Inspiring STEM Careers with a Big Bang

Inspiring STEM Careers with a Big Bang

The more I dive into my new gig, the more amazed I am at all the great academic programs happening around the world. This week is National Robotics Week in the U.S. Recently EngineeringUK led Big Ban…

EcoCAR 2 In The News

EcoCAR 2 In The News

There have been some interesting stories the past few weeks from EcoCAR2 land that reinforce why students should get involved in these hybrid projects. And why companies are investing in real-wo…

Future Engineer Series: Meet Zach Penland

Future Engineer Series: Meet Zach Penland

Zach Penland is a sophomore at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He modeled a pair of headphones in Solid Edge. The design and rendering won him the best student image of the year and ear…

Future Engineer Series: Meet Caroline Tomlinson

Future Engineer Series: Meet Caroline Tomlinson

Caroline Tomlinson just graduated from Auburn University and is working as a retail industrial designer. It’s a bit of a jump from where she began her career aspirations. She started off at Auburn as…

Future Engineer Series: Meet Jon Nibert

Future Engineer Series: Meet Jon Nibert

It’s National Engineer’s Week in the U.S. It’s a time to honor past, current and future engineers. So meet future automotive engineer Jon Nibert. Jon was always pretty sure he wanted to be an enginee…

Dora’s New Gig

Dora’s New Gig

The other night I was reading this book about inventions to my boys. My older son asked if my company’s software was used to make any of them. It was great to hear his interest in not just the invent…

Seasons Greetings and a Chat With Chuck Podcast

Seasons Greetings and a Chat With Chuck Podcast

It’s a busy time of year but I wanted to take a few minutes to talk about some recent news and events. Here is a podcast Dora and I just recorded. In it, I discuss some recent news, customer insights…

Solar Car Team Revs Up for Race Across Australia!

Solar Car Team Revs Up for Race Across Australia!

Siemens PLM Software empowers Principia College solar car design We will eagerly follow Principia College’s solar team’s progress in Australia. They will be participating in the World Solar Car Ch…

F1 in Schools Championship features Solid Edge designed cars

F1 in Schools Championship features Solid Edge designed cars

23 teams, 17 nations, over 200 students… all competing to be crowned 2011 F1 in Schools™ World Champions…. the race is on. The 2011 F1 in Schools™ World Finals begins Monday and students will travel …