The critically acclaimed Ridley Scott film The Martian depicts Matt Damon as botanist/astronaut Mark Watney who is stranded on Mars after he is carried off by a storm during an emergency liftoff sequence. His fellow crew members presume that he is dead, and in the face of the potential loss …

One of the reasons I love my job is that I have the opportunity to talk to prospective customers about their project pain points, and I help them develop a system solution to address their needs. As a result of these initial conversations, the topic inevitably turns to a model-based …

Introduction Recently I had the opportunity to visit South Africa. I attended the INCOSE South Africa Chapter’s Systems Engineering conference and also supported their Greatest Young Systems Engineers of the Year Challenge.   INCOSE South Africa Systems Engineering Conference The INCOSE South Africa Systems Engineering Conference was held at the …

Honeybees are a critical part of our food production chain. They pollinate essential food crops around the world. In the United States alone they account for the annual pollination of crops valued at $15B, or 25% of the U.S. food harvest. Without their services our national food security would be …