Trevor Uptain, Adam Simko, Michael Filimon and Zachary Miller have been selected as recipients of the Marine Technology Society’s 2011 ROV Committee Scholarships. In addition Russell Ives, Houston Fortney, Kip Hacking and Sebastian Baca received MTS ROV Committee MATE Center Scholarships.
Trevor Uptain was awarded $10,000 and will be attending the University of Washington studying Mechanical Engineering. Adam Simko was awarded $7,500 and will attend UC Davis studying Mechanical Engineering. Michael Filimon received $5,000 and will attend the University of Rhode Island pursuing a Masters in Ocean Engineering. Zachary Harris received $2,500 and is attending Florida Institute of Technology studying Ocean Engineering.
As winners of the MTS ROV Committee MATE Center (Marine Advanced Technology Education) Scholarships Russell Ives was awarded $10,000 and will attend Auburn University studying Mechanical Engineering. Houston Fortney received $7,500 and will pursue an Electrical Engineering degree at Purdue. Kip Hackling received $5,000 and will attend Brigham Young University pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Sebastian Baca received $2,500 and is attending the University of Hawaii at Hilo pursuing a degree in Marine Science. All will be recognized during the Awards Presentations at Underwater Intervention ’12 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Drew Michel, Chairman of the ROV Committee of MTS initiated the scholarship program in 1994. Since then it has awarded over $250,000 to deserving students who have an interest in Remotely Operated Vehicles.
[mappress] Source: ROV Committee , June 22 , 2011;