From the ever expanding use of automation to keeping employees safe and comfortable on the production line, manufacturers continue to face hurdles as they seek to optimize operations. Doug Backinger, senior vice president of solutions engineering and innovation at Caster Concepts, joins ASME TechCast to discuss some of the issues facing today's man…

As a Spacecraft Systems Engineer and science influencer, Joan Melendez-Misner is on a “mission” to not only help NASA return to the Moon, but also use her passion and expertise to encourage and empower minorities to pursue careers in STEM.Von ASME's Unconventional Engineering

For commercial buildings, heating and cooling have long been known as the dominant energy draw. But manufacturers devote a lot of resources to HVAC in their factories and other facilities as well. Forooza Samadi, assistant director of the Alabama Industrial Training and Assessment Center in Tuscaloosa describes the scope of the challenge for small …

Send us a text So you have a great idea, you are itching to start your own business, but you have not yet?? There are many who plan to become entrepreneurs one day and they never see the face of that 'one day'. Procrastination on your big brilliant idea is a thing, but are you losing your million dollars everyday by not starting up yet? This podcas…

Send us a text Do you indulge in meaningful conversations? Have you indulged in nonsensical conversations as well? Just sweet nothings which bring you closer. Here is the episode dedicated to why talking about is important. Asmee is a channel is which focusses on woman stories, thier well being, mental health and aim to make every woman financially…

Gabriella Coloyan Fleming and Abdulrahman Alsharif join ASME Techcast to discuss the technical and professional skills students need to move from higher education into their engineering careers.

Solar electricity generation is on the rise. In fact, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission reported in late 2023 that more new solar generating capacity was installed in the U.S. during the first eight months of 2023 than any other renewable or fossil fuel-based energy source. But imagine if the solar panels generating all this power were able …

Climate action is a long-term proposition that requires persistence and the ability to pivot where necessary. The ASME Committee on Sustainability, led by Chair Sean Bradshaw and Vice-Chair Timo Marquez, is charged with ensuring ASME remains committed to doing its part in contributing to the larger prospect of realizing actionable progress in addre…

University of Maryland professor Ryan Sochol shares how he created an entire syllabus around The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. His course leverages the advanced physics and engineering featured in the game to teach machine design and CAD software to university students. Read more on the topic and get links to the referenced video and resea…

Teresa Curvin speaks about women, golf, and the future of STEM. She joins ASME Techcast from South Carolina where she is working to help the next generation understand and grow to love engineering.

Sustainability is top of mind across industries. For engineers, designing and building the solutions of tomorrow not only requires a keen mind and attention to detail, but navigating the multitude of requirements set forth by industry and regulators. To speak about what’s happening on the sustainability regulation front in the construction industry…

The sensors and connected systems that make up the Internet of Things produce more data than most managers can handle. According to Rich Masulis of Wesco this means engineers and production managers are missing some signals that could make their factories more efficient. Masulis discusses how artificial intelligence can be trained on IoT data to pr…

Tracy Brower speaks about happiness, work-life, and thefuture of work. Advisor and coach, the vice president of workplace insights for Steelcase, offers advice for engineering without regret.

Send us a text Starting a co working space and support not just the new businesses and entrepreneurs, helping creators, enterprises and changing the way people look at a co working space. This visionary founder has an amazing journey working as a CFO for big 5 to wearing many other hats. Till he founded Obeya which has found a niche in the co worki…

Send us a text How many times we have normalised women taking career break and not having their financial freedom, but same doesn't apply for men. Have you heard men being asked to take a break from their career because women of the house is already earning well? Why is there a gender bias for women? In this podcast for today, we are meeting Sheeta…

"The future is going to be the clean industrial revolution." AtmosZero is on a mission to electrify and decarbonize steam. The startup's co-founder and CEO, Addison Stark, shares his mechanical engineering story, what led him to rethink the boiler, and advice for aspiring entrepreneurial engineers.

Send us a text Do you have a protruding tummy and looking to reduce it? May be think again. As this is actually not that much of a problem. Listen to this light interesting podcast to shun your body consciousness, bring the confidence back and accept body positivity. We live in an era where people are running after beautiful body types which they h…

Where is the former Miss America now? Nuclear engineer Grace Stanke recently received her degree and moved to the East Coast for the next big step in her exciting career. In this episode, we talk about how her journey started and what 2024 holds in store for the Wisconsin native.

Send us a text If you are striving for a better life, this podcast is for you. It is said habits can help you to change your life completely and positively. We all do plan to start a new good habit at some point of life, but it is extremely difficult to follow it with discipline unless it is engrained in you. The problem is how to start a new habit…

The workforce shortage and war for talent continue. One area that’s being hit particularly hard is the technical workforce, which is facing headwinds such as rapidly advancing technological requirements and antiquated perceptions. Despite growing demand across industries, from energy to manufacturing and beyond, there’s a widening gap between avail…

Send us a text Body shaming is normalised in India households. Calling "fatso", "Moti", "Patli" and many more names is at times considered cool. But do you know what goes in the mind of someone who is getting body shamed? Body shaming can cause severe depression, anxiety to the level of suicidal thoughts and tendencies as well. People have made ind…

The ability to be intentional with our own career path requires a certain amount of objectivity that’s not always easily attainable. Jeff Perry works with engineers to find ways to sustain their career development using a unique toolkit of training and coaching techniques. His ultimate goal is to help engineers unlock their unique potential, today …

Send us a text Choosing unconventional career is definitely something. But after diverting from Engineering studies, choosing filmmaking as a career, and then excelling in it as well, is another level. This inspiring story is about a Bangalore boy, Rajath Rajnikanth, who has done the unthinkable. After convincing his parents to take up film making …

Mechanical engineer, author, speaker, and trainer, the executive vice president of RMF Engineering in Raleigh-Durham, N.C., discusses how firms can recruit, retain, and train young professionals.

Send us a text We have seen how after graduation, students and their parents are in the rat race of getting admissions in the top B School. The reason is simple, good degree means good job with good salary. But is that true for everyone? Think about it! Our guest for the show had a different story to tell. She added an MBA degree from Top Business …

Mars has been a longstanding target for exploration, but for nearly 50 years, we've been sending robots to examine the Martian surface. Elizabeth Jens of Jet Propulsion Laboratory is one of the engineers working on systems used by the Perseverance rover and other missions. In this podcast, she talks about her work and the importance of encouraging …

Mechanical Engineering magazine's June/July cover story delves into the minds of early career engineers to hear their diverse stories, from humble beginnings to great achievements, and how they're paving the way forward for future engineering generations. In this sneak preview, we hear from Amy Elliott about her work in 3D printing and robotics at …

Identifying, training, and retaining talent continues to be a challenge for all fields of engineering. At the same time, diversifying the mix of engineering graduates to include more underrepresented groups is critical. Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), minority serving institutions (MSIs), tribal colleges and universities, and …

Lauren Neal talks about her experience as a working engineer in a male-dominated field. She covers strategies for recruitment, retention, DEI, and leadership.

Send us a text Homemakers voices have been subdued from a long time. There have been various discussion on safeguarding the rights of our homemakers in India. But have they done enough? Should homemakers also get salary ? Do they have other rights on property and other assets too? Many questions are still left unanswered, women in the name of becom…

Send us a text Modern astrology is a myth or actual science? We have been following moons and stars since ancient days but does the modern twist to astrology makes it relevant for today's era? Is it ok to check what is way forward through horrorscopes? Many questions like these occur in our mind, but people do read their sun signs and connect to it…

Artificial intelligence isn’t just for faking voices or generating images. The technology can also sift through mountains of data and extract actionable insights. Humberto Moreira, principal solutions engineer at the software development services company Gigster, explains how these insights can assist manufacturers become more flexible and be more …

Send us a text As fitness industry is booming, more and more women are going to gym. But unfortunately, half cooked knowledge and myths about women's body is doing more harm than good to people. In this interesting episode, we have spoken to Miss Karnataka Physique, Neha Prabhakar, who has also represented India on an international stage in Asian C…

When it comes to research and development, engineers lead the way across a wide range of industries. But when it’s time to translate cutting-edge research and prototypes into commercial applications and technologies, the process can be quite complex. Paul Cherukuri helps shed some light on that process, from strategies to challenges to real-world e…

Send us a text Women by far have been earning well but their finances gets managed by their husbands, brothers or fathers. It is high time that we take the control in our hands. In this podcast we are sharing with you some basic tips on how to manage your savings, how to curtail your expenses and how to have a healthy financial future. We will take…

One crucial element to charting how technology will continue to evolve is the ability to remain objective. With decades of experience in manufacturing, automotive and the tech sector, Shauna McIntyre provides a unique perspective on the topic, in particular how engineers can play a pivotal role in bringing about innovation.…

Send us a text Iti Rawat is not a relationship expert, but she speaks her mind off. In this reality check of today's growing unhealthy and fast forward relationship, she shares the concepts of what can make you stay longer. If you are someone looking for long lasting relationship, hear this podcast on relationship advices that noone has ever told y…

Risk-adverse, technical professionals find securing new business takes understanding a new generation of buyers and how they build relationships, assess services, and ultimately purchase products.

Send us a text "Relationship these days are not meant to be for long term", told my friend one day. But yet we all yearn for the the long term relationships. Heartbreaks are hard to deal with and we understand loneliness is even harder. With the life of stress, anxiety and uncertainty, how do we deal with something we take absolutely "for granted".…

Send us a text Women started working back in 1970s in India, with the growth of double income households India economy also flourished well. Society now realises the worth and power of working women. But not all is hunky dorky - after struggle of 40 years also women are contributing only 20-30% in the workforce in India, (most of the them not even …

While it may be an election year, there is plenty of opportunity for science and engineering policy to be passed and implemented in Washington. ASME's Paul Fakes previews the potential areas for bipartisan agreement.

Send us a text Mental health issues are the most ignored one in India, but is also spreading like epidemic with more than 14% of Indians facing mental health disorders of some kind. Basic anxiety, clinical depression, multiple personality disorders, bipolar syndrome or mania, the mental health disorder can be anything between normal to serious cond…

Send us a text WEFT Foundation and Asmee podcast supports domestic violence victims. Under Red Dot initiative we rescue and reinstate the lives of the domestic violence victims and through Project Samanta we also create financial independence for them. Asmee is featuring the untold stories of women who have remained silent or have been told to rema…

Send us a text Tina Chhabra a Project Manager in MNC was a fashion lover. She loved to style herself and she looks gorgeous. Behind all what world was meant to be for her, something else was cooking - a journey which she never imagined she would take. Tina Chhabra turned famous in just 6 months, gathered millions of views on her instagram reels and…

Send us a text Asmee present to you the untold story of women. This story of many entrepreneurs who do down the hill before making it big. Shweta Thakur, Founder of Wildermart, shares her own entrepreneurial journey's ups and downs. She founded Graffitti in 2011, a marketing agency for 10 years before getting in conscious and organic food with Wind…

In a year that started to feel like “normal,” technology and the engineers behind it were a big part of the story. Listen as the staff of Mechanical Engineering magazine discuss their picks for the top engineering stories of 2023 in this special year-end edition of ASME TechCast.

Creating a startup isn’t for the faint of heart. Armed with her engineering background and a determination to help women, Ana Kraft founded Xena Workwear, which seeks to outfit women with PPE designed just for them. With no experience in the footwear industry, Ana faced an uphill climb to say the least. She recently sat down with Tom and Katlyn to …

A program called Space Workforce 2030 is seeking to bring in a new generation of engineers that is more diverse and talented than ever. It will significantly increase the number of women and underrepresented groups not only in the workforce, but also across aerospace engineering programs and senior company leadership. Via Van Liew, principal direct…

Alquist 3D CEO Zachary Mannheimer talks about 3D printing affordable housing and building a workforce.

Alquist 3D CEO Zachary Mannheimer talks about using 3D printers to build affordable housing and stand up a workforce.