Leighton, T. (2011, June), Case Study in University Colaboration with Commercial Software Vendor and Aerospace Companies  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC. 10.18260/1-2--17591

\bibitem{asee_peer_17591}
  Leighton, T. (2011, June), \emph{Case Study in University Colaboration with Commercial Software Vendor and Aerospace Companies}
  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC.
  10.18260/1-2--17591

Todd Leighton.  "Case Study in University Colaboration with Commercial Software Vendor and Aerospace Companies".  2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2011.  https://peer.asee.org/17591 Internet.  10 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_17591}
  Todd Leighton.
  "Case Study in University Colaboration with Commercial Software Vendor and Aerospace Companies".
  \emph{2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2011.
  https://peer.asee.org/17591 Internet.  10 Apr, 2024

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