NASA’s Game-Changing Technologies: A Conversation with Mike Meador

In this special 15-year anniversary episode of Stories from the NNI, Dr. Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the NNCO, speaks with Dr. Mike Meador, Program Element Manager for Lightweight Materials and Manufacturing for NASA’s Game Changing Technologies Program about the exciting nanotechnology research currently happening at NASA and nanotechnology developments that have taken place at NASA over the past 15 years. In particular, Dr. Meador discusses how research activities around two materials – carbon nanotube-reinforced composites and aerogels – have been critical to the successful development of several NASA missions and various commercial products. Closed captioning is provided on our YouTube channel. Find this episode here: https://youtu.be/e7j4z1l8fhg Learn more about nanotechnology at www.nano.gov or email us at [email protected]. CREDITS Special thanks to: Dr. Mike Meador NASA Music: Corporate Uplifting by Scott Holmes http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Corporate__Motivational_Music/Corporate_Uplifting_1985 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode Produced by: Dr. Mallory Hinks AAAS S&T Policy Fellow at NNCO Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this podcast are those of the guest and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office or United States Government. Additionally, mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation by any of the aforementioned parties. Any mention of commercial products, processes, or services cannot be construed as an endorsement or recommendation.