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The InterestingAuthor: Vernelle Noel
In The Interesting, host Vernelle Noel chats with people she finds interesting from diverse areas of expertise to learn more about what they do, and gain insight into their experiences. In Season #1, she interviews artists, engineers, scientists, and more to find out how they go about crafting knowledge, skill, and expertise. She also uncovers their strategies for pushing through challenges and fears to achieve their goals. Because meaningful work and a meaningful life is rarely ever easy, convenient, or free from the fear of failure. Vernelle is a Writer, Researcher, and Architect. Tune inits pretty interesting ;). Language: en Genres: Business, Careers, Education Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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The Interesting #005: Joy Johnson Ph.D. – #FinishWell – Electrical Engineer
Episode 6
Monday, 3 September, 2018
Dr. Joy Johnson is deeply interested in the full stack of engineering electronics: from particles to products. An alum of North Carolina State University, and a graduate from MIT with her doctorate in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Joy led mobile development at an MIT-founded music technology startup, AudioCommon. She currently works at Apple in their Special Projects Group and is on the Alumni board of the GEM Fellowship Program, and other STEM-related non-profits focused on providing technical, and research experiences for minorities and women. In this chat Joy tells us about persistence, and finishing well. Joy Johnson, Ph.D. - https://www.joymariejohnson.com/ Summer Research Programs Joy recommends: (MIT MSRP) https://oge.mit.edu/undergraduate/msrp/ (NSF NNIN REU) https://www.nnin.org/research-experience-undergraduates (iTrek) http://www.i-trek.org (Promise AGEP workshops & SSI) https://promiseagep.com Fellowships Joy recommends: (NSF GRFP) https://nsfgrfp.org (GEM) http://www.gemfellowship.org/gem-fellowship (Intel PhD Fellowship) https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/corporate-information/phd-fellowship-provisions.pdf Articles written on or by Joy: (MIT MLK Celebration) http://news.mit.edu/2009/mlk-johnson-0218 (Vanguard STEM) https://conversations.vanguardstem.com/wcwinstem-joy-johnson-ph-d-d7277d74da90 (Wogrammer) https://medium.com/wogrammer/joy-johnson-d75a4a362fe9 (Park Scholarships) https://park.ncsu.edu/joyjohnson/ Quote by Calvin Coolidge - https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/calvin_coolidge_414555 NCSU - https://www.ncsu.edu/
