Kaitlin Tyler and NAMES 2025

Tim talks with Kaitlin Tyler this week at the ASEE meeting in Montreal. Kaitlin works for ANSYS as an Education Content Developer. We discuss career trajectories in MSE and the importance of networking and attending conferences. We also tell some stories about the North American Materials Education Symposium (NAMES) and why everyone should attend it. It's not too late to register for NAMES 2025! You can learn more about Kaitlin here: https://www.ansys.com/authors/kaitlin-tylerSome of Kaitlin's educational content with Ansys is available on YouTube:https://youtu.be/JE1TFLl_aIs?si=_V_YvtbHytq7vUX9General Ansys link for educators:www.ansys.com/education-resourcesYou can find the YouTube video here:https://youtu.be/oSlnrw9ASYghttps://youtu.be/JE1TFLl_aIs?si=_V_YvtbHytq7vUX9This episode is sponsored by the North American Materials Education Symposium, a gift from Prof. Ron Gibala, and the University of Michigan Materials Science and Engineering department (https://mse.engin.umich.edu). Please attend the North American Materials Education Symposium next summer, August 5th - 6th at Georgia Tech. Workshops on August 4th: https://www.names25.mse.gatech.eduSite for all of the international Materials Education Symposia:www.materialseducation.com