Ashwyn Sam admits it: He’s kind of a procrastinator. “I like to think that I like to work slow, but it’s actually procrastination,” he says with a smile in his voice. His drive to “work slow” is why, when he decided to apply to be one of the prestigious Knight-Hennessy Scholars for 2020—a scholarship worth…
Worldwide win spells relief for hard-working rocket team
Rocket Mocs team Andrew Byrd Sean Conway Jonathan DeGuzman Mason Gregoire Alex Trotter Ashwyn Sam, advisor and member of the 2018 Rocket Mocs Dillon Grider, advisor and member of 2017 Rocket Mocs John Brand, simulation advisor Trevor Elliott, UC Foundation assistant professor of UTC mechanical engineering Rocket Mocs sponsors Miller Industries: 3D Printing of nose…
Never giving up is only part of this story: Mocs win national student rocket competition
From the pages of The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Magazine: The introduction to the Rocket Mocs, the UTC engineering team that vaulted a student-built rocket more than 11,000 feet.
Top 10 most-read stories of 2018 cover a lot of ground
Here is a list of the Top 10 most-read stories on the UTC website for 2018
No. 1 Rocket Mocs honored by Mayor Berke
In honor of earning the No. 1 ranking in the country, UTC’s student rocket team—the Rocket Mocs—were recognized by Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke for the achievement.
UTC Rocket Mocs team ranked No. 1 in the United States
The UTC rocket team wowed the crowd when it was announced that its rocket reached more than 11,000 feet in height and almost 1,300 mph.
Newly created UTC rocket team ranked third in the nation after competition
Only a few months after creating a team to explore aerospace concepts and design, students in UTC’s College of Engineering and Computer Science came away ranked third in the nation.