The STEM Corner

Jade Jordan, Lead Data Analyst at PACE Aerospace & IT, shares her unique work experiences and what makes the field of Computer Science exciting. As a woman of color who holds extensive knowledge in mathematics, along with degrees in both Computer Science and Dance, Jordan explains how to maximize productivity in college and beyond. She hopes that others will continue to explore their STEM interests while also pursuing their personal hobbies. Outside of work, Jade is a founder of BlackoutAccessories, a small business dedicated to promoting racial healing and unity. Visit www.blackoutaccessories.com to check out and support her business!

After presenting at SEMICON West 2022, the national semiconductor conference in San Francisco, presenters Katy Crist from TEL (Tokyo Electron Limited), Raj Pabari from Stanford University, and Tara Greig from UT Austin share their experiences, advice, and visions of the microelectronics industry to promote industry image and awareness in semiconductors.

The CEO of Fetch Robotics, Melonee Wise, shares her journey into robotics and how she got to where she is today. Listen in as she speaks to fellow high schoolers at a speaker event (organized by Oindree herself) about her childhood and her take on the robotics industry. Learn about the different engineering majors that help in pursuing a career in robotics, and gain further insight on her secrets to being a successful entrepreneur. 

The Executive Director of the SEMI Foundation, Shari Liss, provides insight into her lifelong career. By sharing her experiences as an educator to even becoming a programmer at one point, she highlights the importance of believing in oneself & taking risks! In the end, Shari explains how her passion for education and STEM converge into her current role as an Executive Director, & listeners can expect to hear about SEMI's goal of having a DEI (Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion) workspace and efforts being made to achieve these big 3 in our current world. 

Hear from Amy Leong, the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of FormFactor, and Shalini Sharma, a Staff Development Engineer at JSR Micro Inc, who talk about their pathways into STEM and provide insights on their day-to-day lives as women in engineering. 

Hear from Crystal Sno Riley, a Senior Software Engineer at Google who is originally from Alaska. Crystal shares her first interactions with technology as well as challenges she faced in college and how she was able to overcome them. She vividly discusses interactions with her mentors that have been life-changing & provides several "Nuggets of Wisdom" to listeners from her intriguing journey into STEM. Throughout the episode, Crystal highlights common stereotypes software engineers are placed under and how true they really are.

The STEM Corner podcast was created to provide curious individuals & minorities exposure to the opportunities that lay in the STEM field through discussions with passionate guest speakers that work in STEM industries. Oindree Chatterjee, the host of The STEM Corner, shares her experiences as a high schooler & her motivation for starting a podcast.