SEAP summer internship at NSWCPC

PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Six NW Florida high school students completed summer internships through the Navy’s Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP) on July 26 after spending eight weeks at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City, Fla. SEAP provides opportunity for high school students to participate in STEM-related research at a Navy laboratory during the summer. This is the first time the SEAP internship has been available to high school students in NW Florida for more than a decade. Capt. Aaron Peters, commanding officer at NSWCPC, said it was crucial to grasp the attention of the future generations and “pique their interest” in STEM related fields. Internships allow students to see the immense impact their work can have for the Navy, said Peters. Internships allow students a hands-on collaboration with Navy scientists to develop potential innovative tools and to see the “immense impact their work can have,” he continued. Students participating in the 2019 internship were North Bay Haven High School, Bay High School, Mosley High School, and Rutherford High School. SEAP provided competitive research internships to 250 high school students across the county this year. There are 28 participating Navy labs offering internships, including the Naval Research Laboratory at Stennis Space Center, Miss. For more information about SEAP internships, or to apply for summer 2020, please visit: https://seap.asee.org/. The 2020 application window opens Aug. 1. (Source: NSWCPC 07/28/19)