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Superheroes of Science

Dec 23, 2019

Stephen Hoffmann is the Assistant Head of the Department of Chemistry at Purdue University and his role involves overseeing Graduate Admissions to the department. His Ph.D. studies were in environmental chemistry and technology. Through the interview, he explained trace metals and some methods of researching them....


Dec 16, 2019

Professor Robin Tanamachi studies severe storms using radar. In this episode, Robin discusses both the facts and fiction behind the movie Twister. She shares the career path that has led her to become a scientist studying convective storms and tornadoes. As a high school student, Robin took advantage of programs...


Dec 9, 2019

Chris Andronicos started his adventure into science at Los Alamos where he found his passion for geology. He studies the evolution of the solid earth, particularly the continental and oceanic crust, and underlying mantle lithosphere. He discusses the concepts of ‘melt’, the geology of both Oman and Greece, and what...


Dec 2, 2019

Lisa Welp researches both carbon and water cycles, and how plants respond to extra CO2 in the atmosphere.  She addresses the important building blocks of life: CHONPS (carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur). Lisa addresses the ocean’s role as a carbon sink (Henry’s law), removing CO2 from the...


Nov 27, 2019

Brooke teaches math content to preservice teachers at Purdue. She discusses the teaching of math content in a way that is relevant to future elementary school teachers.  Part of teaching math content is considering which questions need an answer and which questions are more important to focus on the process of solving....