Letter from JETS
JETS is moving into high season this month. Many of you are gearing up for the TEAMS competition. We also want to extend congratulations to all the teams who participated in NEDC this year. We will be announcing the names of the five teams chosen to compete in Nationals later this week. More ...

JETS Update
Round II of the JWOD/JETS National Engineering Design Challenge entries have been submitted and are currently being reviewed by a panel of judges from across the country. More ...

Feature Story: Surveying Engineering
When you think of surveying, chances are that images of George Washington working in the backwoods of Virginia come to mind. Or maybe you think of the surveyor who established your family's property boundaries when you moved to a new house. More ...

Hands On
For the January 2006 hands-on activity, students will create their own simple compass, be able to explain how a compass works, understand that the Earth's magnetic field has both horizontal and vertical components, and learn more about cardinal directions. More ...

Extreme Engineer
Chris began college as a civil engineering major, but after a couple of surveying classes he realized that was the specialty he wanted to pursue. At New Mexico State University, surveying engineering is a small program with hands on professors that are approachable, knowledgeable, and who liked to challenge you. More ...

Hot Topics
This month's research focuses on Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Surveying from the Federal Highway Administration. More ...

JETS Affiliates help JETS meet its goal to increase awareness of and interest in engineering and technology-based careers among pre-college students, parents, teachers, and school counselors. To learn more about two of JETS Affiliates, click on the logos below. To fit your organization's needs, JETS has created several ways to become a JETS Affiliate. To learn more about how your organization can participate as a JETS Affiliate and help JETS inform and excite young people about engineering careers click here.

This newsletter is a publication of JETS. JETS opens the world of engineering and technology to students, parents, and educators by providing career guidance and through programs and resources that illustrate real-life teamwork and problem solving skills.

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