Camp Invention Brings New Program, Illuminate, to Summer 2024
Posted on May 2, 2024
For more than a decade, the National Inventors Hall of Fame® and the Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP) have joined forces to celebrate innovation and creativity. This powerful partnership provides STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education to more than 2,000 children with miliary family connections annually. Each summer, STEM learning is brought to life […] See More
Shaping Future Leaders in STEM through Unite
Posted on April 2, 2024
Vicki Taylor’s journey in the world of STEM began in the mid-1980s after she graduated from college with a degree in computer science and applied math from the University of California Riverside. See More
Exploring Ethan Zhou’s AEOP Journey and his Groundbreaking Research
Posted on March 22, 2024
In a recent interview, we had the opportunity to sit down with Ethan Zhou, a junior at the Massachusetts Academy of Math and Sciences, to dive deeper into his STEM journey with AEOP. See More
Tobius Nance’s Journey from STEM Mentor to Community Advocate
Posted on March 18, 2024
Meet Tobius Nance, a senior at the University of Maryland studying information sciences who was a GEMS Near Peer Mentor (NPM) and is now a Student Ambassador at the ARL-Adelphi site in Maryland. See More
Hanaan Abdulmalik-Vollmer’s GEMS Lessons: From Antimicrobial Spices to Combining STEM and Interactive Education
Posted on January 9, 2024
Meet Hanaan Abdulmalik-Vollmer, a senior at Stevenson University in Maryland. She’s been telling everyone from younger family members to her professors with children to get involved with Gains in the Education of Mathematics and Sciences (GEMS) for years – read on to hear why! What made you decide to participate in AEOP? Why did you […] See More
From Band World to STEM: A Musical Educator’s Journey to Inspire Future Innovators
Posted on October 30, 2023
Nicole Collins, a former K-12 band director and music technology educator, is now leading the charge at AEOP’s Unite summer program in Fayetteville, North Carolina. In the summer of 2023, she took the reins to help develop an intriguing four week forensic sciences and criminology program for students. See More
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