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Brian Steward is a professor of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering and Saxon Ryan is an assistant teaching professor, both at Iowa State University. We invited them into our forum to learn more about ISU’s Power Partner University status and how it’s impacting their students and members of industry. Like what you hear? New episodes are…

Antigone Sharris is Chair and Full Time Faculty in the Engineering Technology Department of Triton College in River Grove, Illinois. Triton College is a Hub School is NFPA’s Fast Track to Fluid Power program, a workforce development initiative designed to create stronger connections between technical colleges, industry partners, and local teachers by engaging multiple education…

On this episode of Fluid Power Forum, the industry-focused podcast series that highlights the people, technologies, and unique applications that are moving the industry forward, Josh Scarbrough, a student at Murray State University majoring in Electromechanical Engineering, discusses his involvement with NFPA’s workforce program and the many ways he’s become an active participant in the…

Luis Rodriguez is an Assistant Professor and Daniel Williams is an Associate Professor, both of Mechanical Engineering at Milwaukee School of Engineering. We invited them into our forum to learn more about what MSOE is doing, as one of NFPA’s Power Partner Universities, to get its students involved in fluid power education and careers. Like…

Dr. Ashlie Martini is a professor of mechanical engineering at University of California Merced and today, we invited her into our forum to learn about opportunities for students in fluid power-related industries and hear about the role education plays in developing the future fluid power workforce. Like what you hear? New episodes are released every…

Heidi Kent is a middle school teacher at Ashby Public School in Minnesota. Today, we invited her into our forum to learn more about NFPA’s Fluid Power Action Challenge which takes place in schools across the country, including Heidi’s. Like what you hear? New episodes are released every other Monday. Subscribe to the podcast today…

Tim Kerrigan is the Director of Milwaukee School of Engineering’s Fluid Power Institute, a leader in motion control and fluid power education, research and evaluation. We invited him into our forum to learn more about the research being conducted at the institute and the hands-on training they offer students who work in their laboratory. Like…

On today’s show, our guest is Bill Haley. Bill is Director of Business Development at FORCE America, Inc. but today we have him on our show to discuss his position as Chair of NFPA’s Tech School Education Committee and the programs the committee facilitates to address students’ exposure to the fluid power industry. Like what…

On today’s show our guest is Dr. José Garcia Bravo of Purdue University. Purdue was recently recognized as a Power Partner University by the National Fluid Power Association – a designation that means they are successfully educating a new generation of fluid power engineers. José is an assistant professor at Purdue, and has been heavily…