INTERACTive Education in Electronic Sensing, Communication and Warfare
INTERACT is a STEM program designed to give Naval personnel the technical skills necessary to control and understand the electromagnetic spectrum and its systems. Through an interactive digital platform and lab-in-a-kit, learners can explore online digital media and design/build and test components of the Navy's electronic sensing and communication systems. The program is suitable for many points in the Navy Training pipeline, including ROTC midshipmen and senior enlisted and mid-grade officers. Additionally, it provides a new educational opportunity for military-connected students to learn new skills and technology.
Sponsor
US Navy-Office Of Naval Research
The grant—running from February 4, 2022 to February 3, 2025—is for a total of $598,935.
Principle Investigators
David Ricketts
Jacob James Adams
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INTERACT is an innovative, experiential STEM program designed to provide Naval personnel with the technical background and skills to fight the next fight where control and understanding of the electromagnetic spectrum and systems is essential. The program also will engage and motivate young sailors, high-school and undergraduate students in their career trajectories into STEM and electronics and electrical engineering. At the core of INTERACT is a unique systems and hands-on experiential learning approach. Through an innovative digital platform, integrated design tools and a lab-in-a-kit, participants are able to learn through online digital media and then design/build (by hand) and test the foundational building block of many of the Navy’s electronic sensing and communication systems. INTERACT is a scalable education program suitable for insertion into a variety of points into the Navy Training pipeline and can impact a wide range of personnel such as ROTC midshipmen or to supplement skills and provide professional development at the senior enlisted and mid-grade officer levels. In addition, as communication technology is integral part of the general work force, INTERACT’s simple and interactive approach will provide a new education vehicle for military connected students to learn new skills and technology.