Posts by Mary Pluta
Only a Few Spots Left at Murray State Career Fair
There are only a few spots left for Murray State University’s STEM Career Fair on September 28th from 2 PM – 5 PM CDT. Murray State University in Kentucky is set to become NFPA’s next Power Partner university and for its inaugural year as a Power Partner, Registration is free for NFPA member companies to…
Read MoreMeet the 2022 Robotics Challenge Scholarship Winner
Programs like the Fluid Power Robotics Challenge Scholarship are made possible in part by the generous support of industry volunteers as well as NFPA Education and Technology Foundation and Pascal Society donors. Support these efforts by making a donation. Colton Seitz of Collierville, Tennessee is the winner of the 2022 NFPA Robotics Challenge Scholarship. The scholarship program received strong applications from…
Read MoreMeet a Fluid Power Scholarship Winner – Paton DeSha
Programs like the Fluid Power Scholarships are made possible in part by the generous support of industry volunteers as well as NFPA Education and Technology Foundation and Pascal Society donors. Support these efforts by making a donation.The NFPA Board of Directors convened in Massachusetts in June 2022 to review NFPA’s performance over the past fiscal year and to make strategic…
Read MoreMeet a Fluid Power Scholarship Winner – Brendan McCluskey
Programs like the Fluid Power Scholarships are made possible in part by the generous support of industry volunteers as well as NFPA Education and Technology Foundation and Pascal Society donors. Support these efforts by making a donation. The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation has awarded nineteen $2,000 scholarships to students pursuing fluid power technology fields of study. Here’s one of the winners, Brendan McCluskey.…
Read MoreNational Robotics League Seeks Pneumatics Help
The National Robotics League (NRL) is looking for technical assistance to revise the Pneumatics Systems section of their Technical Regulations and Safety Checklist. NRL is hoping to revise these regulations this summer so they are ready for the next school year. NRL prohibits the use of projectiles, so the robots, called “bots”, face off in…
Read MoreRegister Now for Murray State University STEM Career Fair
NFPA is proud to announce that Murray State University has met the requirements to become a Power Partner university. The Power Partner Program is a recognition program designed to showcase universities that actively participate in all NFPA fluid power educational programs and provides special opportunities for NFPA members to connect with students interested in careers in the fluid power…
Read MoreCatching Up With Robotics Scholarship Winners
Programs like the Robotics Challenge Scholarship are made possible in part by the generous support of industry volunteers as well as NFPA Education and Technology Foundation and Pascal Society donors. The 2022 NFPA Robotics Challenge Scholarship applications are in, and industry judges have begun their initial reviews. The FIRST, NRL, and VEX Robotics Programs all returned to in-person competitions this…
Read MoreApply Soon for IFPS Mentorship Program
Last year, Jacob Barnes, an NFPA Robotics Challenge Scholarship winner in California participated in the International Fluid Power Society’s (IFPS) Mentorship Program. NFPA helped connect Jacob to the IFPS Mentorship Program and it was great to see them explore fluid power on a deeper level. IFPS is currently accepting applications for this year’s mentorship program.…
Read MoreIndustry Mentors Key to Vehicle Challenge Success
Programs like the Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge are made possible in part by the generous support of industry volunteers as well as NFPA Education and Technology Foundation and Pascal Society donors. The NFPA Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge strives to promote original thinking in a competitive setting by combining two technology platforms that are not normally associated with…
Read MoreSpeaker’s Bureau Event: Bosch Rexroth at UN-L
Programs like the NFPA Speaker’s Bureau are made possible in part by the generous support of industry volunteers as well as NFPA Education and Technology Foundation and Pascal Society donors. Support these efforts by making a donation. Dr. Santosh Pitla at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln reached out to NFPA looking for someone to speak to his Hydraulic Power Systems class.…
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