Navy supports HESTEC with SeaPerch Challenge Competition [Image 5 of 6]

BROWNSVILLE, TX, UNITED STATES

10.05.2018

Photo by Burrell Parmer 

Commander, Navy Recruiting Command

BROWNSVILLE, Texas - (Oct. 5, 2018) Engineering faculty from the University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) grades a high school team in the interview portion of the U.S. Navy-sponsored SeaPerch Challenge Competition held at the Margaret M. Clark Aquatic Center during the 2018 Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology Week (HESTEC). More than 35 middle and high school teams competed in the event which consisted of an underwater obstacle course, a challenge course, and team interviews. The winner of the competition was Los Fresnos School with Lopez High School placing second and Harlingen High School placing third. SeaPerch is an innovative underwater robotics program sponsored by the Office of Naval Research that equips teachers and students with the resources they need to build an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) in an in-school or out-of-school setting. The competition was held during the 2018 Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology Week (HESTEC). (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, Navy Recruiting District San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)

• Date Taken: 10.05.2018
• Date Posted: 10.06.2018 14:14
• Photo ID: 4801447
• VIRIN: 181005-N-ND850-438
• Resolution: 3000x2003
• Size: 1.83 MB
• Location: BROWNSVILLE, TX, US