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How Science Happens

by Dongjin Seo

How Science Happens is a series of podcasts produced by Drs. Wally Paxton, DJ Seo, and Doug Tree, all from Brigham Young University. Their field of research is in soft matter. Each episode features a guest whose research is related to soft matter and a paper written by the guest. We are interested in how the guest came to write the paper, starting from the guest's childhood, high school, graduate schools, and on. The audience, especially juniors, seniors, graduate students, postdocs, and professors in their early career, will find how science can happen in many different ways.

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Episodes

  1. Xiaoguang Wang - Open Surface Microfluidics

    This is an episode of How Science Happens with Xiaoguang Wang (also goes by William), Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular engineering at the Ohio State University. In this episode, the hosts learn about William's early education experiences in China and discuss some of the…

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  2. Nate Wittenberg - Microarray Technology and Cell Membranes

    This is an episode of How Science Happens with Nate Wittenberg, Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Lehigh University. In this episode, Nate describes his educational journey and decision to stick with chemistry, talks about some of his research experiences, and discusses his transition from the...

  3. Lei Fang - Pauli Paramagnetism

    This is an episode of How Science Happens with Lei Fang, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Texas A&M University. In this episode, the hosts discuss with Lei his discovery of his passion for chemistry from a young age, ask about his early research in polymer science and…

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  4. Kevin Dorfman - DNA Mapping

    This is an episode of How Science Happens with Kevin Dorfman, Distinguished McKnight University Professor at the University of Minnesota. In this episode, the hosts discuss with Kevin his choice to go through graduate school, and then ask about mentoring Doug Tree, one of the hosts, as a grad...

  5. Todd Squires - Membrane Transport

    This is an episode of How Science Happens with Todd Squires, Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). In this episode, Todd first shares his fascination with and study of foreign languages and how he combined this with his study of...

  6. Adrienne Greene - mRNA Vaccines

    This is an episode from How Science Happens with Adrienne Greene, Director at Adaptive Biotechnologies. In this episode the hosts discuss with Adrienne her academic and professional path towards her current position. They also go over one of her papers about research and development of...

  7. Megan Thomas - Polyurethane Foams

    This is an episode from How Science Happens with Megan Thomas, Associate Research Scientist at DuPont. In this episode the hosts discuss with Megan her journey through graduate school, and discuss one of her patents on polyurethane foams used in construction and how she has worked to make these...

  8. Gabriel Montaño - Block Copolymers

    This is an episode from How Science Happens with Gabriel Montaño, a Materials Science Professor at Northern Arizona University. The hosts and Gabriel discussed one of his papers during the recording, and Gabe's journey to overcome self doubt as a scientist. Recorded on 03/11/2022

  9. Noshir Pesika - Biomimetic Adhesion

    This is an episode from How Science Happens with Noshir Pesika, Associate Professor at Tulane University. The hosts and Noshir discussed one of his papers during the recording, and how his lab is taking inspiration from natural sources like geckos to produce unique materials with incredible...

  10. Bryan Kaehr - Polarization Based Encryption

    This is an episode from How Science Happens with Bryan Kaehr, Principle Member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Labs. The hosts and Bryan discussed one of his papers during the recording, and his innovative new method of data storage using by using lasers to orient liquid crystals. Recorded…

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  11. Bhuvnesh Bharti - Active Particles

    This is an episode from How Science Happens with Bhuvnesh Bharti, professor of Chemical Engineering at LSU. The hosts and Bhuvnesh discussed one of his papers during the recording, and about his research trying to mimic the helical swimming trajectory found in certain cells in nature. Recorded on...

  12. Nigel Reuel - Resonant Sensors

    This is an episode from How Science Happens with Nigel Reuel, an associate professor of Chemical Engineering at Iowa State University. The hosts and Nigel discussed corporate grants during the recording, and how his research has enabled him and his students to engage in the entrepreneurial space....

  13. Sean Paradiso - Machine Learning

    This is an episode from How Science Happens with Sean Paradiso, currently a machine learning engineering manager at Twitter Cortex formerly at Citrine Informatics. The hosts and Sean discussed work on machine learning simulations during the recording, and how he used machine learning and Monte...

  14. Matt Gebbie - Ionic Liquids

    This is an episode from How Science Happens with Matt Gebbie, professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. The hosts and Matt discussed one of his papers during the recording, and how he got started studying ionic liquids and their unique electrolytic properties....

  15. Stacy Copp - DNA-Stabilized Silver Clusters

    This is an episode from How Science Happens with Stacy Copp, professor of Materials Science and Engineering at UC Irvine. The hosts and Stacy discussed one of her papers during the recording, and about her experience as a woman in science. Recorded on 10/08/2021

  16. Dan Hinckley - Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV)

    This is an episode from How Science Happens with Dan Hinkley, Resolution Enhancement Techniques Engineer/Data Scientist/Software Engineer at Intel. The hosts and Dan discussed the recent progress in semiconductor fabrication technique - Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography, and how his science…

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  17. Extra - Please fill out the survey!!

    Please listen to the 1-minute introduction to our survey and fill out the survey form. Help us entertain you and be more informative more! https://t.co/kkns7qDRru?amp=1

  18. Lucas McIntosh - polymer electrolyte membranes

    ** We are on twitter! Please leave comments about what you like about the episodes in this series. ** This is an episode from How Science Happens with Lucas McIntosh, Research Scientist at 3M Company. The hosts and Lucas discussed one of his papers during the recording, and how his science…

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  19. Paula Mendes - Responsive Biomolecular Interaction

    This is an episode from How Science Happens with Paula Mendes, a professor of advanced materials and nanotechnology at University of Birmingham. The hosts and Paula discussed one of her papers during the recording, and how her science came to be. Recorded on 10/23/2020

  20. Jaehun Chun - Nanoparticle Superlattices

    This is an episode from How Science Happens with Jaehun Chun, Senior Research Scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). The hosts and Jaehun discussed one of his papers during the recording, and how his science came to be. Recorded on 10/22/2020

  21. William Ducker - Anti-COVID-19 Coating

    This is an episode from How Science Happens with William Ducker, professor of Chemical Engineering at Virginia Tech. The hosts and William discussed one of his papers during the recording, and how he discovered a partial solution to COVID-19 and other viral diseases. Recorded on 9/25/2020

  22. Christian Pester - Surface Functionalization

    This is an episode from How Science Happens with Christian Pester, Thomas K. Hepler Early Career Professor in Chemical Engineering at Penn State University. The hosts and Christian discussed one of his papers during the recording, and how his science came to be. Recorded on 9/9/2020

  23. Niveen Khashab - CRISPR by Biomimetic Metal Organic

    This is an episode from How Science Happens with Niveen Khashab, an associate professor of Chemical Science at King Abdulla University of Science and Technology (KAUST). The hosts and Niveen discussed one of her papers during the recording, and how cool her science was. Recorded on 9/15/2020

  24. Tommy Knotts - Protein Folding

    This is an episode from How Science Happens with Tommy Knotts, professor of Chemical Engineering at Brigham Young University. The hosts and Tommy discussed one of his papers during the recording, and how his science came to be . Recorded on 8/14/2020

  25. Cammy Peterson - Unmanned Vehicles

    This is an episode from How Science Happens with Cammy Peterson, an assistant professor from Electrical & Computer Engineering at Brigham Young University. The hosts and Cammy discussed one of her papers during the recording, and how exciting her science was. Recorded on 9/18/2020

  26. Mark Olson - Molecular Tectonics

    This is an episode from How Science Happens with Mark Olson, a Research Associate Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University. The hosts and Mark discussed one of his papers during the recording, and how his science came to be. Recorded on 7/3/2020

  27. Danielle Mai - Biomolecular Transport (updated)

    This is an episode from How Science Happens with Danielle Mai, an assistant professor of Chemical Engineering at Stanford. The hosts and Danielle discussed one of her papers during the recording, and how her science came to be. Recorded on 6/19/2020 Due to errors with the sound file, we upload…

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  28. Introduction - How Science Happens Happened

    Who are we? A chance to take a sneak peak of who we are and how we sound like.

  29. Roberto C. Andresen-Eguiluz on Biomechanics

    This is an episode from How Science Happens with Roberto C. Andresen-Eguiluz, an assistant professor of Materials Science & Engineering at University of California, Merced. This is the paper we discussed during the recording. Recorded on 6/5/2020

  30. Morgan Gainer on Pedagogy and Undergraduate Education

    This is an episode from How Science Happens with Morgan Gainer, a continuing lecturer from University of California, Santa Barbara. This is the paper we discussed during the recording. Recorded on 5/8/2020

  31. JC Price on Bioinformatics

    This is an episode from How Science Happens with JC Price, a chemistry professor from Brigham Young University. This is the paper we discussed during the recording. Recorded on 5/22/2020

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

How Science Happens is a series of podcasts produced by Drs. Wally Paxton, DJ Seo, and Doug Tree, all from Brigham Young University. Their field of research is in soft matter. Each episode features a guest whose research is related to soft matter and a paper written by the guest. We are interested in how the guest came to write the paper, starting from the guest's childhood, high school, graduate schools, and on. The audience, especially juniors, seniors, graduate students, postdocs, and professors in their early career, will find how science can happen in many different ways.

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