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BRITTANY NOTOR

Reflection

The AEI Student Competition was a positive learning experience. Working with a team of multiple disciplines allowed me to improve my communication skills. The project also enhanced my knowledge of building mechanical system design. In particular, I learned a great amount about how each discipline takes their design from schematic to design development.


One aspect that I would change about the AEI student competition is the category setup. Our members designed the building as one team, but were not encouraged to present our design as a team when we received nominations for only two of the five categories. This category setup did not match the overall spirit of an integrated competition. I would recommend that the competition nominate full teams instead of breaking them into categories.


I would like to thank everyone who helped our team throughout the design process by answering all our questions: The Penn State AE professors and advisors and industry contacts, particularly those from SmithGroupJJR.  I would also like to thank the rest of the UNITUS design team.

 

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