The Aspiring STEM Geek
Hi everyone, welcome to The Aspiring STEM Geek! The podcast is a casual conversation with a guest about science, technology and other related topics.
Episodes
In this episode I talk with Dr. Jonathan Koomey, the founder of Koomey Analytics and a former researcher and scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Labs. The focus of this episode is on data centers.
We first start with Jon’s interest in the history of science which he studied at Harvard for his undergraduate. We go over Jon’s PhD thesis on why cost-effective energy efficiency measures may not be adopted in new off...
In this episode I am joined by Dr. Emily Howard aNutritional Physiologist at the United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM). The focus of the episode is nutritional physiology, which is the study of how nutrients and diet interact with the body at a cellular and physiological level.
We start the conversation discussing how Emily becameinterested in nutritional science. Then we get into the field. Emily...
In this episode I am joined by Doctor Natalia Gauer Pasqualon, a volcanologist at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The focus of this episode is volcanology, which is the study of volcanoes and geochemical phenomena.We first discuss how Natalia decided to study geology for her undergraduate degree and how Natalia ended up finishing two PhDs in volcanology. Then we get into volcanology. Natalia defines what a Volcano is, the differ...
In this episode I am joined by Eric Larson, a hydrologist who works for the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. The focus of this episode is hydrology, which is a field in science that studies the movement, distribution, and management of water on Earth. In the episode we discuss Eric’s love of the outdoors, studying civil engineering for his undergraduate, his current work as a hydrologist in Montana, method...
In this episode I am joined by Dr. Elizabeth Congdon, a Capybara researcher and a Professor at Bethune Cookman University. In the episode we start with Beth’s experience with collecting and analyzing data at the Cleveland Zoo and Beth’s research on primates for her Master’s thesis. Then we get into the main focus of the episode, Capybaras! Beth compares Capybaras to other rodents, reviews the regions where they li...
This episode is all about Chile Peppers! I traveled to southern New Mexico to the Chile Pepper institute at New Mexico State University. I talk with Danise Coon and Dr. Dennis Lozada who are two researchers with the institute. In the episode we discuss the origins of Chile Peppers, the factors that affect Chile pepper production, the Scoville scale to measure the heat of peppers, mechanization of agricultural functions, multi omics...
In this episode I talk to Dr. Eric Masanet. Eric is the Professor and Mellichamp Chair in Sustainability Science at the University of California Santa Barbara. The core focus of the episode is Data Centers. In the episode we start at a high level where Eric defines what a Data Center is, the stakeholders of a Data Center, GPU vs CPU compute, the lifecycle of chips, the potential energy efficiency gains of compute, Data Center water...
In this episode I talk with Dr. Leigh Cash. Leigh received her doctorate in public health from Johns Hopkins University and is currently a Research Engineer at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Within the episode we discuss how Leigh became interested in science growing up, studying environmental health for her undergraduate at University of Georgia, a life changing incident at the University that solidified her interest in public he...
In this episode I talk with Srikar Katta. Srikar is a PhD researcher focused on Computer Science at Duke University. During the discussion we review methods from Causal Inference, a field closely related to statistics, Srikar goes over his papers where he studies data from wearable devices and political polarization using methods from Causal Inference, we discuss how social media affects our perceptions and we talk about board game...
In this episode I talk with Dr. Damian Handzy. In theepisode we talk about physics, finance and how the two disciplines are intertwined. We talk about how Damian became interested in science and math as a child, how he became interested in physics as an undergraduate in University of Pennsylvania, Damian’s PhD thesis in experimental nuclear physics, pivoting from nuclear physics to finance, financial risk and how behavioral e...
In this episode I talk with Anthony Palmiotto of OpenStax. The episode focuses on Open Educational Resources (OER). Open Educational Resources include open-source textbooks that are free to students and instructors. In the episode we talk about how OpenStax develops open-source textbooks, how different universities are utilizing open educational resources, the experts who contribute to open-source textbooks and comparing open educa...
In this episode we have a repeat guest, Shawn Dutill. Shawn is a Systems Engineer and programmer. In the episode we talk about the latest trends and news in tech including the newly released iPhone Air, digital content consumption, Microsoft ending support for Windows 10, open source versus proprietary technology, data centers, music we are listening to and more. I hope you enjoy!
The articles cited are listed in the PDF posted on G...
In this episode I talk to Yaroslav Stanchak. Yaroslav is a mechanical engineer with over 40 years of experience. In the episode we talk about how Yaroslav and his family immigrated to the U.S. after World War 2, how he became interested in science fiction and mechanics as a kid, attending Northeastern University for his mechanical engineering degree, working at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Rhode Island, then moving onto a s...
In this episode I talk with Bradley Knutson and BrittanyHuber. Both Bradley and Brittney work in tech; Bradley is a full stack developer and Brittany is a support engineer. In the episode we talk about the coding bootcamp Bradley and Brittany attended, breaking into the tech field,full stack development, debugging complex systems, AI’s potential disruption in the job market, nerd pop culture and we finish off with Bradley tas...
In this episode I talk to Carl Denis. Carl is a Cybersecurity Engineer. In the episode we talk about Carl’s experience growing up in Haiti, moving to the United States, joining the US Army, working as a helicopter repairer & crew chief, cloud computing, programming, cybersecurity and music recommendations. I hope you enjoy!
Haitian Non-Profit P4H Global: https://p4hglobal.org/
In this episode I talk to Jeffin Johnykutty who is a graduate student studying Computer Science at Temple University. In the episode we talk about Jeffin got into programming, sports analytics, WWE, holding a leadership position at University and an AI paper Jeffin and his colleagues wrote at Temple University. I hope you enjoy!Jeffin’s AI Paper - "All Roads Lead to ChatGPT": How Generative AI is Eroding Social Interactions a...
In this episode I talk with Shawn Dutill who is a Systems Engineer and a programmer. In the episode we talk about how we navigated community college, how we were introduced to programming, meeting at a computer science club at Temple University, dealing with work stressors, DevOps, virtualization, video games and much more. I hope you enjoy!
INTRO/OUTRO SONG:
Big Stepper by BigXthaPlug
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In this episode I talk with Matthew Taylor. Matt is a portfolio manager with over 20 years of experience in the financial industry. We discuss how Matt became interested in finance & economics, Bell Labs, Matt's time as a consultant in the Utilities industry, investing during the Russian default & Asian currency crisis, private equity, hedge funds, the business of AI and book recommendations. Hope you enjoy!
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In this episode I talk to Jacob Snarr who is a software engineer. In the episode we talk about learning programming languages at a young age, Jacob’s experience with programming robots, computer science, software engineering, the challenges of remote learning, 3d printing, retro electronics, and as always video games. I hope you enjoy!
Little Horse GitHub Repo: https://github.com/littlehorse-enterprises/littlehorse
ARTICLES:
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In this video I talk with Nate Wooding who runs the channel, @themcbobgorge . We talk about how Nate got into creating YouTube videos, economics, MrBeast's leaked memo, the YouTube algorithm, hiking, exploring new locations and much more. I hope you enjoy! CONNECT WITH NATE: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themcbobgorge X: https://x.com/barstoolsyria?lang=en Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@barstoolsyria?lang=e...
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