• Episode 498-Dr Tiara Cornelius, Victoria Castell, UMES Hawks, STEM Stars, Medical School, Gaming STEM
    Sep 18 2024
    This is episode 498 of the Fun with the Maryland STEM Festival Podcast. On this podcast, you meet adults and students doing exciting and fun STEM activities in our area. This episode features interviews with Dr Tiara Cornelius and Victoria Castell from the University of Maryland on the Eastern Shore recorded on September 12th. Dr. Cornelius discusses her roles at UMES, the STEM Stars, her attendance at UMES where her mother worked, and her growing up on the Eastern Shore. Victoria further discusses the STEM Stars, her interest in becoming a physician, and her many extracurricular activities.
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    30 mins
  • Episode 497-John Watkins Allison Computer Island, STEM Academy , programming, debate team, and painting cats
    Sep 11 2024
    This is episode 497 of the Fun with the Maryland STEM Festival Podcast. On this podcast, you meet adults and students doing exciting and fun STEM activities in our area. This episode features interviews with John Watkins, recorded on Sept 11th, and Allison Andreyev, recorded on September 3rd. John discusses his business, Computer Island, and his work in promoting STEM in Queen Anne’s County. Allison discusses her interest in programming, being on her school’s debate team, and painting cats.
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    30 mins
  • Episode 496--Rob O’Malley, Aahana Nigam, Harvard, Primates, Boy Scouts, Science Communication, Chemistry, Recycling, India
    Sep 4 2024
    This is episode 496 of the Fun with the Maryland STEM Festival Podcast. On this podcast, you meet adults and students doing exciting and fun STEM activities in our area. This episode features interviews with Rob O’Malley, recorded on August 23rd, and Aahana Nigam, recorded on September 3rd. Rob discusses is work with primates as a Science Communicator and his experiences with the Boy Scouts. Aahana discussed her interest in chemistry and STEM, her volunteer work at the local hospital, and her work with the battery recycling program.
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    27 mins
  • Episode 495--Diya Wynn, Veronica Wang, AWS, Responsible AI, Boeing, Quantum Physics
    Aug 28 2024

    This is episode 495 of the Fun with the Maryland STEM Festival Podcast. On this podcast, you meet adults and students doing exciting and fun STEM activities in our area. This episode features interviews with AWS’s Diya Wynn, recorded on August 23rd, and Veronica Wang, recorded on August 16th. Diya discusses what Responsible AI is and her lifelong interest in It and Computers. Veronica discusses her participation in the Boeing HS Business Competition and interest in quantum physics.

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    26 mins
  • Episode 494--Kate Barnes, Perdue, Maryland Eastern Shore, Ian Hillard, Game Development
    Aug 7 2024
    This is episode 494 of the Fun with the Maryland STEM Festival Podcast. On this podcast, you meet adults and students doing exciting and fun STEM activities in our area. This episode features interviews with Kate Barnes and Ian Hillard both recorded on August 6th. Kate discusses her work bringing in new and exciting people to Perdue, particularly those with a STEM focus, and why she wanted to join the Maryland STEM Festival Board of Directors. Ian discusses his interest n Math, Computer Science, and Game Development.
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    18 mins
  • Episode 493--Joshua Simmons Arun Vaidyanathan, Cogito, Boeing, Communications, Urban Air Mobility. Aerospace Engineering
    Jul 31 2024

    This is episode 493 of the Fun with the Maryland STEM Festival Podcast. On this podcast, you meet adults and students doing exciting and fun STEM activities in our area. This episode features interviews with Joshua Simmons, recorded on June 28th, and Arun Vaidyanathan, recorded on July 30th. Joshua discusses starting and running his company, Cogito and serving in the Navy. Arun discusses his interest in Aerospace Engineering and participating in the Boeing High School Business Case Competition.

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    26 mins
  • Episode 492 -Admiral Dean Peters, Zenia Haroon, Veronica Wang.U.S. Navy, Aviation, Boeing, High School Competition. Urban Air Mobility
    Jul 24 2024
    This is episode 492 of the Fun with the Maryland STEM Festival Podcast. On this podcast, you meet adults and students doing exciting and fun STEM activities in our area. This episode features interviews with Retired Admiral Dean Peters recorded on July 15th, and Veronica Wang and Zenia Haroon, recorded on July 23rd. Admiral Peters discusses his nearly 37 years in the US Navy and his current work on a revolutionary airplane. Veronica and Zenia discuss winning the Boeing High School Business Case Competition
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    25 mins
  • Episode 491 -Brad Hennessie, Michael James Daza, Luisa Orellana-Castillo , NextStep Robotics, Capitol City Robotics, Physical Therapy,
    Jul 10 2024
    This is episode 491 of the Fun with the Maryland STEM Festival Podcast. On this podcast, you meet adults and students doing exciting and fun STEM activities in our area. This episode features interviews with Brad Hennessie from Nexstep Robotics, recorded on July 2nd, and Michael James Daza and Luisa Orellana-Castillo, recorded on July 9th. Brad discusses his work using robotics as a physical therapy tool. Michael and Luisa discuss being part of the Capitol City Robotics.
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    27 mins