ZOOM calls with STEM Professionals

Kaylea moved to India in 2016 as part of her studies in environmental engineering through the University of Minnesota. After visiting many marginalized communities, she realized the need for portable and affordable water purifiers. Together she and her co-founder, Chris, started Pure Paani, a social impact business that makes water purification technologies more accessible to all.

In an additional call, Kaylea tells more about her STEM story and Pure Panni. Find it on the Pure Panni tab under Online Resources.

Mold Craft designs and build precision, plastic injection molds primarily for the medical industry. Since 1964, Mold Craft has been held in the highest regard nationwide as the go-to mold shop for high precision micro molds. As the current General Manager of the Mold Craft/Westfall-Technik site in local Willernie, Justin McPhee has seen a lot in his 21 year career at Mold Craft. In this video call, Justin tells us about his experience and what is actually made at Mold Craft.

Andy Fox is a Lead Product Development Specialist at the 3M Construction and Home Improvement Markets Division, Home Environment Markets. Andy began his career in the 3M Corporate Process Research Laboratory before spending 10 years in the consumer-focused CHIMD laboratory, in both locations doing air filtration product and technology development. He then held a 2.5-year assignment in the newly-formed 3M China Air Quality Laboratory, before returning to the US. In the AQL, Andy was responsible for leading global technology development efforts and helping drive local new product commercialization. He currently leads multiple global technical efforts around indoor air quality. Andy specializes in filter media development and holds 42 issued US patents. Andy holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Iowa State University and has spent a total of 20 years with 3M.