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Congratulations to Marina Van Sickle, Industrial Engineer, and Karl Stone, Mechanical Engineer, for creating the winning artwork for MERC’s challenge coin. Marina designed side 1 of the coin; Karl designed side 2. The final renditions of their designs are shown below. Marina, Karl, and their guests were treated to a celebratory lunch by Andi Mitchell,…
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In the spirit of giving back at Christmas, MERC employees generously donated over 2700 items of food to local charities such as RAFB Airmen’s Attic, Warner Robins Food Pantry, Warner Robins Educare Center Food Pantry, Brev Hunt Food Pantry, and the Middle Georgia Food Bank in Macon. Employees also generously donated toys to the Marine…
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Dr. Thomas Brussat, Senior Engineering Advisor, and MERC engineering team members Brian Harper, Jeff Peets, and Joe German attended the annual Aircraft Structural Integrity Program (ASIP) Conference in Denver, CO, November 27-30. Dr. Brussat gave a presentation, “A Risk Analysis Method for Failsafe Structure of an Aging Aircraft,” which was coauthored by Sam Forgerson, Aerospace Engineer.…
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MERC employees and their families celebrated the Christmas season at our annual Christmas party.
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MERC is featured in the December 2023 issue of Georgia Trend magazine. The article, “Moving Innovation Beyond the Walls,” highlights how research conducted by Georgia’s institutes of higher education could “change the world.” https://www.georgiatrend.com/2023/11/29/moving-innovation-beyond-the-walls/
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MERC is pleased to welcome 12 engineering interns from Mercer and Georgia Tech, who are pictured from left to right. Elijah Hobbs (AE, Georgia Tech), Konner Toth (ME, Mercer), JoHanna Rodenbeck (CE, Mercer), Caleb Cook (ME, Mercer), Tyler Watson (EE, Mercer), Lucas Garza (ME, Georgia Tech), Katie Gibbs (EE, Georgia Tech), Erin Parker (ME, Mercer),…
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Jeff Brenna, Senior Aerospace Engineer, and Chad deMontfort, Chief Engineer of the Rotary Wing Product Area, attended the Vertical Flight Society Annual Forum in West Palm Beach, FL, May 16-18. Jeff presented a paper, “External Airframe Loads Development for Full-Scale Helicopter Fatigue Test Application,” which was coauthored with Dr. Robert McGinty, Senior Principal Engineer. The…
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Congratulations to Marina Van Sickle for running in the 127th Boston Marathon on April 17. Nearly 30,000 athletes from 100 countries competed in the marathon; Marina placed in the top 10% of all females with a time of 3:13:10. She plans on competing in the 45th Chicago Marathon in October. Marina currently works as a…
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Congratulations to Mr. Jim Hundley for receiving the Exemplar Award from the Dixie Crow Chapter of the Association of Old Crows, which is a professional organization focused on electronic warfare and other information-related activities. Jim has been a member of the Dixie Crow Chapter since 1975, served two six-year terms on its Board of Directors,…
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