AUA: Raye Montague

This ASK US ANYTHING video is all about the namesake of our Raye Montague STEAM Initiative - the U.S. Navy's "hidden figure." Ms. Montague's legacy continues to inspire us to bring STEAM and maritime education to students at OHPRI by providing hands-on experiences related to ship design, construction and operation.

Raye Jean Montague was an African-American naval engineer who served as the program director for the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Integrated Design, Manufacturing, and Maintenance Program, the division head for the Computer-Aided Design and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) Program, and deputy program manager of the Navy's Information Systems Improvement Program. She created the first computer-generated ship design, the Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate, during the height of the Vietnam War in the early 1970s, using a computer program she developed, in less than 19 hours.

The STEAM acronym stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics. Previously known as STEM, without the Arts component, STEAM is a growing curriculum designed to integrate STEM into various relevant disciplines with the addition of the arts. For more information on our STEAM programming, visit our website! https://www.ohpri.org/programs/raye-m...

OHPRI'S ASK US ANYTHING series introduces maritime terminology and technology and shows you how we use it aboard the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry! Got a question you want answered? Ask us at [email protected] or leave us a comment on social media!

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