As a Bio major, I’ve never really been exposed to Cornell’s project teams and what they do. I knew of them, but I never knew how many people were actually a part of it. When I got the opportunity to see where the project teams worked and to learn more about them, I was ecstatic. From our guides, we learned that they were a part of CUAUV, a project team dedicated to the creation of an autonomous submarine. Each year, they create a new one from scratch and take it to compete against other schools at the end of the year. Cornell is one of the best at this because they have won 7 times since the competitions first started in 2000. I realized that it is very important to learn about all the things happening at Cornell because you never know what new things you could discover. I’m very glad I went on this trip and will definitely keep tabs on the project teams from now on.
That’s so cool! I’ve always heard about the competitive nature of Cornell’s engineering project teams, but I didn’t know much beyond that either. An autonomous submarine actually sounds so fun to create. I wonder how the students are able to manage to balance the project teams and their already rigorous schedules.