PHOTO RELEASE--Huntington Ingalls Industries Awards More Than $99,000 in STEM Grants to Gulf Coast Schools

PASCAGOULA, Miss., Jan. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has awarded $99,592 in grants to 28 STEM-related initiatives from schools and educational organizations in Mississippi and Alabama.

This is the program’s 12th year. Ingalls has awarded more than $1 million for science, technology, engineering and mathematics projects during that period.

“These projects expose students to innovative concepts, sharpen their critical thinking skills and broaden their understanding of technology-driven professions,” said Edmond Hughes, Ingalls’ vice president of human resources and administration. “Ingalls is committed to partnering with educators early to promote student engagement in these vital academic disciplines.”

A photo accompanying this release is available at: https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/file/ingalls-stem-grants-2020

2020 Ingalls Shipbuilding STEM grant recipients:

• Alabama School of Mathematics and Science (Ala.): Over the course of 24 months, students will use an air quality monitor to conduct research at Alabama landfills and learn how air quality is affected by a variety of factors. $2,640
• Bay High School (Miss.): Students will experience managing an aquaculture system. They will be responsible for feeding various fish species, water filtration, water sampling and recording utilities usage. $4,394
• Bay Waveland Middle School (Miss.): Students will simulate oil spills and research the most effective cleaning methods to gain a better understanding of how oil spills affect the ecosystem. $750
• Bay Waveland Middle School (Miss.): Students will create a wellness garden using low impact stormwater management engineering and design practices. $5,000
• Crossroads Elementary School (Miss.): An interactive lab will be created to train young engineers on lab protocols and proper use of lab materials. $4,738
• Dodge Elementary School (Ala.): Educators will teach students how to code offline before introducing them to an online computer programming tool that allows them to create their own interactive stories and games through mathematics and graphics. $1,676