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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/

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),…