STEM Dreams

In this episode, Dr. Claude Hargrove and Linda Hargrove talk with Civil Engineer Sandra Stepney. This is an excerpt from a longer conversation held via Facebook Live during Engineers Week 2021. Guest Bio:Sandra Stepney is a 1983 graduate of North Carolina State University with a degree in Civil Engineering. Sandra began her engineering career with...

In this episode, Dr. Claude Hargrove and Linda Hargrove talk with Systems Engineer Major Toby Crandall. This is an excerpt from a longer conversation held via Facebook Live during Engineers Week 2021. Guest Bio:Major Crandall is a native of Hertford, North Carolina and has nine siblings. He attended North Carolina State University, where he received...

In this episode, Dr. Claude Hargrove and Linda Hargrove discuss staying positive about the future of STEM during the COVID-19 pandemic. They discussed ‘rays of hope’ despite the bleak headlines. These include online STEM camps via Zoom, WebEx, and the like, as well as resources like virtual reality platforms offered by VEX robotics. Other resources...

Today’s guest: Neil Thompson, engineer, author and ‘teacher of geeks’ Guest bio: Neil Thompson is an entrepreneur, children’s book author, and patent agent. For years, he worked as a product development engineer in the medical device industry. He started the online platform Teach the Geek to help scientists and engineers with non-technical skills that often...

Today’s guest: Juan Alfredo Fuentes Guest Bio:  Juan Fuentes graduated from UNC Charlotte in the Fall of 2014 with a degree in Systems & Industrial Engineering and Mathematics. Upon graduation, he started working for CTL Packaging, USA as a Project Engineer for cosmetic plastic packaging clients like L’Oreal, and Alba Botanica. For a brief period right...

Today’s guest: Rosalyn Ellington Show notes: Rosalyn graduated from NC State University with a BS in Materials Engineering with an emphasis in metallurgical engineering. She worked in this field for seven years until getting laid off. She was able to pivot to a career as a civil engineering project manager with the State of Florida,...

Today’s guests: The Williams family (Braska, Myrna, Martia, and Breeyonna, pictured above; left to right) Show notes: Braska Williams is the NC MSEN Pre-College Program Coordinator at NC State University in Raleigh, NC. MSEN stands for Math Science Education Network, which is a state-wide pre-college STEM program for middle and high school students. Your state...

Today’s guest: Paul Adeleke, electrical engineer & microchip designer His STEM bio: Paul is currently a verification Engineer with Cirrus Logic. He has a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. He has been an electrical engineer for more than 20 years, verifying microchips as well as building and developing test environments...

Today’s guest: Janine Woods, Ph.D., NC Cooperative Extension specialist, international agriculture advocate Her STEM bio: Dr. Woods is an international agricultural development professional who is skilled in agricultural extensions systems, both international and domestic; with proven capacity to work in practitioner and academic settings, as well as working with vulnerable and established populations as a...

What is STEM? STEM is a term used to describe a group of related professions: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Why STEM Dreams? Some kids dream of becoming sports superstars. Some (believe it or not) dream of becoming scientists, technologists, engineers, or mathematicians. Read about the people behind STEM Dreams. Today’s guest: Daren Williams, P.E.,...