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During a Joint ASNE/SNAME meeting on February 13, Susan Giver, the SNAME Director of Outreach and Strategic Development, provided details on the Sea Perch Challenge scheduled for April 26 at George Mason University. The Sea Perch Challenges is part of a long-term effort to address the problem of decreasing college enrollments in engineering and technical programs, by introducing middle and high school students to science through hands-on activities.rnThe Sea Perch program introduces pre-college students to the wonders of underwater robotics. Part of the Office of Naval Research's initiative, "Recruiting the Next Generation of Naval Architects," this program teaches students how to build an underwater robot, how to build a propulsion system, how to develop a controller, and how to investigate weight and buoyancy.