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Join us as we interview former Davis undergrad, now PhD student Sharod Nandi!  On today’s show, Sharod breaks down all of his current research within water quality that he’s been exploring since his time as an undergrad, and details the most valuable lesson he’s learned throughout his entire academic journey.  Enjoy the episode!

Join us as we interview current Senior Design professor and former transportation PE, Dr. Kary Watkins!  On today’s show, Dr. Watkins details her career throughout her tenure as a professional licensed engineering consultant, her experience teaching senior design for 11+ years, and her deepest motivations for why she has developed the career that she has. Any transpo students can certainly expect to run into Dr. Watkins at some point in their academic careers! Enjoy the episode!

Join us as we interview current EWB Peru team leads Arianna Grillo and Angel Beteran! On today’s show, the two detail the logistics of their current ongoing projects in Peru, how they’ve structured their team, and what makes being a part of EWB such a rewarding experience. Check out these links: Website: https://ewbucd.weebly.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewb_atucd/

Join us as we highlight our high-performing Environmental Project team! On today's show, PMs Hannah Kench and Mattias Perez break down the team's mission for MidPac, the push to achieve historical results for the club, and why YOU should join EP over any other project team. Check out these links! website: https://ucdenvironmentalproject.weebly.com/ instagram: https://www.instagram.com/environmentalproject.ucd/

Join us as we interview president of our Chi Epsilon chapter and leader of high-performing CEE academics, Kelly Valdez! On today's show, we dive into Chi Epsilon's mission, its storied history as a civil engineering honor society, and glimpse into the future internal changes primed to take place soon. If you've got a sparkling GPA, or are (allegedly) in the top 1/3 in your grad class, reach out to Kelly to learn more about what it's like to be a part of Chi Ep! Or just listen to this episode in its entirety, that works too. Check out these links! Email: [email protected] https://www.instagram.com/chiepsilonucdavis/ https://xe.engineering.ucdavis.edu/

Join us as we dive into the the multifaceted worldviews of our very own Dr. Cheng! On today's show, we dissect Dr. Cheng's extensive research with civil materials, the differences in absorbing knowledge between generations, and the ultimate keys to succeed in even the most rigorous engineering endeavors. You're likely to come across Dr. Cheng in statics, structural analysis, or even higher-level grad structures courses! If you have the chance, make you take at least one of her classes ;) Check out these links! https://cee.engineering.ucdavis.edu/directory/lijuan-dawn-cheng

Join us as we delve into the world of geotech engineering with ENGEO PM Nick Broussard! On today's show, we delve into Nick's career background cultivating into 14 years at ENGEO, the importance of mentorship, and how to give a great first impression when job hunting. We're stoked to deliver you the first episode of 2026, much more dope Civil content coming to you soon!!

Join us as we interview KPFF project manager Alex Sotomayor to wrap up our episode list for 2025! On today's show, we explore Alex's career spanning several states, highlight the major differences at each stop along the way, and how to make the most of each type of career opportunity you receive. Being a well-travelled engineer leads to a well-established career aim, no doubt. Check out these links belooowwwwww (especially if looking to apply to KPFF): www.linkedin.com/in/alex-sotomayor-p-e-11a3b4a3https://www.kpff.com/office/sacramento-ca/ https://www.kpff.com/office/san-francisco-ca/

Join us as we dive into the world of professorship with Dr. Sabbie Miller! On today's show, we hear all about Professor Miller's takes on the link between engineering and environmental policy, her career all the way through her current research, and the implications of the different pathways through industry and academia. Lots of eye-opening advice to unpack in this one. Check out these links! Miller Group Website: https://sabbiemiller.faculty.ucdavis.edu/ For those interested in Dr. Miller's journal papers: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=DOv-W8kAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao And the Materials Decarbonization and Sustainability Center on campus: https://mdsc.ucdavis.edu/

Join us as we dissect our newest project team, Sustainable Solutions! On this show, we hear from president Ava Szytel and team lead Aditi Anand about Sustainable's data center development initiatives, A.I. fear-mongering, and why YOU should be a part of Sustainable Solutions. If you want real-life engineering experience mimicking that of an actual consulting firm, you should seriously check them out. Check out the links below! Website: https://asceucdavis.weebly.com/sustainable-solutions.html Discord: https://discord.gg/ghnAxrvctr Instagram: @ucdsustainable

Join us as we interview Kimley-Horn's premier professional engineer, Antonio Pantoja! On today's show, we dive into development at a high-level civil consulting firm like KH, dissect the most important skill markers a new aspiring engineer can have, and explore Antonio's on meteoric rise through the ranks. If you listened to the end, you'd discover a pretty awesome side-quest Antonio is building! Check it out here: @alteregocosplays **ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS** We have a civil engineering career fair coming up, hosted by ASCE x Chi Epsilon on October 27-28! No better time to apply Antonio's teachings than to this event. Keep following our discord and weekly newsletter channels to receive the latest updates.

Join us for our FINAL episode of the school year as we host our Environmental Engineering department's own Berkely Anderson! On today's show, we take a quick peek into the life of a PhD student, Berkeley's research and TA experience, and tie it all together with accumulated her wisdom as a long-tenured engineer at Davis. We've been so stoked to deliver you content all year with some of the coolest engineers around, we hope you've enjoyed listening as much as we have enjoyed producing. We'll be returning to the podcast the second fall quarter begins :) Check these links below: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsestwater.4c00392

Join us as we interview ASCE board member Tian Doong, along with our very own podcast intern Jimmy Lai! On today's episode, we dive into each of our guests' undergraduate careers, uncover their responsibilities as part of our ASCE board, and dissect the role engineers play in modern society. There are many nuggets of wisdom shared throughout the episode, see if you can consume them all! Check out these links: https://engineering.ucdavis.edu/e-searchhttps://waternexuslab.ucdavis.edu/

Join us as we bring back former ASCE president Freesia Finn, who shares with us all her wisdom she has accrued throughout her young career as a Seattle-based Civil Consultant at KPFF! On today's show, we dive into her blossoming career and how it took root at Davis, both within and outside of ASCE. We explore the importance workplace communication and approaching unfamiliar workplace situations. Finally, we discuss what the future holds for her career, with loads of advice for all our upcoming-engineer listeners. Throughout our chat, we learn a whole lot of fun tidbits about Freesia you may not have realized about her! Good luck to all those taking the FE exam, and remember to snag a TI-36X calculator beforehand :)

Join us as we interview our newest professor within the department, Professor Casey de Finnda! On today's show, we dive into his fascinating projects within the Water Nexus lab, and discuss the tech and management trends within wastewater engineering as it currently stands today. Check out these links! https://waternexuslab.ucdavis.edu/ - Water Nexus Lab Porjectshttps://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.est.3c06774 - Paper discussing some challenges of moving from a linear water system to a more circular water systemhttps://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.est.7b03040 - First paper on interfacial solar vapor generation