HUNT VALLEY, Md. (June 15, 2015) -- Students from across the United States arrived June 15 to compete as national finalists in the U.S. Army's 13th annual eCYBERMISSION competition.
"The U.S. Army is constantly amazed at the level of talent these winning teams possess during the eCYBERMISSION competition," said Louie R. Lopez, program manager for eCYBERMISSION. "We want to continue doing our part in encouraging students to excel in STEM. This was no easy challenge to take on, and all of the teams' projects this year have set the bar high for future eCYBERMISSION competitions."
The web-based science, technology, engineering and math competition is designed to cultivate student interest in STEM by encouraging students in grades six through nine to develop solutions to real-world problems in their communities, Lopez said.
Judges chose 20 national finalist teams from 60 regional finalists. A panel of judges consisting of U.S. Army scientists and engineers, educators and STEM professionals will select the national winners during the National Judging and Educational Event June 15-19.
National finalists focused their projects on one of seven mission challenges that affect their communities: alternative sources of energy; the environment; food; health and fitness; force and motion; national security and safety; and robotics. As national finalists, each team member received a $2,000 U.S. Series EE Savings Bond and a paid trip to compete for the first-place national award in their grade. National winning teams receive up to $9,000 in U.S. EE Savings Bonds, valued at maturity.
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The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command has the mission to empower the Army and joint warfighter with technology and engineering solutions that ensure decisive capabilities for unified land operations. RDECOM is a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Materiel Command.
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