Mannie Lowe is the Program Delivery Partner for the Mississippi FIRST® Tech Challenge robotics competition in the Center for Mathematics and Science Education (CMSE) at the University of Mississippi. The CMSE is the Program Delivery Organization.
Biography
After earning his degree in Computer Science from Georgia Tech, Mannie worked for several startup computer companies and a school in the metro Atlanta area as a software engineer, project manager, teacher, and team leader. At one of those companies, Mannie was introduced to FIRST, a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide life-changing robotics programs that give young people the skills, confidence, and resilience to build a better world. He was named the Program Delivery Partner for Georgia FIRST Tech Challenge and grew the program up to over 60 teams in the span of six years. He was then hired by the University of Mississippi to do similarly for the state and has helped the number of teams grow from four to over 70 since 2012.
Publications
Lowe, E. (2018). Incorporating Robotics in your Classroom [PowerPoint slides]. Presentation to the Mississippi Science Teachers Association. October 30, 2018.
Trobaugh, James, and Mannie Lowe. Winning LEGO MINDSTORMS Programming: LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT-G Programming for Fun and Competition (Technology in Action series). New York: Apress, 2012. Print.
Snyder, K.T., Lowe, E. (2007). MobileCARE: Mobile Coordination Associates for Resupply and Evacuation. (Applied Systems Intelligence, Inc. Document No. MS0601801 for U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) Contract No. W81XWH-07-C-0041). SBIR Phase I Final Report. Alpharetta, GA.
Atkinson, M., Jurs, S., Lowe, M., & Toney, S. (2005). AUCTIONEER: Network-Centric Control of Unmanned Air Vehicles. (Applied Systems Intelligence, Inc. Document No. UA01118-01 for Air Force Research Labs VACC Division Contract No. F33615-02-C-3221). SBIR Final Report. Roswell, GA
Stitts, K.B., Lowe, E., Snyder, K. (2003). Using Associate Systems for Controlling Tactical Movements in the Intelligent Control Architecture of Unmanned Ground Vehicles. Proceedings of Collaborative Technology Alliances Conference 2003 – Robotics, Baltimore, MD. April 29 – May 1, 2003.
Education
B.S. Information Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology (1983)
Recognitions
- International Volunteer of the Year, FIRST® Tech Challenge, 2016
- Georgia FIRST LEGO League Volunteer of the Year - Body Forward season, FIRST® Tech Challenge, 2010
- Georgia FIRST Volunteer of the Year, Peachtree Regional , FIRST® Tech Challenge, 2008
- LA-MS Volunteer of the Year, Bayou Regional , FIRST® Tech Challenge, 2003