National Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day

Part of National Engineers Week, Feb 21 is Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day. More women are needed in engineering and all STEM fields. Only 13% of engineers are women Only 26% of computer scientists are women Top 10 Engineering Degrees Female 2016-2017 Mechanical...

National Engineering Week: Aerospace Engineer

Aerospace engineers work on airplanes, spacecraft, satellites, and even missiles. They need advanced training in mathematics and physics. Aerospace engineering is one of the most challenging engineering fields. In addition to designing and engineering aircraft,...

National Engineers Week

National Engineers Week starts today. This week, we’ll showcase different engineering and STEM careers. Don’t miss the activities each day.  

National Inventors Day

February 11 is National Inventors Day. While Feb 11 was chosen because it’s Thomas Edison’s birthday, there are more inventors that brought new science and technology into the world that we all should aspire to be like. Katharine Burr Blodgett invented...

Mary Albright named NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador

Press Release Date: February 2, 2019 Contact: Mary Albright 763.634.1536 hello@starbirdmn.org Blaine Resident Mary Albright Selected As NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador Blaine, MN February 2, 2019—The Solar System Ambassador Program has selected Mary Albright, Blaine...

Lockheed Martin Launches STEM Scholarship Program

Starbird shared the Lockheed Martin STEM Scholarship Program news back in November. They are giving 200 scholarships at $10,000 per student – renewable each year! Now the applications are open! Quick hit eligibility requirements: Applicants to the Lockheed...

Career Spotlight: Ben Leaf

Tell us about your career. I’m a Supplier Quality Engineer with Medtronic in the Neuromodulation Division. My team supports the manufacturing of medical devices from the start as a bunch of materials and parts, to the finished device that is sent to a hospital for use...