Engineering the Future:  Dreams (or Ideas) to Reality

Proposals, concepts, innovations, and dreams become the creative juice for engineers to create the world we live in everyday. Do you want to build the future?

Did you know that the BCC Engineering program can prepare you to transfer to a variety of engineering bachelor’s degree programs at the baccalaureate schools? The flexibility of the Associate of Science Degree in Engineering enables students to tailor the degree to meet the admission requirements of the target institutions and specific engineering programs in which they are interested.

Start Time: 11:30 a.m. (one session)

Location: N201[View maps and directions ]

The panel for this session consists of:

	Kristi de Grys Kristi de Grys is  the Manager of the Electric Propulsion Technology group at Aerojet. Her group is responsible for developing rocket engines and propulsion systems for next generation communication satellites (DirectTV, GPS, mobile phones, etc.), interplanetary spacecraft (Cassini, Mars Reconnaissance Observer, etc.), and military battlefield communications. Some of the group's recent projects have included system studies for cargo vehicles to support development of a manned base on the Moon and developing the first 4.5 kW Hall Current Thruster, an ion propulsion device which is 10 times more fuel efficient than current state of the art thrusters.
	Jill Seebergh Jill Seebergh works in the Chemical Technology group of the Phantom Works Materials & Structures organization at The Boeing Company. She is currently the Principal Investigator for a number of technology programs to develop and implement multifunctional coatings based on nanomaterials. She also leads the effort to measure and quantify composite surface features for the Boeing 787. Jill received a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from Lehigh University (Pennsylvania) and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Washington (Seattle). She holds an appointment as an affiliate professor with the UW Department of Chemical Engineering and serves as an industry mentor for students in the UW Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
	Bear McLaughlin Bear McLaughin works in Boeing Commercial Airplanes, CAS Technical Services Modifications Engineering as an Organizational Lean+ Leader. He has extensive project management experience both inside and outside of The Boeing Company. He participates at the Engineering Process Council, Member on the CAS Engineering Process Sub-Council, and CAS TS Lean/Process Council and serves as the secretary to the Boeing American Indian Society, an affinity group. Bear received his degree in business from the University of Washington and has trained in project management at George Washington University. He also served in the US Navy and National Guard.