Phil Kesten, Physics Polymath
Voices of Santa Clara Podcast
English - October 28, 2017 03:25 - 47 minutes - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsEducation interview santa clara education influential compassion competence inspire community Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Phil Kesten is a professor of physics and the associate vice provost at SCU. In addition to his physics pursuits, he coached rowing as a graduate student at the University of Michigan, served as senior editor for a magazine called “Modern Dad,” and started an educational software business called Docutek. To listen to the full interview, visit voicesofsantaclara.wordpress.com In this conversation, we cover how he discovered his passion for physics, how his experience as a rowing coach led him to Santa Clara University, a very special mentor, funny stories from the classroom, his journey of starting and scaling an educational software business, what advice he has for student entrepreneurs, and much much more.
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