STEAM is Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics. In this series, we talk to local people who are making a difference using the STEAM approach! STEAM stories air every Sunday during the CBS2 News!
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STEAM is Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics. In this series, we talk to local people who are making a difference using the STEAM approach! STEAM stories air every Sunday during the CBS2 News!
Stefanos Nikolaidis is a professor of computer science with a specialty in robotic engineering. Of all the STEAM disciplines, Nikolaidis said robotics relies most on engineering and math.
Captain Patrick Baranic is the general manager for the Marine Exchange of Southern California. He says his job relies heavily on science, technology and math.
Dr. Heidi Contreras is a vaccine researcher at City of Hope in Duarte. She said her job relies most on science and math.
Chariya Bissonette is an artist with the Yamaha Cares Upcycle Program. She uses chalk and spray paint to help rescue discarded instruments destined for landfills. Of all the STEAM disciplines, Bissonette says her work relies most on art and science.
Allen Parker is an electrical engineer at NASA usually based at the Armstrong Flight Research Center located inside Edwards Air Force Base in the Antelope Valley, though he's been working out of his garage in Lancaster lately due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He said his career relies on all of the STEAM disciplines — science, technology, engineering, art and math.
Dr. Evan Zahn is a pediatric interventional cardiologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center working on the hearts of the hospital's tiniest patients. But when COVID-19 hit and many pediatric surgeries were put on hold, he started using his fine-tuned skills as a member of the COVID Line Team.
Kellie Hart is the founder and president of a Los Angeles bike club called Ride Wit Us LA. Founded as a response to the pandemic, Hart said running the business relies most on engineering and math. More information about the bike club can be found online at https://ridewitus.com/.
Capt. Josiah Layfield makes his living rescuing ships stranded at sea, just off the coast of L.A., at one of the busiest ports in the world.
Janeya Griffin is a technology transfer specialist for NASA, managing and selling the agency's technology. Of all of the STEAM disciplines, Griffin says her job leans most on technology and math.
What do you get when you pair two Chargers players and two Immortals gamers with SoFi's Infinity screen? A technological feat and way too much fun!
Music students in Nebraska will soon have more access to state-of-the-art recording technology thanks to a grant from a social media giant.
A middle school student in Colorado made an amazing discovery while he was out hiking recently -- a dinosaur tooth.
There's all kinds of creative ways to get around a college campus these days. But you might have to look twice to believe what students at Purdue University have invented as their preferred mode of transportation.
Scientists who blasted a dozen bottles of expensive French wine into outer space more than a year ago are now sniffing, sampling and studying the alcoholic beverage to determine the impact of microgravity.
A Tokyo-based digital art group has taken over an empty lot in the city's glitzy Roppongi district to create an unprecedented exhibition combining the experiences of art and sauna.
Google is offering new science-based educational features to its search engine to help students trying to tackle homework remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A food scientist who owns and operates a bakery shop in Omaha, Nebraska, is working to open more doors of opportunity for women.
Art enthusiasts around the world can now visit a popular museum in Virginia from the comfort of their own home, thanks to a new robot.
The growing demand for highly skilled workers, especially for those in trade careers, has inspired a renewed effort to bring more women into the traditionally male dominated industry of construction.