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Dean Michael Jensen | Developing People, & How An Engineering Degree Can Be Used Beyond Engineering

Being an Engineer · 16 Jun 2023 · 47m · Episode 23

What this episode covers

Dean Michael Jensen, Dean of the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering at BYU and co-founder of Wavetronix, discusses the dual roles of academia and entrepreneurship. He explains that while his primary focus is mentoring students through research, he balances this with his company, Wavetronix, which manufactures radar systems for traffic management. Jensen emphasizes that engineering education must evolve to better teach soft skills and emotional resilience, arguing that an engineering degree provides transferable analytical skills valuable in non-traditional careers like management consulting.

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Wavetronix, Hewlett Packard, Bell Labs, Ernst and Young
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Brigham Young University, National Science Foundation, Harvard Business Review

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