About Majors: What is Engineering? With Profs. Glenn Beltz & Kevin Plaxco of UC Santa Barbara.
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.
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