Bryan and Calvin welcome Alanna Nash to the show as the first guest in season 3 of Coffee Break with Purdue Engineering. Alanna is a senior in Mechanical Engineering with a plethora of experiences and wisdom to share. Sit back and enjoy this fun conversation with Alanna and our hosts as they talk about the ins and outs of Alanna's time here as a student in the Mechanical Engineering program at Purdue.0:00 Opening0:30 Introduction of Hosts and Guest Alanna Nash3:07 Activities and Involvement at Purdue at a MechE4:42 What made Alanna choose Mechanical Engineering9:18 What is the Mechanical Engineering program at Purdue?10:38 How did First Year Engineering help Alanna choose Mechanical Engineering?17:00 Work experience with the Co-op program at Purdue University.22:55 Free time as a Purdue engineering student.25:20 Alanna's favorite labs and professors.28:00 A project inspired by her grandparents.29:50 The Purdue Mechanical Engineering Hammer Tradition!32:50 How has Purdue and the ME program set Alanna up for success?39:00 Alanna's advice for future Purdue studentsHosts: Calvin Given, Electrical Engineering: BS December 2024, MS December 2025Bryan Akinmade, Electrical Engineering: 2027Guest:Alanna Nash, Mechanical Engineering, 2026Campus: West Lafayette-------------------------------------------------------------------------Office of Future Engineers, College of Engineering at Purdue UniversityPhone: (765) 494-3975 Email: future-engineers@purdue.edupurdue.edu/futureengineersDudley Hall, Suite 1312363 N. Grant StreetWest Lafayette, IN 47907#purdueengineering #purdueengineeringpodcast #purdueuniversityengineeringpodcast#purdueME #Mechanicalengineering #Purduemechanicalengineering