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May 11, 2022

Team ATLAS, a group of engineering students from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­, is bringing home three awards in the Underclassmen Division of the NASA Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Innovative New Designs for Space (NASA MINDS) Challenge.

Team ATLAS, which constructed a working model of an anchor to be used in micro-G environments, won first place for both Technical Poster and Technical Paper categories, along with a second-place finish in the Design, Build, and Demonstration category, and totaling $2500 in award winnings. The team is comprised of some of the top engineering students: Michael Deyo, Edward Rodriguez, Solomon Stern and Jonathan Bonilla (mechanical); Ilyass Belaribia and Ollie Wess (electrical); and Judith Marcos (civil).

NASA MINDS is a multi-semester undergraduate level activity that supports the and the , and . Specific Goals of the hands-on design and build experience are:

• Build a diverse science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) workforce by engaging students in authentic hands-on learning experiences involving NASA’s content and people.
• Increase students’ capabilities to pursue STEM by empowering students to work independently on NASA Artemis technologies that interest them.
• Create a pipeline for NASA’s future workforce needs by informing students of the technological innovations required, and engaging them in these technologies at a fundamental and exploratory level.
• Generate unique and innovative concepts from students and MSIs, which can serve as a potential resource for NASA’s scientists and engineers working on Artemis technological needs.

For more information about NASA MINDS, visit . For more information about Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­’s engineering programs, visit .