ContentsThe Watch List 202401.Meet 25 early career engineers who have made their marks in industry and society—and are poised to accomplish more.GENERATION ON THE RISEREAD NOW02.Co-founder and CTO, ClearFlame Engine TechnologiesJULIE BLUMREITERREAD NOW03.Vice President, HearstLabLISA BURTON O'TOOLEREAD NOW04.CEO, AtmosZeroADDISON STARKREAD NOW05.Angel Investor, Net Zero AngelsMATT CHENG ZEDLERREAD NOW06.Founder and President, Dandelion EnergyKATHY HANNUNREAD NOW07.Director of Engineering, Curtiss-Wright CorporationWILL VELKOFFREAD NOW08.Vice President of Laser Engineering, Focused Energy Inc.DOUG HAMMONDREAD NOW09.Professor of Industrial Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State UniversitySCARLETT MILLERREAD NOW10.Director of Hardware Engineering, Proteus Motion Inc.PAUL VIZZIOREAD NOW11.CEO, AstroboticJOHN THONRTONREAD NOW12.Core Design Engineer, Constellation EnergyGRACE STANKEREAD NOW13.Robotic & Intelligent Systems Lead, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryAMY ELLIOTREAD NOW14.Founder, More Than EngineeringJEFF PERRYREAD NOW15.Director of Technical Design and Drafting, Chicago Scenic StudiosKATIE CORRELLREAD NOW16.Founder, Invent The ChangeJAY FLORESREAD NOW17.Engineering Manager, Fairbanks Morse DefenseBRENT RACINEREAD NOW18.Senior Engineer, Generac Power SystemsNICK LENTZREAD NOW19.Senior Engineer, JTEC EnergyJULIAN LELAND BELLREAD NOW20.Pressure Vessel Team Lead, BechtNATHAN BARKLEYREAD NOW21.Senior Advanced R&D Scientist, HoneywellPATRICK FLETCHERREAD NOW22.Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of MichiganDAVID G. KWABIREAD NOW23.Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of EngineeringUNNIKRISHNAN SASIDHARAN NAIRREAD NOW24.Associate Professor of Bioengineering, Northeastern UniversityJESSICA OAKESREAD NOW25.Senior Research Engineer, National Renewable Energy LaboratoryDOUGLAS DEVOTOREAD NOW26.Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford UniversityRENEE ZHAOREAD NOW© 2024 The American Society of Mechanical Engineers. All rights reserved.About ASMEPrivacy and Security PolicyPreference CenterASME MembershipAccess your BenefitsRenew your MembershipAdvertising & PartnershipsTerms of UseContact Us