Students Talking Tech: Recent Episodes
Parker Knabb
A podcast about amazing technologies and game-changing ideas that are revolutionizing our lives and solving problems… from a new perspective. Made by students for students, and for anyone who wants to think like a student.
- Why we build our own PCs
- PC building challenges to watch out for
- Smaller PC cases
- Building PCs for family and friends
- Choosing components of a PC
- What’s next in PC components
- What are we going to major in during college?
Released September 12, 2022
Guests are colleagues from NCR Corporation where Parker completed an internship during summer 2022:
Ethan Munji, Student and Presidential Scholar at Georgia State University: LinkedInAlex Perez, Information Technology Support Engineer, NCR Corporation, Atlanta, GA: LinkedIn
Internships and other career-starting programs for students that we mentioned:
Youth to MenGoals:To develop leadership skills and emphasize personal integrityTo encourage helpfulness toward othersTo recognize the value and dignity of workTo create and develop an awareness of the importance of being academically successfulTo enhance the recognition of individual worth and rights of othersTo encourage group participation in worthwhile school and community projectsTo promote scholarship and personal progress among its membershipYouth to Men members participate in various workshops that focus on leadership, teen pregnancy and prevention, drug awareness. They also participate in a “Rites of Passage” program and the annual spring college tour. They have the opportunity attend the college fair where they visit various college campuses, speak with admissions officers, attend classes, and get the overall feel of college life.
Year Up | Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube | FacebookYear Up's mission is to close the Opportunity Divide by ensuring that young adults gain the skills, experiences, and support that will empower them to reach their potential through careers and higher education.Year Up is committed to ensuring equitable access to economic opportunity, education, and justice for all young adults—no matter their background, income, or zip code. Employers face a growing need for talent while millions are left disconnected from the economic mainstream. These inequities only further perpetuate the Opportunity Divide that exists in our country—a divide that Year Up is determined and positioned to close.TAG-Ed | Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube | FacebookTAG-Ed Summer Internship ProgramTAG-Ed is a 501c3 non-profit organization formed by the Technology Association of Georgia in 2000. Their mission is to strengthen Georgia's future workforce by providing relevant career preparation skills and training opportunities.TAG-Ed is strengthening Georgia’s workforce by providing career enhancement opportunities, mentorship influence and continuing education in a wide spectrum of industries across Georgia and the nation. Access, exposure and awareness of innovative and relevant hands-on learning experiences enhances our current and future workforce. By providing internships, professional development, immersion experiences and connections to industry professionals we help shape the future workforce possibilities and talent of tomorrow.Additional internship and related opportunities Parker considered in 2022NASA internshipsList: https://nasacentral.force.com/s/explore-opportunities/internshipsInfo: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/education/internships.htmlArmy Educational Outreach Program (AEOP) High School ApprenticeshipGeorgia Tech Research Institute STEM High School Summer InternshipAir Force Research Laboratories Scholars ProgramUS Naval Research laboratory Science and Engineering Apprentice Program (SEAP)Lincoln Laboratory Radar Introduction for Student Engineers (LLRISE)Internships at Northrup Grumman
Released June 22, 2022
Montage of students from various FIRST Robotics Competition teams - what their role on their team is, and what they plan to major in and do for a future careerTeam 7451 - Avenger Robotics from the Alliance Academy for Innovation in Cumming, GeorgiaWebsite | Emailstudent named Sruthi will be majoring in Industrial Engineering at Clemson, wants to work for NASATeam 1261 - Robo Lions from Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee, GeorgiaWebsite | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram | Githubstudent named Micah wants to major in computer scienceTeam 6705 - WildCat 5e from Dunwoody, GeorgiaWebsite | Email | Twitter | Facebook | Instagramstudent Naomi Wagner plans to dual major in marketing and mechanical engineeringTeam 4188 - Columbus Space Program from Columbus, GeorgiaWebsite | Email | Twitter | YouTube | Facebook | Instagramstudent Kristin Cooley wants to become an environmental engineer with a minor in architecture or building, or become a civil engineer that minors in environmental engineering. For a career, she wants to be involved in research and development in sustainable infrastructure and renewal energy sources.
Guests: Fellow students from the Walton Robotics Team, from Walton High School in Marietta, GeorgiaWalton Robotics Team: Website | Twitter | YouTube | Facebook | InstagramTeam members interviewed - all are rising seniors at Walton High SchoolMelanie Douglas - plans on majoring in industrial designOscar Chen - plans to major in computer science with a minor in businessAnish Sankuratri - plans to major in aerospace engineering and minor in computer science; for a career wants to be a flight systems engineer or technicianTopics discussed...How robotics compares to other high school sportsHow and why each of us joined our robotics team in the first placeWhat roles we each play on the teamOur mentors and coachesWhy it's so difficult to field a successful FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) teamBalancing robotics and academicsWhat we do in our "free" timeHow to bring up younger members of the teamOur favorite aspects of competitionsTeams that got our attention at the FIRST World Championships in Houston in April 2022Team 2905 - The Sultans of Turkiye from TurkeyTeam 2438 - 'Iobotics from Honolulu, Hawaii | TwitterTeam 254 - The Cheesy Poofs from the San Francisco Bay Area, California - 2022 World Champions | TwitterTeam 1619 - Up-A-Creek Robotics from Longmont, Colorado - 2022 World Champions | TwitterTeam 2481 - Roboteers from Tremont, Illinois | TwitterYouTube video of how they climb!
Released April 5, 2022
Guest: Dr. Rich SimmonsLinkedInPrincipal Research Engineer, Georgia Tech, Strategic Energy InstituteInstructor at Georgia Tech School of Mechanical EngineeringGeorgia Tech summer camp that Parker attended and where he met Dr. SimmonsEnergy Unplugged, next taking place June 20-24, 2022 in Atlanta, for 9th-12th gradersPart of CEISMC Summer P.E.A.K.S. (Programs for Enrichment and Accelerated Knowledge in STEAM) at Georgia TechWhat are we trying to achieve with EV transitionEV benefits and performanceTrade-offs, especially cost to buy vs cost to operate - total cost of ownershipHow first hybrids and EVs 25-50 years ago compare to today's modelsHybrids as a stepping stone to EVsWhere to store energy for EVs - in batteries vs the power gridHow energy is generated for power grid affects overall net efficiency and cleanliness of EVsEmissions research, EVs not only solution to clean energyLatest in battery technologyBuilding out the charging network, and when we chargeElectric bigger vehicles, such as Blue Bird electric school buses, and delivery trucksEV batteries as backup power for homes?Policy vs tech issuesSoutheast Electric Transportation Regional Initiative (SETRI)EV-related career and business opportunities for students, and what should you major in?
Guests: Austin Fan and Matthew Warner, students at Georgia TechCo-presidents of the Georgia Tech Energy Club: Website Newsletter Twitter Facebook LinkedInAustin FanGeorgia Tech undergraduate majoring in chemical and biomolecular engineeringLinkedInMatthew WarnerGeorgia Tech doctoral candidate in chemical engineeringWhat is the Georgia Tech Energy Club, what does the group do, and what do the student members major in?Southeastern Energy Conference main theme: the energy grid of the futureIncentives for an EV charging networkHybrid vehicles as a gateway to fully electric vehiclesHow can the power grid use cleaner energy sources?Advice from students, for students, regarding careers in electric vehicles, the power grid, and the clean energy transformationPrediction time: In what future year will the last gas station close (if ever)?
Southeastern Energy Conference, April 7-8, 2022, Georgia Tech, Kendeda Building, Room 210This year's theme: The Electric Grid of the FutureWebsite with agenda and list of speakers
Next episode: Competitive student robotics
Released February 27, 2022
Guest: Matthew WallerStudying industrial design at Georgia Tech Plans to minor in business technology and managementLinkedInGeorgia Tech Theme Park Engineering and Design (TPED) ClubWebsite Instagram LinkedIn Facebook emailIowa State Ride Engineering CompetitionInternational Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA)IAAPA Expo 2022, Nov 14-18, 2022 in Orlando, at Orange County Convention CenterJosiah Evaristo, former president of TPED and intern, Universal CreativeLinkedInTPED members are majoring in design, architecture, mechanical and electrical engineering, computer science, and businessDesigning an experience involves:The guest, including where their mindset will be in the next ~5 years; must design for the futureThe storySketches, research, interviews, drawings3D modeling software and Autodesk/CAD programsMayaSolidworksFusion360RevitSketchUpRhino3DBlenderVR and AR simulationsUnityUnreal EngineASTM International - Standards organization for quality, safety, reliability and performance; had been known as American Society for Testing and MaterialsMy Top 10 Roller Coasters (*That I've Ridden)
Overview of VR experiences and platformsCollegiate VR Esports: interview with Zade “BoscoStixs” LoboZade is:Undergraduate student at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, majoring in Electrical Engineering, and minoring in both Computer Science and Game StudiesVR Competitive Coordinator, Illini EsportsVice President, VR Club at UIUCBeat Saber and Echo Arena CompetitorVR Developer and Game Design EnthusiastConnect with Zade on Twitter, TikTok, LinkedInMenu and locations for Aurelio's Pizza, where Parker has enjoyed the Bosco Sticks appetizerFirst Robotics Competition (FRC)UIUC VR Club: Website, Discord, FacebookIllini Esports: Website, Twitter, Discord, Instagram, Twitch, FacebookUIUC VR Esports Beat Saber TeamUIUC VR Esports Echo Arena TeamCollegiate VR Esports League (CVRE): Website, Twitter, Twitch, DiscordGamers' Roundtable: VR equipment and experiencesVR headsetsOculus Quest 2Valve IndexHP Reverb G2HTC ViveGraphics cardsRTX 3070GTX 1060RX 580Playstation VRInterview with veteran Lowell Auker on military tech from a half century agoComing up on next episode of STT: rollercoaster tech