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EPISODE · May 18, 2026 · 1H 6M

S3E19 Loulou Batta: perspectives of a graduate student

from Undercooled: A Materials Education Podcast · host Steve Yalisove and Tim Chambers

Tim and Steve talk with Dr. Loulou Batta about her experiences as a grad student and her thoughts about her future now that she is getting her PhD in the week we filmed this podcast.  We discuss topics from sustainable fiber composites to helping new graduate students acclimate to a new living environment to the value (or lack thereof?) of coursework in a PhD program.The YouTube video can be found here:https://youtu.be/YncBxEr_ADYOur YouTube channel can be found here:http://www.youtube.com/@Undercooled.MaterialsThis episode is sponsored by the TMS Foundation (https://www.tms.org/TMSFoundation/TMSFoundation/Default.aspx), The Electric Vehicle Center (EVC) at the University of Michigan (https://evc.engin.umich.edu/), and the University of Michigan Materials Science and Engineering department (https://mse.engin.umich.edu).

Tim and Steve talk with Dr. Loulou Batta about her experiences as a grad student and her thoughts about her future now that she is getting her PhD in the week we filmed this podcast.  We discuss topics from sustainable fiber composites to helping new graduate students acclimate to a new living environment to the value (or lack thereof?) of coursework in a PhD program.The YouTube video can be found here:https://youtu.be/YncBxEr_ADYOur YouTube channel can be found here:http://www.youtube.com/@Undercooled.MaterialsThis episode is sponsored by the TMS Foundation (https://www.tms.org/TMSFoundation/TMSFoundation/Default.aspx), The Electric Vehicle Center (EVC) at the University of Michigan (https://evc.engin.umich.edu/), and the University of Michigan Materials Science and Engineering department (https://mse.engin.umich.edu).

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