In this episode, Louisiana native and HBCU educated Dr. Burks joins us to talk about his experience obtaining his Ph.D. in materials science &amp; engineering, why Robin Williams&apos; flubber will never be a thing, his background in polymer crystallization and polymorphism in Polyvinylidene Fluoride (what is that? we still kind of don&apos;t know...), and fun facts about cicadas! You definitely don&apos;t want to miss this fun convo!  To learn more about him and the STEM college experience, visit his website at <a href='http://www.educatetheswag.com/'>educatetheswag.com</a><a rel="payment" href="https://paypal.me/blackhypothesis?locale.x=en_US">Support the show</a>Thanks for listening! Follow us on LinkedIN, Instagram and Twitter.

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Join The Langston Joules and Papermade as we embark on a mission to increase Black people’s interest in STEM by exploring science from a Black perspective, bringing the diaspora’s STEM feats to the forefront, and thus spawning a new wave of Black techies, scientists, engineers and medical professionals.