NOVA Building Stuff: Screening and Panel Discussion

Humans are the most innovative species on Earth. See how engineers are supercharging our abilities, reaching beyond our horizons, and altering our environment in the upcoming NOVA Building Stuff series.

Join NOVA at GBH for a screening of selected clips from the 3-part Building Stuff series paired with a panel discussion featuring experts from the film. Following the program, we will host a catered reception in the atrium.

Boost it!, the first episode of NOVA's Building Stuff series premieres Wednesday, November 13, at 9/8c on PBS. Check local listings for details and stream the series online and via the PBS video app.

Our panel for the evening will include:

• Chris Schmidt—Moderator, Co-Executive Producer, NOVA
• Shriya Srinivasan—Director of the Harvard BIONICs Lab, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, Harvard John A. Paulsen School of Engineering and Applied Science
• Philip Troyk—Executive Director, Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering, and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
• Maria Yang—Deputy Dean of Engineering, Kendall Rohsenow Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Associate Director of Morningside Academy for Design, Faculty Academic Director of MIT D-Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Major funding for Building Stuff is provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation. Additional funding is provided by the George D. Smith Fund, Inc. Funding for NOVA and this program is provided by Carlisle Companies, the NOVA Science Trust with support from Margaret and William Hearst, and the Hoveida Family Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS viewers.

This material is based upon work supported by NSF under Award No. 2215269. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of NSF.