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The Broad Field of Engineering — Interview w/ Jesse Burton

STEM Education Works

The “E” in STEM, “Engineering”, is a lot more diverse than it’s perceived to be. This week I was able to have a conversation with Jesse Burton, a very dear friend of mine and an Analysis Engineer at ThyssenKrupp. Can you explain how you ended up in your role at ThyssenKrupp and what kind of background you have in engineering?

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Career Exploration: Engineering

PCS Edventures

Engineering is one of the cornerstones of STEM and STEAM education and those working within this field understand how diverse and complex this discipline can be. Intertwined with Science, Technology, Arts and Mathematics engineers utilize their understanding of each discipline to design and build works of art. What is Engineering?

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Controlling machines from afar

Futurum

It is not possible for many students to be physically present to operate such machines, including learners in rural areas or those without access to transportation. Students will learn to identify the patterns of the simulation and are ill-equipped to recognise truly random faults caused by physical issues in the real world.”

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Creating the world’s largest 3D-printed structure

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Collaborating with structural engineers, Byron and his team, based in the Composites Manufacturing and Simulation Centre at Purdue University, were tasked with studying the behaviour of the structure under different environmental stresses, such as wind, as well as the internal stress of its own weight.

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Decoding STEM: What Does the E in STEM Stand For?

STEM Education Shopping

The “E” in STEM stands for Engineering, encompassing the design, creation, and application of technology and solutions to real-world problems. STEM, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering , and Mathematics, emerged as a response to the growing need for a skilled workforce in these fields.

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Science Like A Girl – Inventor and Author Arlyne Simon

Smore Science

Her years as a keen observer have taken her from biomedical engineer to inventor to entrepreneur to author, and she is keeping her eyes and mind open for whatever might come next. She liked science, but didn’t picture herself wearing hard hats as a civil engineer like her father. Image Credit : Arlyne Simon.

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The Tales of Elon Musk - Billionaire Entrepreneur or Overoptimistic Jerk?

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He moved to Canada at 17 to go to Queen’s University until he went to the University of Pennsylvania in 1992 to study economics and physics. Tesla’s first car, the Roadster, was a success in its initial release, but Elon found that the automotive parts for the car were too expensive and everything was too far behind schedule.