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Joshua Adams-Miller: I Expect More of Myself

November 29, 2019

Joshua Adams-Miller has never seen college in his future, until he receives encouragement from an unexpected source.

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In Engineering Tags Joshua Adams-Miller, scientist origin story, education, college, love, career, engineering, Boise State, Season 9

Kenny Kinds: They Can't Take That Away From You

August 16, 2019

After Kenny Kinds begins lying to his parents about his grades, he has to question why he is in engineering school in the first place.

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In Engineering Tags Kenny Kinds, grades, college, engineering, Season 9

Jeannie Purchase: A Hot Shower

August 2, 2019

Engineering PhD student Jeannie Purchase sets out to help a couple in rural South Carolina who have endured dirty tap water for a decade.

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In Engineering Tags Jeannie Purchase, engineering, water, Season 9, inequality

Chivonne Battle: There Has to Be More

May 31, 2019

After finding out her uterus never developed, scientist Chivonne Battle searches for an alternative way to become a mother.

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In Engineering, Health and Medicine Tags Chivonne Battle, women's health, infertility, uterus, engineering, Season 9

Ali Mustafa: My Office was an Underground Bunker

February 1, 2019

Ali Mustafa finds that the scars of war stay with him even at his new job in the lab.

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In Engineering Tags Ali Mustafa, Boise State, war, engineering, lab work, military, Season 9, Iraq

Samuel Achilefu: Hope for an End

August 31, 2018

Samuel Achilefu's experiences growing up during the Nigerian Civil War inspire his passion for science.

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In Engineering, Health and Medicine Tags Samuel Achilefu, Nigeria, war, childhood, scientist origin story

Ted Olds: Engineering Failure

March 16, 2018

Ted Olds fears he’ll fail to graduate after his parents sacrificed to send him to engineering school.

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In Engineering Tags Ted Olds, engineering, law, school, parents

Keoni Mahelona: Swimming With Sharks

December 29, 2017

Keoni Mahelona leaves his home in Hawaii in pursuit of science.

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In Engineering Tags Hawaii, New Zealand, Native Hawaiian, engineering, water

Stephanie Loeb: Blood, Sweat and Tears

July 7, 2017

Physics major Stephanie Loeb travels to Singapore to study nanoparticles, but is intimidated by her enigmatic project leader.

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In Physics, Engineering Tags Singapore, nanoparticles, physics, nanoscience, lab work, supervisor, Stephanie Loeb, Yale University

Siddhartha Roy: Siding With Flint

April 21, 2017

Environmental engineer Siddhartha Roy is baffled when the state of Michigan insists the water in Flint is safe to drink despite his scientific evidence.

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In Engineering Tags Siddhartha Roy, engineering, water, Flint, Michigan

Selam Gano: Water for Muti

January 20, 2017

Engineering student Selam Gano returns to her father’s home country of Ethiopia with the hopes of providing clean water to the village where he grew up.

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In Engineering Tags Selam Gano, engineering, Ethiopia, water

Rochelle Williams: Potential

May 27, 2016

As a PhD student, Rochelle Williams faces barriers to a career in engineering.

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In Engineering, Science Education Tags Rochelle Williams, Season 6, Mirzayan fellow, engineering, education, college, Black in STEM, women in STEM

Steve Crabtree: Painting A Nuclear Submarine

May 20, 2016

Steve Crabtree gets an unusual start to his career: watching paint dry.

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In Engineering Tags Steve Crabtree, career, engineering

Abhishek Shah: Waste Disposal

January 29, 2016

Abhishek Shah takes a simple job to pay for school--toxic waste disposal.

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In Engineering Tags Abhishek Shah, biomedical engineering, engineering, medicine, career, immigration, education, moving, scientist origin story

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