The Florida Tech team finished among the best in the engineering competition conducted by Lockheed Martin

It is ranked 3rd among 69 other colleges and universities

BREVARD COUNTY, Florida – The Florida Tech team of students Macy Walters and Sarah Cameron and faculty advisor Moti Mizrahi tied for third place in the 6th annual Lockheed Martin Ethics in Engineering Competition, competing against teams from 69 other colleges and universities.

In the competition, held from February 28 to March 2 at the company’s Bethesda, Maryland headquarters, two undergraduate teams and accompanying faculty members from academic institutions presented their solutions to novel issues involving ethical, business and engineering issues.

More than 250 students and teachers from across the US and the Netherlands participated.

This year’s issue highlighted two companies that signed a contract to develop an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) training system related to meeting cybersecurity requirements.

“Macy and Sarah have done a fantastic job competing against big schools like Georgia Tech and Penn State,” said Mizrahi, associate professor of philosophy in the School of Arts and Communication.

“You have represented Florida Tech with honor, respect, professionalism and excellence. I am very proud.”

Walters said the competition was an amazing experience in terms of collaboration and problem analysis.

“It was an opportunity to work and make friends with people from all over the country in an engaging and constructive way,” she said.

“I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to meet many of these people or develop my speaking skills if I hadn’t gone and I’m very grateful for the opportunity.”

Cameron also enjoyed meeting other groups.

“It was an amazing opportunity to meet students from other schools. My favorite match was against New Jersey Tech, where all the players and referees were female,” she said.

“I had a great time working with Macy’s to resolve our dispute, and making changes and compromises on the spot was both fun and challenging.”

The team won the first five rounds. He battled Loyola University in the sixth round but did not advance. That school finished second and the US Air Force Academy won first place. Florida Tech finished tied for third with Notre Dame.

Mizrahi thanked Robert Taylor, dean of the College of Psychology and Liberal Arts, for funding the trip, and Andrew Aberdeen, chair of the humanities program, for supporting the group.

In addition to hands-on opportunities for students to learn about Lockheed Martin and its technologies, it also forces students to think about the importance of ethics in the workplace and the variety of life challenges that can arise, especially multifaceted. Fast paced world of technology.

But it wasn’t all ethics and problem solving.

Students were able to attend a presentation by the Lockheed Martin team and worked with Paramount Studios on the development of Top Gun: Maverick.

Top Gun panelists shared their experiences working on the film, then welcomed students to a special screening of the film.

Students also had opportunities to visit virtual and virtual reality sites hosted by Lockheed Martin Space and Missions and Fire Control business areas.

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