East Tennessee State University and STREAMWORKS will host an âAdvanced Underwater Vehicle Workshopâ at the ETSU-Eastman Valleybrook Campus in Kingsport from July 12-16. This professional development workshop will focus on the soon-to-be-released remotely operated vehicle SeaMATE Barracuda 2.0. This workshop is just weeks ahead of the 2021 Marine Advanced Technology Education International ROV World Championship, an underwater robotics competition, which will take place on the main ETSU campus Aug. 5-7. âThereâs a need for educators to have access to real-world learning experiences, and part of that is training educators outside of the academic institutions and also partnering with industry, communities and different initiatives like this,â STREAMWORKS Director Dennis Courtney said. âETSU gets that â understanding that STEM education is relevant to everyday life â and they help us facilitate these efforts that impact studentsâ learning outcomes and futures.â