BOSTON –The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), in partnership with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), hosted over 2,200 local middle and high school students and teachers for the annual Aviation & Maritime STEM Expo on Thursday, May 29.
This unique event, the largest in the region, featured over 50 planes and exhibits aimed at encouraging students to learn all about STEM and sustainability, and hopefully encourage them to pursue careers in these fields.
This year, over 35 aircraft were on display, with everything from a FedEx Boeing 767 to small private planes and gliders. Also on hand, a Boston MedFlight helicopter, vehicles from the Massport Fire Department, Massachusetts State Police, and hands-on exhibits featuring the latest in sustainability technology.
Students from 47 schools all over the Greater Boston area were invited including students from schools in the Merrimack Valley, Blackstone Valley, the South Shore, Cape Cod, and New Hampshire’s Seacoast. For over 20 years, Massport has been committed to helping students become interested in the STEM fields and hopes that some of these students will be the next generation of pilots, ship captains, engineers and scientists.
Dozens of personnel from Massport, the FAA, the U.S. Department of Transportation, Massachusetts State Police, MBTA, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Navy Sea Cadets, National Aviation Academy, Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center, Boston Medflight, and others were on hand to speak to students about their careers and how their STEM education led them to their current roles.
