Latest Sustainable nano Podcast Episodes
Ep 45. The World is Really Ready for Change
Sustainable Nano - March 15, 2024 21:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsProfessor Mike Curry of the North Carolina Agricultural & Technological State University (NCAT) is a scientist, inventor, mentor, and advocate with a passion for bringing attention to the great research that happens at Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs). In this episode we share ...
Ep 44. Part of Something Bigger: Social Media, Mentoring, & Friendship with Stuart Cantrill
Sustainable Nano - December 20, 2023 20:30 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsEarly in the COVID pandemic, then-graduate student Safia Jilani became Twitter buddies with the Chief Editor of the prestigious journal Nature Chemistry, Dr. Stuart Cantrill. Dr. Jilani is now a Postdoctoral Fellow with the NSF Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, and Dr. Cantrill is now the E...
Ep 43. Revolutionizing How we Grow, Distribute, & Store Food: Revisiting the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Sustainable Nano - November 07, 2023 15:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsFive years after our first interview, we catch up with Dr. Jason White about chemistry at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station and how nanoscience can benefit agriculture and global food security. Graduate student Beza Tuga interviews Jason about his new role as Director of CAES and e...
Ep 42. Why We All Feel So Terrible And What to Do About It
Sustainable Nano - July 03, 2023 14:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMental Health Awareness Month was back in May, but it's never too late to talk about mental health and strategies for taking care of ourselves during difficult times. In this episode we share a discussion with psychiatrist Dr. Kaz Nelson called "Why we all feel so terrible and what to do about i...
Season 6 Trailer
Sustainable Nano - June 27, 2023 21:05 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe've got a great set of episodes for Season 6 following our themes of Nanotechnology, Sustainability, and Life in Science. Interviews include the founders of @BlackinNanotech, Dr. Olivia Geneus and Jarriaun Streets; materials scientist Dr. Suveen Mathaudhu; and psychiatrist Dr. Kaz Nelson, plus...
Ep 41. Stronger, Tougher, Lighter
Sustainable Nano - March 08, 2023 14:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWhat do nanotechnology, blacksmithing, and Star Wars have in common? In this episode, we talk with Dr. Suveen Mathaudhu about a range of topics from medical applications of materials science to metallurgy in The Mandalorian. Zoom screen shot of Dr. Mathaudhu showing off his Armorer action figur...
Ep 40. This Is the Future
Sustainable Nano - October 22, 2021 17:46 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIt's the first episode of season 6! Come for the nanopharmacology, stay for the robotics and fun with Twitter networking. In this episode, we interview Olivia Geneus and Jarriaun Streets about founding #BlackinNanotech, how they got into science, and the challenges of communicating about nanotec...
Ep 39. Retelling a Story Through Illustrations: Lifeology Part 2
Sustainable Nano - January 12, 2021 17:21 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHow do you explain sustainable nanotechnology using art? Last fall the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology collaborated with Lifeology, an online platform that connects scientists and artists, to create a public-friendly "mini-course" called "What happens to nanoparticles in the environment?"....
Ep 38. Beyond Jargon to Empathy: Lifeology Part 1
Sustainable Nano - December 28, 2020 20:34 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHow do you explain sustainable nanotechnology in text shorter than a tweet? This fall the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology collaborated with Lifeology, an online platform that connects scientists and artists, to create a public-friendly "mini-course" called "What happens to nanoparticles in...
Ep 37. Shine Bright like a Diamond... Inside of a Worm
Sustainable Nano - October 06, 2020 20:46 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsZach Jones, a graduate student in the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, gives diamonds to his study organism. But they're nanodiamonds, not jewelry, and after the tiny worms eat them, Zack uses their fluorescent and magnetic properties to see where the material accumulates within the worm's...
Ep 36. "Yes, and...": A Guide to Effective Science Communication Using Improvisation
Sustainable Nano - August 20, 2020 16:50 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsScience communication takes a lot of different forms, including improvisation. In this episode, we interview Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology graduate student Paige Kinsley and alum Liz Laudadio. The episode dives deep into the life skills you can learn from doing improv, how it can make yo...
Ep. 35 Photographing the Unphotographable
Sustainable Nano - May 08, 2020 17:28 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHow do you photograph the unphotographable? In this episode we interview MIT research scientist Felice Frankel, who specializes in visualizing science, using pictures to draw audiences in and help scientists more deeply examine their own work, including nanoscale materials that are smaller than ...
Ep. 34 Winter Holiday Mini-Episode: Colorful Carbon Dots
Sustainable Nano - December 20, 2019 17:04 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWinter can get pretty dark, especially in northern latitudes, and many cultures have winter holidays that feature and celebrate lights. For our last episode of 2019 we decided to talk about the bright and colorful chemistry of carbon dots! In this mini episode we interview Dr. Christy Haynes, Pr...
Ep. 33 It Just Didn't Feel Like Me: Belonging and Sexism in Science
Sustainable Nano - November 26, 2019 22:12 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHow often do college women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) experience sexism? And how do these experiences affect their likelihood of staying in scientific fields? In this episode we talk with Majel Baker, a counseling psychologist who investigated these questions in her doc...
Ep 32. An Electronic Circuit on Every Seed?
Sustainable Nano - October 30, 2019 14:38 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWhat if every seed you planted could include a sensor to monitor moisture and nutrients? What if every tissue had nanoscale electronics to check for viruses when you blew your nose? Our fourth season launches with an interview about the future of nanotransistor technology with Professor Mike Fil...
Season 4 Preview
Sustainable Nano - October 29, 2019 20:01 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe've got a great lineup of episodes taking shape for this year on our themes of Nanotechnology, Sustainability, and Life in Science. Interviews include Prof. Mike Filler talking about nanowires and his podcast Nanovation, Majel Baker discussing the effects of sexism in science, Felice Frankel t...
Ep 31. Jumping Asteroid Clouds: Supporting Vulnerable Learners in Educational Achievement
Sustainable Nano - March 22, 2019 20:40 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsLast November, Dr. Cat Hicks wrote an essay on Medium called "Reading vulnerable learners' applications to grad school: we need to stop failing them." In this episode of the podcast, University of Minnesota graduate student Becky Rodriguez interviews Dr. Hicks about her essay, her educational an...
Ep 30. Nanocomposites: Getting the Best of Two Worlds
Sustainable Nano - February 22, 2019 16:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWhat could be cooler than a technology that uses nanomaterials? How about one that combines two nanomaterials! Nanocomposites bring together two or more nanoscale materials to take advantage of their combined features to get what Dr. Klaus Müllen calls "the best out of two worlds." Dr. Müllen is...
Ep 29. Green is the Color of Chemistry
Sustainable Nano - January 09, 2019 16:30 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsDr. Mary Kirchhoff is Executive Vice President of Scientific Advancement at the American Chemical Society and Director of the ACS Green Chemistry Institute. Her career has spanned a variety of experiences related to sustainability in chemistry, including working with the U.S. Environmental Prote...
Ep 28. Who's Not In the Room and Why Not? Inclusivity and Bias Across Class Backgrounds in College Education
Sustainable Nano - November 30, 2018 20:50 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAlvin Chang, Senior Graphics Reporter for Vox, wrote and illustrated an article last year called "The subtle ways colleges discriminate against poor students, explained with a cartoon." In this episode of the podcast, we share the audio of a webinar that Chang presented for the Center for Sustai...
Ep 27. The Constant Loop: How Nanoparticles and the Environment Affect Each Other
Sustainable Nano - November 02, 2018 15:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsLithium Cobalt Oxide (LCO) is an important nanomaterial used in batteries, but little is known about what happens when it gets exposed to the environment. In this episode we interview Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology graduate student Liz Laudadio, who was the first author on a recent paper...
Ep 26. Nanomaterials and Renewable Energy: From Solar Panels to Machine Learning
Sustainable Nano - October 19, 2018 13:30 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHow are photons like toddlers? And what does that have to do with solar energy? Dr. Jillian Buriak has been researching nanomaterials and renewable energy for over a decade, including work to improve solar panel technology. In this first episode of the Sustainable Nano Podcast's third season, we...
Season 3 Preview
Sustainable Nano - October 09, 2018 19:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIt's Season 3 of the Sustainable Nano Podcast! Here's a quick preview of a few of our upcoming episodes, including interviews with Dr. Mary Kirchhoff, Alvin Chang, & Dr. Jillian Buriak. Sustainable Nano Season 3 is on the way! Want more podcast episodes? You can find them all on our podcast pa...
Ep 25. Finding the Next Fix for the World's Problems: More from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Sustainable Nano - June 28, 2018 15:30 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn the second interview from our visit to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, graduate students Natalie Hudson-Smith and Jaya Borgatta interview Dr. Wade Elmer, Chief Scientist for the Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology. They discuss everything from everyday garden fertilize...
Ep 24. Using MRI technology to study nanoparticles
Sustainable Nano - April 16, 2018 14:32 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHow do we "see" nanoparticles when they're too small to view with a normal microscope? In this episode we interview Kelly Zhang, a graduate student in the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology who recently published a paper about a new way to use NMR technology (like MRI for chemistry) to study ...
Ep 23. From Worm Genetics to Chocolate Cake: Art and Science with Dr. Ahna Skop
Sustainable Nano - February 08, 2018 21:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWhat does food blogging have to do with genetics research? In this episode, we talk with Dr. Ahna Skop, an associate professor of Genetics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, about how art, science, and cooking intersect, as well as some of the benefits and challenges she has experienced bei...
Ep 22. On Thin Films and Nobel Prizes: Margaret Schott Profiles Katharine Burr Blodgett
Sustainable Nano - December 20, 2017 16:30 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAt last summer's American Chemical Society national meeting, Dr. Margaret Schott of Northwestern University took the unusual step of giving her history division presentation as her subject, Dr. Katharine Burr Blodgett. In this episode we interview Dr. Schott about her own path in life and chemis...
Ep 21. Quantifying Effects of Gender Bias: There's an App for That
Sustainable Nano - November 30, 2017 18:30 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsDoes gender bias matter? You can see for yourself thanks to an interactive app created by software engineer Penelope Hill at doesgenderbiasmatter.com. In this episode, we interview Penelope about what prompted her to create the app, some of the research behind it, and a few of the ways people in...
Ep. 20 Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland and the Definition of Sustainability
Sustainable Nano - November 03, 2017 20:50 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWhat does "sustainability" mean? Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland is famous for serving three terms as the Prime Minister of Norway and chairing the World Commission on Environment and Development -- the Brundtland Commission -- which defined sustainable development as "development that meets the needs...
Ep. 19 Scientists and Impostor Syndrome: Can We Do Anything About It?
Sustainable Nano - October 20, 2017 19:45 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsYou may have heard of "impostor syndrome" or "imposter phenomenon," when perfectly competent people have the feeling that they don't belong or are faking it in their professional lives. It can lead sufferers to hold back their ideas and self-reject from opportunities, and it is surprisingly comm...
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