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Superheroes of Science

Sep 30, 2019

Purdue University Assistant Professor of Physics, Sri Iyer-Biswas, addresses the question from the perspective of a physicist: What is life? Professor Iyer-Biswas runs a question-driven lab with the goal of applying equations and rules to real-world phenomena. Overcoming cultural obstacles, Sri was determined to succeed...


Sep 23, 2019

Purdue University Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, David Eichinger, speaks about his work with pre-service elementary teachers and his journey to become an educator of educators.


Sep 15, 2019

Purdue University Assistant Professor of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Dan Chavas, researches severe weather, tornadoes, hurricanes and works on answering such questions as why do we have close to 100 hurricanes per year (globally) instead of 10 or even 1,000 hurricanes? Dan talks about the use of climate...


Sep 9, 2019

Purdue University Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Christina Li, discusses her path to studying electrocatalysis.  How many lithium ion batteries would it take to power a car? Will science bring us the technology of a flux capacitor in the next 50-100 years?  Join us to discover the answers to these questions and...


Sep 2, 2019

Purdue University College of Science K-12 Outreach Coordinator for the Department of Computer Science, Phil Sands, provides insights on what the 2016 Academic Standards for Computer Science mean for Indiana science teachers. Phil gives encouragement and suggestions for implementing these standards, along with his own...