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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/  

The middle of May brought the end of the Spring 22 semester, and with it graduation.  Alex, Mallory, and Matt all graduated with their undergraduate degrees in Mechanical Engineering Technology. The weekend before graduation, I was happy to be able … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Hank Wolfe (WaterBros Desal’s high school summer 2022 intern) for being named a finalist for a Park Scholarship at NC State. Park Scholarships Names Class of 2026 Finalists

https://orise.orau.gov/AMOsummer/robotics/default.html   UNC Charlotte Alum Casey Nichols (currently at NREL) is looking for summer interns to investigate automating the manufacture of wind turbine blades using robotics and computer vision.