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Jonathan Strunk, Chief Engineer, was proud to deliver brief opening remarks at the GeorgiaFirst Robotics competition. Jonathan congratulated the teams of high school students for their hard work, dedication, and perseverance in qualifying for the district competition, which was held at Mercer University. Jonathan is a graduate of the Mercer University School of Engineering.

Chad deMontfort, Chief Engineer, and Jeff Brenna, Aerospace Engineer, gave a guest lecture on rotorcraft finite element modeling and analysis to a class of aerospace engineering students at Georgia Tech. Chad also gave a presentation on MERC’s work in supporting rotary wing research for the DoD to graduate students participating in Georgia Tech’s Vertical Flight…

MERC was pleased to host 18 Houston County teachers who are participating in an externship that enables them to visit local industries and observe first-hand what the 21st century workplace entails. These visits help teachers provide links between the skills and knowledge taught in the classroom with those being used in the workplace so that…

MERC was proud to participate in and serve as a sponsor of the annual Association of Old Crows Dixie Crow Symposium, held in the Museum of Aviation Century of Flight Hangar, Robins AFB. Several MERC employees with expertise in electronic warfare participated in the symposium, including Justin McFall and Tyler Watson (shown here). Tyler demonstrated…

Dr. Kirby Godsey, Chancellor of Mercer University, was instrumental in establishing MERC in 1987. In recognition of his long-term support, he received the first in the series of the executive director challenge coins from Ms. Andi Mitchell, MERC Executive Director, during his recent visit to MERC.

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,…

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…

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.…

MERC employees and their families celebrated the Christmas season at our annual Christmas party.

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/