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In 2005 he co-founded a business to develop the Atlas Powered Ascender, [4] a tool he helped create that enables "reverse rappelling" up vertical surfaces at high speed. [5] He was awarded the Lemelson-MIT Prize in 2007 for his work on the Atlas Powered Ascender, [ 6 ] an improved needle-free jet injector system, and his work in engineering ...
Ascender may refer to: Ascender (climbing), a rope-climbing device; Ascender Corporation, a font company; Ascender (typography), a font feature; XP-55 Ascender, a prototype aircraft; Isuzu Ascender, a sports utility vehicle; JP Aerospace Ascender, a spaceship launch airship; Pterodactyl Ascender, an ultralight aircraft
In 2012, in collaboration with Dr. Maria Chavez he created the Texas College Success Program now called Ascender. The program's framework for student and institutional advancement has increased the rate of college completion for students in community colleges.
The ascender will glide smoothly up the rope when the belayer takes in slack. If the climber falls, the ascender will lock up. (I’m giving them the benefit of the doubt and assuming that the ...
In 2011, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. [5]Thirty-five percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating. [6] No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012. [7]
The school provides a wide range of events and activities for students, academic success seminars and career readiness workshops. [7] A student society is made up of all students of Acsenda and elects its leaders to represent the student body. Students also provide representation on the Academic Council. In 2019, Acsenda initiated the Student ...
Descender is a science fiction space opera comic book series written by Jeff Lemire and illustrated by Dustin Nguyen.The series was published by Image Comics.The story follows a young android, TIM-21, trying to survive endless bounty hunters in a universe that has outlawed all robotics and artificial intelligence.
An ascender is a device (usually mechanical) used for directly ascending, or for facilitating protection, with a fixed rope when climbing on steep mountain terrain. A form introduced in the 1950s became so popular it began the term "Jumar" for the device, and the verb "to jumar" to describe its use in ascending.