Sunday, December 20, 2020 - 4:59 pm POTSDAM — Professors Marcias Martinez and Craig Merrett from the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at Clarkson University have recently been awarded a $50,000 grant from JetBlue Foundation to develop a laboratory and undergraduate course called Aeronautical Composite Manufacturing. The course and lab will teach students the basic principles and fundamentals of composite design and manufacturing techniques. Martinez says the course and lab will, “provide students with the combined hands-on practice and theoretical know-how sought out by the aeronautics, wind turbine, and automotive engineering industry.” As subject matter experts in aircraft materials and structures, Martinez and Merrett each bring their own particular skill sets to the course.