Software engineer Caitlin Stanton shares her experience working on embedded systems in electric-powered, self-driving cars at Cruise. Caitlin talks about mentoring, overcoming impostor syndrome, and going viral on social media as an undergrad.

Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/ECCtranscript1

Caitlin shares:

TEDx Everyone Deserves a Seat at the Table: https://youtu.be/JCRofclKsKI

What does a microsoft intern do for fun?: http://codercaitlin.io/blog/2019/6/22/what-does-a-microsoft-intern-do-for-fun

I didn't get a return offer and that's OK: http://codercaitlin.io/blog/2019/8/25/i-didnt-get-a-return-offer-and-thats-okay?fbclid=IwAR3jPcrFZ9dLbwrNWUU8FXTwVWgAmPZllT6XumQquIKGH8qLwh11ng9nPmw

Bertrand Odom-Reed, Director

Cornell Broadcast Studios

Melissa Bazley, Editor

Cornell engineers are changing the world every day. Director of the Engineering Career Center, Christa Downey, and Engineering Communications Program Director, Dr. Traci Nathans-Kelly, introduce Engineering Career Conversations. We share our motivation for celebrating excellence and innovation among engineers whose impact contributes to a healthier, more equitable, and more sustainable world.

Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/ECCtranscript1

Bertrand Odom-Reed, Director

Cornell Broadcast Studios

Melissa Bazley, Editor

Civil engineering alum, Abena Sackey Ojetayo describes her work as “developing ideas that meet the triple bottom line of safety, prosperity, and environmental stewardship.” Abena shares her journey from being a student in the College of Engineering to becoming Tallahassee’s Assistant City Manager.

Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/ECCtranscript1

Bertrand Odom-Reed, Director

Cornell Broadcast Studios

Melissa Bazley, Editor

Bio-systems engineering manager Matthew Gellert develops elegant, functional designs for indoor vertical farms at Brooklyn-based Square Roots. Matthew discusses using his biological engineering education and software engineering skills to tackle challenges in agriculture.

Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/ECCtranscript1

Matt recommends following and reading:

Ag Funder- https://agfunder.com/

Urban Ag New- https://urbanagnews.com/

Science Daily - https://www.sciencedaily.com/

Vertical Farm Daily- https://www.verticalfarmdaily.com/

Greenhouse Grower-https://www.greenhousegrower.com/

Indoor Ag Sci Cafe- https://youtu.be/Ykrkx-GN950

Bertrand Odom-Reed, Director

Cornell Broadcast Studios

Melissa Bazley, Editor

Currently working in legal and regulatory compliance at a healthcare start-up, Alice Yan describes her journey from a high school student who wanted to be a doctor to using her biomedical engineering education to improve healthcare outcomes.

Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/ECCtranscript1

IG: @alicemyan

Alice's current reading list:

Deep Medicine, Eric Topol

The Digital Doctor, Bob Wachter

Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital, Carlota Perez

The Patient Will See You Now, Eric Topol

The Checklist Manifesto, Atul Gawande

The Price We Pay, Marty Makary

The Health Care Handbook, Elisabeth Askin, Nathan Moore

Where Does it Hurt?, Jonathan Bush, Stephen Baker

Healthcare Dive- https://www.healthcaredive.com/

Bertrand Odom-Reed, Director

Cornell Broadcast Studios

Melissa Bazley, Editor

Recently graduated with a master’s degree in chemical engineering, Nidhi Maniar shares her perspective as a new battery engineer at Amazon. Nidhi discusses the value of understanding the fundamentals as well as career resources that she found useful in her job search.

Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/ECCtranscript1

Nidhi recommends: Read “Minto Pyramid” to develop business writing skills.

Bertrand Odom-Reed, Director

Cornell Broadcast Studios

Melissa Bazley, Editor

United States Air Force Infrastructure Design engineer, Jessica Olsen, discusses her passion for life-long learning and how she has managed the transition from college student to a full-time professional staying abreast of the latest research on emerging water contaminants and other water management and policy topics.

Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/ECCtranscript1

Jessica recommends: Water 4.0: The Past, Present, and Future of the World's Most Vital Resource by Dr. David Sedlak

Bertrand Odom-Reed, Director

Cornell Broadcast Studios

Melissa Bazley, Editor