Learn how nuclear engineering is involved with this household item that saves lives with the newest X-STEM All Access episode below!

Join engineer and educator Aspen Meineke for a conversation with nuclear engineer Dr. Ciara Sivels. Dr. Sivels is a nuclear engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, who studies the properties of atoms to solve complex problems. Learn about the diverse applications of nuclear engineering and gain a greater understanding of the benefits this field offers all of us.

The word “metrology" essentially means the study of measurement.

Metrology has become a highly advanced field with many tools and statistical methods to measure the accuracy and quality of manufactured parts.

Read about the significance of machine vision in the realm of metrology and the transformative impact it brings to modern manufacturing here. 

NEW EPISODE COMING SOON! Just in time for World Metrology Day!

Hear from engineer and CEO Chandler Wicks on May 15th! Learn about his work in aerospace and technology that uses creativity to help solve our Nation's toughest defense problems.

"Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so." - Galileo Galilei

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Did you know that ALL career fields in the Space Force are STEM-related? Check out this in-depth conversation with Space Force Guardian Chief Abifarin Scott! Watch this episode. Click here for the FREE companion lesson. Want more ways to interact with this lesson? Check out the lesson plan in PocketLab for free!

Learn what it's like to be a space engineer and planetary defender at NASA with engineer Joan Melendez Misner. Watch this episode. Click here for the FREE companion lesson. Want more ways to interact with this lesson? Check out the lesson plan in PocketLab for free.

Hear from NASA Astronaut Christina H. Koch and NASA Systems Engineer Bobak Ferdowsi as they talk about Life Beyond our World. With a special guest appearance by NASA Astronaut Dr. Jessica Meir. Watch this episode. Click here and here for the FREE companion lessons. Want more ways to interact with this lesson? Check out the lesson plan part 1 and part 2 in PocketLab for free.