2015-2016
Over the last year the Girls In Engineering team has been involved in presenting their abilities and knowledge at different venues. In March 2016, they presented and demonstrated their Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) at Nauticus’ Women In STEM Day. To-date this school year, the Girls In Engineering team has presented their ROV at three different events: Granby’s Engineering Lunch & Learn, Barnes & Noble’s STEM Maker Day, and Nauticus’ Girl Scout STEM Day. |
The 2016 MATE ROV Mid-Atlantic Competition
April brought the Regional Marine Advance Technical Education (MATE) ROV competition. After a series of technical difficulties, the team placed 5th out of 11 teams. Despite the 5th place finish, the team was able to troubleshoot and repair their ROV and continue the competition. This school year brings new challenges as the team prepares for the Regional MATE ROV Competition. This year’s theme is to develop a ROV for NASA to perform exploration on Europa, the sixth-closest moon of Jupiter. The team is looking at incorporating robotics circuits into the ROV to allow them to design and build a lighter and smaller unit with greater capabilities. 2016 MATE Regional ROV Competition (11 Teams) -- 5 th Place, -- Best ROV Design Award |
Gallery
Over the last two graduation years, seven young ladies have entered college Engineering programs in the areas of Mechanical, Computer, Electrical, and Nuclear Engineering.
Links of Interest:
Marine Advance Technical Education (MATE)
Mid-Atlantic Regional MATE ROV Underwater Robotics Competition
Virginia Pilotonline.com article Apr 1, 2016
Norfolk Public Schools Facebook, April 2014
Donorschoose Oct 2014
MATE ROV file April 2014
marinetech.org/file April 2014
IEEE WIE Outreach Event held by Hampton University WIE in Hampton, Virginia USA, Nov 2012
IEEE News Letter, Nov 2012
Norfolk Public Schools Career & Technical Education article
Marine Advance Technical Education (MATE)
Mid-Atlantic Regional MATE ROV Underwater Robotics Competition
Virginia Pilotonline.com article Apr 1, 2016
Norfolk Public Schools Facebook, April 2014
Donorschoose Oct 2014
MATE ROV file April 2014
marinetech.org/file April 2014
IEEE WIE Outreach Event held by Hampton University WIE in Hampton, Virginia USA, Nov 2012
IEEE News Letter, Nov 2012
Norfolk Public Schools Career & Technical Education article