Episode summary introduction: The goal of this series is to serve as a primer for High Schoolers about a Major, through our conversations with Faculty Experts in the various US Colleges and Universities. We continue this series with Engineering, with UC Santa Barbara Professors - Glenn Beltz, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Associate Dean in the  College of Engineering, and Kevin Plaxco, Professor of BioEngineering. In particular, we discuss the following with him: What is Engineering ? Impact to Humanity Emerging & Interdisciplinary Areas Skills Needed to Engineering Opportunities in Engineering Topics discussed in this episode: Introducing Profs. Beltz, Plaxco, UCSB [0:41] Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [2:17] What is Engineering? [4:27] Origins of Engineering [5:12] Impact on Humanity [6:29] Branches of Engineering [8:22] Scientist versus Engineer [11:06] Interdisciplinary Programs [13:03] R&D in Engineering [15:36] Emerging Areas [17:40] Skills Needed to Pursue Engineering [20:43] College Study [23:10] Career Opportunities [27:45] Prof. Beltz’s Engineering Journey [31:04] Our Guests: Glenn Beltz, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Associate Dean in the  College of Engineering at the University of California Santa Barbara. Kevin Plaxco, Professor, Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry, BioMolecular Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering at the University of California Santa Barbara. Memorable Quote: “...that experience of a hands on independent research project is always going to kind of pay off I think.” Prof. Beltz. Episode Transcript: Please visit Episode’s Transcript. Suggestions for you: STEM Podcasts. Calls-to-action: Subscribe to our Weekly Podcast Digest. To Ask the Guest a question, or to comment on this episode, email podcast@almamatters.io. Subscribe or Follow our podcasts at any of these locations:, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, RadioPublic, Breaker, Anchor. For Transcripts of all our podcasts, visit almamatters.io/podcasts.