Beyond the Seminar: Conversations in Science
Episodes
Prof. Andrés J. García - Georgia Tech - Mechanical Engineering
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Prof. Andrés J. García (Georgia Tech) shares how he decides what to focus his lab’s research efforts on, how he balances leadersh...
Prof. Aaron Kyle - Duke Biomedical Engineering
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Prof. Aaron Kyle shares his vision for intentional integration of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into engineering education. He spe...
Peymon Ghazi, Ph.D. - CEO of Malcova
18 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Peymon Ghazi is the Co-Founder and CEO of Malcova, a company endeavoring to redefine breast CT scans to better visualize miccrocalcifications, tin...
Prof. Noo Li Jeon - Seoul National University - School of Mechanical Engineering
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Noo Li Jeon introduces his lab's groundbreaking work in developing organ-on-a-chip microfluidic devices for applications in high throughput drug...
Prof. Richard Corsi - University of California, Davis - Dean of the College of Engineering
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dean Rich Corsi describes why his Corsi-Rosenthal box, a DIY indoor air purifying phenomenon, will always be open-source. He also shares his passion f...
Prof. Carlos Rinaldi-Ramos - University of Florida Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the UC Davis Biomedical Engineering Department's Beyond the Seminar podcast, Prof. Carlos Rinaldi-Ramos breaks down his lab's work con...
Prof. Sara St. James - University of Utah Radiation Oncology
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the UC Davis BME Beyond the Seminar podcast Prof. Sara St. James (University of Utah) breaks down how proton therapy is transforming canc...
Prof. Sheri Sheppard - Stanford Mechanical Engineering
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Sheri Sheppard is a research scientist and renowned educator at Stanford University. This week on the podcast, she shares how her weaving path t...
Prof. Chris Hernandez - Cornell Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Chris Hernandez shares how he broke out of his comfort zone to envision a totally new area of scientific exploration - how does the gut microbio...
Prof. Keyue Shen - USC Biomedical Engineering
05 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Keyue Shen breaks down his lab's work to improve cancer therapeutics by focusing not on the cancer cell, but it’s environment, and shares his ...
Prof. Liana Lareau - UC Berkeley Bioengineering
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Liana Lareau shares her passion for studying RNA, what is was like to work in Pat Brown's group as a trainee, and explains how it felt in 2020 to ...
Prof. Beth Pruitt - UC Santa Barbara Bioengineering
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Beth Pruitt describes why she is interested in mechanobiology - how cells change their decision making when under load - and how joining the Navy ...
Prof. Tara Deans - University of Utah Biomedical Engineering
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Tara Deans, an associate professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Utah, discusses her innovative ideas at the forefront of syn...
Shivang Dave, Ph.D. - CEO of PlenOptika
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bioengineer Dr. Shivang Dave talks about the challenges of developing his start-up company, PlenOptika, and how his childhood trips to India informed ...