Engineered for Impact

Matthew is the Co-Lead of Longview Philanthropy’s Nuclear Weapons Policy program. In this episode we discuss Full show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/matthew Watch on YouTube: Timestamps (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:20) Matthew (00:02:08) Matthew's background (00:22:23) US National Security Commission on AI (00:35:08) Open AI (00:46:36) Nulcear risk reduction (01:02:12) Longview Philanthropy grantmaking (01:45:11) Engineers in policy (01:51:18) Communication skills (01:58:01) Career planning and decision making (02:10:25) Entering the policy field (02:15:29) Transferable skills for policy (02:27:02) Outro Support the Show. Engineered for Impact YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@engineeredforimpact Show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/ Brought to you by High Impact Engineers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/high-impact-engineers/ Newsletter: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/newsletter Member Network: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/get-involved Resource Portal: https://resources.highimpactengineers.org/ Donate: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/donate

Gavriel is the Indoor Air Quality Lead (formerly Strategic Projects Lead) at 1Day Sooner In this episode we discuss Full show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/gavriel Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/N8jaPxM4QGU Timestamps (00:00:07) Intro (00:01:17) Gavriel (00:02:06) Gavriel's journey (00:15:57) Indoor air quality introduction (00:28:45) Technological interventions (00:41:02) UV technology (00:46:46) Safe Air Research Alliance (00:57:27) How engineering has helped her (01:00:23) How engineers can contribute to indoor air quality (01:05:10) Resources for learning more (01:08:00) What do you wish you had invented? (01:12:11) Outro Support the Show. Engineered for Impact YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@engineeredforimpact Show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/ Brought to you by High Impact Engineers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/high-impact-engineers/ Newsletter: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/newsletter Member Network: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/get-involved Resource Portal: https://resources.highimpactengineers.org/ Donate: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/donate

Sarah is the founder of Compassion Creamery, an oat-based cream cheese startup. In this episode we discuss Full show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/sarah Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PatVUAn1_Z4 Timestamps (00:00:07) Intro (00:01:07) Sarah (00:03:14) Sarah's journey (00:13:53) Compassion creamery (00:15:56) Solving hard problems (00:27:16) Sarah's day to day (00:31:47) Australian Alternative Protein landscape (00:38:15) How engineers can contribute to alternative proteins (00:43:30) Advice for other engineers (00:56:34) Valuable engineering skills (01:00:47) "Should I start a startup?" (01:06:11) Resource suggestions (01:07:47) What do you wish you had invented? (01:13:03) Outro Support the Show. Engineered for Impact YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@engineeredforimpact Show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/ Brought to you by High Impact Engineers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/high-impact-engineers/ Newsletter: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/newsletter Member Network: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/get-involved Resource Portal: https://resources.highimpactengineers.org/ Donate: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/donate

Cameron is a research scholar at the Standford Center for International Security and Cooperation In this episode we discuss Full show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/cameron Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/w-wInL6KcR8 Timestamps (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:29) Cameron (00:02:28) Cameron's journey (00:08:22) Academic landscape of nuclear and international policy (00:18:50) Disposal of nuclear waste (00:33:23) The social roles of technologists (00:41:04) Social context of nuclear waste (00:48:23) Hypersonic missiles (01:00:11) How policymakers get information on weapons systems (01:03:44) Impatial information from institutions (01:11:14) Ethics of being an engineer (01:21:44) How to enter policy as an engineer (01:24:17) Best engineering disciplines for nuclear policy work (01:27:35) Resources for learning more (01:28:44) What do you wish you had invented (01:30:38) Learn more about Cameron (01:31:40) Outro Support the Show. Engineered for Impact YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@engineeredforimpact Show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/ Brought to you by High Impact Engineers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/high-impact-engineers/ Newsletter: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/newsletter Member Network: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/get-involved Resource Portal: https://resources.highimpactengineers.org/ Donate: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/donate

Ryan is Executive Vice President of Research and a Partner at Gryphon Scientific In this episode we discuss Full show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/ryan Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NSh8BtXMXHw Timestamps (00:00:00) Intro (00:02:06) Ryan's work (00:03:28) Ryan's journey (00:13:44) Job satisfaction (00:17:32) Gryphon Scientific (00:24:45) Work in biosafety and biosecurity (00:35:37) Turning insight into employable work (00:43:14) Role of government contractors in effective policy (00:50:36) How technologists can contribute to policy (00:55:52) How to enter the field (00:58:58) Future technologies and AI (01:03:46) Staying competitive in the age of AI (01:09:36) Resource recommendations (01:10:34) What do you wish you had invented (01:16:01) Outro Support the Show. Engineered for Impact YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@engineeredforimpact Show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/ Brought to you by High Impact Engineers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/high-impact-engineers/ Newsletter: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/newsletter Member Network: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/get-involved Resource Portal: https://resources.highimpactengineers.org/ Donate: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/donate

Sean is a co-founder of High Impact Engineers and the host of the Engineered for Impact podcast. In this episode we discuss Full show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/networking Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XH7SD9R1rmo Timestamps (00:00:07) Intro (00:01:23) What networking is for me (00:06:14) Motivations for networking (00:12:48) Networking and career change (00:16:09) How to prepare for networking (00:19:08) Actionable tips for networking (00:33:19) Summary Support the Show. Engineered for Impact YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@engineeredforimpact Show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/ Brought to you by High Impact Engineers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/high-impact-engineers/ Newsletter: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/newsletter Member Network: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/get-involved Resource Portal: https://resources.highimpactengineers.org/ Donate: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/donate

Emily is a Manager at Giving Green, helping to drive high-impact climate donations. In this episode we discuss Full show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/emily Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8_SsitP6DsQ Timestamps (00:00:07) Intro (00:01:55) Emily (00:02:24) Emily's journey (00:08:31) Emotional engagement for work (00:10:03) Giving Green (00:13:40) How to think about effective giving (00:20:46) Common mistakes in climate giving (00:25:53) Why you shouldn't worry about your carbon footprint (00:32:15) Resolving our identities as engineers (00:36:58) Sean's decision to not pursue academia (00:40:52) Opportunities for impact in the climate space (00:44:21) Industrial decarbonisation (00:47:59) Flexibility in career planning and skill development (00:50:10) Resources for effective climate giving (00:55:06) What do you wish you had invented? (00:55:45) Sean's thoughts on the value of doing a PhD (01:02:48) Learn more about Emily and Giving Green (01:04:42) Outro Support the Show. Engineered for Impact YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@engineeredforimpact Show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/ Brought to you by High Impact Engineers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/high-impact-engineers/ Newsletter: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/newsletter Member Network: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/get-involved Resource Portal: https://resources.highimpactengineers.org/ Donate: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/donate

Vivian Belenky discusses the use of far-UVC technology to reduce the transmission of pathogens in indoor environments. The conversation covers the current state of the technology, safety considerations, and pathways to reducing its cost. Engineers interested in promoting the widespread adoption of far-UVC technology will find valuable insights in this episode. In this episode we discuss Full show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/vivian Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hogSXD2zYC4 Timestamps (00:00:07) Intro (00:02:52) Vivian (00:03:27) Why focus on hardware? (00:07:01) Developing an interest in biosecurity (00:12:26) What is far-UVC (00:20:22) What are the bottlenecks (00:25:01) Availability and cost of the tech (00:32:51) How to work on far-UVC (00:36:54) What is the cost floor of far-UVC? (00:40:02) How to create a market for the tech (00:44:56) How can engineers work on far-UVC (00:53:19) Questions on safety considerations (01:03:41) What is it like working in the field (01:05:43) Other technologies to look out for (01:08:58) What do you wish you had invented? Support the Show. Engineered for Impact YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@engineeredforimpact Show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/ Brought to you by High Impact Engineers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/high-impact-engineers/ Newsletter: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/newsletter Member Network: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/get-involved Resource Portal: https://resources.highimpactengineers.org/ Donate: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/donate

Juan is a chemical engineer and the Research Manager at the Alliance to Feed Earth in Disasters (ALLFED). In this episode we discuss Full show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/juan Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/g6ccCW1lr50 Timestamps (00:00:07) Intro (00:01:23) Juan's intro (00:02:26) Juan's journey (00:07:18) Resilient foods (00:15:47) Technologies for creating resilient foods (00:19:05) Single-cell proteins (00:27:38) Short-term vs long-term uses of resilient foods (00:30:28) Paper mills for sugar production (00:36:44) Government preparedness (00:44:11) Difference between English and Spanish speaking countries (00:45:45) Gold standard for government preparedness (00:46:32) Engineering work at ALLFED (00:51:33) ALLFED's volunteering program (00:59:27) Advice for engineers (01:04:14) Hope for the future (01:08:34) PhD research with ALLFED (01:10:05) Resources to learn more (01:11:47) What do you wish you had invented? (01:13:30) Learn more about Juan (01:14:14) Outro Support the Show. Engineered for Impact YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@engineeredforimpact Show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/ Brought to you by High Impact Engineers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/high-impact-engineers/ Newsletter: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/newsletter Member Network: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/get-involved Resource Portal: https://resources.highimpactengineers.org/ Donate: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/donate

Lennart has a background in electrical engineering and is a Research Fellow at the Centre for the Governance of AI. In this episode Full show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/lennart Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yK5odT1jz-U Timestamps (00:00:07) Intro (00:01:28) Lennart's intro (00:02:02) Why do we care about AI safety (00:03:22) Lennart's journey to working on AI governance (00:09:59) Recent developments in AI (00:14:11) AI production function (00:16:41) AI supply chain and US restrictions (00:20:07) Examples of compute as a governance mechanism (00:26:12) Why the US is concerned about China's access to AI chips (00:32:07) Promising ways to use compute for governance (00:40:53) When will compute no long be viable for governance (00:44:56) Mis-aligned financial incentives around AI chips (00:48:04) Who is well-suited to work on AI governance (00:56:38) How to test your fit for working in AI governance (01:02:46) Choosing between AI governance vs AI technical work (01:08:24) What do you wish you had invented? (01:09:26) Finding Lennart online (01:10:35) Outro Support the Show. Engineered for Impact YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@engineeredforimpact Show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/ Brought to you by High Impact Engineers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/high-impact-engineers/ Newsletter: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/newsletter Member Network: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/get-involved Resource Portal: https://resources.highimpactengineers.org/ Donate: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/donate

Rachael is an Associate Professor at the University of Vermont in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, and Food Systems whose current research interests include cultivated meat. In this episode Full show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/rachael Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/e8qIjwH7_tc Timestamps (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:35) Rachael's journey (00:07:17) Role models (00:09:27) Work life balance (00:11:16) Multidisciplinary work (00:13:44) Cultivated meat materials (00:19:31) Engineering in cultivated meats (00:26:22) Funding challenges (00:33:07) Research community (00:35:22) Values (00:40:46) Business education/experience (00:46:24) Scale up challenges (00:51:41) Academic research (00:55:44) Advice for becoming a researcher (01:04:57) Pitching research ideas to professors (01:10:28) Resources for people interested in the space (01:12:18) What do you wish you had invented? (01:15:31) Where to learn more about Rachael's research Support the Show. Engineered for Impact YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@engineeredforimpact Show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/ Brought to you by High Impact Engineers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/high-impact-engineers/ Newsletter: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/newsletter Member Network: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/get-involved Resource Portal: https://resources.highimpactengineers.org/ Donate: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/donate

Federico is the Co-founder of High Impact Professionals. In this episode Full show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/fede Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2Vsv2vXHKNM Timestamps (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:16) Fede's journey (00:06:25) Career planning (00:08:17) Charity Entrepreneurship incubation program (00:17:11) Paths to impact as a working professional (00:30:50) Common problems (00:35:39) Finding pro bono work (00:38:29) Common misconceptions (00:41:01) Workplace giving (00:46:48) Community building organisations (00:54:33) Supporting High Impact Professionals (00:55:39) Top 3 resources for learning more about impactful careers (00:56:31) What do you wish you had invented? (00:58:55) Outro Support the Show. Engineered for Impact YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@engineeredforimpact Show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/ Brought to you by High Impact Engineers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/high-impact-engineers/ Newsletter: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/newsletter Member Network: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/get-involved Resource Portal: https://resources.highimpactengineers.org/ Donate: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/donate

Arno is a social entrepreneur working in the agricultural sector in rural Tanzania. In this episode Full show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/arno Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1vT0lCw0crQ Timestamps (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:27) Arno's journey (00:07:11) Upendo Honey (00:12:26) Working with governments to improve practices (00:18:42) Challenges for agricultural companies (00:23:10) Evaluating impact (00:27:29) How honey reduces carbon emissions (00:32:02) The value of imperfect impact measures (00:33:54) Finding co-founders (00:41:57) Dark Earth Carbon (00:50:01) Lessons from social enterprise work (00:55:45) Social enterprises and global health and development (01:01:25) Engineers in global health and development (01:06:19) Social enterprises and GDP (01:08:50) Driving force behind going to Tanzania (01:11:01) Impression of effective altruism (01:14:14) Supporting his work (01:16:31) Resources for learning about social entrepreneurship in SSA (01:18:29) What do you wish you had invented? (01:19:48) Contact (01:20:32) Outro Support the Show. Engineered for Impact YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@engineeredforimpact Show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/ Brought to you by High Impact Engineers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/high-impact-engineers/ Newsletter: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/newsletter Member Network: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/get-involved Resource Portal: https://resources.highimpactengineers.org/ Donate: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/donate

Soroush is an engineer and entrepreneur who, at the time of this recording, is on sabbatical from his role as head of Special Projects at Vow to investigate the safe and beneficial development of artificial general intelligence. In this episode Full show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/soroush Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WpWX9S4p6r8 Timestamps (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:21) Soroush's journey (00:12:12) The mindset for career change (00:22:33) Planning for a career change (00:25:59) Showing your work (00:33:05) Patience, embracing failure, and impact (00:36:45) Role of industry in innovation (00:43:46) Engineers in alternative protein (00:54:59) North Star for career decisions (00:57:18) Personal capacity for impact (00:59:03) AI safety (01:04:32) Developing your perspective (01:07:54) Self-imposed limitations (01:09:20) What do you wish you had invented? (01:10:58) Getting in contact (01:11:53) Outro Support the Show. Engineered for Impact YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@engineeredforimpact Show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/ Brought to you by High Impact Engineers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/high-impact-engineers/ Newsletter: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/newsletter Member Network: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/get-involved Resource Portal: https://resources.highimpactengineers.org/ Donate: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/donate

Jeffray is a Food Process engineer at New School Foods and a passionate advocate for the alternative protein industry. In this episode we discuss Full show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/jeffray Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/A_KcxTN4l84 Timestamps (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:40) Jeffray Behr (00:02:34) Jeffray’s journey (00:11:48) Capstone research project (00:20:08) Engineering in alternative protein (00:22:31) Jeffray's Careers Guide (00:31:17) Getting into alternative protein (00:41:58) Jeffray's podcast (00:45:31) New School Foods (01:02:37) Later career engineers in alternative protein (01:07:31) Less obvious ways engineers can contribute (01:16:21) ALLFED (01:21:32) Top 3 resources for early career engineers (01:24:38) What do you wish you had invented? (01:27:57) How to contact Jeffray (01:28:46) Outro Support the Show. Engineered for Impact YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@engineeredforimpact Show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/ Brought to you by High Impact Engineers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/high-impact-engineers/ Newsletter: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/newsletter Member Network: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/get-involved Resource Portal: https://resources.highimpactengineers.org/ Donate: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/donate

Sean is a co-founder of High Impact Engineers and the host of the Engineered for Impact podcast. In this episode Full show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/intro Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UXINi-9_BaA Support the Show. Engineered for Impact YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@engineeredforimpact Show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/ Brought to you by High Impact Engineers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/high-impact-engineers/ Newsletter: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/newsletter Member Network: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/get-involved Resource Portal: https://resources.highimpactengineers.org/ Donate: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/donate

Jessica is a co-founder of High Impact Engineers. In this episode we discuss Full show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/jessica Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/D72iS1wxb_Y Timestamps (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:24) Jessica Wen (00:01:56) Jess's journey (00:06:52) Sean's journey (00:09:42) Doing good as an engineer (00:12:44) Effective Altruism (00:22:47) Engineering career paths (00:27:07) High Impact Engineers (00:34:10) Engineered for Impact podcast (00:39:58) Resources for engineers (00:40:45) What do you wish you had invented? (00:45:44) High Impact Engineers' top recommendations (00:46:12) Outro Support the Show. Engineered for Impact YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@engineeredforimpact Show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/ Brought to you by High Impact Engineers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/high-impact-engineers/ Newsletter: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/newsletter Member Network: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/get-involved Resource Portal: https://resources.highimpactengineers.org/ Donate: https://www.highimpactengineers.org/donate