Thousands of engineers worked on the Apollo program. In this episode of ASME Tech Cast, we listen to some of those engineers and technologists as they recount the emotion, excitement, and triumph of building the Apollo 11 lunar module.

William Sanford Nye, also known as Bill Nye the Science Guy, talks with John Falcioni on ASME TechCast about the need for diversity in STEM, feeding the world, and the technology that scares him.  

Stanford mechanical engineer Ovijit Chaudhuri talks with Jeff O’Heir on ASME TechCast about breakthrough research that could lead to new treatments for cancer.  

Learn how high-school senior Ashley Kimbel built a special prosthetic foot for a wounded U.S. Marine.  

Listen to ASME TechCast to hear about the challenges and benefits of creating solar farms and other sources of renewable energy in big cities and rural environments.   

This week we speak with Evelyn Wang, who was recently named the head of MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. We talk about some of the new educational models and grand research challenges she’s implementing into the curriculum. 

Entrepreneurial engineer Robert Giasolli, founder, CTO, and vice president of R&D for Cagent Vascular, speaks with Jeff O’Heir, ASME’s senior content manager, about his work to improve communications between engineers and doctors in emergency rooms. 

Featuring entrepreneurial engineer Robert Giasolli of Cagent Vascular.

Featuring Roma Agrawal, engineer and author of “Built: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Structures”. Hosted by Jeff O’Heir, ASME.org’s Senior Content Manager, and Chitra Sethi, Managing Editor of Mechanical Engineering Magazine.