Stewart has independently developed a free educational website called Mechanical Engineering Helper to make engineering concepts more accessible to high school and college students.
To share his resource with others, Stewart represented WCC at the 2026 North Carolina Honors Association (NCHA) Conference, where he presented on his website to college and university students from across the state.
Stewart built the website using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript technologies, teaching himself web development throughout the process. He has spent over 100 hours developing and improving the Mechanical Engineering Helper.
Stewart has also shared the website with educators at WCC and Wayne County Public Schools to be used as a supplemental resource, and he has taken student and faculty feedback into consideration to update it. “Teachers have shared that they plan to incorporate it into their instruction,” Stewart said.
During his conference presentation, Stewart spoke about his process for developing the idea for the Mechanical Engineering Helper, the most valuable parts of the website, the difficulties he encountered while building it, and the influence of feedback and academic sources on its development.
Stewart is a high school senior at Wayne School of Engineering and is pursuing an Associate in Science degree at WCC through dual enrollment. He is a member of WCC’s Honors Program.
WCC was one of three community colleges represented at this year’s NCHA conference, which was held at UNC Pembroke.
WCC Biology Instructor / Honors Program Coordinator Lynn Swafford said Stewart exhibited professionalism and made an effort to network with others during the conference. “I’m so proud of Aiden and how he represented WCC,” she said.
WCC’s Honors Program focuses on learning, leadership, and service as integral components of a well-rounded education. Students who meet the academic criteria and enroll in Associate in Arts or Associate in Science programs are eligible to apply.
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