On the already hectic Wednesday night, the Mission Transit manager frantically said, “The payload can only carry one-third of the weight that we thought.” I froze, as if I had not been working hard enough to lower the mass. To get the mass budget in line, major cuts had to be administered, which I had to deal with. The budget was due noon the next day, and it was already one in the morning! My work was not even near...

Describing what I would do with an engineering grant

The laptop is the most versatile personal computers of modern day. They combine the computing power of a desktop and the portability of a tablet to create a computer used by college students, professionals, and the general public for overall use. Although the laptop is versatile and effective, their one major setback is their battery life. My funded engineering project would go towards creating and producing a stronger battery that would be able to increase battery life in laptops and...