PODCAST
Emerging Alumni Scholars
by Office of the Alumni Association
The Emerging Alumni Scholars Award is intended to honor outstanding graduate students and introduce their work to the alumni community.
Episodes
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Emerging Alumni Scholars 2015 - Sarah Seo '02
The Fourth Amendment, Cars, and Freedom in Twentieth-Century America
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Emerging Alumni Scholars 2015 - Jennifer Schieltz
Cattle-wildlife interactions on shared rangelands in East Africa
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Emerging Alumni Scholars 2015 - Jonathan Robinson
Exploration of Bacterial Nitric Oxide Stress Responses as a Source of Antivirulence Targets
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Doctoring the Bled: Medical Auxiliaries, Therapeutic Modernities, and the Administration of Rural Life in Colonial Algeria
History of Science graduate student Hannah-Louise Clark presents her research on public health in colonial Algeria from 1904-1962 and describes the complex and problematic roles played by native, Muslim medical auxiliaries on the practice and administration of state medicine in Algerian society...
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Should Swimming Robots be Flexible?
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering graduate student Daniel Quinn discusses his research into underwater robots, propulsion, and the benefits of using bio-inspired design for increased maneuverability and efficiency in engineering.
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Bionic Nanosensors
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering graduate student Manu Sebastian Mannoor discusses his research into the merging of electronics with the human body for the purposes of creating biomedical sensors and bionic organs with enhanced functionalities. Manu specifically discusses his involvement in...
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How tiny particles in the atmosphere change temperature, rainfall, and the transport of heat
Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies graduate student Ilissa Ocko presents her research on the ways in which the aerosols sulfate and black carbon have affected earth’s temperature, precipitation, and heat transport over the past century. Using climate models to study these global effects, Ilissa...
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Small RNAs as novel therapeutics for bone metastasis
Molecular Biology graduate student Brian Ell presents his research on micro RNAs as inhibitors of breast cancer bone metastasis and their use as possible therapeutics and clinical biomarkers in the future. Brian identifies the key role of osteoclasts in bone degradation and describes how micro…
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The Meaning of Financial Value in 1720: Mathematics and Morality during the South Sea Bubble
History of Science graduate student William Deringer presents his research on Britain's South Sea Bubble (1720), Archibald Hutcheson's mathematical models for understanding this financial crisis, and their resulting impact on the growing role of 'mathematical calculation' as a political and moral...
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Wealth and the Marital Divide
Sociology graduate student Daniel Schneider presents his research on economic factors and the changes in American marriage over the past few decades. In examining the change in the social meaning of marriage, he describes the importance of wealth for entry into marriage today, its implications…
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Between City and Country: Architecture and Patronage at Palladio's Villa Pisani at Montagnana
Art and Archaeology graduate student Johanna Heinrichs presents her research on the architectural patronage of Francesco Pisani and the work of Andrea Palladio, who designed Pisani’s villa at Montagnana. She examines how Pisani lived between city (Venice) and country (Montagnana) and argues that...
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How Primates Use Faces to Hear Better
Psychology graduate student Chandramouli Chandrasekaran presents his research on primates and the importance of facial expressions in their communications. Introduction by Jeffrey Vinikoor '03, Chair, Committee on Academic Programs for Alumni, and William Russel P99 P01, Dean of the Graduate...
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Nanocarriers for Therapeutics Delivery
Chemical and Biological Engineering graduate student Varun Kumar presents his research on the role of nanocarriers in therapeutics delivery. Introduction by Jeffrey Vinikoor '03, Chair, Committee on Academic Programs for Alumni, and William Russel P99 P01, Dean of the Graduate School, Princeton...
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Multi-Hazard Risk Analysis Related to Hurricanes
Civil and Environmental Engineering graduate student Ning Lin presents her work on hurricane risk assessment.
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Bribery in Classical Athens
Classics graduate student Kellam Conover explains his research about "gifts" or bribery in classic Athens.
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The Reanimated Corpse in Victorian Literature
English graduate student Renee Fox shares her research about the concept of reanimation in Victorian literature.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Emerging Alumni Scholars Award is intended to honor outstanding graduate students and introduce their work to the alumni community.
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Office of the Alumni Association
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