Northrop Grumman awards scholarships to aspiring engineers at Dickson College

Northrop Grumman Corporation awarded scholarships for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) development and related technologies to three students from Dickson College in Canberra to encourage their continued interest in pursuing careers in science and technology.

"We've held regular meetings with the Dickson College UAV team and are impressed each and every time they show us the new technologies they're developing," Mary Petryszyn, vice president, International, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems said.

"These students have developed software that allows a UAV to fly pre-determined routes and even built a complex image recognition system."

The scholars are Noah Ingham for Outstanding Achievement in Autonomous Systems, Amy Blunt as part of the Women in Technology award and Jack Hubbard for UAV Engineering.

"Our students' achievements have even exceeded my wildest dreams," Andrew Moss, robotics, UAV and engineering teacher at Dickson College said.

"Our partnership with Northrop Grumman is excellent and we are expecting even more great accomplishments from students into the next year."

Northrop Grumman participates in a number of educational programs in countries around the world that are aimed at promoting science, technology, engineering and mathematics education (STEM).