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Fun with the Maryland STEM Festival

Short interviews with the people and organizations that make the Maryland STEM Festival such a success

Episode 523-Alina Momin, Computer Engineer, JHU APL, Travel, Major League Hacking, Travel, Bali, Thailand

16 mins; April 02, 2025

Episode 522-Ashley Purcella, Whiting-Turner, Construction, Miss Silver Spring, Dance.

14 mins; March 19, 2025

Episode 521-Maria Roat, Deputy Federal CIO, US Navy, Mathematics, Travel, and Antarctica.

22 mins; March 12, 2025

Episode 520-Erin Sutton, APL, Dragonfly mission, University of Dayton, Turkey, and Lord of the Rings.

16 mins; March 05, 2025

Episode 519-Sean Flowers, Kiera Drew, Ready Force Cyber, North Carolina State, Patriots Technology Training Center, Space Camp, Pediatrics.

24 mins; February 26, 2025

Episode 518-Sandra Dorsey, SAIC, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, Women Employee Resource Group.

25 mins; February 19, 2025

Episode 517-Mike Peace, M.A.P. Technologies, Baltimore, Gaming, Coding, Robotics, Summer Camp

22 mins; February 05, 2025

Episode 516-Natalie Ciampa, Aisha Abdulkarimu, Engineering, Costumes, Telescopes, Weather Satellites, Biology

22 mins; January 29, 2025

Episode 515-Allison Earlbeck, Welding, Dogs

23 mins; January 22, 2025

Episode 514-Julie Hoover, NASA, California wildfires, satellites, and GIS.

20 mins; January 15, 2025

Episode 513 Colonel Sharon Rosser, Health Care, Fort Detrick, Motorcycle, MASH Kelly Ji Science in Society, Science Olympiad, Piano.

26 mins; January 08, 2025

Episode 512-Krystal Rolon, Glenelg Country School, Physics, Astronomy, Howard Astronomical League, Teni Taiwo, Carroll County, Computer Science,Robotics

18 mins; December 25, 2024

Episode 511-Dr William Butler, Capitol Technology University, US Marie Corp Arjun Bajaj, Hero Biars , Glenelg County School, Robotics

27 mins; December 18, 2024

Episode 510 -Chenira Smith, Sara Sarfraz, IMET, Open House, Zookeeper, Coding, Posters, Biology, Medical School.

26 mins; December 11, 2024

Episode 509-Amanda Moore, Booz Allen Hamilton, Cybersecurity, Alphabots Robotic team, Howard County

33 mins; December 04, 2024

Episode 508-Zairye Wade, Data Science, Department of Defense, coding, Niranjana Attoor, Urbana STEM, battery recycling

27 mins; November 27, 2024

Episode 507-Don Thomas, Astronaut, Space Shuttle, Physics, STEM Outreach

31 mins; November 20, 2024

Ep 506 Science Performer Eric Energy and students from the Maryland International School

31 mins; November 13, 2024

Episode 505-Kim Paradise, Aditi Channashetti, Mindgrub, Cybersecurity, roller skating, robotics, JHU Applied Physics Lab

27 mins; November 06, 2024

Episode 504-Thy Nguyen, Liam MIxter, MICA, Mascot, Turtle, Art, engineering, percussion, and cross-country running.

26 mins; October 30, 2024

Episode 502-Dr. Thomas Jones, Astronaut, Space Shuttle, Planetary Science, NASA

29 mins; October 16, 2024

Episode 501-Marco Ciavolino, Susan Ciavolino, First Lego League, Public Speaking, Techbrick, and Robotics.

24 mins; October 09, 2024

Episode 500-Marco Ciavolino, Jonathan Shulgach, Gina Fugate, First Lego League, Computers, and Robotics.

24 mins; October 02, 2024

Episode 499-Ann Miller, Chelsea Onuekwusi, STEM Education, Chemistry. Soccer, Social Media.

21 mins; September 25, 2024

Episode 498-Dr Tiara Cornelius, Victoria Castell, UMES Hawks, STEM Stars, Medical School, Gaming STEM

29 mins; September 18, 2024

Episode 497-John Watkins Allison Computer Island, STEM Academy , programming, debate team, and painting cats

29 mins; September 11, 2024

Episode 496--Rob O’Malley, Aahana Nigam, Harvard, Primates, Boy Scouts, Science Communication, Chemistry, Recycling, India

27 mins; September 04, 2024

Episode 495--Diya Wynn, Veronica Wang, AWS, Responsible AI, Boeing, Quantum Physics

26 mins; August 28, 2024

Episode 494--Kate Barnes, Perdue, Maryland Eastern Shore, Ian Hillard, Game Development

18 mins; August 07, 2024

Episode 493--Joshua Simmons Arun Vaidyanathan, Cogito, Boeing, Communications, Urban Air Mobility. Aerospace Engineering

26 mins; July 31, 2024

Episode 492 -Admiral Dean Peters, Zenia Haroon, Veronica Wang.U.S. Navy, Aviation, Boeing, High School Competition. Urban Air Mobility

25 mins; July 24, 2024

Episode 491 -Brad Hennessie, Michael James Daza, Luisa Orellana-Castillo , NextStep Robotics, Capitol City Robotics, Physical Therapy,

27 mins; July 10, 2024

Episode 490 -Dr. Julie McEnery, Subhan Chaudhry, NASA, Nancy Roman Grace Telescope, Dark Energy, Mechanical Engineer,

29 mins; July 03, 2024

Episode 489 -Laura Elkins, Designation Imagination, Zenia Haroon, APL. Society for Science, flute, Boeing

29 mins; June 26, 2024

Episode 488 -Praveen Patel, Technology, Networks American Institue of Architects, Da Vince Bridge Building, Boy Scouts, Engineering, camping

29 mins; June 19, 2024

Episode 487 Amber Ivey, Zoe Schlossnagle, Ai, Data, Military, Physics, Women in STEM.

33 mins; June 12, 2024

Episode 486 -TJ Greenier, Arya Zafar, AFCEA Central Md, Programming, Skiing, Robotics, healthcare.

28 mins; June 05, 2024

Ep 485 Brandie Sutherlin, Baltimore Bolts, Biotech Robotics

28 mins; May 29, 2024

Episode 484 -Kali Holder, Elizabeth Yoo, National Zoo, Veterinarian, Conservaion, Violin, Science Olympiad

39 mins; May 22, 2024

Episode 483 Lt Governor Aruna Miller, STEM, Civil Engineering, The Matrix Noelle Horne, Florida A &M, Engineering, NSBE, Gray’s Anatomy

33 mins; May 15, 2024

Episode 482-Mark Edelen Megan Yeager, Oceaneering , Additive Manufacturing, National STEM Festival, Robotics, Physics.

22 mins; May 08, 2024

Episode 481 -Chenira Smith, Sara Sarfraz, IMET, Open House, Zookeeper, Coding, Posters, Biology, Medical School.

27 mins; May 01, 2024

Episode 480 -Commander Dean Legidakes, Agneya Tharun, Aviation, Hurricane Hunting, Cybersecurity, National STEM Festival Solar Power

24 mins; April 24, 2024

Episode 479-Conrad Laskowski, Elizabeth Onafuwa Roo3lab, mechanical engineering, medical devices, drones, National STEM Challenge, Eating Disorders, Programming

32 mins; April 17, 2024

Episode 478-Solar Eclipse Special Episode featuring Victor Sanchez, Christine Hirst Bernhardt, Erin Gambrill and Katie Gensler

32 mins; April 10, 2024

Episode 477 Christine Hirst Bernhardt, Albert Einstein Fellow, Astronomy, Solar Eclipse, Dune, Seinfeld, teaching, Johnny Li, Biomedicine, Squash, Clarinet

33 mins; April 03, 2024

Episode 476 Melissa Thompson, Albert Einstein Fellowship, US Navy, Teaching, Allyson Kido, Marine Biology, Ecology, IMET, softball.

34 mins; March 27, 2024

Episode 475 Olayinka Odeniran, Midshipman Abigail Ward, Blockchain, Cybersecurity, US Naval Academy, Computer Science, Rhodes Scholar.

33 mins; March 20, 2024

Episode 474 Christina Krueger, Root3Labs, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Devices, Aditi Channashetti, Computer Science, JHU APL, NASA, Robotics

29 mins; March 13, 2024

Episode 473 Jasmine Suarez, Helen Quill, Cybersecurity, 4H, Agriculture, Dance

34 mins; March 06, 2024

Episode 472 Nick and Falon Clark, MakerSpace Drones, Robotics, Programming and Star Wars

26 mins; February 28, 2024

Episode 471 Sabrina Thompson, NASA, Engineering, Art, Noelle Horne, NSBE.

28 mins; February 21, 2024

Episode 470 Kim Tucker, Gunpowder Valley Conservancy, Manatees, Jurassic Park Stevenson University, Lauren Park, Mathematics, Viola, Baltimore Youth Symphony Orchestra.

23 mins; February 14, 2024

Episode 469, Aisha Lawrey, Grace Antonishek, AAAS Women in STEM, Environmental Studies, GIS.

34 mins; February 07, 2024

Episode 468, Major Nathan Rolfe, Cadet Graceful Action, Civil Air Patrol, US Space Force, Cybersecurity, saving ducks.

27 mins; January 31, 2024

Episode 467, Dr. Angela Stoltz, Roseline Onwukwe, University of Maryland College Park, Kid Wind Competition, Health Care

22 mins; January 24, 2024

Episode 465, Amanda Moore, Booz Allen Hamilton, Cybersecurity Nara Obas Marriott Ridge, Programming, IT

23 mins; January 10, 2024

Episode 464, Maria Mayda Biotech, ThermoFisher, Bolivia, Adira Colton, University of Maryland, NSF, Robotics, Additive Manufacturing

25 mins; January 03, 2024

Episode 463, Colonel Sharon Rosser, Health Care, Fort Detrick, Motorcycle, MASH Kelly Ji Science in Society, Science Olympiad, Piano.

27 mins; December 27, 2023

Episode 462 Wayne Pavalko, Joel Abu, JHU APL, US Navy, Maker, Bahrain, Robotics, Math and Physics, STEM.

28 mins; December 20, 2023

Episode 461 Jessie Jamieson, Megan Thomas, Tenable, Math, Cybersecurity, Cockeysville Middle School, STEM.

29 mins; December 13, 2023

Episode 460 Bradley Burton, Construction Inspection, Engineer, Ayra Zafar, Parade, STEM.

21 mins; December 06, 2023

Episode 459, Cami Sotela, Anike Akinfolarin Blue Collar STEM Conference, Social Scientist , Fire Performing, STEM Sisters and Biology.

28 mins; November 29, 2023

Episode 458, Dr Katrina Adkins, Chelsea Casarrubias eSports, United States Academic Esports League, Post University, Morgan State University

29 mins; November 22, 2023

Episode 457, Amit Kumar, National Cancer Instutute, STEM, Robots, Recycling, Parade, Alexander Morgan, eSports, Machine Learning, Program

31 mins; November 15, 2023

Episode 456, Dexter Carr, Game4Good, Tony Powell, Agrownomics, Tronster Hartley, Firaxis, eSports, Videogames, STEM

27 mins; November 08, 2023

Episode 455 Jason Charlton, Bernard Jin, Mindgrub, Coding, Programming, Droids, R2D2, Robotics.

27 mins; November 01, 2023

Episode 454 Amber Ivey, Zoe Schlossnagle, Ai, Data, Military, Physics, Women in STEM.

33 mins; October 25, 2023

Episode 453 Jessica Morgenstern, AFCEA, Business Development, Programming, Scholarship, Arjun Sundar, Astronomy, Telescopes, Harry Potter

27 mins; October 18, 2023

Episode 452 Lt Governor Aruna Miller, STEM, Civil Engineering, The Matrix Noelle Horne, Florida A &M, Engineering, NSBE, Gray’s Anatomy

33 mins; October 11, 2023

Episode 451 Richard Butler Leadership, STEM Science, Anne Evans, MICA, Video Game Development

30 mins; October 04, 2023

Episode 450 Pete Murray, Firaxis, Civilization, video games, Foster Sariscak, River Hill High, Kangaroo Kids and Computer Science.

27 mins; September 27, 2023

Episode 449, Dr Judy Staveley, Jennifer Rios, Hispanic Heritage Month, Army, National Aquarium.

32 mins; September 20, 2023

Episode 448, Rick Williams, Video Games, National Cryptologic Foundation, programming, Ryan Rich, 3D Printing, Robotics, UMBC

33 mins; September 13, 2023

Episode 447, Topaz Navarro, Velocity Escape Academy, Drones, Army, Chris Ikpefua, Astronomy, Physics, Solar Renewable Energy

31 mins; September 06, 2023

Episode 446, Joy Huggins, Cybersecurty, Chelsea Onuekwusi, Social Media

23 mins; August 30, 2023

Episode 445 Sgt Jillian Shatzman, US Space Force, Star Trek, Jeff Gao, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence.

31 mins; August 16, 2023

Episode 444, Bill Sternhagen, Chris Lee, Elisha Jackson, ACFEA, a Career in the US Army, Cybersecurity and Hackathons.

24 mins; August 09, 2023

Episode 443, Kathryn Gansler, University of Maryland, NASA, Geology, Physics and the Right Stuff

26 mins; August 02, 2023

Ep 442, Kennedy Taylor, Miss Maryland, Cybersecurity, Code in the Schools, and Game Development

25 mins; July 28, 2023

Ep 441, Dr. Kim Jacoby from the Air Force STEM program, Lexy and Zoe from Brunswick High School

24 mins; July 20, 2023

Episode 440 Jennie Janssen, National Aquarium, Saad Chohan, Jellyfish, Sharks and Cybersecurity

31 mins; July 12, 2023

Episode 439, Evelyn Wang, Sumedha Shastry, Shimadzu, mass spectrometer, neuroscience and Mathnasium.

31 mins; June 28, 2023

Episode 438 Ray Blanchard, Qiagen HoCo students, Emily and Megan De Graw, Diving, Nucleic Acid & Information Technology

34 mins; June 21, 2023

Ep 437, Professor James West and Rashaad Coleman

30 mins; June 15, 2023

Ep 436, Sandra Adams, Grayson Bess, STEMCx, Golf, the Simpson and Monk

26 mins; June 07, 2023

Ep 435, Darnell Washington, National Cryptologic Foundation, Mary Kuczajda, Robo Lions discussing Cybersecurity and Robotics

35 mins; May 31, 2023

Ep 434, Dr. Danielle Hilliard, JHU APL, LaVar Burton, Shamie' Hemphill, Technology

26 mins; May 24, 2023

Ep 433, Eddie Quinn, AFCEA Emerging Leaders, Applications & Resserach Lab and the Kinetic Sculpture Race

27 mins; May 17, 2023

Ep 432, Dr. Helen Dooley, Ben Glaros, Sharks, Engineering and Eagle Scout

28 mins; May 12, 2023

Episode 431- Eric Brown of Microsoft , University of Maryland Phd Candidate Adira Colton , Extended Reality, Robotics, and Martial Arts

34 mins; May 04, 2023

Ep 430 featuring Eric Ayende with Amazon and students from the Morgan State University Women in Computer Science Club

34 mins; April 26, 2023

Ep 429 Wearable Tech Venture's LaKisha Greenwade and IMET's Allyson Kido

41 mins; April 19, 2023

Ep 428 VR and AR with Dope Nerds Ursula Spencer

29 mins; April 12, 2023

Ep 427 Science Performer Eric Energy and students from the Maryland International School

30 mins; April 04, 2023

A Diverse Career in Cybersecurity-Dr. Cynthia Sutherland

32 mins; March 28, 2023

Ep 425 Kelly Schulz and Allison Taylor

31 mins; March 21, 2023

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30 mins; March 14, 2023

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19 mins; May 31, 2022

Managing Programs at Northrop

12 mins; May 11, 2022

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