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March was a busy month, but I was glad to be able to return to volunteering with the FIRST Roboics Competition at the District Event in Mecklenburg County (Mar 17-19). Luckily the yellow hat and the lead robot inspector vest … Continue reading →

A nice writeup about the 4 teams in the Waves to Water DRINK Stage finale and link to a great video about the prize. https://www.energy.gov/eere/water/articles/one-year-later-finalists-reflect-waves-water-prize

It was good to have some students and alums over food and games as the fall semester came to a close. On the games front, we learned a bit about wombats, gambled with a middle schooler, and Matt Calvin remained … Continue reading →

The Waves to Water Communications team has posted a Flickr galley of the DRINK stage finale. There are some great pictures in there, like this one of Landon and me talking device recovery with the NREL team.https://www.flickr.com/photos/nrel/sets/72177720299196451/

It was good to have some students and alums over for food and games at the end of the summer and catch up before the semester started. Unfortunately, I think everyone was again having too much fun and forgot to … Continue reading →

It was another strong showing from Appstates Team Sunergy as they took 2nd place in the American Solar Challenge. https://www.hcpress.com/app-state/a-bright-finish-for-team-sunergy-app-state-solar-vehicle-team-takes-second-place-in-the-2022-american-solar-challenge.html I’m glad that we were able to take care of some material testing to help them certify their roll cage … Continue reading →

Glad to help out team Sunergy again this year with their roll cage testing.  You can track their progress in the Formula Sun Grand Prix as they look to qualify for the American Solar Challenge.   https://sunergy.appstate.edu/social-media/