{"424651":{"#nid":"424651","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Celebrating National Engineers Week with pizza and problems","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHow did you mark National Engineers Week, Feb. 16-22?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor around 100 students in the School of Aerospace Engineering, the celebration of their chosen profession came down to two very familiar elements: pizza and problems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe pizza was good, but the problems - supplied by Lockheed Martin - were better.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn Feb. 20, a team of team of six professional engineers from the Marietta-based aeronautics giant came to Georgia Tech with a problem that had taken them almost nine months to solve: how to help NASA and the US Air Force reduce fuel consumption by 50 percent by the year 2025.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ae.gatech.edu\/pdfs\/LockheedCaseStudy.pdf\u0022\u003ECheck out this overview of Lockheeds\u0027\u0026nbsp;National Engineer Week Fuel Burn Trade\u0026nbsp;Study.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf they had wanted to, the students could found the answer, which was printed in one of the handouts. None of them did. Call it pride or call it determination: they wanted to set it up and solve it themselves.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cNow we know that there are three ways to attack this problem \u2013 more efficient engines, lower drag aircraft and lighter weight aircraft,\u201d said Lockheed\u2019s Barry Flansburg, who began the evening. \u201cBut the thing is, that\u2019s a big reduction. Think of what that would mean for your car \u2013going from 25 to 50 miles per gallon. This is not an easy problem.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor the next two hours Flansburg and his colleagues advised, guided, questioned, and challenged the students to use weight fraction sizing to determine the range of aircraft parameters that would meet this goal at a minimum cost.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI think it\u2019s important we put in the cost,\u201d said Lockheed systems engineer Kevin Neas, GT-ECE \u201910. \u201cAnything\u2019s possible if you throw enough money at it, but in the real world, there are limits. You have to rely on good engineering, not unlimited resources.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe tension between elegant theories and real-world practice seemed to invigorate the students, who let stacks of free pizza go cold once they were tasked with solving the problem.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is different from the low-speed aerodynamics problems we do in class,\u201d said Florida native Colton Thomas, 23. \u201cThis is a problem that Lockheed had to solve. Lockheed is developing new ways to increase the technology for airplanes, and I find that very useful. I couldn\u2019t wait to hear what they had to say.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Lockheed team was happy to field Thomas\u2019s and everyone\u2019s questions, but for a good deal of the evening, students were sectioned off into their own work groups, where they discussed all of the ways this one engineering conundrum could be cracked. Their guides were frequently called upon to settle disputes and give guidance, but, for the most part, the problem belonged to the students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThey came up with some creative and impressive solutions, in a very short time,\u201d said Lori Flansburg, one of the Lockheed engineers. \u201dDuring the Q \u0026amp; A session at the end, they asked some very insightful questions. There was so much energy in the room it was amazing.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Lockheed Martin University Outreach session was co-sponsored by the School of Aerospace Engineering Student Advisory Council.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHow did you mark National Engineers Week, Feb. 16-22?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor around 100 students in the School of Aerospace Engineering, the celebration of their chosen profession came down to two very familiar elements: pizza and problems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe pizza was good, but the problems - supplied by Lockheed Martin - were better.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn Feb. 20, a team of team of six professional engineers from the Marietta-based aeronautics giant came to Georgia Tech with a problem that had taken them almost nine months to solve: how to help NASA and the US Air Force reduce fuel consumption by 50 percent by the year 2025.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ae.gatech.edu\/pdfs\/LockheedCaseStudy.pdf\u0022\u003ECheck out this overview of Lockheeds\u0027\u0026nbsp;National Engineer Week Fuel Burn Trade\u0026nbsp;Study.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf they had wanted to, the students could found the answer, which was printed in one of the handouts. None of them did. Call it pride or call it determination: they wanted to set it up and solve it themselves.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cNow we know that there are three ways to attack this problem \u2013 more efficient engines, lower drag aircraft and lighter weight aircraft,\u201d said Lockheed\u2019s Barry Flansburg, who began the evening. \u201cBut the thing is, that\u2019s a big reduction. Think of what that would mean for your car \u2013going from 25 to 50 miles per gallon. This is not an easy problem.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor the next two hours Flansburg and his colleagues advised, guided, questioned, and challenged the students to use weight fraction sizing to determine the range of aircraft parameters that would meet this goal at a minimum cost.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI think it\u2019s important we put in the cost,\u201d said Lockheed systems engineer Kevin Neas, GT-ECE \u201910. \u201cAnything\u2019s possible if you throw enough money at it, but in the real world, there are limits. You have to rely on good engineering, not unlimited resources.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe tension between elegant theories and real-world practice seemed to invigorate the students, who let stacks of free pizza go cold once they were tasked with solving the problem.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is different from the low-speed aerodynamics problems we do in class,\u201d said Florida native Colton Thomas, 23. \u201cThis is a problem that Lockheed had to solve. Lockheed is developing new ways to increase the technology for airplanes, and I find that very useful. I couldn\u2019t wait to hear what they had to say.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Lockheed team was happy to field Thomas\u2019s and everyone\u2019s questions, but for a good deal of the evening, students were sectioned off into their own work groups, where they discussed all of the ways this one engineering conundrum could be cracked. Their guides were frequently called upon to settle disputes and give guidance, but, for the most part, the problem belonged to the students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThey came up with some creative and impressive solutions, in a very short time,\u201d said Lori Flansburg, one of the Lockheed engineers. \u201dDuring the Q \u0026amp; A session at the end, they asked some very insightful questions. There was so much energy in the room it was amazing.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Lockheed Martin University Outreach session was co-sponsored by the School of Aerospace Engineering Student Advisory Council.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cp\u003EHow did you mark National Engineers Week, Feb. 16-22?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor around 100 students in the School of Aerospace Engineering, the celebration of their chosen profession came down to two very familiar elements: pizza and problems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe pizza was good, but the problems - supplied by Lockheed Martin - were better.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn Feb. 20, a team of team of six professional engineers from the Marietta-based aeronautics giant came to Georgia Tech with a problem that had taken them almost nine months to solve: how to help NASA and the US Air Force reduce fuel consumption by 50 percent by the year 2025.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ae.gatech.edu\/pdfs\/LockheedCaseStudy.pdf\u0022\u003ECheck out this overview of Lockheeds\u0027\u0026nbsp;National Engineer Week Fuel Burn Trade\u0026nbsp;Study.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf they had wanted to, the students could found the answer, which was printed in one of the handouts. None of them did. Call it pride or call it determination: they wanted to set it up and solve it themselves.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cNow we know that there are three ways to attack this problem \u2013 more efficient engines, lower drag aircraft and lighter weight aircraft,\u201d said Lockheed\u2019s Barry Flansburg, who began the evening. \u201cBut the thing is, that\u2019s a big reduction. Think of what that would mean for your car \u2013going from 25 to 50 miles per gallon. This is not an easy problem.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor the next two hours Flansburg and his colleagues advised, guided, questioned, and challenged the students to use weight fraction sizing to determine the range of aircraft parameters that would meet this goal at a minimum cost.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI think it\u2019s important we put in the cost,\u201d said Lockheed systems engineer Kevin Neas, GT-ECE \u201910. \u201cAnything\u2019s possible if you throw enough money at it, but in the real world, there are limits. You have to rely on good engineering, not unlimited resources.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe tension between elegant theories and real-world practice seemed to invigorate the students, who let stacks of free pizza go cold once they were tasked with solving the problem.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is different from the low-speed aerodynamics problems we do in class,\u201d said Florida native Colton Thomas, 23. \u201cThis is a problem that Lockheed had to solve. Lockheed is developing new ways to increase the technology for airplanes, and I find that very useful. I couldn\u2019t wait to hear what they had to say.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Lockheed team was happy to field Thomas\u2019s and everyone\u2019s questions, but for a good deal of the evening, students were sectioned off into their own work groups, where they discussed all of the ways this one engineering conundrum could be cracked. Their guides were frequently called upon to settle disputes and give guidance, but, for the most part, the problem belonged to the students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThey came up with some creative and impressive solutions, in a very short time,\u201d said Lori Flansburg, one of the Lockheed engineers. \u201dDuring the Q \u0026amp; A session at the end, they asked some very insightful questions. There was so much energy in the room it was amazing.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Lockheed Martin University Outreach session was co-sponsored by the School of Aerospace Engineering Student Advisory Council.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Celebrating National Engineers Week with pizza and problems"}],"uid":"27456","created_gmt":"2015-07-14 15:11:01","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:04","author":"Britanny Grace","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-02-21T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-02-21T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1239","name":"School of Aerospace Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2082","name":"aerospace engineering"},{"id":"2193","name":"national engineers week"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["communications@ae.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}