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]]> false Michigan Engineering info+5cdc66dd14796a4d23cc8126@mg-eu.acast.com 5cdc66dd14796a4d23cc8126 re-engineering-radio episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/5cdc66dd14796a4d23cc8126/1605807571131-348f5342d2d79934be7b546e334c3e79.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/re-engineering-radio RE: Engineering Radio The future of Line 5: Engineering under Lake Michigan The future of Line 5: Engineering under Lake Michigan Thu, 06 May 2021 13:35:49 GMT 15:36 6093f0b55892a35759171f93 false https://shows.acast.com/re-engineering-radio/episodes/engineering-under-lake-michigan 6093f0b55892a35759171f93 5cdc66dd14796a4d23cc8126 engineering-under-lake-michigan full 4 2 Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer gave the Canadian oil company Enbridge until May 12th to shut down the segment of the Line 5 pipeline that runs along the Straits of Mackinac. Enbridge has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the order. The question remains: how would Enbridge shut down the controversial pipeline and construct a replacement tunnel?


As the deadline approaches, University of Michigan engineering researchers offered insights into how the company might go about doing that, and also how they might construct a tunnel under the lakebed for a replacement section of the line.

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]]> Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer gave the Canadian oil company Enbridge until May 12th to shut down the segment of the Line 5 pipeline that runs along the Straits of Mackinac. Enbridge has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the order. The question remains: how would Enbridge shut down the controversial pipeline and construct a replacement tunnel?


As the deadline approaches, University of Michigan engineering researchers offered insights into how the company might go about doing that, and also how they might construct a tunnel under the lakebed for a replacement section of the line.

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]]> Sticking the Landing Sticking the Landing Tue, 16 Feb 2021 10:00:51 GMT 25:25 602ae52ee037700d6c5416d9 false https://shows.acast.com/re-engineering-radio/episodes/sticking-the-landing 602ae52ee037700d6c5416d9 5cdc66dd14796a4d23cc8126 sticking-the-landing full 4 1 If all goes according to plan, plenty of eyes will be on Mars on February 18th, the day NASA’s Mars 2020 mission is set to touch down on the Red Planet’s surface. 

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Late in 2019, just months before the U.S. plunged into full-on, COVID-19 life, NASA tapped Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Jesse Capecelatro and his team to help study the particles that are stirred by the landing of a spacecraft. The rockets that fire on a typical spacecraft landing kick thousands of tiny surface particles into motion, and those particles can create trouble for any multi-million dollar craft even under the best of circumstances.


For the Mars 2020 space mission and other landings scheduled over the next few years, the University of Michigan crew will collect data and create physics-based models that can be incorporated into codes used by NASA. They’ll help predict what happens when a spacecraft attempts to land millions of miles from home.

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]]> If all goes according to plan, plenty of eyes will be on Mars on February 18th, the day NASA’s Mars 2020 mission is set to touch down on the Red Planet’s surface. 

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Late in 2019, just months before the U.S. plunged into full-on, COVID-19 life, NASA tapped Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Jesse Capecelatro and his team to help study the particles that are stirred by the landing of a spacecraft. The rockets that fire on a typical spacecraft landing kick thousands of tiny surface particles into motion, and those particles can create trouble for any multi-million dollar craft even under the best of circumstances.


For the Mars 2020 space mission and other landings scheduled over the next few years, the University of Michigan crew will collect data and create physics-based models that can be incorporated into codes used by NASA. They’ll help predict what happens when a spacecraft attempts to land millions of miles from home.

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]]> Nanobiotics to Fight Superbugs Nanobiotics to Fight Superbugs Wed, 25 Nov 2020 10:05:31 GMT 18:42 5f9ae59e2c2f9078aec2ba40 false https://news.engin.umich.edu/2020/11/podcast-nanobiotics-to-fight-superbugs/ 5f9ae59e2c2f9078aec2ba40 5cdc66dd14796a4d23cc8126 a-faster-response-to-biothreats The Blue Sky Podcast full 3 4 S1 E4 - The Blue Sky Podcast


Evolution provided bacteria with a mechanism to overcome our antibiotics, and each time we introduce a new antibiotic, they get faster at becoming resistant to it. At the same time, it can take 14 years and billions of dollars to bring a new one to market.


Angela Violi, professor of mechanical engineering, is leading a coalition of chemical engineers and biologists trying to change the game by developing antibiotics in a new way. They want to design nanoparticles to exploit weaknesses in the target pathogens. Not only could they work better, they could make it to market faster.


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Evolution provided bacteria with a mechanism to overcome our antibiotics, and each time we introduce a new antibiotic, they get faster at becoming resistant to it. At the same time, it can take 14 years and billions of dollars to bring a new one to market.


Angela Violi, professor of mechanical engineering, is leading a coalition of chemical engineers and biologists trying to change the game by developing antibiotics in a new way. They want to design nanoparticles to exploit weaknesses in the target pathogens. Not only could they work better, they could make it to market faster.


The Blue Sky Podcast is an award winning limited series from RE: Engineering Radio and the University of Michigan College of Engineering. We’re following four research projects in critically important areas of global consequence.

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]]> Carbon Negative, Dollar Positive Carbon Negative, Dollar Positive Wed, 25 Nov 2020 10:03:18 GMT 19:55 5f9ae52c49e30b7ebb600381 false https://news.engin.umich.edu/2020/11/podcast-carbon-negative-dollar-positive/ 5f9ae52c49e30b7ebb600381 5cdc66dd14796a4d23cc8126 carbon-negative-dollar-positive The Blue Sky Podcast full 3 3 S1 E3 - The Blue Sky Podcast


What’s more expensive—dealing with climate change, or not dealing with climate change? The Global CO2 Initiative is trying to break the trade-off by making carbon-negative manufacturing pay. The effort views the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as a resource to be mined from smokestacks or even the air and used to make a variety of products from clothing and shoes, to concrete and packaging.


The project aims to reduce the equivalent of 10% of current atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions annually by 2030. Volker Sick, a professor of mechanical engineering and director of the initiative, explains the concept.


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What’s more expensive—dealing with climate change, or not dealing with climate change? The Global CO2 Initiative is trying to break the trade-off by making carbon-negative manufacturing pay. The effort views the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as a resource to be mined from smokestacks or even the air and used to make a variety of products from clothing and shoes, to concrete and packaging.


The project aims to reduce the equivalent of 10% of current atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions annually by 2030. Volker Sick, a professor of mechanical engineering and director of the initiative, explains the concept.


The Blue Sky Podcast is an award winning limited series from RE: Engineering Radio and the University of Michigan College of Engineering. We’re following four research projects in critically important areas of global consequence.

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]]> Remaking Water Infrastructure Remaking Water Infrastructure Wed, 25 Nov 2020 10:01:49 GMT 21:57 5f9ae45c33d962035f5fee11 false https://news.engin.umich.edu/2020/11/podcast-remaking-water-infrastructure/ 5f9ae45c33d962035f5fee11 5cdc66dd14796a4d23cc8126 remaking-water-infrastructure The Blue Sky Podcast full 3 2 S1 E 2 - The Blue Sky Podcast


We may not like to think of our water as being filled with microbes but...well, they’re in there. And we could be recruiting some to help us out rather than treating them like a monolithic opposition to be roundly defeated with an abundance of chlorine.


Lut Raskin, professor of civil and environmental engineering, leads a project that aims to understand and harness the water biome. And it’s not just about healthier water. Understanding microbes could clue us in when water infrastructure is starting to break down—for instance, when cracks are developing in water mains or when protective coatings on the insides of old lead pipes are being corroded away.


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We may not like to think of our water as being filled with microbes but...well, they’re in there. And we could be recruiting some to help us out rather than treating them like a monolithic opposition to be roundly defeated with an abundance of chlorine.


Lut Raskin, professor of civil and environmental engineering, leads a project that aims to understand and harness the water biome. And it’s not just about healthier water. Understanding microbes could clue us in when water infrastructure is starting to break down—for instance, when cracks are developing in water mains or when protective coatings on the insides of old lead pipes are being corroded away.


The Blue Sky Podcast is an award winning limited series from RE: Engineering Radio and the University of Michigan College of Engineering. We’re following four research projects in critically important areas of global consequence.

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]]> Artificial Photosynthesis for Sustainable “Solar Fuels” Artificial Photosynthesis for Sustainable “Solar Fuels” Wed, 25 Nov 2020 10:00:31 GMT 16:09 5f9ae3b10a49235f97f3d3c7 false https://news.engin.umich.edu/2020/11/artificial-photosynthesis-for-sustainable-solar-fuels/ 5f9ae3b10a49235f97f3d3c7 5cdc66dd14796a4d23cc8126 sustainable-solar-fuel The Blue Sky Podcast full 3 1 S1 E 1 - The Blue Sky Podcast


What if we could learn from the trees to make a fossil fuel alternative out of carbon dioxide and sunlight alone? We could close the loop on carbon emissions—a critical win in the battle against climate change.


That's one of the goals of Zetian Mi, professor of electrical engineering and computer science. He's also aiming to make efficient, affordable ultraviolet LEDs to sterilize drinking water in parts of the world that don't have enough today. Connecting these two technologies is an up-and-coming semiconductor called gallium nitride. Can Mi's team engineer the quantum properties so that gallium nitride lives up to its promise?


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What if we could learn from the trees to make a fossil fuel alternative out of carbon dioxide and sunlight alone? We could close the loop on carbon emissions—a critical win in the battle against climate change.


That's one of the goals of Zetian Mi, professor of electrical engineering and computer science. He's also aiming to make efficient, affordable ultraviolet LEDs to sterilize drinking water in parts of the world that don't have enough today. Connecting these two technologies is an up-and-coming semiconductor called gallium nitride. Can Mi's team engineer the quantum properties so that gallium nitride lives up to its promise?


The Blue Sky Podcast is an award winning limited series from RE: Engineering Radio and the University of Michigan College of Engineering. We’re following four research projects in critically important areas of global consequence.


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]]> Coming Soon: The Blue Sky Podcast Coming Soon: The Blue Sky Podcast Sun, 15 Nov 2020 10:00:05 GMT 1:54 5f9ae25b1c4dab5652cf659d false https://shows.acast.com/re-engineering-radio/episodes/coming-soon-the-blue-sky-podcast 5f9ae25b1c4dab5652cf659d 5cdc66dd14796a4d23cc8126 coming-soon-the-blue-sky-podcast The Blue Sky Podcast full 3 Engineers are problem-solvers. And humanity has some colossal problems. 


The Blue Sky Podcast is an award winning limited series from RE: Engineering Radio and the University of Michigan College of Engineering. We’re following four research projects in critically important areas of global consequence. Coming November 25th.

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]]> Engineers are problem-solvers. And humanity has some colossal problems. 


The Blue Sky Podcast is an award winning limited series from RE: Engineering Radio and the University of Michigan College of Engineering. We’re following four research projects in critically important areas of global consequence. Coming November 25th.

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]]> Three Failure Fables Three Failure Fables Wed, 03 Jun 2020 09:00:32 GMT 30:06 5e553001aa55ba126c2267de false https://shows.acast.com/re-engineering-radio/episodes/three-failure-fables 5e553001aa55ba126c2267de 5cdc66dd14796a4d23cc8126 three-failure-fables full 2 4 Failure is not an option….but why can’t it be? Too often “failure” is a negative. We’re conditioned to the binary options of either failure or success, but in reality, failure is a lot more nuanced. Join us as Professor Peter Adriaens tells three short stories—on failure, risk taking and the lessons learned to achieve positive outcomes.

Peter Adriaens is a professor of engineering, finance and entrepreneurship at the University of Michigan, working currently on financial innovation and risk analytics for industrial renewal.

  This is a recording of an event hosted by the CID Committee, a pilot program aiming to enhance creativity, innovation and daring. Developed by staff, for staff.

 


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]]> Failure is not an option….but why can’t it be? Too often “failure” is a negative. We’re conditioned to the binary options of either failure or success, but in reality, failure is a lot more nuanced. Join us as Professor Peter Adriaens tells three short stories—on failure, risk taking and the lessons learned to achieve positive outcomes.

Peter Adriaens is a professor of engineering, finance and entrepreneurship at the University of Michigan, working currently on financial innovation and risk analytics for industrial renewal.

  This is a recording of an event hosted by the CID Committee, a pilot program aiming to enhance creativity, innovation and daring. Developed by staff, for staff.

 


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]]> Disappearing Pioneers Disappearing Pioneers Wed, 06 May 2020 09:00:47 GMT 27:20 5e4ef9160f9f6e973d56601f false https://shows.acast.com/re-engineering-radio/episodes/disappearing-pioneers 5e4ef9160f9f6e973d56601f 5cdc66dd14796a4d23cc8126 disappearing-pioneers full 2 3 When women and underrepresented minorities make important contributions to science or technology, why do they later disappear from history? It’s a phenomenon that Lynn Conway, University of Michigan professor emerita of electrical engineering and computer science, has documented since her own erasure. Conway was a driving force in the very-large-scale integration, or VLSI, revolution which triggered the expansion and impact of Silicon Valley, and is credited with making modern digital systems such as cell phones and laptops possible.


In this episode of RE: Engineering Radio, she reconstructs how her own contributions faded over time and why “others” lose credit.


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]]> When women and underrepresented minorities make important contributions to science or technology, why do they later disappear from history? It’s a phenomenon that Lynn Conway, University of Michigan professor emerita of electrical engineering and computer science, has documented since her own erasure. Conway was a driving force in the very-large-scale integration, or VLSI, revolution which triggered the expansion and impact of Silicon Valley, and is credited with making modern digital systems such as cell phones and laptops possible.


In this episode of RE: Engineering Radio, she reconstructs how her own contributions faded over time and why “others” lose credit.


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]]> Restoration Restoration Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:00:31 GMT 24:30 5e4ef3ee2d9d77261c68be68 false https://shows.acast.com/re-engineering-radio/episodes/restoration 5e4ef3ee2d9d77261c68be68 5cdc66dd14796a4d23cc8126 restoration full 2 2 Mind-controlled prosthetics—we’ve all seen them in movies, right? They feel like something we should already have, but so far they've been out of reach. The problem isn’t that scientists and engineers can’t make them. It’s that the crucial link between artificial limb and mind needs to be restored, in a way that turns that hardware into humanware. 


University of Michigan researchers are harnessing brain signals via a groundbreaking interface between man and machine that could give amputees back more of themselves. 



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]]> Mind-controlled prosthetics—we’ve all seen them in movies, right? They feel like something we should already have, but so far they've been out of reach. The problem isn’t that scientists and engineers can’t make them. It’s that the crucial link between artificial limb and mind needs to be restored, in a way that turns that hardware into humanware. 


University of Michigan researchers are harnessing brain signals via a groundbreaking interface between man and machine that could give amputees back more of themselves. 



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]]> Launching Solar Orbiter Launching Solar Orbiter Wed, 04 Mar 2020 10:00:36 GMT 16:11 5e595fd7b88aafb076d127fb false https://shows.acast.com/re-engineering-radio/episodes/solar-orbiter 5e595fd7b88aafb076d127fb 5cdc66dd14796a4d23cc8126 solar-orbiter full 2 1 For more than a decade, a global alliance of engineers developed the unprecedented scientific payload aboard Solar Orbiter. A team from the University of Michigan helped lead that journey. 

 

In this episode of RE: Engineering Radio we join them on launch night—a defining moment for them, for solar science, and for our future as a spacefaring species. 



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]]> For more than a decade, a global alliance of engineers developed the unprecedented scientific payload aboard Solar Orbiter. A team from the University of Michigan helped lead that journey. 

 

In this episode of RE: Engineering Radio we join them on launch night—a defining moment for them, for solar science, and for our future as a spacefaring species. 



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]]> News Roundup: 2019 Edition News Roundup: 2019 Edition Mon, 02 Dec 2019 10:00:34 GMT 23:39 5ddc24569003b63230bb91b5 false https://shows.acast.com/re-engineering-radio/episodes/research-year-in-review 5ddc24569003b63230bb91b5 5cdc66dd14796a4d23cc8126 research-year-in-review full 1 7 Hey listeners! This episode of RE: Engineering Radio is a little different than what you've heard in the past. Here, members of the RE: Engineering Radio team sit down for a round table discussion of some of the coolest, most interesting, and most noteworthy mentions of Michigan Engineering researchers in the news—featuring bipedal robots, drones that help shingle roofs, and insight into internet censorship that could affect the U.S.


Thanks for listening to season one of RE: Engineering Radio. If you missed anything, go back and check it out—and while you're at it, rate, review and subscribe to receive notifications when we get back!


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]]> Hey listeners! This episode of RE: Engineering Radio is a little different than what you've heard in the past. Here, members of the RE: Engineering Radio team sit down for a round table discussion of some of the coolest, most interesting, and most noteworthy mentions of Michigan Engineering researchers in the news—featuring bipedal robots, drones that help shingle roofs, and insight into internet censorship that could affect the U.S.


Thanks for listening to season one of RE: Engineering Radio. If you missed anything, go back and check it out—and while you're at it, rate, review and subscribe to receive notifications when we get back!


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]]> Solve for Life Solve for Life Mon, 04 Nov 2019 10:00:13 GMT 20:08 5db1e86f0a8d06631ea796b9 false https://shows.acast.com/re-engineering-radio/episodes/solve-for-life 5db1e86f0a8d06631ea796b9 5cdc66dd14796a4d23cc8126 solve-for-life full 1 6 Deep in the Amazon, teams from around the world collaborate to understand plant life in the rainforest. Now due to climate change and the rollback of forest protections, their work has never been under greater threat. Hear about Michigan researchers' race to unlock the equations that could save the Amazon—and us all.


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]]> Deep in the Amazon, teams from around the world collaborate to understand plant life in the rainforest. Now due to climate change and the rollback of forest protections, their work has never been under greater threat. Hear about Michigan researchers' race to unlock the equations that could save the Amazon—and us all.


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]]> Putting the AI in Aviation Putting the AI in Aviation Mon, 07 Oct 2019 09:00:35 GMT 18:19 5d83a8863de7a08844397ef4 false https://shows.acast.com/re-engineering-radio/episodes/putting-the-ai-in-aviation 5d83a8863de7a08844397ef4 5cdc66dd14796a4d23cc8126 putting-the-ai-in-aviation full 1 5 Somewhere, in a parallel universe, there is an Ella Atkins who happily does her research on autonomy in aerial vehicles, licenses software to aircraft companies and generally makes airspace a safer place. In our universe, aerospace hasn’t been ready for her. In this episode of RE: Engineering Radio, hear how Professor Ella Atkins is persuading a field to face its future.


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]]> Somewhere, in a parallel universe, there is an Ella Atkins who happily does her research on autonomy in aerial vehicles, licenses software to aircraft companies and generally makes airspace a safer place. In our universe, aerospace hasn’t been ready for her. In this episode of RE: Engineering Radio, hear how Professor Ella Atkins is persuading a field to face its future.


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]]> The Black Box of Human Development The Black Box of Human Development Wed, 11 Sep 2019 18:05:14 GMT 26:49 5d76a48e9cd382d739e22381 false https://shows.acast.com/re-engineering-radio/episodes/the-black-box-of-human-development 5d76a48e9cd382d739e22381 5cdc66dd14796a4d23cc8126 the-black-box-of-human-development full 1 4 U-M researchers developed a way to make large numbers of human embryo-like structures that have the potential to solve hard problems in maternal and child health. Batches of these structures could help screen medications for safety during early pregnancy, for example, and shed light on the causes of both birth defects and multiple miscarriages.

In this episode of RE: Engineering Radio, Michigan Engineering's Kate McAlpine details this new method for studying embryonic development—one that also poses tough questions.

A paper on the work has been accepted to Nature.

 

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]]> U-M researchers developed a way to make large numbers of human embryo-like structures that have the potential to solve hard problems in maternal and child health. Batches of these structures could help screen medications for safety during early pregnancy, for example, and shed light on the causes of both birth defects and multiple miscarriages.

In this episode of RE: Engineering Radio, Michigan Engineering's Kate McAlpine details this new method for studying embryonic development—one that also poses tough questions.

A paper on the work has been accepted to Nature.

 

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]]> Growing STEM Growing STEM Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:00:39 GMT 45:31 5d3f176287abfdf174ced8c4 false https://shows.acast.com/re-engineering-radio/episodes/growing-stem 5d3f176287abfdf174ced8c4 5cdc66dd14796a4d23cc8126 growing-stem full 1 3 Today she’s a NASA engineer turned CEO, but Aisha Bowe began her journey as a self described teen struggling with low self-esteem. After excelling in community college math classes she transferred to Michigan Engineering’s aerospace program, where she earned her bachelor’s and later a master’s degree in space systems engineering. Her tech company, STEMBoard, aims to help historically underrepresented youth play a role in designing tomorrow’s technologies.


In this episode of RE: Engineering Radio, Bowe discusses her life, career trajectory, and the importance of a company like STEMBoard. This interview was conducted by Rob Woodfork at WTOP News in Washington D.C. and has been adapted with permission.


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]]> Today she’s a NASA engineer turned CEO, but Aisha Bowe began her journey as a self described teen struggling with low self-esteem. After excelling in community college math classes she transferred to Michigan Engineering’s aerospace program, where she earned her bachelor’s and later a master’s degree in space systems engineering. Her tech company, STEMBoard, aims to help historically underrepresented youth play a role in designing tomorrow’s technologies.


In this episode of RE: Engineering Radio, Bowe discusses her life, career trajectory, and the importance of a company like STEMBoard. This interview was conducted by Rob Woodfork at WTOP News in Washington D.C. and has been adapted with permission.


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]]> Touch the Sun Touch the Sun Mon, 01 Jul 2019 09:00:27 GMT 50:42 5d1277495f37241571683119 false https://news.engin.umich.edu/solar-probe/ 5d1277495f37241571683119 5cdc66dd14796a4d23cc8126 touch-the-sun full 1 2 The Carrington Event, a solar storm that struck Earth's magnetosphere in 1859, was so powerful it knocked out telegraph wires for three days—and some subsequent solar storms have equaled or surpassed Carrington's magnitude. If these coronal mass ejections were to hit Earth today, they could severely damage our power grid, potentially wiping out electricity across the planet for months or even years. What can humankind do to prepare?


In this episode of RE: Engineering Radio, we interview Justin Kasper, a climate and space science professor at the University of Michigan and a Principal Investigator on the Parker Solar Probe. Its mission? Provide us with the data to protect the power grid and save lives.


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]]> The Carrington Event, a solar storm that struck Earth's magnetosphere in 1859, was so powerful it knocked out telegraph wires for three days—and some subsequent solar storms have equaled or surpassed Carrington's magnitude. If these coronal mass ejections were to hit Earth today, they could severely damage our power grid, potentially wiping out electricity across the planet for months or even years. What can humankind do to prepare?


In this episode of RE: Engineering Radio, we interview Justin Kasper, a climate and space science professor at the University of Michigan and a Principal Investigator on the Parker Solar Probe. Its mission? Provide us with the data to protect the power grid and save lives.


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]]> Hey Cybersecurity, Change or Be Changed Hey Cybersecurity, Change or Be Changed Fri, 31 May 2019 17:49:16 GMT 51:42 5cf00920e1c402ee3539a906 false https://news.engin.umich.edu/features/change-or-be-changed/ 5cf00920e1c402ee3539a906 5cdc66dd14796a4d23cc8126 duo full 1 1 How did an Ann Arbor security start-up get acquired for $2.35 billion? The co-founders met in a stairwell. Jon Oberheide was a high school hacker, breaching security at the same company where Dug Song worked. Duo Security, the company they'd later found together, brought a punk-rock ethos to tech security and stuck up for the little guy.


Following the biggest acquisition of its kind in the state of Michigan, both University of Michigan alums spoke with RE: Engineering Radio about the company’s history and where it's going next.


Check out the full story here: https://news.engin.umich.edu/features/change-or-be-changed/


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]]> How did an Ann Arbor security start-up get acquired for $2.35 billion? The co-founders met in a stairwell. Jon Oberheide was a high school hacker, breaching security at the same company where Dug Song worked. Duo Security, the company they'd later found together, brought a punk-rock ethos to tech security and stuck up for the little guy.


Following the biggest acquisition of its kind in the state of Michigan, both University of Michigan alums spoke with RE: Engineering Radio about the company’s history and where it's going next.


Check out the full story here: https://news.engin.umich.edu/features/change-or-be-changed/


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