Maine Science Podcast
105 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsConversations with some of the leading scientists, researchers, engineers, and innovators working in Maine. Presented by the Maine Discovery Museum.
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Kristin Burkholder (microbiology) & Carrie Byron (marine ecology)
June 24, 2021 07:05 - 47 minutes - 38 MBKristin Burkholder is a microbiologist at the University of New England (UNE). Carrie Byron researches Marine Ecology, also at UNE. While they would describe themselves as different types of scientists - a lab scientist vs an applied scientist - they have teamed together for the last few years to look at a wide variety of science questions they have about seaweed, which is a high-growth industry in Maine. Our new store can be found at https://bit.ly/MSF-store. ~~~~~~ The Maine Science Po...
Jeri Bowers (Development & Public Relations)
June 10, 2021 07:05 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBJeri Bowers is the Director of Development & Public Affairs for MDI Biological Laboratory. Jeri has been a longtime supporter of the Maine Science Festival, and has been instrumental in helping ensure that the MSF features some of the great work happening at MDI Bio Lab. ~~~~~~~ The Maine Science Podcast is a production of the Maine Science Festival. It was recorded at Discovery Studios, at the Maine Discovery Museum, in Bangor, ME. Edited and produced by Kate Dickerson; production support...
Magdalena Blaszkiewicz (bioscience)
May 27, 2021 07:05 - 42 minutes - 32.1 MBMagdalena Blaszkiewicz is co-founder and CEO of Neuright, Inc. She holds a doctorate in biomedical science from University of Maine and has over 10 years prior experience in a biomedical start-up in Boston. Magda was scheduled to be a 5 Minute Genius™ speaker for the 2020 Maine Science Festival before it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ~~~~~~~ The Maine Science Podcast is a production of the Maine Science Festival. It was recorded at Discovery Studios, at the Maine Discovery Mu...
Magdalena Blaszkiewicz
May 27, 2021 07:05 - 42 minutes - 31.5 MBMagdalena Blaszkiewicz is co-founder and CEO of Neuright, Inc. She holds a doctorate in biomedical science from University of Maine and has over 10 years prior experience in a biomedical start-up in Boston. Magda was scheduled to be a 5 Minute Genius™ speaker for the 2020 Maine Science Festival before it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ~~~~~~~ The Maine Science Podcast is a production of the Maine Science Festival. It was recorded at Discovery Studios, at the Maine Discovery Mu...
Online forum: COVID vaccines explained
May 17, 2021 19:58 - 56 minutes - 43.5 MBIn our March 30, 2021 online forum, Elisabeth Marnik, Assistant Professor at Husson University, provided an overview of how these new vaccines work and addressed the current state of COVID-19 vaccines in the United States. Thanks to our online forum sponsors the BioScience Association of Maine and The Jackson Laboratory, and media sponsor Maine Public for supporting the Maine Science Festival and these forums. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Maine Science Festival has received sponsorship support fo...
Online forum: vaccine distribution and public health
May 17, 2021 19:51 - 56 minutes - 44 MBThe development of multiple vaccines for COVID-19 has been an extraordinary feat of science, but is not the final step in stopping the pandemic. The distribution of these vaccines and the need to continue to address and support public health is equally critical. In this session recorded on March 24, 2021, we covered vaccine distribution and public health in Maine with Noah Nesin of PCHC and LuAnn Ballesteros from The Jackson Laboratory. Thanks to our online forum sponsors the BioScience As...
Online forum: How Maine's nonbiological science companies stepped up
May 17, 2021 19:41 - 53 minutes - 39.5 MBThis bonus episode is the audio from our March 17, 2021 online forum, How Maine companies stepped up. Round two = nonbiological science and engineering. This session covered some Maine companies that aren’t working in the biological sciences field, but who have nonetheless put their expertise and efforts into addressing the COVID-19 pandemic: Peter Malikowski (Cianbro Corporation), Bryan Donovan (A/Z Corp, a subsidiary of Cianbro), and Derek McKenney (Puritan Medical Products) discussed thei...
Online forum: How Maine's biological science companies stepped up
May 17, 2021 19:34 - 57 minutes - 42.6 MBIn this forum from March 10, 2021, we heard from three different Maine organizations who are deeply involved in addressing COVID-19: Norman Moore from Abbott, Olivier te Boekhorst representing IDEXX, and Richard Lussier from The Jackson Laboratory shared how they responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to our online forum sponsors the BioScience Association of Maine and The Jackson Laboratory, and media sponsor Maine Public for supporting the Maine Science Festival and these forums. ...
Online forum: Overview of COVID-19 virus
May 17, 2021 19:25 - 58 minutes - 47 MBAt our March 2, 2021 online forum, University of Maine Associate Professor Melissa Maginnis explained COVID-19 as a virus: what it is, how it works, and why it’s been so effective in causing a pandemic. Thanks to our online forum sponsors the BioScience Association of Maine and The Jackson Laboratory, and media sponsor Maine Public for supporting the Maine Science Festival and these forums. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Maine Science Festival has received sponsorship support for this Bonus Maine...
Chuck Donnelly
May 13, 2021 07:05 - 41 minutes - 30.8 MBChuck Donnelly started RockStep Solutions in 2014, which grew out of his work at The Jackson Laboratory where he was director of computational sciences. At RockStep, Chuck and his team have developed an information systems product that helps biomedical researchers with their research. Chuck presented at the 2016 Maine Science Festival; you can get in touch with Chuck on LinkedIn and follow him on Twitter. ----- In other MSF news: after having had to cancel the Maine Science Festival for ...
Chuck Donnelly (information technology)
May 13, 2021 07:05 - 41 minutes - 30.8 MBChuck Donnelly started RockStep Solutions in 2014, which grew out of his work at The Jackson Laboratory where he was director of computational sciences. At RockStep, Chuck and his team have developed an information systems product that helps biomedical researchers with their research. Chuck presented at the 2016 Maine Science Festival; you can get in touch with Chuck on LinkedIn and follow him on Twitter. ----- In other MSF news: after having had to cancel the Maine Science Festival for ...
Deborah Bronk
April 29, 2021 07:05 - 45 minutes - 30.7 MBDeborah Bronk joined Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in February 2018 as its president and CEO; her expertise is in marine-estuarine and environmental sciences. Deborah has conducted more than 50 research cruises and field studies in freshwater and marine environments from pole to pole, and previously served as division director for the National Science Foundation’s Division of Ocean Science and as President of the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography. In Decemb...
Deborah Bronk (ocean science)
April 29, 2021 07:05 - 45 minutes - 30.7 MBDeborah Bronk joined Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in February 2018 as its president and CEO; her expertise is in marine-estuarine and environmental sciences. Deborah has conducted more than 50 research cruises and field studies in freshwater and marine environments from pole to pole, and previously served as division director for the National Science Foundation’s Division of Ocean Science and as President of the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography. In Decemb...
Romain Madelaine
April 15, 2021 07:05 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBRomain Madelaine is an Assistant Professor at MDI Biological Laboratory. Romain studies neuron and muscle tissue regeneration at the laboratory’s Kathryn W. Davis Center for Regenerative Biology and Aging, in particular trying to understand why the zebrafish, which is a highly regenerative animal, can readily regenerate neuron and muscle tissue, while mammals, including humans, for the most part cannot. ~~~~~~~ The Maine Science Podcast is a production of the Maine Science Festival. It wa...
Romain Madelaine (developmental biology)
April 15, 2021 07:05 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBRomain Madelaine is an Assistant Professor at MDI Biological Laboratory. Romain studies neuron and muscle tissue regeneration at the laboratory’s Kathryn W. Davis Center for Regenerative Biology and Aging, in particular trying to understand why the zebrafish, which is a highly regenerative animal, can readily regenerate neuron and muscle tissue, while mammals, including humans, for the most part cannot. ~~~~~~~ The Maine Science Podcast is a production of the Maine Science Festival. It wa...
Steve Munger (computational genetics)
April 01, 2021 08:15 - 54 minutes - 45.1 MBSteve Munger is an Assistant Professor of Systems Genetics at The Jackson Laboratory. Steve is a computational biologist with a passion for finding patterns in “big data”. Steve and his lab explore the natural genetic variation in each of us that makes us each unique, searching for patterns in our 3 billion bases of DNA that explain why some of us are more likely to get a specific disease than others. Using mice as a model, he seeks to discover how DNA mutations that assert subtle individu...
Steve Munger
April 01, 2021 08:15 - 54 minutes - 45.1 MBSteve Munger is an Assistant Professor of Systems Genetics at The Jackson Laboratory. Steve is a computational biologist with a passion for finding patterns in “big data”. Steve and his lab explore the natural genetic variation in each of us that makes us each unique, searching for patterns in our 3 billion bases of DNA that explain why some of us are more likely to get a specific disease than others. Using mice as a model, he seeks to discover how DNA mutations that assert subtle individu...
Scarlet Tudor (animal science & aquaculture)
March 18, 2021 07:05 - 51 minutes - 40.6 MBScarlet Tudor is the Research and Outreach Coordinator for the Aquaculture Research Institute at the University of Maine. Scarlet has a Ph.D. in Marine Sciences, and has a deep interest in animal behaviors. Scarlet was one of the scientists who helped with the MSF project The Warming Sea, accompanying Composer Lucas Richman to some middle schools around Maine. ~~~~~~~ The Maine Science Podcast is a production of the Maine Science Festival. It was recorded at Discovery Studios, at the Ma...
Scarlet Tudor
March 18, 2021 07:05 - 51 minutes - 40.6 MBScarlet Tudor is the Research and Outreach Coordinator for the Aquaculture Research Institute at the University of Maine. Scarlet has a Ph.D. in Marine Sciences, and has a deep interest in animal behaviors. Scarlet was one of the scientists who helped with the MSF project The Warming Sea, accompanying Composer Lucas Richman to some middle schools around Maine. ~~~~~~~ The Maine Science Podcast is a production of the Maine Science Festival. It was recorded at Discovery Studios, at the Ma...
Scarlett Tudor (animal science & aquaculture)
March 18, 2021 07:05 - 51 minutes - 40.6 MBScarlet Tudor is the Research and Outreach Coordinator for the Aquaculture Research Institute at the University of Maine. Scarlet has a Ph.D. in Marine Sciences, and has a deep interest in animal behaviors. Scarlet was one of the scientists who helped with the MSF project The Warming Sea, accompanying Composer Lucas Richman to some middle schools around Maine. ~~~~~~~ The Maine Science Podcast is a production of the Maine Science Festival. It was recorded at Discovery Studios, at the Ma...
Online forum: Offshore wind from the UK to Maine
March 09, 2021 18:54 - 54 minutes - 41.2 MBThe MSF teamed up with Ronit Prawer from the UK Science & Innovation Network to run this session, making this our first international collaboration. We heard from Tony Appleton (from Burns & McDonnell) for the UK perspective; Habib Dagher (from the University of Maine) covering Maine; and Dan Burgess of the Governor's Energy Office talking about some of the policy connections between the two. Information about the 2021 online forums: https://bit.ly/MSFJ-M2021 Video recording of this foru...
Online forum: From Maine to the stars
March 09, 2021 18:33 - 55 minutes - 40.9 MBIn this online forum, we heard from Karl Hoose (VALT Enterprises); Sascha Deri (bluShift Aerospace); and Mark Lippold (FMI, A Spirit AeroSystems Company), all of whom talked about their companies' place in the growing aerospace industry in Maine. Information about the 2021 online forums: https://bit.ly/MSFJ-M2021 Video recording of this forum on the MSF YouTube channel Thanks to our online forum sponsor BioScience Association of Maine, and media sponsor Maine Public for supporting the...
Iain Drummond
March 04, 2021 08:05 - 42 minutes - 34.1 MBIain Drummond is a Professor and Director of the Davis Center for Aging and Regeneneration at the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine. Iain's research focuses on organ development and regeneration, using zebrafish as a model. To find out more about the (Re)Building a Kidney (RBK) consortium, click here. ~~~~~~~ The Maine Science Podcast is a production of the Maine Science Festival. It was recorded at Discovery Studios, at the Maine Discovery Museum, in Ban...
Iain Drummond (regneration & basic science)
March 04, 2021 08:05 - 42 minutes - 34.1 MBIain Drummond is a Professor and Director of the Davis Center for Aging and Regeneneration at the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine. Iain's research focuses on organ development and regeneration, using zebrafish as a model. To find out more about the (Re)Building a Kidney (RBK) consortium, click here. ~~~~~~~ The Maine Science Podcast is a production of the Maine Science Festival. It was recorded at Discovery Studios, at the Maine Discovery Museum, in Ban...
Cassaundra Rose
February 18, 2021 08:05 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBCassaundra Rose is a Senior Science Analyst and Climate Council Coordinator with the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future. Cassaundra managed a policy and communications program for the American Geosciences Institute between 2015 and 2019, where she connected the geoscience community with policy makers at the local, state, and federal levels to support science-based decision making on issues related to climate, energy, water, mineral resources, and natural hazards. Cassaun...
Cassaundra Rose (climate change & science policy)
February 18, 2021 08:05 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBCassaundra Rose is a Senior Science Analyst and Climate Council Coordinator with the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future. Cassaundra managed a policy and communications program for the American Geosciences Institute between 2015 and 2019, where she connected the geoscience community with policy makers at the local, state, and federal levels to support science-based decision making on issues related to climate, energy, water, mineral resources, and natural hazards. Cassaun...
Rafael Grossmann (medicine/health care & technology)
February 04, 2021 08:05 - 46 minutes - 34.8 MBRafael Grossmann is a surgeon who focuses on the convergence of technology & healthcare. Rafael uses mixed reality platforms to teach students, and has long been an advocate for using technology in health - with just one example being telehealth. Rafael presented at the MSF Showcase Event 5 Minute Genius in 2019. You can see his video at the MSF YouTube channel. Connect with Rafael on LinkedIn, via his website (https://www.rafaelgrossmann.com/), or on Twitter (@ZGJR) ~~~~~~~ The Maine...
Rafael Grossmann
February 04, 2021 08:05 - 46 minutes - 34.8 MBRafael Grossmann is a surgeon who focuses on the convergence of technology & healthcare. Rafael uses mixed reality platforms to teach students, and has long been an advocate for using technology in health - with just one example being telehealth. Rafael presented at the MSF Showcase Event 5 Minute Genius in 2019. You can see his video at the MSF YouTube channel. Connect with Rafael on LinkedIn, via his website (https://www.rafaelgrossmann.com/), or on Twitter (@ZGJR) ~~~~~~~ The Maine...
Alicia Wilcox (forensic science)
January 21, 2021 08:05 - 47 minutes - 37.6 MBAlicia Wilcox, who is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Thomas College. Alicia is a forensic scientist who both teaches at the college level and provides forensic science expertise in cases throughout the country. Alicia has presented at the Maine Science Festival a few times, most notably setting up a crime scene investigation for festival goers. A note about this episode: our conversation includes some details about a murder crime scene, different kinds of violent crimes in...
Alicia Wilcox
January 21, 2021 08:05 - 47 minutes - 37.6 MBAlicia Wilcox, who is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Thomas College. Alicia is a forensic scientist who both teaches at the college level and provides forensic science expertise in cases throughout the country. Alicia has presented at the Maine Science Festival a few times, most notably setting up a crime scene investigation for festival goers. A note about this episode: our conversation includes some details about a murder crime scene, different kinds of violent crimes in...
Angela Oechslie
January 07, 2021 08:05 - 35 minutes - 29.9 MBAngela Oechslie is the Program Director for Project>Login, a program of Educate Maine. Angela and I spoke about Project>Login - a statewide program focusing on IT and computer science. Project>Login is a long-time partner of the Maine Science Festival, and they have been running the Maine Science Festival's Showcase Event Tech Night for years. I've known Angela for years, and was really happy to explore her work with Project>Login in our conversation. Connect with Angela on LinkedIn. Pr...
Angela Oechslie (computer science & informal eduation)
January 07, 2021 08:05 - 35 minutes - 29.9 MBAngela Oechslie is the Program Director for Project>Login, a program of Educate Maine. Angela and I spoke about Project>Login - a statewide program focusing on IT and computer science. Project>Login is a long-time partner of the Maine Science Festival, and they have been running the Maine Science Festival's Showcase Event Tech Night for years. I've known Angela for years, and was really happy to explore her work with Project>Login in our conversation. Connect with Angela on LinkedIn. Pr...
TMS - Ben Sprague & Jeremy Yardley
December 29, 2020 08:05 - 49 minutes - 42.9 MBPresenting a bonus episode! Ben Sprague, host of the podcast The Maine Show, spoke with Dr. Jeremy Yardley, a pediatrician at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center on December 23, 2020. Their conversation covered some of Jeremy's experience being a hospital physician in the time of Covid-19 and shows the ways that physicians and those in health care are deeply immersed in science practice. We thought MSP listeners would enjoy hearing this conversation, so Ben has graciously let us po...
Jessica Muhlin (marine biology)
December 17, 2020 08:05 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBJessica Muhlin is an Associate Professor of Marine Biology in the Corning School of Ocean Studies at Maine Maritime Academy. Jessie is an intertidal ecologist who's studies marine macro-algae - seaweed. Her research includes the reproductive ecology of fucoid algae (=rockweeds), nearshore food web dynamics, citizen science and art-science collaborations. Jessie has her own podcast, all about algae: The Phycoverse. Jessie is a long-time friend of the Maine Science Festival and presented a...
Jessica Muhlin
December 17, 2020 08:05 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBJessica Muhlin is an Associate Professor of Marine Biology in the Corning School of Ocean Studies at Maine Maritime Academy. Jessie is an intertidal ecologist who's studies marine macro-algae - seaweed. Her research includes the reproductive ecology of fucoid algae (=rockweeds), nearshore food web dynamics, citizen science and art-science collaborations. Jessie has her own podcast, all about algae: The Phycoverse. Jessie is a long-time friend of the Maine Science Festival and presented a...
Michael Burman
December 03, 2020 08:05 - 40 minutes - 31.3 MBMichael Burman is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of New England. Mike has studied learning, memory and emotion using behavioral neuroscience techniques and has recently become interested in how the brain’s memory systems and emotional regulation systems come to function and cooperate over the course of development. He currently investigating the long-term consequences of neonatal pain and stress on subsequent fear, anxiety and pain. Mike presented at the MSF Showca...
Michael Burman (psychology & neuroscience)
December 03, 2020 08:05 - 40 minutes - 31.3 MBMichael Burman is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of New England. Mike has studied learning, memory and emotion using behavioral neuroscience techniques and has recently become interested in how the brain’s memory systems and emotional regulation systems come to function and cooperate over the course of development. He currently investigating the long-term consequences of neonatal pain and stress on subsequent fear, anxiety and pain. Mike presented at the MSF Showca...
Heather Hamlin
November 12, 2020 08:05 - 35 minutes - 28.9 MBHeather Hamlin is an Associate Professor of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, in the School of Marine Sciences at the University of Maine. Heather earned her BS in Biology, and an MS in Marine Bio-resources from the University of Maine before working as a Senior Biologist at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota Florida. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Florida in 2007, and then worked as a post-doctoral scholar at the same institution studying the effects of environmental pollutants o...
Heather Hamlin (marine biology)
November 12, 2020 08:05 - 35 minutes - 28.9 MBHeather Hamlin is an Associate Professor of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, in the School of Marine Sciences at the University of Maine. Heather earned her BS in Biology, and an MS in Marine Bio-resources from the University of Maine before working as a Senior Biologist at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota Florida. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Florida in 2007, and then worked as a post-doctoral scholar at the same institution studying the effects of environmental pollutants o...
Ivan Fernandez
October 29, 2020 07:05 - 41 minutes - 29.6 MBIvan Fernandez is a Distinguished Maine Professor at the University of Maine, in the School of Forest Resources, Climate Change Institute, and School of Food and Agriculture. Ivan has served on various U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board committees in Washington DC since 2000, and has been involved in leading the Maine’s Climate Future assessments. In 2019 Ivan was appointed to the Maine Climate Council, and also serves as co-Chair of its Scientific and Technical Subc...
Ivan Fernandez (soil science & climate change)
October 29, 2020 07:05 - 41 minutes - 29.6 MBIvan Fernandez is a Distinguished Maine Professor at the University of Maine, in the School of Forest Resources, Climate Change Institute, and School of Food and Agriculture. Ivan has served on various U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board committees in Washington DC since 2000, and has been involved in leading the Maine’s Climate Future assessments. In 2019 Ivan was appointed to the Maine Climate Council, and also serves as co-Chair of its Scientific and Technical Subc...
Sascha Deri & Seth Lockman (aerospace & engineering)
October 15, 2020 07:05 - 41 minutes - 33.3 MBSascha Deri is the CEO of bluShift Aerospace, and Seth Lockman is the Communications Director. Founded in 2014, bluShift Aerospace has designed a bio-derived rocket fuel and a modular hybrid rocket engine. Building on these technologies bluShift will create a family of launch systems, the largest of which can lift 30-kilogram payloads to low-Earth orbit. These new suborbital and orbital launch systems will dramatically reduce the environmental impact, cost, and wait times of current cubesat ...
Sascha Deri & Seth Lockman
October 15, 2020 07:05 - 41 minutes - 33.3 MBSascha Deri is the CEO of bluShift Aerospace, and Seth Lockman is the Communications Director. Founded in 2014, bluShift Aerospace has designed a bio-derived rocket fuel and a modular hybrid rocket engine. Building on these technologies bluShift will create a family of launch systems, the largest of which can lift 30-kilogram payloads to low-Earth orbit. These new suborbital and orbital launch systems will dramatically reduce the environmental impact, cost, and wait times of current cubesat ...
Sascha Deri & Seth Lockman (bluShift Aerospace)
October 15, 2020 07:05 - 41 minutes - 33.3 MBSascha Deri is the CEO of bluShift Aerospace, and Seth Lockman is the Communications Director. Founded in 2014, bluShift Aerospace has designed a bio-derived rocket fuel and a modular hybrid rocket engine. Building on these technologies bluShift will create a family of launch systems, the largest of which can lift 30-kilogram payloads to low-Earth orbit. These new suborbital and orbital launch systems will dramatically reduce the environmental impact, cost, and wait times of current...
Tardigrade - Emma Perry & Noelle Killarney
October 08, 2020 07:05 - 27 minutes - 22.6 MBWe have something a little different today: a conversation about the discovery of a new species of tardigrade, found in the Bangor City Forest. Tardigrades are microscopic animals, and are really remarkable creatures. In this episode, I talk to Dr. Emma Perry and high school student Noelle Killarney - the team that discovered this species. Emma and Noelle would like listeners' help in naming the new species. You can pick your favorite by going to the survey on the Maine Science Festival we...
Brian Harris (neuroscience & music/digital therapy)
October 01, 2020 07:05 - 37 minutes - 30.6 MBBrian Harris is co-founder and CEO of MedRythms, a digital therapeutics company focused on the intersection of music, neuroscience and technology. Brian is a board-certified music therapist and one of 250 Neurologic Music Therapist Fellows in the world. He is the Chair of the Arts & Neuroscience group at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and sits on the Advisory Council of the Academy of Neurologic Music Therapy. Brian has had his work featured in Forbes, CNBC, The Huffingto...
Brian Harris
October 01, 2020 07:05 - 37 minutes - 30.6 MBBrian Harris is co-founder and CEO of MedRythms, a digital therapeutics company focused on the intersection of music, neuroscience and technology. Brian is a board-certified music therapist and one of 250 Neurologic Music Therapist Fellows in the world. He is the Chair of the Arts & Neuroscience group at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and sits on the Advisory Council of the Academy of Neurologic Music Therapy. Brian has had his work featured in Forbes, CNBC, The Huffingto...
Sharon Klein (energy research)
September 17, 2020 07:05 - 36 minutes - 30.1 MBSharon Klein is an Associate Professor in the School of Economics at the University of Maine. Sharon's research and teaching are multi-disciplinary in nature, centering on the technical, economic, environmental and social trade-offs inherent in the production, distribution, and use of energy. With her research team, she has created a database of U.S. community-based renewable energy projects. Prior to her career in higher education, Sharon worked as a high school environmental systems teac...
Sharon Klein
September 17, 2020 07:05 - 36 minutes - 30.1 MBSharon Klein is an Associate Professor in the School of Economics at the University of Maine. Sharon's research and teaching are multi-disciplinary in nature, centering on the technical, economic, environmental and social trade-offs inherent in the production, distribution, and use of energy. With her research team, she has created a database of U.S. community-based renewable energy projects. Prior to her career in higher education, Sharon worked as a high school environmental systems teac...
Maine Science Podcast - Patrick Breeding
September 03, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBPatrick Breeding is a biotechnology entrepreneur who developed his interest for the blue economy working with Lobster Unlimited. He earned his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering in 2017 and recently completed his M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Maine. Throughout college, Patrick became passionate about biotechnology research and commercialization in various fields, spanning drug development, skincare, marine bioresources, medical education and sports performance ...