Conference Session

Educational Outreach Efforts Led by the US Navy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Giver, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers; Stephen Michetti, NSWCCD

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

underwaterROV by sending signals to three thrusters (again, student-built.) The controller is tethered orconnected by hard wire to the thrusters.In addition to the building phase, the curriculum includes discussion of potential careers intechnical and engineering fields, as well as related fields of study. The program is used toinform and educate students through a hands-on activity, with the objective of generating interestand enthusiasm for continued science, technology and engineering studies. The Sea PerchChallenge has been a successful event for the past two years, and this paper will discuss thespecifics of this event, as well as the plans for developing the Sea Perch Program into a nationaldesign competition over the next five

Conference Session

Educational Outreach Efforts Led by the US Navy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Barkyoumb, NSWC Carderock Division; Steven Ouimette, NSWC Carderock Division

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

for Engineering Education (http://www.asee.org/). The rationale for the program wastwo-fold: to encourage and stimulate the brightest scientific and engineering students in thenation to pursue careers in areas that could benefit the military and specifically the Navy andinvigorate research at the Naval Warfare Centers and Laboratories. At the time, managementat both ONR and the laboratories were grappling with both problems and the NREIP programwas conceived by then Chief of Naval Research RADM Jay Cohen as part of the plan toaddress both issues. Although from the laboratory point of view, hiring of young professionalsinto Navy labs was part of the strategy; this is not explicitly a goal of the program. Some effortis made to point out to the

Conference Session

Educational Outreach Efforts Led by the US Navy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Damien Bretall, NSWC; Deborah Furey, NSWC

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

this stage it is also important to decide on a team organizational structure.Different possibilities are presented to the team, such as one focused on a systems approach andone focused on a more business approach, shown in Figure 3: Page 13.919.6 Figure 3: Different Possible Team Structures3At this stage it is also important for the team to set appropriate goals and create a plan to achievethem. These goals must be uniquely tailored to the team and their current situation. For example,a first year team should set goals that are ambitious, yet still doable. If they expect to go in with afresh slate and complete every

Conference Session

Topics at the intersection of Aero and Naval Eng.

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Konstantin Matveev, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

greatdemonstrators for marine industry and for recruiting and retaining students in engineering.The main steps in this program on advanced marine vehicles are planned as follows: Page 13.899.2• Identification of innovative concepts suitable for undergraduate research and review ofprevious studies in this area.• Design and construction of models and experimental systems and carrying out tests.• Development of mathematical models and comparison with test data.• Publishing technical papers and submitting proposals to funding agencies and companies.Technical ConceptOur research efforts address a variety of high-performance marine vehicle technologies, but