Physics Students Reach Quarter Finals in National Competition
Two Le 91心頭利嫋 physics/pre-engineering students reached the quarter finals in the��” held in Bethesda, Md. in late February.
Lindsey Bush ���23 (physics with civil engineering concentration) and Nicholas Carinci ���23 (physics with mechanical and aerospace engineering concentration), accompanied by faculty advisor Dr. Stamatios Kyrkos, reached the final eight stage in a competition that started with 71 participating colleges and universities. The Air Force Academy prevailed in the quarter final round, and went on to win the competition. The eight quarter-finalists were recognized and given prizes during the award ceremony at the end of the competition.
In each round of the competition, teams competed in pairs��with��each school representing one of the stakeholders in a realistic business case. Their goal was “not to win by forcing the other team to lose, but to take the lead in coming up with a win-win solution” and to “demonstrate an understanding of the ethics, business and engineering aspects of the case.”��(.)