DEMATIC ANNOUNCES 2023 STEM SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

ATLANTA – August 30, 2023 — Dematic declares the 2023 recipients of its Dematic FIRST® Scholarship program, which honors college students pursuing careers in STEM-related industries. Now in its third yr, this scholarship program additional demonstrates Dematic’s dedication to future leaders and innovators in provide chain and logistics by supporting company nonprofit, FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Know-how).

Scholarship honorees embrace college students Jace Flansburg from Ramsey, Minnesota, and Lukas Goodworth from Goleta, California, who have been every awarded $5,000 to place towards a post-secondary diploma or technical certification. Dematic additionally awarded 10 extra $1,000 scholarships to Matthew Carroll, Miles Frewert, Rajat Gupta, Alydia Jura, Richard Louvar, Jack Meyer, Sebastian Romna, Navya Swali, Tanush Vanarase, and Andrew Yellin.

“Every year, I’m impressed by the outstanding expertise showcased by these scholarship recipients,” says Mike Larsson, government vp, Americas, Dematic. “I’ve seen firsthand the influence that FIRST has on future STEM leaders, and this real-world expertise is important as they start their careers. This was probably the most aggressive group of candidates within the scholarship’s historical past, and the elevated curiosity in this system underscores the significance of investing in STEM schooling to empower the following era.”

This yr’s scholarship program acquired a 25% enhance in purposes from final yr. Dematic executives reviewed all purposes, deciding on honorees based mostly on their tutorial excellence and dedication to pursuing a future in STEM. This system requires candidates to offer their transcripts, a one-page essay discussing a future the place people and machines work together within the warehouse, and a letter of advice. As well as, they will need to have beforehand competed in a FIRST Robotics Competitors or FIRST Tech Problem.

“My expertise studying and competing with FIRST throughout highschool is what cemented my curiosity in pursuing a STEM diploma throughout faculty,” says Lukas Goodworth, mechanical engineering pupil at Westmont Faculty. “I’m extraordinarily honored to be awarded the Dematic FIRST Scholarship, and I’m grateful for the alternatives it supplies as I proceed my schooling at Westmont Faculty and begin my profession.”

Dematic workers volunteer their time and expertise to native FIRST groups, offering mentorship and steerage to college students. Inside the final yr, Dematic sponsored 17 FIRST groups all through the nation and donated $65,000 to the nonprofit to help college students as they put together for competitions and careers in STEM.

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Scholarship Winners:

Jace Flansburg

Ramsey, Minn.

College of Minnesota at Twin Cities

$5,000

Lukas Goodworth

Goleta, Calif.

Westmont Faculty

$5,000

Matthew Carroll

Waukesha, Wis.

College of Wisconsin at Platteville

$1,000

Miles Frewert

Carson Metropolis, Nev.

College of Nevada at Reno

$1,000

Rajat Gupta

Cincinnati, Ohio

Georgia Institute of Know-how

$1,000

Alydia Jura

Ann Arbor, Mich.

College of Michigan

$1,000

Richard Louvar

Redmond, Ore.

Oregon State College

$1,000

Jack Meyer

Rogers, Ark.

Texas A&M College

$1,000

Sebastian Roman

West Islip, N.Y.

Purdue College

$1,000

Navya Swali

Prosper, Texas

College of Texas at Austin

$1,000

Tanush Vanarase

Norwalk, Conn.

College of Connecticut

$1,000

Andrew Yellin

Zelienople, Pa.

College of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

$1,000

About Dematic

Dematic designs, builds, and helps clever automated options empowering and sustaining the way forward for commerce for its clients in manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution. With analysis and improvement engineering facilities, manufacturing amenities, and repair facilities situated in additional than 35 international locations, the Dematic world community of over 11,000 workers has helped obtain profitable buyer installations for a number of the world’s main manufacturers. Headquartered in Atlanta, Dematic is a member of KION Group, one of many world’s main suppliers of commercial vehicles and provide chain options.

Media Contact:

Mandi Baronas

Senior Supervisor, Communications, Americas, Dematic

Mandi.baronas@dematic.com

dematic.com

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