High School Students Gain Hands-on STEM Experiences with Base 11
Students Build and Test Mars Rovers Inspired by a NASA Challenge By Christine Byrd, Communications Director This spring, a group of 30 high school students from Long Beach used the Base 11 Innovation Center in Compton, California to build and test their own Mars...
Base 11 Innovation Center in Phoenix Helps with PPE Shortage
The Base 11 Innovation Center at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix is being leveraged to make 3D printed face masks to protect campus safety officers amid the PPE shortage caused by COVID-19.
Students Use Base 11 Innovation Center to Build 5,000 Masks for Medical Staff
By Jade Kim, Student Success Specialist The COVID-19 pandemic has put an immense strain on medical supplies, with many health professionals unable to gain access to essential protective gear. Local makerspaces and those with proper equipment training have proven to be...
Los Angeles 6th Graders Experience STEAM Project Based Learning with Base 11
By Christine Byrd, Communications Director A group of sixth graders from Los Angeles’ 99th Street Elementary School took a field trip on January 23 to the Base 11 Innovation Center in Compton, where they experienced project based learning with science, technology,...
Base 11 Student of the Month: Jamie Alvarez
By Jade Kim, Student Success Specialist With the progression of aerospace technology and the bold efforts of individuals like Elon Musk, becoming a space-faring society seems increasingly possible. Compton College mechanical engineering student and Base 11 intern...
South Mountain Community College Accelerates Students on Path to STEM
By Christine Byrd, Communications Director When Soyasha Pandey came to Phoenix from Nepal she had never operated engineering equipment such as laser cutters, bandsaws or 3D printers. Less than two years after starting at South Mountain Community College (SMCC), and...
Base 11 Victory Circle Student of the Month: Danny Yos
By Jade Kim, Student Success Specialist at Base 11. As many students will come to find out during their academic careers, what they do beyond the classroom can oftentimes be just as -- if not more — important than what they do inside the classroom. Base 11 Victory...
Moreno Valley College Opens the iMake Innovation Center
On December 4, 2019, Moreno Valley College's iMake Innovation Center officially opened its doors, providing students access to state-of-the-art equipment and the ability to turn their ideas into reality. "We are excited to introduce this fantastic resource. The iMAKE...
Base 11 Space Challenge student Joyce Smith launches her aerospace career at Blue Origin
Joyce Smith, Ohio State University engineering student and competitor in the Base 11 Space Challenge, lands the rocket job of her dreams at Blue Origin.