Collins Aerospace encourages girls to take an interest in STEM
Summary
Meridian Creek Middle School student Ruby Windsheimer was intrigued by the "Introduce a Girl to STEM" event hosted by Collins Aerospace at its facility in Wilsonville because she likes science and wanted to see if a career in engineering sparked her interest. The company, which develops aerospace systems and other services for commercial aircraft, has hosted this event in Wilsonville for the past 10 years to try to inspire girls at Meridian Creek and Inza R. Wood middle schools to consider a career in a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) field. Though Wood Middle School student Kate Gores groups effort failed to protect the egg, she still appreciated the experience. Meridian Creek Middle School student Mattison Quinn found using the interactive guidance technology Collins Aerospace developed to provide pilots with information like altitude, fuel, latitude and longitude while theyre flying fascinating. The girls also had a chance to see the helmets Collins Aerospace builds for the military, which have guidance systems, visited the optics lab, and also constructed circuits and LEGO machines during another activity.