Engineering Students Compete in National Event
University of Scranton students Aryan Chandavarkar, left, and Matthew Felicia demonstrated their critical thinking and problem-solving skills at the Lockheed Martin’s eighth annual Ethics in Engineering Case Competition.The University of Scranton was one of nearly 70 colleges and universities that recently sent a team – two students and one faculty advisor – to Lockheed Martin’s eighth annual Ethics in Engineering Case Competition.
Aryan Chandavarkar, Westborough, Massachusetts, an electrical engineering major, and Matthew Felicia, Medford, New Jersey, a computer engineering major, were joined by W. Andrew Berger, Ph.D., professor and chair of the University’s Physics and Engineering Department, on their trip to Lockheed Martin’s corporate headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland.
“It’s very fast-paced at times and you’re always held on the edge of anticipation,” Chandavarkar said in a video interview with Lockheed Martin. “I thought that it was a really good experience for us to hone our skills – not just the technical aspect, but how we can compete and how we can grow as individuals.”
The event, which took place earlier this semester, drew 66 teams tasked with solving complex engineering, business and ethics challenges. Among those ethical challenges was a hypothetical case in which students considered if and how to utilize advanced technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence, during wildfire management.
In addition to the competition, students had the opportunity to tour Lockheed Martin and meet its engineers, participate in workshops, attend a keynote address and participate in a live video call with Astronaut Suni Williams from the International Space Station.
See the University’s Physics and Engineering Department webpage for more information about its program. For more information about the Ethics in Engineering Case Competition, visit the event’s website.
