JETS Adopts Water-access Competition Theme
Posted on August 31st, 2009 by als
The Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) has adopted the theme, “Water, Water, Everywhere” for its annual TEAMS competition for high school students.
The nonprofit organization, which promotes engineering and technology careers among youth, said it was inspired by National Academy of Engineering’s “grand challenges,” one of which is providing access to clean water.
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