Nova Building Stuff: Change It! (Season 51, Episode 20)
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TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary

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Nova

Building Stuff: Change It! (Season 51, Episode 20)

TV-G

TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary

From electrifying aviation, to building robots to protect threatened coral reefs, a new generation of engineers is finding creative solutions to some of our most critical environmental challenges.

Director

Theresa Loong

Writer

Theresa Loong

Producers

Kristine Allington | Michael H. Amundson | Theresa Loong | Anthony Manupelli & 2 more

Editors

Michael H. Amundson | Robert Kirwan | Dickran Manoogian | Ryan Shepheard

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 27, 2024

Release date

Nov 27, 2024 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 23 wins & 68 nominations

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26 cast members

Name	Known for
Craig Sechler Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Jackie (V) (2016)
Peter Wilson Self - Flight Standards and Training Lead, Joby Aviation Self - Flight Standards and Training Lead, Joby Aviation See fewer	Nova (1974)
Andrea Martin Armani Self - Prof. of Chemical Eng. and Materials Science, USC and the Ellison Institute of Technology (as Andrea Armani) Self - Prof. of Chemical Eng. and Materials Science, USC and the Ellison Institute of Technology (as Andrea Armani) See fewer	Ada Twist, Scientist (2021)
Isabelle Miller Self - Flight Test Engineer, Joby Aviation Self - Flight Test Engineer, Joby Aviation See fewer	Nova (1974)
Chiara Daraio Self - Prof. of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Physics, Caltech Self - Prof. of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Physics, Caltech See fewer	Nova (1974)
Francisco Valero-Cuevas Self - Professor of Electrical and Medical Engineering, USC Self - Professor of Electrical and Medical Engineering, USC See fewer	Nova (1974)
Gregor Veble Micic Self - Flight Physics Lead, Joby Aviation (as Gregor Veble Micić) Self - Flight Physics Lead, Joby Aviation (as Gregor Veble Micić) See fewer	Nova (1974)
Didier Papadopoulos Self - President of Aircraft OEM, Joby Aviation Self - President of Aircraft OEM, Joby Aviation See fewer	Nova (1974)
Anne Person Self - Director of Quality Assurance, Bama Gruppen AS Self - Director of Quality Assurance, Bama Gruppen AS See fewer	Nova (1974)
Tharindu Madduma Self - Business Development Manager, Tunable Self - Business Development Manager, Tunable See fewer	Nova (1974)
Kristian Hovet Self - Chief Executive Officer, Tunable Self - Chief Executive Officer, Tunable See fewer	Nova (1974)
Eivind Jülke Røer Self - Lead Systems Engineer, Tunable Self - Lead Systems Engineer, Tunable See fewer	Nova (1974)
Thor Bakke Self - Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Tunable Self - Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Tunable See fewer	Nova (1974)
Adam Steltzner Self - Chief Engineer, Mars Sample Return Campaign, NASA Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory Self - Chief Engineer, Mars Sample Return Campaign, NASA Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory See fewer	Approaching the Unknown (2016)
Deb Chachra Self - Professor of Engineering, Olin College Self - Professor of Engineering, Olin College See fewer	NOVA PBS Official (2006)
Aran Mooney Self - Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Self - Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution See fewer	Nova (1974)
Yogi Girdhar Self - Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Self - Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution See fewer	Nova (1974)
Maria C. Yang Self - Deputy Dean of Engineering, MIT Self - Deputy Dean of Engineering, MIT See fewer	Nova (1974)
Seth McCammon Self - Assistant Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Self - Assistant Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution See fewer	Nova (1974)
Nehemiah Mabry Self - CEO and Founder, STEMedia Self - CEO and Founder, STEMedia See fewer	Building Stuff with NOVA Livestream- Live Escape Room (2024)
Deanna Tso Self - Navajo Potter Self - Navajo Potter See fewer	Nova (1974)
Navid Saleh Self - Professor of Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin Self - Professor of Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin See fewer	Nova (1974)
Stetson Rowles Self - Asst. Prof. of Civil Eng. and Construction, Georgia Southern University Self - Asst. Prof. of Civil Eng. and Construction, Georgia Southern University See fewer	Nova (1974)
Andrei Dolocan Self - Senior Research Scientist, University of Texas at Austin Self - Senior Research Scientist, University of Texas at Austin See fewer	Nova (1974)
Setor Zilevu Self - User Experience Researcher, Meta Self - User Experience Researcher, Meta See fewer	Nova (1974)
Ali Hajimiri Self - Professor of Electrical and Medical Engineering, Caltech Self - Professor of Electrical and Medical Engineering, Caltech See fewer	Nova (1974)

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