forward to bringing learning opportunities to our local students in Grand Forks and surrounding areas to show them the future of autonomous technologies,” he said. “We’re encouraging a future generation of engineers who will help deliver innovative, quality products and services to promote global security and human advancement. Who knows, maybe this week we’ve inspired the next Hedy Lamarr or Thomas Edison.”
Read more: https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/local/catapults-and-drones-aerospace-companies-look-to-inspire-students-through-hands-on-projects
