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Letter from JETS
Happy Engineers Week to all—including all our future engineers—boys and girls alike.
JETS is celebrating this month with the NEDC Finals in our nation's capital on Friday, February 16. In addition the TEAMS competition kicked off with the first event being held at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.
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Coaches Corner — Resources for Educators
JETS launched the 5th edition of the signature assessment tool, aptly renamed, ASSESS on February 1st! Formerly known as the NEAS+ assessment tool, the newly updated and revised ASSESS now features three parts: explore, assess, and experience.
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Feature Story: Automotive Engineering
Automotive engineers work on the most complicated and exciting consumer product manufactured. They integrate complex parts into a single system while meeting a plethora of standards—from safety to durability, environmental, and performance standards and tests—and dealing with an electrical interface to a mechanical interface to hydraulics to a combustion engine to thermal properties.More ...
Engineering Pathway
This month's lesson, Red Light, Green Light, and associated activities provide the opportunity for students to explore the importance of friction to automotive engineers designing safe cars.
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Extreme Engineer
Profile: Alan Jacobson
In his early positions with Ford, Alan was responsible for designing various pieces of a vehicle. “That is one of the most rewarding jobs,” he said. “Because when you’re done, you can go almost anywhere you go in the world and when someone asks you what you do, you can pause for just a second and one of those products will drive right in front of you.
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Hot Topics
This month's hot topic comes from Cal Poly State University and focuses on 'pedestrian friendly vehicles' through new bumper design. More ...
JETS Affiliates help increase awareness of and interest in engineering and technology-based careers among pre-college students, parents, teachers, and school counselors. To learn more about four of JETS Affiliates, click on the logos below.
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