Welcome to the 3rd season of MessyTalks! We're so excited to welcome you back with an awesome episode about Final Year Projects (FYPs)! Whether you're in your first year or final year I'm sure you've heard of the famous Final Year Project but the question is, do you know what it is? Neither did we! Luckily, we invited two very knowledgeable guests, Amy and Arushi, to teach us everything there is to know about FYPs!

Here we go..Welcome to the finale episode of MessyTalks Season 2! This one is a bit different to all our other eps, it's slightly existential, nostalgic and reflective but definitely frickin awesome. We are joined by two fabulous people - Parmis Hassani & Tom Graves. Parmis was the CEO of Nova Rova and literally builds droids for fun while Tom is probably the most famous person in HAL who seems to have it all figured out..... Along with Moses, we chat about uni fatigue, feelings about finishing uni, the challenge of figuring out what you want to do and the all important question - what Olympic sport would you dominate in. To all our wonderful listeners & the MESS committee - thank you for sticking with us this far *insert heart emoji* To Georgie, Moses, Tej & David - thank you for helping build this podcast, MessyTalks would definitely not be an award wining show without you. To Amalia & the new W+E port - good luck, ya'll got this! And finally to Sally and Jasmine...Well Done and Congratulations on creating a show that has been listened to over 1,940 times. You've created a platform that amplifies the voices of those doing remarkable work that sometimes goes unnoticed - thank you for persevering and for sharing this with me :) - Rashi xx

Just when you thought MessyTalks coudln't get any better, Moses is back in the studio this time with Georgie and they sit down and chat with TikTok and internet personality Julian O'shea. I guarantee that you've seen his videos uncovering the secrets behind Melbourne, but did you know that he's a communications engineer and is orginally from rAdelaide? A huge thank you to Julian for generously sharing his time with us, follow him on insta & Twitter @julianoshea As usual massive shoutout to Radio Monash for allowing us to use their studio so that we can sound EXTRA crisp in your ears! Check them out on insta: @radiomonash

Cara Davies is not your typical eng student, when she was 21 she co-founded a health and fitness app called Steppen, which helped thousands of young people reach their fitness goals. The start-up raised $2.1 million in venture funding and caught the attention of Afterpay and Alta. It was great chatting to Cara and finding out how the idea of Steppen came about, what she's working on now and how she made the decision to drop out of Engineering to work on her start-up full time. Thank you so much to Cara for giving us an insight into her career and her life, thank you to our editor Tej and of course to Radio Monash for allowing us to use their recording studio, chekc out their socials on insta: @radiomonash If you'd like to connect with Cara, you can find her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cara-davies/ Check out the article on Steppen by the Australian Financial Review: https://www.afr.com/technology/afterpay-co-founder-backs-gen-z-fitness-app-20210830-p58n6t

Most of us know or have heard about Scott Wordley, he's the man behind the Engineering student teams intiative and well-known mechanical lecturer and faculty member. But who is he? how did he get where he is? and how long has he been here for? (Hint: longer than some of ya'll have been born)Georgie, Jas & Rashi sat down with Scott and uncovered what drives him, where he sees the future of students teams and how he's working to improve female representation.

Today we learn about the behind the scenes work that goes on at Monash Career Connect that provides support to all students throughout their degree. We take a look at the leadership programs that students have the opportunity to get themselves involved in, as well as the importance of developing these life skills to transfer them to the workplace.

Jas and Rashi are back in the studio with an incredibly exciting episode! Today we delve into the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with the amazing Leah Martínez. Leah is the Co-founder at Sonorus, a healthcare technology start up, focused on cardiac monitoring and AI diagnosis. She also shares with us her experience as the Law and Ethics Manager at Monash DeepNeuron, integrating ethics with engineering technical projects. We discuss AI and its most simple level, how it is currently evolving and how it will revolutionise our future.

This episode we are fortunate enough to have Dr Trina Majumdar join us for an interview. Having completed a PhD in Materials Engineering and Biomedical Science, Trina takes us through her career pathway at Monash University. We delve into how to carve your own path in engineering and what lead her and colleague Dr. Katherine Grigoriou to establish the New Girls Club at Monash University. This episode is not one to miss.

Jas and Rashi explore what life is like working for the Mercedes Formula 1 team. Nick Grossi takes us through his experiences from his internship year in the UK, working at the most competitive motorsports level. Nick shares all the steps along the way, such as how he applied, his prior experiences and his main take-aways from the opportunity.

How do you balance your uni work, part-time job and social life? How do you choose your engineering specialisation? How do you maintain motivation? These questions and so many more are answered by our three 2023 MESS First Year Representatives. Rashi and Jasmine are back in the studio for the first episode of 2024 and this is not one to miss out on.

Deputy Director of Monash Energy Institute and Senior Lecturer in the Monash University Civil Engineering Department, Roger Dargaville shares his expertise on Australia's transition to renewable energy. We discuss the National Energy Market and why Australia is in dire need of more engineers within the Energy Sector, in order to reach our net zero targets by the year 2050.

Welcome to another MessyTalks episode! This episode discusses the conventions and stereotypes that gender can impose on individuals and by extension how this can influence and restrict the way that one lives out their daily life. We discuss how gender can affect the choices we make and permeate to our mental and physical health. Overall, the topic of gender is linked back to engineering through the importance of having mixed teams in engineering and how a well-balanced team produces successful and well-rounded outcomes.

Welcome to another MessyTalks episode! This week we are joined by Grace Boxer, engineering student and MESS life member who has recently returned from a uni study abroad. Grace shares with us a myriad of insights about her travels and uni life while on exchange and the biggest takeaways she acquired from the experience.

Welcome to another MessyTalks episode! Join us for a chat with Alson, a representative from Rockwell Automation, as we discuss future trajectories for engineers. As a network and security consultant, we discuss Alson's trajectory from graduating university with Mechatronics Engineering and Computer Science degrees to his role at Rockwell Automation as well as the benefits of streamlining manual processes.

We are thrilled to have the amazing Tony Vo, Director of Education for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, share his career insights and valuable lessons with us today! We explore the figurative stresses and strains of engineering and talk about some strategies to complete your university degree in a way that aligns with your personal capacity.

Join us for an interview with Matt Bertoncello, a Monash alumni of 2020 and current AI engineer at Macquarie Bank. Graduating with a double degree in software engineering and econometrics commerce, Matt shares his advice on everything from FYP to what a graduate engineering job actually involves. Listen in to hear his valuable insights, stay up-to-date on all the ways MESS can support you, and enjoy a good laugh!

Welcome to our MessyTalks pilot episode! Learn some valuable tips and have a good laugh with your hosts, Jas and Sal, as they interview a variety of engineering students who share all their tips and tricks on how to thrive during their university degrees.