Prof Talks w/ Adam Vassallo
Prof Talks w/ Adam Vassallo
Adam Vassallo
Interviewing university professors about their unique research. You’ll learn what led them to their field, their current research interests, and their predictions for the future. You won’t get a degree from listening, but you’ll definitely get a little smarter.
77. Powering Electric Vehicles: Batteries & Fuel Cells w/ Dr. Elton Cairns
Dr. Elton Cairns is a Professor at UC Berkeley (Berkeley, CA, USA) in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. His research interests include fundamental properties and behavior of electrodes employed in high-performance rechargeable batteries and fuel cells. The blog post for this episode can be found at prof-talks.com.
Jun 27, 2019
32 min
76. Green Growth: Reducing Work Hours & Alternatives to GDP Measurements w/ Dr. Anders Hayden
Dr. Anders Hayden is an Associate Professor at Dalhousie University (Halifax, NS, Canada) in Political Science. His research interests include green growth, alternative measurements of prosperity and wellbeing, and politics of climate change. The blog post for this episode can be found at prof-talks.com.
Jun 21, 2019
32 min
75. Curing Diseases and Improving Drugs with Light w/ Dr. Jennifer Dionne
Dr. Jennifer Dionne is an Associate Professor at Stanford University (Stanford, CA, USA) in Materials Science and Engineering. Her research interests include developing new optical materials and microscopies. The blog post for this episode can be found at prof-talks.com.
Jun 20, 2019
35 min
74. Analyzing the Pollutants and Other Chemicals in our Atmosphere w/ Dr. Ronald Cohen
Dr. Ronald Cohen is a Professor at UC Berkeley (Berkeley, CA, USA) in Chemistry & Earth and Planetary Sciences. His research interests include atmospheric chemistry. The blog post for this episode can be found at prof-talks.com.
Jun 15, 2019
20 min
73. Skateboarding: Social Impact, Park Design & More w/ Dr. Iain Borden
Dr. Iain Borden is a Professor at University College London (London, UK) in Architecture and Urban Culture. His research interests include how architecture and cities are experienced and re-used by the public. The blog post for this episode can be found at prof-talks.com.
Jun 14, 2019
34 min
72. Integrating Technology into the Classroom w/ Prof Stephanie Castilla
Prof Stephanie Castilla is an Adjunct Professor at the Rhode Island School of Design (Providence, RI, USA) in Industrial Design. Her research interests include integrating technology into K-12 education. The blog post for this episode can be found at prof-talks.com.
Jun 12, 2019
35 min
71. Using Fossils to Understand the Evolution of Animals w/ Dr. Javier Ortega-Hernández
Dr. Javier Ortega-Hernández is an Assistant Professor at Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, USA) in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology. His research interests include the evolution of major animal groups during the Paleozoic era (about 541 million years ago to 251 million years ago). The blog post for this episode can be found at prof-talks.com.
Jun 11, 2019
37 min
70. Communication Strategies to Cope with Cancer & HIV w/ Dr. Erin Donovan
Dr. Erin Donovan is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX, USA) in Communication Studies. Her research interests include health communication, disclosure, avoidance, and uncertainty. The blog post for this episode can be found at prof-talks.com.
Jun 7, 2019
34 min
69. Reducing Food Waste & Improving Food Safety w/ Dr. Julie Goddard
Dr. Julie Goddard is an Associate Professor at Cornell University (Ithaca, NY, USA) in Food Science. Her research interests include biomaterials and biointerfaces in food and agriculture. Her work is funded in part by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The blog post for this episode can be found at prof-talks.com.
Jun 6, 2019
32 min
68. Sports: Environmental Impact, International Development & Activism w/ Dr. Simon Darnell
Dr. Simon Darnell is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto (Toronto, ON, Canada) in Kinesiology. His research interests include sociology of sport and physical activity, and social movements and activism in sport. The blog post for this episode can be found at prof-talks.com.
Jun 4, 2019
37 min
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