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In October 2012, students in the Propel Andrew Street High School Radio Club convened and interviewed a panel of professionals who have careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and/or Math (aka “STEM”). Then, with guidance from The Saturday Light Brigade, students edited and produced radio pieces featuring discussions about the importance of STEM fields in our society. Panelists included Drs. Steve Smith, Greg Barlow and Zach Rubinstein of the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute; Dan Klein and Mark Tomczak, engineers at Google; and Blair Weber, a research and development chemist at Reaxis, Inc., a chemical manufacturing company in McDonald, Pennsylvania.

Students in Radio Club fielded questions to professionals about their early interests in science, the education that prepared them for their careers, the challenges they faced along the way, and much more.  Below are the resulting pieces and student reflections on the experience. These interviews were conducted as part of Propel Schools MAGICCC –Making a Great Commitment to Children, Communities and City — After School Program.

Drs. Steve Smith, Greg Barlow, and Zach Rubinstein, CMU Robotics Institute 

Dan Klein and Mark Tomczak, Google

Blair Weber, Reaxis, Inc.

Student Reflections

A special thanks to the panelists and their organizations for their participation in this project.