The future, on your schedule.

Office Hours.

From EXPLR and the National STEM Festival — free virtual sessions on emerging STEM and STEAM careers, now gathered in one library. Here are a few to start; explore them all below.

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Carla Herrero

Mercedes-AMG F1

A mechanical engineer designing high-performance F1 rear suspension systems.

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Rowan Palmer

Lockheed Martin

A systems engineer designing and testing habitats for human space exploration.

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Dr. Frederic Bertley

COSI

COSI’s president and CEO on how questions fuel scientific discovery.

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Karin Hanson

Disney Imagineering

A Disney Imagineer engineering the shows and rides that bring the parks to life.

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Dear Future Builder.

Students bringing bold projects to life alongside the people who do it for a living. Real problems, real making — one story at a time.

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Nichelle Thinagar · U.S. Champion

Keep Pursuing It

Nichelle built a biomimetic robotic snake to carry food and water to survivors trapped in rubble. Project MFG’s David Berry on the craft behind every man-made thing — and the obsession that turns a good idea into one that changes the world.

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Wanda Wu · U.S. Champion

Build the World in Front of You

Wanda built a household sensor that detects PFAS “forever chemicals” in drinking water — no lab required. With environmental scientist Dr. Tracy Fanara.

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Levi Dunn · U.S. Champion

Manufacturing Has Changed

Levi turned recycling and 3D printing into one machine that shreds plastic waste into fresh printer filament. With St. Cloud State’s Kurt Helison.

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Behind the Build.

How things get made, and who makes them.

Recorded live at National STEM Festival, each episode pairs a student Champion with an industry leader — on how real projects become real careers. Six episodes, dropping soon.

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From Robots to Real Careers

Robotics leader Dan Mantz and student innovator Reanna on designing, building, and testing machines that actually work.

Dan Mantz — Robotics Education & Competition Foundation
Reanna Patel · New Jersey 2026 Champion

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How America Makes Things

Michael Cadenazzi and student Levi on the factories, supply chains, and people that keep America making things.

Hon. Michael Cadenazzi — U.S. Department of War
Levi Dunn · Tennessee 2026 Champion

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Built for Extremes

Sydney Hamilton and student Nichelle on machines tough enough for submarines, space, and disaster zones.

Sydney Hamilton — The Boeing Company
Nichelle Thinagar · Massachusetts 2026 Champion

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The Jobs Behind Making

Stacey Weismiller and student Issa on the surprising careers hiding inside modern manufacturing.

Stacey Weismiller — American Manufacturing Futures Institute
Issa Geisendorfer · Illinois 2026 Champion

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The Chips Inside the Magic

Rosita Najmi and student Anirudh on the chips and sensors behind our everyday tech.

Rosita Najmi — Micron Foundation
Anirudh Rao · Colorado 2026 Champion

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From Idea to Reality

Cisco Vicenty and student Maya on turning a clever idea into a safe, repeatable, real-world product.

Francisco (Cisco) Vicenty — Getinge
Maya Trutschl · Louisiana 2026 Champion

The world's coolest jobs.

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STEAM Star

STEAM Star turns industry pros into the influencers students actually follow — showing where STEAM really shows up on the job.

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