Aeronaut-X: Wiring Integration, Coding, and the X-57 Maxwell
Thursday 10/14/2021
6:00 pm ET
FREE 1-hour Webinar
Educators in Grades K-12
 
The NASA Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University in partnership with NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) is providing a 1-hour webinar.

Join us to explore the X-57, NASA's all-electric x-plane.  Learn about the aircraft and the systems needed for electric propulsion, NASA's design and testing processes, and the science behind the X-57.  Wiring Integration and Coding will bring science to life in your classroom.  Learn about current research going on at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center with the X-57 program.

NASA’s X-57 Maxwell is an all-electric experimental aircraft with a goal to demonstrate that an all-electric airplane can be more efficient, quieter, and more environmentally friendly than airplanes powered by traditional gas piston engines. This test program, through a series of modifications, allows researchers to take a step-by-step approach to demonstrate technical improvements.

When complete, the X-57 Maxwell test program hopes to demonstrate how to safely operate an all-electric, zero-emissions aircraft, including its battery and power distribution systems. That knowledge will be helpful to future engineers interested in designing all-electric air vehicles that might be used for everything from advanced air mobility to moving passengers and cargo.

 Come celebrate NASA's first all-electric x-plane, the X-57.

 Leave with a classroom ready PowerPoint that works great for an in-person, at home or virtual presentation.  It includes embedded videos, links and aligns to the Next Generation Science Standards.

 

Join us for the Series of The X-57 Maxwell Webinars:

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Aeronaut-X: Electricity, Circuits, and the X-57 Maxwell
July 15 at 6pm ET
https://na.eventscloud.com/622949

Aeronaut-X: Engineering Design and the X-57 Maxwell
August 17 at 6pm ET
https://na.eventscloud.com/622962

Aeronaut-X: Propulsion, Thrust, and the X-57 Maxwell
September 14 at 6pm ET
https://na.eventscloud.com/622963

Aeronaut-X: Wiring Integration, Coding, and the X-57 Maxwell
October 14 at 6pm ET
https://na.eventscloud.com/622964

 

 

 

 

 


Dr. Vemitra White, a native of Crawford, Mississippi, graduated with her Ph.D. in 2016 from Mississippi State University in Instructional Systems and Workforce Development. She is currently a STEM Education Specialist for NASA Marshall Space Flight Center and NASA Stennis Space Center in Alabama and Mississippi respectively. Also, Vemitra is an Assistant Professor for the LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Research at Texas State University. She is very passionate about helping students matriculate through the STEM pipeline and enjoys developing programs that help students build their self-efficacy in STEM. Her areas of specialization are: teacher and student professional development, engineering education, project management, K-12 and university collaborator, workforce readiness, and STEM engagement/preparation. Vemitra is a member of the Columbus Lowndes County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., the recent award recipient of the 2019 Zacharias Distinguished Staff Award , the 2019 Bagley College of Engineering Service Award, and a newly elected executive committee member of the Pre-College Engineering Education Division, member of Phi Theta Kappa, Women's Basketball Collegiate Association, and Mississippi Educators Association. Her active participation in these organizations reveals her passion in helping others succeed. Vemitra is also a former collegiate basketball player where she played 2 years of women’s basketball at Bevill State Community College in Fayette AL and her last 2 years at the University of West Georgia in Carrollton GA. She was a 4 year Academic All American.
 

Sara Garcia-Torres currently serves as an EPD Specialist at NASA Ames Research Center. She works with educators, families, and community members to support STEM efforts. Her research interests include STEM education. She holds degrees from TSU (MEd), and UTSA (BA). Sara is also pursuing PhD studies at Texas State University.