Have you ever found yourself asking this question… “What do I want to be when I grow up?” Maybe you already have an answer to that, maybe you don’t.
Both are ok!
Welcome to the “STEM Career Quest” podcast! A show made for kids like you to help you build your dreams, or even find new ones, in science, technology, engineering and math. Each week, hear captivating stories and interviews to explore the exciting world of STEM. Oh! And grown-ups and teachers, you can listen too!
We’ll talk to experts in STEM who are passionate about what they do in the real-world and how they make a positive impact in their careers. Created and hosted by K-5 STEM Coach, Naomi Meredith, this show will spark your imagination and passions.
Join us each week on our quest to explore the possibilities of careers in STEM, one episode at a time.
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Today's STEM Career Quest is a special one! In this bonus episode, you'll get to hear a special episode from the podcast Who Smarted? Who Smarted? is another podcast for questies just like you! This episode is taking you behind the scenes of how a drone works.
17. Space Operations: Managing Military Satellite Projects with Systems Engineering Manager, Joseph Reynolds-Grant
Episode 17
Wednesday, July 17, 2024 • Duration 23:59
Have you ever wondered what is up in the sky beyond the clouds? Depending on where you live, it may be hard to see the stars at night. Beyond the stars and outside of planet Earth, there are some really cool pieces of technology that have been sent to space and are collecting important information that helps us here on Earth.
Did you know that it takes a team of people to research, build, and work together to create these amazing pieces of technology? The person who oversees this team of people is called a systems engineer manager, which is the STEM Career we are learning about today. In today’s episode, we will hear from systems engineer manager Joseph Reynolds-Grant. Joseph is taking us behind the scenes of what it’s like to be a systems engineer manager, some of the cool projects he gets to work on, and so much more.
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8. Machines & Problem-Solving- Behind the Scenes with Sr. Mechanical Engineer Tiffani Teachey
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 • Duration 16:23
Questies, we are back for another amazing STEM career adventure! Before we embark on this new adventure, I have a question for you: have you ever had your microwave or another appliance stop working suddenly? I’ve had that to me and it was so frustrating because I couldn’t get the microwave door to close. I decided to investigate to see if I could figure out how the microwave works. I decided to take it apart and fix it!
Just like I investigated to see how the microwave works, there are STEM careers that involve analyzing machinery and understanding how things move to make entire machines work. Who does this kind of work? Mechanical engineers! In today’s episode, we are taken behind the scenes of what it’s like to be a Sr. Mechanical Engineer with Tiffani Teachey. This episode is filled with so many fun and exciting facts about Sr. Mechanical Engineers that I know you’re going to enjoy. Don't forget to join our STEM Career Quest Club so you can learn even more about what it’s like to be a Sr. Mechanical Engineer.
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7. Jet Setting Engineer- Behind the Scenes as an Airline Pilot in Training with Miruna Camelia Iordan
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 • Duration 24:37
Welcome to another adventure on the STEM Career Quest Podcast, my Questies! I want to know: have you ever been on an airplane? It’s such a fun and exciting way to travel across the world! Did you know that the people who fly airplanes have to do lots of training and practice before they can start flying airplanes?
Today, we are learning all about what it takes to become an airline pilot in training from our special guest Miruna Camelia Iordan. Miruna takes us behind the scenes of what it’s like to be an airline pilot in training, what led her to choose this amazing STEM career, and so much more! This episode is filled with so many fun and exciting facts about airline pilots that I know you’re going to enjoy. Don't forget to join our STEM Career Quest Club so you can learn even more about what it’s like to be an airline pilot in training.
6. Sky-High Engineering: Behind the Scenes with Aerospace Engineer & Deep Space and Missile Senior Manager at Lockheed Martin, Scott Shepherd
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 • Duration 21:51
All right, my Questies! We are continuing our adventure in outer space! Have you ever imagined what it would be like to be part of a team that builds a spacecraft that they get to send into outer space? That would be so cool to do! Did you know that there are people who collaborate to plan, design, and build spacecrafts? Aerospace engineers get to do this for their STEM career!
Today, we’re hearing from Scott Shepherd, who is an aerospace engineer with the role of a Deep Space and Missile Senior Manager. Scott takes us on a journey showing us what it’s like to be an aerospace engineer who works on deep space projects, what led him to choose this STEM career, and so much more! This episode is filled with so many fun and exciting facts about aerospace engineers that I know you’re going to enjoy. Don't forget to join our STEM Career Quest Club so you can learn even more about what it’s like to be an aerospace engineer.
5. Blast Off with Engineering: Behind the Scenes with Spacecraft Systems Engineer at Lockheed Martin, Jessica Kennedy
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 • Duration 24:55
Hey, my little Questies! We are continuing our adventure in outer space, but this time with a twist. Did you know that the GPS app your parents use on their phones to get directions telling them where to go works because of special satellites in outer space? That’s right! There are satellites in outer space that orbit Earth to send signals to GPS devices so we can know how to go anywhere in the world. These satellites are built by a team of people who work together to test and code them and eventually send them into space. So, who does this much needed STEM career?
In today’s episode, we will hear from Jessica Kennedy, a spacecraft systems engineer at Lockheed Martin. Jessica takes us on a journey through what it’s like to be a spacecraft systems engineer, the coolest part of her STEM career, and so much more. This episode is full of so many fun and exciting facts that I know Questies like you will enjoy! Don't forget to join our STEM Career Quest Club so you can learn even more about what it’s like to be a spacecraft systems engineer.
4. Coding the Cosmos: Behind the Scenes with Software Engineer at NASA Goddard, Aaron Shepard
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 • Duration 23:50
Hey, my little Questies! Today’s STEM career quest takes us far, far away into outer space! Now I have a question for you: Did you know that just like Earth orbits or moves around the sun, there are telescopes that orbit Earth? These special telescopes require a lot of work behind the scenes to ensure they work correctly. It takes careful planning, communication, and coding, all done from Earth!
To tell us more about these amazing telescopes, we will hear from Aaron Shephard, a software engineer at NASA Goddard. Aaron uses his software engineering skills in computer science to build projects, solve problems, do coding, and so much more! This episode is full of so many fun facts that I know Questies like you will think are out of this world! Don't forget to join our STEM Career Quest Club so you can learn even more about what it’s like to be a software engineer at NASA Goddard.
3. Fingerprints and Fibers: Behind the Scenes with Forensic Scientist Kelly Knight
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 • Duration 23:58
All right, my Questies, we’re back for another STEM Quest! Now, I have a question for you. Have you ever eaten a yummy chocolate chip cookie and got melted chocolate all over your fingers? What happens when you touch something with your chocolate covered fingers? Your fingerprints get all over whatever you touch! Our fingerprints are so special because no one else in the world has them.
On today’s STEM quest, we will be taken into the world of fingerprints, hair samples, and DNA and how they are used to help solve crimes with forensic scientist Kelly Knight. We will get to learn all about the cool things Kelly gets to do as a forensic DNA scientist and why she decided she wanted to study fingerprints and DNA for a living. This episode is full of fun facts that I know Questies like you will love! Don't forget to join our STEM Career Quest Club so you can learn even more about the world of forensic science.
2. Its a Bug Life: Behind the Scenes with Entomologists Kristie Reddick & Jessica Honaker
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 • Duration 28:46
Hey, Questies! We are embarking on our very first STEM Career Quest. We are diving into the tiny yet magnificent world of insects with The Bug Chicks, Kristie Reddick and Jessica Honnaker. Kristie and Jessica are entomologists, which means they study bugs.
On today's quest, we are taken behind the scenes of what entomologists actually do. We also get to hear about some of the fun adventures Kristie and Jessica have had with their bug friends and about some of the cool bugs they get to work with as entomologists. This episode is full of interesting and fun facts - a perfect quest for questies like you to learn all about a bug's life. Don't forget to join our STEM Career Quest Club so you can learn even more about the world of insects!
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Welcome to the STEM Career Quest Podcast! A show made for young innovators like you to help you explore that question, “What do I want to be when I grow up?”
I am the creator and host of this show, Naomi Meredith.
For our special first episode of the STEM Career Quest Podcast, I wanted to take you behind the scenes to let you know what this show is all about! In this episode, I'm answering some questions I was asked about this show that you probably were wondering, too! So take a listen to be taken behind the scenes of the STEM Career Quest and start your journey as a questie!
To see fun images, the video version, and more from today's episode, head to: https://www.naomimeredith.com/stemcareerquest1
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