Maintenance Center at Naval Base San
Diego, which provides ship maintenance,
technical support and training for the
U.S. Pacific Fleet.
RCBI provides on-site training in Cali-
fornia in computer-aided design and 3-D
printer operation. Additional training is
delivered online. The workers are expect-
ed to complete their apprenticeships in
less than two years. Meanwhile, RCBI is
already training sailors to design for ad-
ditive manufacturing and how to operate
3-D printers.
RCBI’s Apprenticeship Works launched
the nation’s first additive manufacturing
technician apprenticeship in fall 2018
with input from partners America Makes,
Tooling U-SME and the National Coa-
lition of Advanced Technology Centers.
Apprenticeship Works is partially sup-
ported by an American Apprenticeship
Initiative grant from the U.S. Department
of Labor. Manufacturers in 18 states have
partnered with RCBI’s Apprenticeship
Works on implementation of registered
apprenticeship programs.
It may start like this.
But to seal the deal …
Marshall University’s Engineering
Faculty Present Research at 2019
Environmental and Energy Conference
Earlier this summer, two professors
of Marshall University’s College of
Information Technology and Engineering
(CITE) presented their research at the West
Virginia Chamber 2019 Environmental
and Energy Conference in Charleston.
Professor Dr. Isaac Wait’s presentation
described a recent project to characterize
rainfall interception by mixed deciduous
woods and the resulting effect on the
timing and quantity of stormwater runoff
during flash floods. He hopes to enable
for enhanced accuracy of stormwater
flow estimates and improved design of
the culverts, channels and bridges that
exist to accommodate those flows.
Assistant Professor Dr. Sungmin Youn’s
presentation highlighted his efforts to
develop a low-cost approach to the removal
of disinfection by-products from drinking
water through filtration utilizing recycled
and processed coffee grounds.
“I am very proud of the quality of work
that has been produced by Dr. Wait and
Dr. Youn,” says Dr. Wael Zatar, CITE’s
dean. “Their research work on civil and
environmental engineering is essential to
elevating the excellence of our students.”
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