1. PDEO Subcommittee Current Subcommittee Members
Kristin Yvonne Rozier (Chair)
Chelsea Sabo (Chair)
Eric Rozier
Mark Abramson
Ella Atkins
Mary Cummings
Richard Doyle
Accomplishments over the past year
Synopsys Challenge 2014
Awarded 2 Prizes and 3 Honorable Mentions
BOEBot x2; NO AIAA Memberships this year
$333 TOT
Judging local science competitions
Stephan Kolitz
Amanda Lampton
Catharine McGhan
Andrew Meade
James Steck
What are your goals for next year?
2015 Synopsys Challenge
Need a new head judge as KYR is moving. Nhan?
Can't AIAA donate student memberships ($20 each)?
Which prizes? Same as last year?
Revisit and revise “What is an IS?” video contest
Consider new online contest?
Volunteer to help or take over?
Judging Local Competitions
Online Network?
Initiate a few new activities that will utilize members
Challenges/Observations
Challenge: Finding suitable projects for members
Current projects mostly driven by one or two people
Need to increase engagement of subcommittee members

2. Lessons Learned Synopsis Challenge
Again, amazed at quality of students work!
Optimized use of funds to give more prizes/keep costs down
New, cheaper robots as prizes (still ~$150 each) - No feedback from students yet
Next year: no AIAA memberships? Mostly unused/less impact than robots.
Initiative sustainable as is: relatively inexpensive and low man-hours
Expand to reach more students? Practical way to do this without adding much cost?