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    • 4.5 • 13 Ratings

Bringing you the innovators, the innovations, the issues and topics that are advancing engineering.

    Space Exploration and the Engineering Workforce

    Space Exploration and the Engineering Workforce

    Mars has been a longstanding target for exploration, but for nearly 50 years, we've been sending robots to examine the Martian surface. Elizabeth Jens of Jet Propulsion Laboratory is one of the engineers working on systems used by the Perseverance rover and other missions. In this podcast, she talks about her work and the importance of encouraging young women to consider science and engineering careers.

    • 35 min
    Behind the New Faces of Engineering

    Behind the New Faces of Engineering

    Mechanical Engineering magazine's June/July cover story delves into the minds of early career engineers to hear their diverse stories, from humble beginnings to great achievements, and how they're paving the way forward for future engineering generations.

    In this sneak preview, we hear from Amy Elliott about her work in 3D printing and robotics at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, as well as her public outreach initiatives representing women in STEM and helping kids find their passion in engineering.

    • 21 min
    Diversity and the Engineering Pipeline

    Diversity and the Engineering Pipeline

    Identifying, training, and retaining talent continues to be a challenge for all fields of engineering. At the same time, diversifying the mix of engineering graduates to include more underrepresented groups is critical. Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), minority serving institutions (MSIs), tribal colleges and universities, and others are making significant strides in growing the number of underrepresented groups entering engineering through a variety of strategies.In this episode, Craig Scott shares insights into engineering workforce challenges and some possible solutions. Scott is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. School of Engineering at Morgan State University in Baltimore. He is also president of the Inclusive Engineering Consortium (IEC)—a non-profit organization comprised of historically minority serving institutions working to produce a larger and better prepared pool of African-American, Hispanic, and Native American engineering graduates.

    • 26 min
    Women Working in Engineering

    Women Working in Engineering

    Lauren Neal talks about her experience as a working engineer in a male-dominated field. She covers strategies for recruitment, retention, DEI, and leadership.

    • 25 min
    How AI Could Impact Manufacturing

    How AI Could Impact Manufacturing

    Artificial intelligence isn’t just for faking voices or generating images. The technology can also sift through mountains of data and extract actionable insights. Humberto Moreira, principal solutions engineer at the software development services company Gigster, explains how these insights can assist manufacturers become more flexible and be more attuned to consumers.

    • 15 min
    Taking Innovations from Lab to Market

    Taking Innovations from Lab to Market

    When it comes to research and development, engineers lead the way across a wide range of industries. But when it’s time to translate cutting-edge research and prototypes into commercial applications and technologies, the process can be quite complex.

    Paul Cherukuri helps shed some light on that process, from strategies to challenges to real-world examples. Cherukuri is Rice University’s vice president for innovation and he also serves as Chief Innovation Officer, Adjunct Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship, and Associate Research Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

    • 20 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
13 Ratings

13 Ratings

thatengineeringguy14 ,

Providing much needed information

I love that this podcast is speaking to mechanical engineers, but also talking about broad topics that impact the industry. ASME is awesome!

Mechanical Animals ,

Host audio quality

I am starting to really enjoy the content in these podcasts (after becoming aware though my ASME membership).
However, the host's microphone audio quality is absolutely horrible. This makes it very hard for me (and I assume other people with mild audio sensitivity) to fully digest the content.

KCDLG ,

General Engineering Topics - Good Information

The Podcast covers a range of topics. Some are interesting to me, others are not. Would recommend this for anyone interested in a engineering as a field.

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