Outreach Activities

  • Speaker at the Flower Mound National Junior Science Honors Society – Careers in Aerospace Engineering, February 2020
  • Faculty contributor for the College of Engineering Outreach activity “Bridge to Engineering” for 9th and 10th grade high schoolstudents and “Gateway to Engineering” for 7th and 8th graders, summer 2006-present
  • Faculty contributor for the College of Engineering session of the “Applied Learning Connections for the Aerospace Manufacturing Industry” workshop for Math, Science, Technology and Pre- Engineering High School teachers in conjunction with the Fort Worth Chamber, Vought Aircraft, Lockheed Martin and Bell Helicopter.
  • Advisor for the CanSat design competition, 2005-2006, 2006-2007 (Satellite in a soda-can Team won First Place in 2007, $2500)
(Victorious CANSAT Team, 2007)
(CANSAT – Dr. Spright)

  • Advisor for AIAA Design-Build-Fly (2004, 2005), Texas Space Grants Consortium Design Challenge Teams (since 2003), 
  • Co-advisor for the AE senior design project (NASA Mars Flyer – Won 1st Tier Award for $5000 from NASA, 2005)
  • Co-advisor for the student teams participating in the AUVSI Student UAV competitions (1st place in 2005, 3rd place in 2006).
  • Participated in the Brewer high school (White Settlement School District) career fairs by showcasing Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering to the junior and senior high school students.
  • The MAE department showcased the department’s activities as well as AVL activities at Brewer High School (WSISD).
  • This was at the High School’s Career Day. (Click on the pictures to enlarge)