STEM Career Day(s)

November 2022

STEM Career Day(s) Virtual Speaker Registration

Welcome to our 5th annual STEM Career Day(s)!

Our STEM Career Day(s) field trip registration is at capacity and now closed! If you are unable to join us in-person, we have our virtual career talk registration now open! All schools are invited to participate and must fill out our form by October 25th. The virtual career talk is scheduled for Wednesday, November 2nd at 1:45PM CDT.

Many thanks to our generous sponsors who make events like this possible!

Addison Airport
Theodore & Beulah Beasley Foundation
The Boeing Company
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
Fannie And Stephen Kahn Charitable Foundation
JSX
Love Field Pilots Association

Planet Lincoln Dallas Love Field
Plains Capital Bank
PPG Aerospace
Prichard Family Foundation
Raytheon Technologies/Collins Aerospace
The Rosewood Foundation
The Summerfield G. Roberts Foundation

Our 2022 Virtual Speaker

To register please fill out our form. Information regarding the presentation will be sent a week prior to the program. Registration closes on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 5PM.

"Exploring Mars with Perseverance: Seeking Signs of Ancient Life on Mars"
NASA JPL's - Steven Lee

Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 1:45PM CDT

Steve works at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA as the Deputy Project Manager for the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover and Ingenuity Helicopter. Previously, he served as the Flight System Manager for the Mars Sample Return Lander, Flight System Manager for the Europa Lander pre-project, Deputy Project Manager for the Curiosity Mars Science Laboratory, and various leadership roles on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Hubble Space Telescope, International Space Station, and Space Shuttle projects at JPL, Lockheed-Martin, and Honeywell. He holds a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Minnesota and a master’s in electrical engineering from the University of South Florida.

2022 Activities

See below for this year's STEM Challenge!

Past Activities

STEM Challenge 2021

This year's challenge features a design challenge focusing on cargo plane design! The activity is available throughout the entire month of November!

Women in Aerospace

Click the image below to view our Women in Aerospace page and for a fun activity - a digital escape room focused on eight women who currently work in STEM fields!

Virtual Field Trips with Boeing

Airport Design Challenge with the FAA

Past Virtual Exhibitors

Below are some additional pre-recorded videos about different STEM Careers and Degrees. Check out videos from our 2020 exhibitors in addition to our 2021 participants!

SMU - Lyle School of Engineering

The Engineering Outreach Team!

SMU - Caroline Booth

Mechanical Engineering Student

SMU - Cindy Hua

Sustainability and Development Masters Student

SMU - Anna Puterbaugh

Mechanical Engineering Student

SMU - Melissa Serrano

Engineering Management Student

SWA - Nikki Sereika

Aircraft Maintenance Technician

UCHC - Luis Lozano

Physician Assistant

Below is the list of our exhibitors from 2020. All videos have been pre-recorded and are available for viewing. For an additional activity, we have created an Exhibitor Scavenger Hunt for students to use while viewing the videos. Contact education@flightmuseum.com if you are a teacher and would like the answer key to this.