Media mention: ‘Building Stuff: Boost It!’
Nov 13, 2024
Where: PBS NOVA, “Building Stuff: Boost It!”
Who: Tahira Reid Smith, professor of mechanical engineering and engineering design, associate department head for inclusive research and education and Arthur L. Glenn Professor of Engineering Education in the Penn State College of Engineering
What: Tahira Reid Smith, professor of mechanical engineering and engineering design, associate department head for inclusive research and education and Arthur L. Glenn Professor of Engineering Education, was featured on a recent episode of PBS NOVA, a primetime series that explores the scientific and technological concepts that shape and define our lives, planet and universe.
In the episode, which carried the tagline of “Is engineering humanity’s superpower? See how we can amplify our natural abilities in amazing ways,” Reid Smith discusses her childhood dream of creating a double Dutch jump rope machine and her collaboration with Sky Leilani, a robotics software engineer at Viam, to make her vision a reality.
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