The Early College EAST High School Engineering Club has won a trip to Hanover, Germany, in Phoenix Contact’s Nanoline Contest. The company announced the winner on Saturday, February 16, to kick off its National Engineers Week celebration. Early College EAST, a partner with NC New Schools, is located in Havelock, NC, in Craven County.

The team designed and built the “Delian One Remotely Operated Vehicle.” The unmanned vehicle uses Phoenix Contact’s Nanoline Controller and nanoNavigator software to remotely maneuver and explore an underwater environment. The Nanoline controls the Delian One’s thrusters, so that it can submerge and maneuver underwater. It also turns the lights and camera on or off.

Team members are Thomas Munday, Alex Messmer, Ashley Mullikin, Benjamin Fisher, Aaron Nasser and Claudia Yllanes. The school advisor is John Ebright, and Don Dickinson served as the team’s Phoenix Contact mentor.

They will travel to Hanover, Germany, this April, where they will demonstrate the project at the TectoYou Hall at Hanover Fair (Hannover Messe). Hanover Fair is the world’s largest industrial tradeshow, and TectoYou is a special hall dedicated to inspiring young people to consider careers in engineering.