When Sydney Parks first stepped onto Tennessee Tech University’s campus, she planned to be a nurse—and she had no idea about the school’s foundry. This summer, almost a decade later, […]
After starting college during the COVID-19 pandemic, Victoria Rambo began to doubt her future as an engineer. But everything changed when she discovered Virginia Tech’s foundry and resources through the […]
For more than 150 years, FerroWorks’ foundries have powered trains and railroads in America. Now, the steel company is keeping manufacturing in the U.S. on track by training the next […]
In a sunlit studio in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, surrounded by stacks of century-old wooden foundry patterns and oil paintings drenched in rust-colored nostalgia, artist Cory Bonnet is quietly revolutionizing the […]
Yash Babar always imagined the kind of engineer he could be. From robotics to car designs, the high school sophomore hasn’t decided what he might build one day, but he’s […]
Robert Myers followed his passion for hands-on work and became a welder and machinist after high school. But after an accident caused him to put his career on hold, Myers […]
When Hannah Kemmet first walked into a summer camp at age 10, she had no idea she was taking the first step on a path that would one day bring […]
Retired NFL linebacker Tim Johnson knows how to deliver a hit—and he knows what it takes to stop the impact of one. Johnson, a professional football player for more than […]
Hannah Desai comes from a family of engineers. Her three older brothers specialize in civil, mechanical and electrical, and aerospace engineering, but after a semester focused on cutting-edge metallurgy research […]
Noah Miller never thought he’d win the Casting Dreams competition. But after learning how to metalcast, refine, and finish a miniature truck in his high school’s material science class, he […]
William Goehl always considered himself a jack of all trades. Growing up fixing old cars with his dad and driving go-karts inspired him to pursue a career in the […]
James Votava’s passion for building began as a kid with his legos. When the time came to choose a college major, mechanical engineering felt like the right fit, but his […]
