Steven J. Foland
President
"My go-to icebreaker question when I meet other scientists or engineers is simple: ‘What inspired you to pursue your field?’ Their answers, nearly invariably, have one element in common: a parent, grandparent, or someone else close to them worked in a related field. It’s no wonder – the people close to us inspire us, support us, and provide us with access to resources that will help us in our pursuits. But what is supposed to happen to all those bright students out there who lack that personal connection? It is my mission to do whatever I can to provide that same kind of inspiration, support, and access for any student who wishes to seek it out."
— Dr. Foland
Bio
Steven J. Foland (PhD Electrical Engineering) is the founder and president of The Shoulders of Giants, an experienced optical / electrical / mechanical engineer, and former faculty member and director of the Biomedical Engineering undergraduate program at The University of Texas at Dallas. Since 2012, he has made it his personal mission to demystify, destigmatize, and democratize education in STEM.
After leading the Biomedical Engineering program at UT Dallas to accreditation (including completing two crucial ABET audits), Dr. Foland stepped down to focus on his work with The Shoulders of Giants. Since then, he has worked tirelessly to develop cutting-edge technological solutions for the classroom and home-learning environments. In many ways, TSoG.tv and our online mentorship program represent the confluence of the many varied branches of Dr. Foland's career.
Title | Show | Series | Episode Number | Air Date |
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How to read electronic component datasheets | How To | How To | | September 5, 2020 |
How to model organic surfaces using parametric CAD tools (OnShape) | How To | How To | | July 16, 2020 |
Water Bottle Rocket Launcher/Encore, Part 2 | Work in Progress | Water Bottle Rocket Launcher | 16 | March 8, 2020 |
Water Bottle Rocket Launcher/Encore, Part 1 | Work in Progress | Water Bottle Rocket Launcher | 15 | March 7, 2020 |
Wireless Power Circuit/Episode 12 | Work in Progress | Wireless Power Circuit | 12 | February 29, 2020 |
Wireless Power Circuit/Episode 11 | Work in Progress | Wireless Power Circuit | 11 | February 22, 2020 |
Wireless Power Circuit/Episode 10 | Work in Progress | Wireless Power Circuit | 10 | February 16, 2020 |
Wireless Power Circuit/Episode 09 | Work in Progress | Wireless Power Circuit | 8 | February 15, 2020 |
Wireless Power Circuit/Episode 08 | Work in Progress | Wireless Power Circuit | 8 | February 8, 2020 |
Wireless Power Circuit/Episode 07 | Work in Progress | Wireless Power Circuit | 7 | January 26, 2020 |
Wireless Power Circuit/Episode 06 | Work in Progress | Wireless Power Circuit | 6 | January 19, 2020 |
How to find the transient response of an RLC series circuit | How To | How To | | December 17, 2019 |
How to find Fourier series coefficients for odd and even functions | How To | How To | | December 15, 2019 |
Wireless Power Circuit/Episode 05 | Work in Progress | Wireless Power Circuit | 5 | December 14, 2019 |
Wireless Power Circuit/Episode 04 | Work in Progress | Wireless Power Circuit | 4 | December 7, 2019 |
Wireless Power Circuit/Episode 03 | Work in Progress | Wireless Power Circuit | 3 | November 30, 2019 |
Wireless Power Circuit/Episode 02 | Work in Progress | Wireless Power Circuit | 2 | November 23, 2019 |
Wireless Power Circuit/Episode 01 | Work in Progress | Wireless Power Circuit | 1 | November 16, 2019 |
How to find the response of an RL circuit using Thevenin's and Norton's theorems | How To | How To | | October 31, 2019 |
Project Hodgkin (Biomedical Arduino Nano)/Session 11 | Open Engineering | Project Hodgkin (Biomedical Arduino Nano) | 11 | October 26, 2019 |
How to format strings into monochromatic pixel art (ASCII art) in Python | How To | How To | | October 23, 2019 |
How to find Thevenin and Norton equivalents with dependent sources (DC, node voltage) | How To | How To | | October 22, 2019 |
How to find Thevenin and Norton equivalents with dependent sources (DC, mesh current) | How To | How To | | October 22, 2019 |
How to find Thevenin and Norton equivalents with ONLY dependent sources (DC) | How To | How To | | October 22, 2019 |
Project Hodgkin (Biomedical Arduino Nano)/Session 10 | Open Engineering | Project Hodgkin (Biomedical Arduino Nano) | 10 | October 17, 2019 |
Project Hodgkin (Biomedical Arduino Nano)/Session 09 | Open Engineering | Project Hodgkin (Biomedical Arduino Nano) | 9 | October 10, 2019 |
Water Bottle Rocket Launcher/Episode 14 | Work in Progress | Water Bottle Rocket Launcher | 14 | October 9, 2019 |
Water Bottle Rocket Launcher/Episode 13 | Work in Progress | Water Bottle Rocket Launcher | 13 | October 8, 2019 |
Project Hodgkin (Biomedical Arduino Nano)/Session 08 | Open Engineering | Project Hodgkin (Biomedical Arduino Nano) | 8 | October 3, 2019 |
Foundations in Statistics - Pilot/Good Science vs. Bad Science | Foundations | Foundations in Statistics - Pilot | 2 | September 28, 2019 |
Foundations in Statistics - Pilot/A Brief History of Science | Foundations | Foundations in Statistics - Pilot | 1 | September 14, 2019 |
Water Bottle Rocket Launcher/Episode 12 | Work in Progress | Water Bottle Rocket Launcher | 12 | September 9, 2019 |
Water Bottle Rocket Launcher/Episode 11 | Work in Progress | Water Bottle Rocket Launcher | 11 | September 2, 2019 |
Foundations in Python - Pilot/Foundations and Beyond | Foundations | Foundations in Python - Pilot | 21 | August 29, 2019 |
Water Bottle Rocket Launcher/Episode 10 | Work in Progress | Water Bottle Rocket Launcher | 10 | August 28, 2019 |
Project Hodgkin (Biomedical Arduino Nano)/Session 07 | Open Engineering | Project Hodgkin (Biomedical Arduino Nano) | 7 | August 22, 2019 |
Project Hodgkin (Biomedical Arduino Nano)/Session 06 | Open Engineering | Project Hodgkin (Biomedical Arduino Nano) | 6 | August 19, 2019 |
Water Bottle Rocket Launcher/Episode 09 | Work in Progress | Water Bottle Rocket Launcher | 9 | August 19, 2019 |
Project Hodgkin (Biomedical Arduino Nano)/Session 05 | Open Engineering | Project Hodgkin (Biomedical Arduino Nano) | 5 | August 17, 2019 |
Foundations in Python - Pilot/Parsing Game Text | Foundations | Foundations in Python - Pilot | 20 | August 15, 2019 |
Project Hodgkin (Biomedical Arduino Nano)/Session 04 | Open Engineering | Project Hodgkin (Biomedical Arduino Nano) | 4 | August 15, 2019 |
Foundations in Python - Pilot/Creating a Game World | Foundations | Foundations in Python - Pilot | 19 | August 13, 2019 |
Project Hodgkin (Biomedical Arduino Nano)/Session 03 | Open Engineering | Project Hodgkin (Biomedical Arduino Nano) | 3 | August 12, 2019 |
Water Bottle Rocket Launcher/Episode 08 | Work in Progress | Water Bottle Rocket Launcher | 8 | August 12, 2019 |
Project Hodgkin (Biomedical Arduino Nano)/Session 02 | Open Engineering | Project Hodgkin (Biomedical Arduino Nano) | 2 | August 11, 2019 |
Project Hodgkin (Biomedical Arduino Nano)/Session 01 | Open Engineering | Project Hodgkin (Biomedical Arduino Nano) | 1 | August 10, 2019 |
Foundations in Python - Pilot/Class Inheritance | Foundations | Foundations in Python - Pilot | 18 | August 8, 2019 |
Foundations in Python - Pilot/Finite State Machines | Foundations | Foundations in Python - Pilot | 17 | August 6, 2019 |
Water Bottle Rocket Launcher/Episode 07 | Work in Progress | Water Bottle Rocket Launcher | 7 | August 5, 2019 |
Foundations in Python - Pilot/More Python Review | Foundations | Foundations in Python - Pilot | 16 | August 1, 2019 |
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Discord Diaries - Duel of the Perceptions | Blog | November 9, 2020 |
Hacking Academia — A field-tested guide on copyright infringement | Blog | November 6, 2020 |
Let's take back 2020! | Blog | November 3, 2020 |
A RealConvo for National Suicide Prevention Awareness Week | Blog | September 7, 2020 |
Peer Review - Pilot Episode Bill of Materials | Upcoming Event | June 16, 2020 |
Almost Ready | Behind the Scenes | May 29, 2020 |
Studio Progress | Behind the Scenes | April 24, 2020 |
Big Studio Changes | Behind the Scenes | April 16, 2020 |
A Brief History of TSoG | Blog | March 26, 2020 |
Some Assembly Required | Behind the Scenes | March 17, 2020 |
Updated Student Outcomes | Patron Updates | March 5, 2020 |
Holiday Party 2019 | Private Events | December 17, 2019 |
Board Meeting Livestream - 11/19/2019 | Patron Updates | November 18, 2019 |
Home at Last! | Behind the Scenes | July 23, 2019 |
It finally happened! | Behind the Scenes | July 12, 2019 |
TSoG.tv is Streaming On-location at Camp Whispering Cedars! | Behind the Scenes | July 10, 2019 |
Agenda for My 24-hour Livestream | Patron Updates | June 26, 2019 |
My Body is Ready | Behind the Scenes | June 19, 2019 |