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The Marine Advanced Technology Education
(
MATE
)
Center
was established with funding from the National Science Foundation in 1997. MATE is an international network of community colleges, secondary schools, universities, research institutions, professional societies, marine industries, and professionals. MATE's mission is to use marine technology to inspire and challenge students to learn and creatively apply science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to solving real-world problems in a way that strengthens critical thinking, collaboration, entrepreneurship, and innovation.
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017 Competition Highlights Port Cities of the Future:
Commerce, Entertainment, Health, and Safety
The 16th annual MATE international competition will take place June 23-25, 2017 at Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California, with 28 regional events taking place across the U.S. and around the world. This year's theme focuses on how ROVs are used to support port security, health, commerce, and tourism - now and into the future!
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Applications for Internships
Applications for the MATE/UNOLS 6-month At-Sea Internship are now being accepted! This internship is open to college students in technical programs who are interested in working in a marine technical career within the next year. Interns will be paid a stipend of $500/week and will have all travel and lodging expenses covered. This Internship starts in April 2017. Applications are due January 6th, 2017 at 3 pm PST.
For more information about the program and to apply, please read the instructions and fill out the application form on our website
HERE.
Applications for the Summer At-Sea Internships will be posted
in
February and due in March.
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Eric Stackpole, Co-Founder, OpenROV
At MATE, we're not only proud of how far students have come - we're exceptionally proud of where they go! Former MATE competitor Eric Stackpole co-founded OpenROV and is currently working on
Trident - An Underwater Drone for Everyone.
Read more about Eric and OpenROV HERE.
We encourage other former competitors to share their journey
with the
MATE community!
E-mail your story to us
HERE.
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Look for our 2017 Teacher Workshops in the
January newsletter!
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Come Visit the MATE Team at the Following Conferences:
ITEEA, Dallas, March 16-18, 2017
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Looking for that "special something" this
holiday season?
SeaMATE Store has Textbooks, Building Kits, Courses and More!
This is the simplest of the ROV kits and also the most indestructible!
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This kit makes ROV building fun, educational, and straight-forward!
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A newly designed kit ready to operate in either analog or digital mode!
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Having a tough time deciding on which ROV kit to purchase?
GIFT CARDS are available
HERE
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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