The Evolution of T&E to Capabilities-Based T&E

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Steve

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Powerpot Turns Heat and Water Into Electricity

Posted on April 17, 2013 by John

Young Engineers Make Cool Product

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130416114124.htm

excerp: “David and Paul are examples of what makes engineering so exciting — by mixing creativity, science, math and design education, they came up with a product that improves the quality of life for people around the world,” says Richard Brown, dean of the College of Engineering at the U. “Being entrepreneurial comes naturally to many engineers — in fact, 41 percent of the spinoff companies from the U are from engineering.”

Chapter Luncheon Meeting: Testing vs. Systems Engineering: Who’s the Boss?

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Steve

Within the Government, there are often separate organizations to conduct systems engineering and system testing. While it is clear that the operational test community has a charter to conduct independent test and evaluation, should the developmental test community serve as an independent activity? Perhaps the answer lies in the purpose of developmental testing. When it comes to systems engineering versus test engineering, which activity supports the other? Maybe the answer is within the discussion surrounding the innocuousness question, “Why are we testing?”

John is currently employed at the MITRE Corporation as a Multi-Discipline Systems Engineer, and is also an instructor in the Johns Hopkins University Master of Systems Engineering program. He served as a U.S. Marine for well over 20 years, finishing his career with tours as a rotary wing developmental test pilot and program manager. John is involved in digital interoperability efforts with the Lexington Park, MD MITRE office, supporting PMA-209 (Air Combat Electronics) and the PEO (U&W) Common Standards and Interoperability team.