MAY 2017
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ISSUE 99

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Congratulations to our new graduates! Commencement was held on May 13, celebrating the achievements of the Class of '17. We wish our graduating students much success as they forge their career paths. Crowning the event was a commencement address delivered by one of our most distinguished alumni, Jerry Davis of NASA's Ames Research Center.

Project Hermes is one of two student endeavors that are being combined in the Cactus-1 satellite mission, chosen for launch by NASA as part of the CubeSat Launch Initiative. In this issue of the Connector, project mentor Rishabh Maharaja discusses how Hermes came about, and how collaborative learning has shaped the path from concept to reality. Also in this edition, find out how three students teamed up to develop a proposal for efficient campus lighting -- and won the engineering department's Climate Change competition!


HermesNASA's Jerry Davis Addresses Class of '17 

Chief Information Officer of NASA's Ames Research Center and a Capitol alumnus, Davis had inspiring words for graduating students.

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 Circuit Interview: Rishabh Maharaja

Prof. Maharaja discusses Project Hermes -- part of Capitol's Cactus-1 satellite mission -- and collaboration across disciplines.

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A team of three students won first place in Capitol's Climate Change competition, sponsored by the electrical engineering program.

Social Capitol Summer Camps Teach Coding, Cyber  

For high school students interested in a fun, educational camp experience this summer, Capitol offers two exciting possibilities: the Capitol Cyber Challenge (July 10-14) and our Coding Camp (July 31-August 4). Find out more here.