Supporting Subs in Schools

Exploring New Depths In STEM

BlueZone Group engineers have been pleased to provide support to Subs in Schools teams at St. Phillips Christian College in Newcastle.

Custis Schur (Electrical Engineer) and Ashwin Chandrasekaran (Mechatronics Engineer) worked with students on their projects providing assistance and advice. Both teams accomplished much and moved forward with their assignments.

Subs in Schools Technology Challenge™ is the result of collaboration between REA, the Department of Defence and industry stakeholders including the Australian Submarine Corporation and Saab Australia. It was conceived in response to the Australian Government’s announcement of the $50 billion Future Submarine Program. It is the world’s first in-class submarine design competition.

Students design either a Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle (ROV) or a submarine which they must operate. Alternatively, they can build a three-dimensional virtual scale model of living quarters in a futuristic submarine. The fundamentals of Subs in Schools are equipping young people to take part in the new set of industries being developed as part of the Future Submarine Program.

Curtis Schur, BlueZone Group, and at St. Phillips Christian College students working on electronics for the Subs in Schools program.

Ashwin Chandrasekaran, BlueZone Group, and at St. Phillips Christian College students working on the Subs in Schools program.