SMU ME Seminar Podcast

The ME Seminar (video) Podcast, hosted by Dr. Picone, features SMU ME alumni and faculty. The following episodes are available on YouTube. There is a YouTube playlist for the podcast, and individual episodes with corresponding bio’s and summaries are below.

Episode 1 featuring Mr. Jeremiah Enright

Mr. Enright (SMU BSME 2016, MME 2018) is an Avionics Design Mechanical Engineer at Blue Origin in Kent, Washington, which describes itself on its LinkedIn page as follows.

Blue Origin was founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos with the vision to enable a future where millions of people are living and working in space to benefit Earth. Blue believes we must protect Earth by moving heavy industries that stress our planet into space, and enable humanity to access space to expand, explore, and find new energy and material resources. Then we can see a dynamic and abundant future for our grandchildren’s grandchildren. There is no plan B for Earth.

To enable this future, we must build a road to space to lower the cost of getting there. Blue is working on this today by developing operationally reusable launch vehicles that are safe, reliable and highly available. Every launch vehicle is designed for human spaceflight from the beginning and able to ferry payloads to space. Join the mission to build a road to space – step by step ferociously.

Episode 2 featuring Mr. Benjamin Wadowski

Wherein Mr. Wadowski and I chat about his time as a Mechanical Engineering student at SMU and how he landed a Project Engineer position right after graduation.

Benjamin is a Project Engineer at Auburn Mechanical in Auburn, Washington, which describes itself on its LinkedIn page as follows.

Auburn Mechanical specializes in design-build, full-mechanical construction in the greater Seattle region with teams dedicated to offering construction, in-house engineering, 24/7 service, maintenance, pure water, and insulation services.

Episode 3 featuring Dr. Frank Washko

Wherein Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at SMU Dr. Frank Washko joins us to talk about his background, research interests, and teaching. Dr. Washko describes the ME Concentrations Bioengineering and Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Episode 4 featuring Ms. Shelbie Davis

Wherein I interview the ME faculty member and Lab Instructor Shelbie Davis about her background, teaching, and interests. Wait for the cute puppy at the end!

Episode 5 featuring Ms. Rachel Fanchin

Wherein SMU Mechanical Engineering alumna and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard engineer Rachel Fanchin discusses with me her path from student to engineer! Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington, which describes itself on its LinkedIn page as follows.

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) provides our Navy with high quality, on-time maintenance, modernization, recycling and support that helps assure America’s dominance at sea. PSNS & IMF has permanent sites in Bremerton, Bangor, and Everett, Washington; in San Diego, California.; and at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. The shipyard in Bremerton is the Pacific Northwest’s largest Naval shore facility and one of Washington state’s largest industrial installations.

The PSNS is one of the largest employers of mechanical engineers in Washington, and several of our SMU ME alumni work there.