Generation STEM

The new administration has made it clear that offshore wind energy is going to be a focus for their renewable growth and goal to decarbonize our power supply. Class is in session as we sit down with Black & Veatch’s Vice President of Power, Jim Juras. Tune in to hear:

How does offshore wind differ from onshore wind?

What are the technological differences?

What are some permitting & construction considerations to offshore wind?

What is the current state of offshore wind in the United States?

All this and more, on Generation STEM!

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Our world has become more and more digital, and with the COVID-19 pandemic, it has kicked the world's transition to a completely digital world into hyperdrive. It got the squad thinking, how is the infrastructure changing to support our data driven and digitized lifestyles? Here's a clue: DATA CENTERS. Enter our guest for this week, Drew Thompson, AVP of Data Centers and Critical Infrastructure at Black & Veatch. Tune in to hear:

* what are data centers?

* how to they relate to the cloud?

* how do we rely on data centers in our everyday life?

* how have data centers enabled our virtual world since the onset of the pandemic?

* why is data so important?

* how are data centers going to enable continued technological advancement globally?

* how do data centers affect our current goal of combating carbon emissions?

* what's the future of data centers and infrastructure look like to support human advancement?

All this and more, on Generation STEM!

Want to see more from the Generation STEM team? Check us out on social media @genstempodcast, or visit us at our website at www.genstempodcast.com

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On this episode, Ryan takes us into a solo interview with our special guest in light of the recent Suez Canal blockage incident, where a cargo ship ended up sideways blocking the canal and disrupting global supply chain. He sits down with Joseph Schwarzstein - Maritime Consultant, First Class Pilot and Commander in the US Navy Reserve to discuss the Suez Canal event, and the world of piloting cargo ships. Tune in to hear:

* The basics of piloting cargo ships

* How canals work and how cargo ships are able to pilot through

* His insights on what happened in the Suez Canal

All this and more, on Generation STEM!

Want to see more from the Generation STEM team? Check us out on social media @genstempodcast, or visit us at our website at www.genstempodcast.com

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Becca, Kevin and Ryan are ringing in their 5+6 year anniversaries of having adult STEM jobs. On this week's episode of GenSTEM, the squad gets together to talk about their career experiences so far. Tune in to hear:

* What Becca, Kevin, and Ryan's career path has been like thus far in the STEM industry

* How their upbringing and college experiences affected their career path

* What they expected being an engineer would be like versus reality

* How has their career path expectations changed over time?

* What's the best career advice they'd give their younger self?

* What's the biggest career miss or mistake they have made? Are there such things as career mistakes?

All this and more, on Generation STEM!

Want to see more from the Generation STEM team? Check us out on social media @genstempodcast, or visit us at our website at www.genstempodcast.com

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One of the biggest cold weather events in history hit Texas in February, that caused 4.5 million Texans without power for days. On this week's episode, Becca and Kevin interview one of their fellow Black & Veatcher and Managing Director of our Global Distributed Energy business, Rob Wilhite where he breaks down what really happened in Texas that caused massive (electrical) black outs. Tune in to learn:

* Basics on how the power grid works

* Who the heck ERCOT is and why is their name tied to the Texas outages?

* How the freezing temperatures in Texas caused massive power outages

* We know that it made the power plants not work but.....what does that really mean?

* Who is to blame? Renewables? Fossil fuels?

* Is the grid really that fragile?

* Will this happen more in the future?

* How can we at home contribute to the prevention of power outages?

All this and more, on Generation STEM!

 

Want to see more from the Generation STEM team? Check us out on social media @genstempodcast, or visit us at our website at www.genstempodcast.com

 

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Bring the beat back! On this week's episode, Ryan and Kevin chat with producer, writer, rapper, and sustainable energy advocate AY Young! Tune in to hear:

* AY's music career

* His views on electricity access and sustainability

* How he uses music and dance as a way to bring people together with is mission for energy sustainability

* AY's Battery Tour and how it's providing electricity to those in need

All this and more, on Generation STEM!

Want to see more from the Generation STEM team? Check us out on social media @genstempodcast, or visit us at our website at www.genstempodcast.com

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We're back this week with another episode of GenSTEM and we're delivering to your ear holes one of our BIGGEST. INTERVIEWS. YET. We got together with (the now) CEO of Virgin Hyperloop, Josh Giegel. Yeah, you read that right. CEO of Virgin Hyperloop is on the pod. Tune in to hear:

* What is Virgin Hyperloop?

* How did Josh get involved with the company?

* Was he one of the first human riders on a hyperloop test track?

* How will this technology transform the future of transportation?

* What massive global affects could hyperloop have? Could this help us become more connected with one another?

* What is Richard Branson like???

* When will the first hyperloop be track and open to the public?

All this and more, on Generation STEM!

Want to see more from the Generation STEM team? Check us out on social media @genstempodcast, or visit us at our website at www.genstempodcast.com

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If you've tuned in to our recent episodes, you've heard the GenSTEM squad buzz about something big coming to the utility sector: HYDROGEN. Kevin, Becca, and Ryan had the opportunity to sit down with fellow Black & Veatch'er and Hydrogen subject matter specialist Jonathan Cristiani to talk about how hydrogen could change the future. Tune in to hear:

-What even is hydrogen (besides something on the periodic table) and what is it used for?-How is hydrogen produced-How it's used for electricity generation, fuel cell cars, and storage-If it's so great, why isn't hydrogen widely used in our infrastructure now?-Is this the answer to our major global concerns like resource limitations and global warming?And most importantly:-Will Jonathan join Becca and Kevin at a post COVID music festival?????

All this and more, on Generation STEM!

Want to see more from the Generation STEM team? Check us out on social media @genstempodcast, or visit us at our website at www.genstempodcast.com

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New year, new episode!!! On this episode, the clairvoyant GenSTEM squad looks into their crystal balls to make the their predictions on the biggest STEM trends in 2021. Tune in to hear Kevin, Ryan, and Becca:

-announce the winners based on YOUR votes for the semi-STEMy awards (followed but a lot of trash talking by Becca)

-dive in to their biggest predictions for transportation, space, AI, health, energy, and consumer products for 2021

Do you agree with their predictions?? Tune in to find out.

-All this and more, on Generation STEM!

Want to see more from the Generation STEM team? Check us out on social media @genstempodcast, or visit us at our website at www.genstempodcast.com

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We are back with a new episode with some BIG 2021 energy. On this episode, Kevin, Becca & Ryan interview Steph Stoppenhagen of Black & Veatch's Connected Communities + Telecom business to learn all about a new luxury entertainment smart city development in Las Vegas called Bleutech Park. Tune in to hear:

-What the heck is Bleutech Park?-How Bleutech Park integrates Smart City technology-Is this the prototype for the world's future of metropolitan cities?-What makes it the next luxury resort in Vegas-How you can gamble with the parks own cryptocurrency-Giant solar trees? Energy generating pavement?? Smart solar roads??? *mind blown emoji*

-All this and more, on Generation STEM!

Want to see more from the Generation STEM team? Check us out on social media @genstempodcast, or visit us at our website at www.genstempodcast.com

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