Calvin was awarded the Department of Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation Scholarship.
This award provides students with full tuition for up to five years, mentorship, summer internships, a stipend and full-time employment with the Department of Defense after graduation. This unique opportunity offers students hands-on experience at one of over 200 innovative laboratories across the Army, Navy, Air Force and larger Department of Defense. During summer internships, SMART scholars work directly with an experienced mentor, gaining valuable technical skills. After graduation Calvin will work at MSIC – Defense Intelligence Agency in Huntsville, Alabama.
Calvin is currently studying for his PhD, with a focus in motion planning for multiple autonomous agents.
The motion planning algorithm developed by Calvin is flexible and allows the accomplishment of several autonomous missions by multiple autonomous drones, including search and rescue, target monitoring, and surveillance. He has papers on this topic, see link, and developed open-source software packages for motion planning, see link.
The Department of Defense is committed to developing the Nation’s STEM talent and is the largest employer of federal scientists and engineers with nearly 150,000 civilian STEM employees working across the Department. DoD STEM activities support this mission by providing authentic learning experiences through a variety of education and outreach initiatives, such as the SMART Scholarship-for-Service Program. For over a decade, SMART has trained a highly skilled STEM workforce that competes with the evolving trends of industry to support the next generation of science and technology for our nation.
For more information on the SMART Program or to learn how students can apply, please visit www.smartscholarship.org. The application is open annually from August through December.