Engineering Conversations
Engineering Conversations has one simple goal... to promote engineering. By having conversations with engineers about their backgrounds and careers, we will showcase a wide variety of industries and explore the types of jobs that engineers perform when they finish university.
These conversations may help young people understand what it is that engineers do in their day to day work. As young people learn about these types of careers, they may be inspired to become and engineer and help make the world a better place.
Engineering Conversations is hosted by David deMontigny, an engineering professor at the University of Regina.
The University of Regina is situated on Treaty 4 lands with a presence in Treaty 6. These are the territories of the nêhiyawak (nay-hi-yuh-wuk, Cree), Anihšināpēk (uh-nish-i-naa-payk, Saulteaux), Dakota, Lakota, Nakoda, and the homeland of the Métis/Michif Nation. Today, these lands continue to be the shared territory of many people from near and far. They are an important part of our past, and an even more important part of our future.
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Thanks to JennyHDesign and SoulProdMusic for help with the artwork and music!
Episodes
66 episodes
EYES - Educating Youth in Engineering and Science: Kevina Mullock and MacKenzie Chittenden
In this episode we explore how we can nurture and encourage youth to consider a career path in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). The world needs more engineers, and STEM outreach is a big part of the process to ens...
BONUS: Behind the Scenes on our 2nd Anniversary
Can you believe this tiny little podcast project is already two years old? In this bonus episode, Justin Gwilliam comes back on the show to help celebrate the occasion and ask some more “behind the scenes” questions. (I honestly thi...
From Petroleum Engineering to Agricultural Risk Modeling: Mehdi Mohammadpoor
It is very difficult to predict the direction an engineering career will take as there are so many options. One certainty is that an engineer can always take their knowledge and skills with them to address problems and challenges that exi...
Air Quality and Environmental Engineering: Kevin McCullum
Environmental engineering is a broad field that includes air, water, and soil engineering. Among those areas, air quality has broad impacts on the environment since it is not always localized. For example, forest fires can affect th...
Electrical Engineering Consulting: Trevor Chadwick
The world relies on electricity for practically everything we do, including in our work lives and personal lives. Electrification has changed the world, and we need engineers to design and build electrical systems.In this episode ...
BONUS: Engineering Students in Offices Eating Pi
To celebrate Pi Day, I invited some fourth-year engineering students to my office to eat some pie and talk about their experience in engineering! We will hear their thoughts on surviving engineering, gaining work experience, completing a ...
Mining and Active Allyship: Jocelyn Peltier-Huntley
Engineering careers can be dynamic, across many different sectors, and in new areas that require experience, a problem-solving lens, and perspective.In this episode we sit down with Dr. Jocelyn Peltier-Huntley to talk about her experien...
Broadcast Towers, Antennas, and Transmitters: Dave Rainnie
Do you like listening to the radio or watching television? Have you ever wondered how that broadcast gets to your device? It turns out that a lot of engineering is required to deliver that content to the audience.In this epi...
More than Oil and Gas - Engineering a Full Life: Angela Jamieson
An engineering degree can be a ticket to see the world. It can also help you think both critically and logically, which often has benefits outside of your work life.In this episode we sit down with Angela Jaimeson to learn about h...
Landfills, Lagoons, and Wastewater Treatment: Greg Kuntz
Environmental engineers work on all kinds of projects for industry and municipalities. These can include site remediation, civil earth works, surveying, water treatment, and more. We all benefit from the work of environmental engine...
Smart Technologies for Smart Waste: Sam Dietrich
Do you pride yourself in how your organize your organics, recycling, and garbage materials for pick-up? Or do you just throw everything together in one bin? Clearly, if materials are organized properly it makes it much easier to pro...
Environmental Engineering in the Steel Industry: Kamille Brunwald
Steel can be found everywhere in our day-to-day lives. It is in our appliances, our vehicles, our houses, work environments and more. Steel is used widely in manufacturing countless products. The production of steel is a compl...
Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering: Wayne Clifton
Did you know that there is an entire field of engineering that studies how structures interact with soil and rock? The engineering mechanics of these interactions help engineers design infrastructure including, roadways, buildings, lagoon...
Mechanical Systems for Buildings: Tom Atkins
Have you ever considered that buildings are more than just a structure? In fact, buildings have complicated systems that help the building achieve its design goals. These include systems for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, f...
BONUS: Talking Engineering and Professional Football with Ryder Varga
Engineering and athletics might not be two things that people think go together. It turns out that a lot of engineering students are involved in athletics. Being a student-athlete is a big commitment as students have to balance both...
Beyond the Classroom: Lei Ocampo, Gianna Osuobeni, and Drake Smith
Everyone knows that when you go to study engineering at university, you will have to take a bunch of courses and laboratories. These academic activities help students learn core engineering skills. However, there is a lot of learnin...
A Career in Municipal and Water Engineering: Tom Williams
Over the course of their career, engineers can work on a large variety of projects, especially in the municipal engineering sector. These projects have a large, positive impact for the residents and businesses in that region.
Data and Advanced Analytics in Energy and Resources: Lisa Rong
Engineers need data to make informed decisions. For example, data can be used to evaluate new engineering design options and business opportunities. But data can also be used in urgent situations during the operation of a facility. In fact, tec...
Satellite Radio and Space Projects: Brayden Willenborg
Software and electronics are used for countless applications in our day-to-day lives and in industrial applications. Have you ever wondered who the engineers are that lead the development of some of these technologies?In this epis...
Enhanced Oil Recovery and Rare Earth Elements: Petro Nakutnyy
Do you ever wonder where or how technology is developed? Commercial technology requires a great deal of research, prototyping, and testing to refine it to the point where it is both effective and economically viable. Engineers from ...
Talking Telecom: Blair Laforge
Who remembers rotary phones and push button phones that were connected to land lines? Now we all rely on cell phones and telecommunications companies have evolved to provide way more services than just phone calls. In addition to wi...
Sustainability and Municipal Water Projects: Goke Rufai
Consulting engineers provide engineering services to virtually all sectors. This can include private industry, municipal infrastructure, financial systems, health care, and more. There are consulting engineers working on projects in...
Discussing Nuclear Engineering: Esam Hussein
With an ever-growing population, the world has seen a steady rise in the demand for energy. There is a renewed interest in nuclear power due to its lower carbon footprint when compared to other technologies.In this episode we sit ...
Fixing and Building Dams: Rayna Belyk-Kaytor
Having a safe and abundant source of water is very important for society. Engineers play a huge role in helping manage water resources for drinking, irrigation, and agriculture uses, as well as recreational and ecological needs. Man...