A cadet tests airfoil aerodynamics at an earlier Engineering Technologies Academy at Auburn University.
ALABAMA – Twenty-two cadets from 16 Civil Air Patrol wings will explore career opportunities at the organization’s 2010 Engineering Technology Academy, or E-Tech, beginning Saturday and continuing through July 31 at Auburn University.
The career exploration activity is designed for cadets who want to pursue an aerospace or engineering career or are interested in cutting-edge aerospace technologies. Thay are introduced to several engineering disciplines by completing hands-on projects and learning from professors and NASA or U.S. Air Force researchers at Auburn, a leading engineering university.
Capt. Phil Boylan, who is a nuclear and mechanical engineer and director of E-Teach, said this year’s class of 22 is the largest and most accomplished in recent memory.
“We have cadets traveling to Auburn from as far away as Vermont, Colorado and South Dakota,” Boyland said.
“ E-Tech offers CAP cadets a weeklong immersion as students in one of the nation’s top engineering schools. They get a rare opportunity to experience nearly all aspects of life as an engineering student – living in dorms, interacting with senior professors, working with the carbon fiber composites used in the F-22 fighter, running experiments, working side-by-side with the Auburn Hovercraft team and enjoying the university athletic facilities,” he said.
“They will also get a rare insider’s tour of the GKN Aerospace Manufacturing Plant in Tallassee, Ala. These senior cadets are treated as actual college students and given substantial liberty to manage their personal affairs responsibly during the week. They have always risen to the challenge.
“I wish I’d had the opportunity to experience an activity like E-Tech before I entered engineering school!” Boylan said.
Activities will include exploring aerospace and fiber engineering by constructing a carbon-fiber airfoil that will be tested in a smoke tunnel, as well as projects in industrial/systems engineering, mechanical engineering and materials engineering.
Cadet roster
Alabama Wing
- Chilton County Composite Squadron – Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Hannah Pearson.
Colorado Wing
- Fremont Starfire Cadet Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Jack C. Nordell.
Georgia Wing
- Calhoun Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Kaitlyn English.
- Savannah Composite Squadron – Cadet Capt. Elisabeth S. Smith.
- Sweetwater Composite Squadron – Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Brandon Aaron Jones.
Indiana Wing
- Lutheran High School Flight ¬– Cadet Maj. James Sheehy.
Kentucky WIng
- Campbell County Composite Squadron – Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Jacob F. Bridges.
Maryland Wing
- Frederick Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Rachel Petro.
Missouri Wing
- Platte Valley Squadron – Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Austin P. Carrill.
New Jersey Wing
- Air Victory Museum Composite Squadron – Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Justin J. Weaver.
New York Wing
- Chemung Schuyler Composite Squadron – Cadet 1st Lt. Caleb McLean.
Pennsylvania Wing
- Somerset County Composite Squadron 1502 – Cadet Lt. Col. Ryan Musselman.
South Dakota Wing
- Lookout Mountain Composite Squadron – Cadet 1st Lt. David G. Small III.
Tennessee Wing
- St. Edwards Cadet Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Andrew W. Fisher.
Texas Wing
- Lubbock Composite Squadron – Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Ryan Michael Eckles.
Vermont Wing
- Capital Composite Squadron – Cadet Tech Sgt. Keith Cannon.
Virginia Wing
- Burke Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Madeleine E.G. Dillon.
- Lynchburg Composite Squadron – Cadet Capt. Jeremy Sipantzi and Cadet 2nd Lt. Anson S. Branner.
- Prince William Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Jason R. Bailey.
- Southside Composite Squadron – Cadet Staff Sgt. Luke J. Routhier.
West Virginia Wing
- Boone Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Jon Ball.
