Podcast: Setbacks are Part of the Engineering Process

Multiple setbacks haven’t stopped engineering student Michelle Delk from embracing opportunity and pursuing a graduate degree.

As a person of color and a single mom, Michelle Delk may not be your typical graduate engineering student. But with the help of a supportive network, she is currently researching digital twin technologies at the University of Texas at Arlington. Delk’s lab work involves simulations and analysis in parallel to large digital systems.

ASME Techcast talked with Delk, who has a message to others who may be considering pursuing an engineering degree. And it is simple, but personal. “You don’t have to be the perfect student to be worthy of investment, and that goes for you, investing in yourself,” she said.