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NASA and Honeywell Launch 2009 FMA Live! Spring Tour

honeywellnews — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:09:56 +0000

NASA and Honeywell are kicking off the Spring 2009 tour of their award-winning science education program FMA Live!

This innovative, traveling hip-hop science concert will reach more than 17,000 middle-school aged students during its 10-week, 20 city tour of the United States. Named for Sir Isaac Newtons’s second law of motion (force = mass x acceleration) FMA Live! uses professional actors, original songs, music videos and interactive science demonstrations to teach middle school students Newton’s three laws of motion and universal law of gravity.

Created in 2004, FMA Live! is a collaboration between NASA and Honeywell International of Morristown, N.J. It is the only nationally touring, multi-media, science-education production of its kind. A giant sticky wall is used to demonstrate inertia; go-carts driven across the stage illustrate action and reaction; and “extreme” wrestling and a huge soccer ball show that force is determined by mass multiplied by acceleration.

“Our nation’s future scientists, engineers and explorers are in middle school classrooms today,” said Joyce Winterton, NASA’s assistant administrator for Education. “The NASA Honeywell innovative partnership, represented by the FMA Live! production and its 2009 tour, makes science, technology, engineering and mathematics relevant to students. FMA Live!’s dynamic performers capture the attention of students and inspires them to learn, work hard in school and prepare for science and engineering careers.”

During each FMA Live! performance, students, teachers and school administrators interact with three professional actors in front of a live audience to experience Newton’s laws firsthand.

Honeywell Hometown Solutions Sponsors Presidential Classroom

honeywellnews — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:11:32 +0000

Honeywell awarded scholarships to 288 students from 20 countries and 31 U.S. states to attend the Honeywell Scholars @ Presidential Classroom program from March 1-8, 2009 in Washington, D.C.

The scholarships offer this globally diverse group of students the opportunity to learn first hand about the nexus of science, technology and public policy. Students will meet with elected officials, business leaders and government appointees to engage in thought-provoking discussions on current issues of global concern.

“Presidential Classroom is a life changing experience,” said Tom Buckmaster, President, Honeywell Hometown Solutions. “It presents the complexities of Science, Technology and Public Policy in a dynamic way and provides the students with tools for becoming leaders in their own communities.”

Honeywell awards the scholarships after a rigorous application and review process based on academic achievement and community involvement. Financial contributions from Honeywell employees help fund the scholarships, which include tuition for the week-long program, meals, accommodations and program materials. Including this year’s class, 1,105 students from 31 countries and 31 states have attended the program since it began in 2005.

Hometown Solutions Opens Humanitarian Relief Fund to Help Victims of Australian Wildfires

honeywellnews — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:12:19 +0000

Following the devastating wildfires that raged through southeastern Australia, Honeywell has opened the Honeywell Humanitarian Relief Fund (HHRF) giving portal to allow employees to donate to the inevitable rebuilding efforts.

When a natural disaster strikes, the HHRF delivers immediate assistance to Honeywell employees and communities to help those whose lives have been disrupted. So far, the fires have caused substantial loss of life and damage to personal property. They have affected more than 1,750 square miles, destroyed 1,800 homes and displaced more than 7,000 people.