128 Episodes

  1. 126: Racquet Sports Equipment and Materials Testing (ft. Koki Asahina)

    Published: 12/25/2023

  2. 125: Driving Nuclear Energy: Data-Driven Materials Science (ft. David Pham)

    Published: 11/20/2023

  3. 124: Shape Memory Alloys: Flexing for Safer Innovation (ft. Dr. Habib Alavi)

    Published: 11/13/2023

  4. 123: From Biology & Industrial Design to MSE: Seamlessly Shifting Roles (ft. Aaron Nesser)

    Published: 11/6/2023

  5. 122: Failure Analysis as a Key Metallurgical Skill (ft. Nirbhay Tandel)

    Published: 10/30/2023

  6. 121: Evolution of Organic Electronics & Electronic Packaging (ft. Dr. Benedict San Jose)

    Published: 10/9/2023

  7. 120: Metal Additive Manufacturing: Ultrasonic Energy vs Heat Energy (ft. Dr. Anagh Deshpande)

    Published: 9/25/2023

  8. 119: Disruption vs. Incrementalization in the Energy Transition (ft. Dr. Reed Eisenhart)

    Published: 9/18/2023

  9. 118: A Program That Predicts the Properties of New Polymers (ft. Dr. Rishi Gurnani)

    Published: 9/11/2023

  10. 117: Choosing Ethical and Environmentally Compliant Materials (ft. Caitlin Hirschler)

    Published: 9/4/2023

  11. 116: The Materials Science of Cosmetics: Cosmetic Chemistry (ft. Kelly Dobos)

    Published: 8/28/2023

  12. 115: The Design of Earthquake-Resistant Buildings (ft. Dr. Matthew Bandelt)

    Published: 8/7/2023

  13. 114: Design Meets Engineering: The Making of E-Textiles (ft. Madison Maxey)

    Published: 7/31/2023

  14. 113: Adaptation in the Oil and Gas Industry (ft. Justin Gauthier)

    Published: 7/24/2023

  15. 112: Commercializing Ocean-Inspired Sustainable Fibers (ft. Dr. Chris Mekeel)

    Published: 7/10/2023

  16. 111: Applications of Perovskites: Solar Cells & Beyond (ft. Akash Singh)

    Published: 7/3/2023

  17. 110: Pioneering Performance Apparel for the Office and the Gym (ft. Gihan Amarasiriwardena)

    Published: 6/26/2023

  18. 109: How AI & ML Will Revolutionize Microscopy (ft. Dr. Sergei Kalinin)

    Published: 6/19/2023

  19. 108: Investing in Materials Science Research (ft.Keong Chan)

    Published: 6/12/2023

  20. 107: ChatGPT Asks Us How to Succeed in Materials Science

    Published: 6/5/2023

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