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  <title><![CDATA[Jarod Weber Wins First Place in AeroDef Conference Poster Competition]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>Jarod Weber, GTMI undergraduate researcher, won first place for the poster presentation challenge at the AeroDef Manufacturing 2017 Conference (an SME conference).&nbsp;It was open to undergrads, masters, &amp; PhD students, along with anyone under the age of 35 in industry, with a focus on aerospace/defense manufacturing research.</p>

<p>According to AERODEF, the poster session showcased&nbsp;the next generation of manufacturing researchers, engineers and industry professionals in the following categories:</p>

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	<li>Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing</li>
	<li>Composites &amp; Advanced Materials</li>
	<li>Industrial IoT</li>
	<li>Cybersecurity</li>
	<li>Automation, Assembly &amp; Robotics</li>
	<li>Precision Machining &amp; Tooling</li>
	<li>Finishing &amp; Coatings</li>
	<li>Quality, Measurement &amp; Inspection</li>
	<li>Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Technology</li>
	<li>Manufacturing Engineering Education</li>
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<p>Jarod says, &quot;The combination of attending an aerospace/defense conference, and participating in the competition proved both exciting and rewarding.&nbsp;I was able to absorb the direction of funding and industry, while connecting and competing against my peers.&nbsp;It was an excellent experience.&quot;</p>

<p>Jarod Weber is a USAF veteran (electronic warfare &amp; integrated avionics systems), and a former robotics/automation field engineer. He is currently working as an undergraduate researcher at Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute&nbsp;within the fields of advanced composite structural health monitoring of pressure vessel/piping, and aerospace applications, while using his GI Bill to pursue an Electrical Engineering undergraduate degree with a minor in Computer Science at the Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology.</p>

<p>GTMI first came to know Jarod through the REVAMP/REU program, which stands for&nbsp;Research Experience for Student Veterans in Advanced Manufacturing and Entrepreneurship (REVAMP) and Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU).</p>
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