December 9, 2025Episode 10026 min
100th Episode!!
Hi all, sorry we have been MIA! We have been busy. Hope you all enjoy our 100th episode!- Shannon and Emma
Episodes
100
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Dec 2025
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EN
About the show
Our podcast, She's an Engineer, focuses on creating a community for women in engineering. We share our personal experiences and how we have overcome challenges as women studying and working in the engineering field. Our podcast episodes range from social topics from our college and post college years, interviews with other female engineers, and technical topics we have researched. We hope you join us!
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June 3, 2025Episode 9944 min
Travel Recommendations and Tips!
In this episode, we discuss recent trips we have been on, some travel recommendations, how to choose where to go, housing, and general tips for when you are traveling! We hope you enjoy!
April 23, 2025Episode 9843 min
Barriers Women in STEM Overcome
In this episode, we discuss our own experiences as women in STEM and medicine, some assumptions that have been made about us, and barriers that we have needed to overcome in our careers. We also discuss general issues that women in medicine and in STEM face, and some studies that have been published regarding these issues. We hope you enjoy!Book Shannon mentioned: Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl SandbergSources:https://msms.tiberhealth.com/2023/11/28/women-in-medicine-gains-and-challenges/https://www.pulmonologyadvisor.com/features/women-in-medicine-progress-and-challenges/https://www.amwa-doc.org/gender-bias-in-medical-education-potential-effects-on-the-training-and-confidence-of-medical-students/https://hbr.org/2015/03/the-5-biases-pushing-women-out-of-stem
April 1, 2025Episode 9726 min
The History of Fire Management
In this episode, we discuss the history of fire management, its challenges, and the current policies regarding fire management (wildfires). We also discuss some tips on how you can protect your own home and how to create an emergency plan if a forest/wildfire occurs near your home. We hope you enjoy!Sources:Wildfires and Forest Management | The Nature Conservancy in IdahoPnw_2005_donovan003.pdfNational Cohesive Wildland Fire Management StrategyU.S. Forest Service Fire Suppression - Forest History SocietyFire History and Policy in America - Maryland Forestry Foundationhttps://apps.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/statistics/v1i3-508.pdfWildland Fire TimelineMake your home wildfire defensible | US Forest ServiceThe History and Evolution of Wildland Fire Use | Fire Ecology | Full Text
March 4, 2025Episode 9641 min
A No-Buy/Low-Buy Guide
In this episode, we discuss why people do no-buy/low-buy years/periods, what they are, some rules to follow, and tips on how to be successful with a no-buy or low-buy year! We hope you enjoy!Financial/Sustainable Spending Creators discussed:Shawna Ripari - https://www.youtube.com/@shawnaripariCaleb Hammer - https://www.youtube.com/calebhammer Graham Stephan/The Iced Coffee Hour - https://www.youtube.com/@TheIcedCoffeeHourRachel Cruze (Ramsey) - https://www.ramseysolutions.com/rachel-cruze?srsltid=AfmBOooKmPqEc_tNMlB1OFBGCC0rfFVspHBC1y6uwlmI5XQTd2NG2ZUMSources:https://lifehacker.com/money/five-strategies-for-a-successful-low-buy-period#:~:text=A%20low%20buy%20(or%20low%20spend)%20period,in%20certain%20areas%20without%20eliminating%20it%20completely.&text=This%20is%20different%20from%20no%2Dbuy/no%2Dspend%20challenges%2C%20which,or%20personal%20items%2C%20no%20concert%20tickets%2C%20etc.https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuabecker/2020/10/29/the-ultimate-guide-to-a-no-buy-year/https://nourishingminimalism.com/no-buy-year/https://theweek.com/personal-finance/no-buy-year-versus-low-buy-year
January 28, 2025Episode 9528 min
The History of Time Zones
In this episode, we discuss the history of time zones, why time zones were established, the different time zones that exist currently, and daylight savings time. We hope you enjoy! Sources: https://www.bts.gov/explore-topics-and-geography/geography/geospatial-portal/history-time-zones-and-daylight-saving https://www.thoughtco.com/what-are-time-zones-1435358 https://www.timeanddate.com/time/time-zones-history.html https://www.timeanddate.com/time/current-number-time-zones.html https://www.timeanddate.com/time/utc-offsets.html Here Are The States That Don’t Do Daylight Saving Time
December 16, 2024Episode 9437 min
Sustainability and the Holidays!
Happy Holidays! In this episode, we are discussing practicing sustainability during the holidays, including why we should practice sustainability, as well as ways to be sustainable with holiday food, gifts, wrapping gifts, decor, and more! We hope you enjoy, and we will see you all again in the new year! Please check out our previous sustainability episode and our previous gifting episode from last year: 1) Gifting https://open.spotify.com/episode/5FC3YKnVe0RhOGvgLtMqL5?si=68960ec2239d48aa 2) Sustainability https://open.spotify.com/episode/2BFbRm82LZQnVgbM6Sm0gW?si=4429f7029b184fa7 Sources: https://onetreeplanted.org/blogs/stories/sustainable-holiday-ideas https://moveforhunger.org/blog/ways-be-sustainable-during-holiday-season https://sustainable.umn.edu/holiday https://www.anspblog.org/green-sustainable-holiday-season/ https://unity.edu/articles/what-is-sustainability/
November 27, 2024Episode 9345 min
Hiking Tips and Tricks
In this episode, we discuss our backgrounds in hiking, our favorite hikes, and some hiking and safety tips! We hope you enjoy! Sources: Your Safety in Mountain Lion Habitat - Point Reyes National Seashore (U.S. National Park Service) How to stay safe if you encounter a moose https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/crampons-snow-ice-climbing.html
November 5, 2024Episode 9231 min
4th Podaversary + Remarkable Women in STEM Part 7!
Hi all, this episode is a special one, as it is our 4th Podaversary (aka marking 4 years of publishing this podcasts)! In this episode, we talk about 3 remarkable women in STEM - Adele Goldberg, Barbara McClintock, and Beatrice Hicks. We hope you enjoy! Sources: https://www.extremenetworks.com/resources/blogs/women-who-changed-tech-dr-adele-goldberg https://computerhistory.org/profile/adele-goldberg/ https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1983/mcclintock/facts/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Barbara-McClintock https://blog.hmns.org/2015/02/wonder-women-of-stem-beatrice-alice-hicks-a-woman-ahead-of-her-time/ https://www.nae.edu/215725/BEATRICE-HICKS-19191979 https://www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/beatrice-a-hicks/
October 15, 2024Episode 9136 min
Getting Your Professional Engineering License
In this episode, we discuss the requirements for obtaining your PE license, the PE exam, and the PE application process. Shannon also discusses her own PE license journey! We hope you enjoy! We have included a YouTube Channel that was particularly helpful with practice questions/explanations: Series Introduction - Episode 0 | 52 PE Exam Problems in 52 Weeks - YouTube Sources: PE Exam | NCEES Series Introduction - Episode 0 | 52 PE Exam Problems in 52 Weeks - YouTube
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