Bryn Athyn College Alumni Magazine Spring/Summer 2018 | Page 13

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Bryn Athyn College launched a new course this
spring called Business/Environmental Science
272—Drone Applications in Business and Sci-
ence. Instructed by Ethan King (BA ’00) and Eu-
gene Potapov, Ph.D., the class met three times per
week to learn about applying this new technology
in various fields. The schedule was split between
classroom discussion and designated drone-fly-
ing time on North Campus.
The course explores current legislation and
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rules, cur-
rent innovations in drone use, limits of current
off-the-shelf technologies, creative problem solv-
ing, and business plan development. In its first
run, the class was full with 14 students.
One student, Brad DePasquale (’20) says,
“I’m learning how we can apply drones and AI [ar-
tificial intelligence] in order to further progress
our intelligence in the business world.” Professor
Eugene Potapov explains that flying is just a part
of the class. He says, “Flying to produce a sellable
commodity is another priority of this course.”
Some of the students are already capitaliz-
ing on this aspect of the course. Nikita Klinisovs
(’19) and Russell Pitcairn (’20) are pairing up on a
project that was conceived directly from their ex-
perience in this class. Called “Red Door Images,”
their nascent company focuses on using drone
technology in the real estate industry.
Nikita explains that what excited him most
It’s a Bird!
It’s a Plane!
It’s…a Drone
over North
Campus!
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