Author: Beth Watson

The Naval Energetics Technology Apprenticeship Program (NETAP) provides rising high school juniors and seniors an internship to develop critical thinking, problem-solving and engineering skills. Student will learn to design and build a remote-control underwater vehicle (ROUV). Over the course of the 3-week program, students will learn to use power tools, solder circuits and program in Python to improve upon a standard SeaPerch build to compete for best design and fastest to complete the underwater challenge. The NETAP program is led by ETC staff and scientists/engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Center – Indian Head Division. Students will learn about NSWC programs and future career opportunities in the Navy. Dates for 2025 will be announced in March. For more information: netap@etcmd.com

Funded by the National Defense Education Program, RoboMasterminds is an after-school, summer, and internship program for students ages 8-18 and college undergraduates that builds age-appropriate technical skills in robotics, programming, and engineering. Developed jointly by the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD), and Energetics Technology Center, RoboMasterminds includes STEM activities, workshops, and internships. This programs focuses on keeping elementary and middle school youth in the STEM pipeline through a tiered mentoring framework, which creates a continuum of STEM experiences that seamlessly ushers them into the “next step” in STEM.

Visit the RoboMasterminds website to learn more.