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STEM Summer Institute is Aug. 5-7 at MSU

STEM Summer InstituteEducators, plan to join us on the MSU campus this summer for the sixth annual STEM Summer Institute featuring keynote speakers Paul Andersen of Bozeman Science and Ann Marie Reinhold of MSU.This event features compelling workshops and breakout sessions, shared meals and networking, exhibitor booths with lots of freebies and inspiring speakers.

The STEM Summer Institute is hosted by the MSU Science Math Resource Center, School Services of Montana and many partner organizations.

GIS Day and Geospatial Skills Camp featured on MSU News

students at GIS DayThanks to MSU News for this article about our first-ever GIS Day for Montana teens.

Eight rural Montana sites received grant funding to host the Geospatial Skills Camp, which included a follow-up opportunity to travel to MSU on June 18 for GIS Day. The camp was made possible by an $85,000 grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and was sponsored by MSU’sScience Math Resource Center andDepartment of Earth Sciences.

Read the full article here.

Congratulations, Science Olympiad 2024 winners

The Science Olympiad state tournament was hosted Friday, April 19 at MSU. Congratulations to the following teams:

Division B
(Middle School)

Division B
Small Schools

Division C
(High School)

Division C
Small Schools
  • 1st place: Corvallis Middle School
  • 2nd place: CR Anderson Middle School (Helena)
  • 3rd place: Hamilton Middle School
  • 1st place: Choteau Middle School
  • 2nd place: HACHE (Helena)
  • 3rd place: Ennis Middle School
  • 1st place: Hamilton High School
  • 2nd place: Gallatin High School (Bozeman)
  • 3rd place: Corvallis High School
  • 1st place: Choteau High School
  • 2nd place: Ennis High School
  • 3rd place: Chinook High School

MSU receives $26.7 million grant for quantum technology;
SMRC will support education and workforce development

quantum 2D materialsWith a new $26.7 million grant from the U.S. Air Force, Montana State University will establish a facility with the mission of moving advanced quantum technology applications in cybersecurity, communications technology and national defense from concept and testing to market. The 20-month grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, New York, will support MSU’s Applied Quantum CORE facility.

The Science Math Resource Center will oversee education and workforce development, including creating programs that help youth, educators and community members learn more about quantum concepts and the quantum industry; and working with higher education institutions and industry to establish and promote career pathways and internships while exploring new training and educational programs at all levels. Read the MSU news story here.