Joel Burken and Shawnna Erter join an episode of Engineering Influence with host Jeff Urbanchuk.
Dr. Joel Burken, Curators’ Distinguished Professor and Mathes Chair of Environmental Engineering, and S&T alumna Shawnna Erter were featured on the American Council of Engineering Companies national podcast and publication Engineering Influence. Erter earned a bachelor’s degree in geological engineering in 2000 and a master’s degree in geotechnical engineering in 2013, both from Missouri S&T.
The episode, titled “Teaching the Teachers: Fixing the Engineering Pipeline,” focused on Missouri S&T’s efforts to support engineering workforce development and coincided with the launch of a new program supported by the Missouri Department of Transportation and members of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Missouri.