Across
- 5. A professional who has acquired knowledge and skills through study and practice over the years, in a particular field or subject, to the extent that his or her opinion may be helpful in fact finding, problem solving, or understanding of a situation. (3 words)
- 7. A variety of activities that depend on the use and coordination of information, automation, computation, software, sensing, and networking, and/or making use of cutting edge materials and emerging capabilities enabled by the physical and biological sciences; examples would be nanotechnology, chemistry and biology. Advanced Manufacturing involves both new ways to manufacture existing products, and especially the manufacture of new products emerging from new advanced technologies. (2 words)
- 10. Involves the design and manufacturing of aircraft, rockets, missiles, spacecraft, etc., that are needed to operate in aerospace.
- 11. A device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular function.
- 12. To examine something in great detail in order to understand it better or discover more about it.
- 13. Robotics careers include anything from a robotics engineer to a behind-the scenes designer, who is responsible for creating robots and robotic systems that are able to perform duties that humans are either unable or prefer not to complete; robots can be created that help make jobs safer, easier, and more efficient, particularly in the manufacturing industry.
- 14. Specific skills, types and amounts of work experience, personal qualities, educational credentials, professional certifications, or areas of knowledge that job seekers must have. (2 words)
- 15. The many different forms of energy to power other industries, for example light, heat, mechanical, gravitational, electrical, sound, chemical, nuclear, etc.; often these different forms of energy transfer back and forth from each other.
- 16. An improvement of existing technological product, system, or method of doing something.
- 17. A method of shared problem solving in which all members of a group spontaneously and in an unrestrained discussion generate ideas.
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- 1. The ability to work effectively with diverse teams; be helpful and make necessary compromises to accomplish a common goal.
- 2. A person who using technology and the Internet effectively and responsibly.
- 3. Utilization of a range of modern tools to perform geographic mapping and analysis of the Earth and human societies.
- 4. The acronym of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
- 6. Creation and/or use of technology that is on a scale of less than 100 nanometers with a goal of controlling individual atoms and molecules, especially to create computer chips and other microscopic devices.
- 8. Development, implementation, and maintenance of computer hardware and/or software systems to organize and communicate information electronically. (2 words)
- 9. The utilization of living organisms or other biological systems to manufacture drugs or other products needed for environmental management; an example would be waste recycling where microorganisms are used to degrade a waste or oil spill.