Hoos in STEM
Episodes
UVA’s Olympic Champions: The Data Behind Olympic Greatness
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of HOOS in STEM, we sit down with UVA’s Olympic gold medalists and world-record-holding swimmers Claire Curzan, Kate Douglass, Gretc...
Kent Yagi and the Ripples of Spacetime
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of HOOS in STEM, we speak with Kent Yagi, UVA Professor of Physics, whose work explores the deepest mysteries of gravity and spacetim...
Anton Korinek and the Economics of Artificial Intelligence
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of HOOS in STEM, we speak with Anton Korinek, UVA Professor of Economics and Public Policy and one of TIME Magazine’s 100 most infl...
Modeling Life Itself: Madhav Marathe and the Science of Biocomplexity
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Dr. Madhav Marathe, Distinguished Professor and Executive Director of UVA’s Biocomplexity Institute. Dr. Marathe lea...
Jennifer Morse’s Unlikely Path to Combinatorics
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of HOOS in STEM, we spoke with Jennifer Morse, UVA Professor of Mathematics, whose path to combinatorics defied expectations. Raised ...
Storytelling in STEM: A Bonus from The Story Collider with Scott Acton
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special bonus episode, we share a live story told by Professor Scott Acton, chair of UVA’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineerin...
Breaking Down Brain Cancer with Prof. Harald Sontheimer
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Sontheimer is the department chair, professor, mentor, biotechnology founder, and textbook author behind a recent revolution in the emerging fiel...
Rethinking Learning in an AI Era: UVA’s Digital Education Revolution
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kemi Jona, UVA’s Vice Provost for Online Education and Digital Innovation, sits down with us to explore how artificial intelligence is reshapin...
Shaping the Future of Medicine: Mark Esser’s Vision for UVA’s Manning Institute
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Mark Esser, the inaugural Chief Scientific Officer of UVA’s new Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechno...
UVA’s Class of 2025: Great and Good Leaders in Science
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate their graduation from UVA, student producers Katie Nichols and Reeya Verma interviewed four exceptional Hoos in STEM. They welcome astro...
Spacewalks and Hypotheses- Personal Stories with Story Collider!
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This Spring, UVA welcomed the Story Collider team back to Charlottesville for the third year running. During a special recording at Carr's Hill, four...
The Award Winning Scientists Shaping the Future of Recovery
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re diving into the groundbreaking research of UVA’s 2024 Edlich-Henderson Innovators of the Year: Professors Silvia Blemker a...
Sally Pusede Brings Satellite Data Down to Earth
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are lucky to be joined by yet another one of UVA’s own 2025 PECASE recipients, Sally Pusede, an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Environmenta...
An Engineering Powerhouse: Meet UVA's Newest Presidential Honorees
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Three faculty members of the UVA School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, James (Jimmy) Burns, Coleen Carrigan, and Liheng Cai, join the show to d...
The LaCross Institute’s Mission to Advance AI Ethics
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How can we ensure that the AI we build is trustworthy? Responsible? An agent of the great and good, even as their rapidly increasing capabilities con...
Cosmic Simulations with Dr. Paul Torrey and his AI Copilot
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scientists have begun to leverage the power of AI to help us better understand the formation and dynamics of the universe. Paul Torrey is a computati...
Dr. John Lukens' Journey from T Cells to the Brain
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Only about a decade ago did scientists discover the immense potential of leveraging the immune system to combat neurodegenerative diseases. Professor...
Inside the UVA Dept. with 10,000 Students: Chemistry, under Dr. Jill Venton
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we dive into the heart of UVA’s chemistry department with Jill Venton, its chair and the Thomas Jefferson Professor of Chemistry. She te...
Trailblazing the Future of National Security and Data Policy with Phil Potter
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we welcome Phil Potter, a professor of politics and public policy in the Batten School. We discuss the past, present, and future of ...
The Wide World of Electrical and Computer Engineering with Scott Acton
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we welcome Scott Acton the chair of UVA’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Arriving at UVA in 2000, Scott has wo...
Cavalier Autonomous Racing: Record Breaking Victory and Beyond
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we welcome Madhur Behl and Amar Kulkarni of the Cavalier Autonomous Racing Team. Abbreviated as CAR, the team is a research group at...
Futurizing Academia: Four Visionary Leaders Redefine Higher Education
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this panel, four trailblazing academic leaders discuss how their institutions are each boldly taking on the future. UVA President Jim Ryan moder...
VP for Research Lori McMahon is UVA's Chief Dreammaker
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we welcome Lori McMahon, UVA’s new Vice President for Research. She arrived on Grounds in June, armed with an impressive track rec...
What's in a Data Science Degree?
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
UVA just opened the doors to the nation's first School of Data Science. The new school, funded by an extraordinary $120 million gift from Jaffray and...
Vascular Surgery, Astrophysics, and Environmental Science - Personal Stories with Story Collider!
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Back in April, UVA was excited to welcome the Story Collider team to Charlottesville for the second year running. During a special recording at Carr'...
Graduation Celebration with Class of 2024's Vy Le, Grant GianGrassio, Sam Goldberg, and Alex Walsh
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Time for HOOS in STEM to celebrate our graduating scientists! In this episode, producers Reeya Verma and Catherine Cossaboom interview fourth-year Ho...
Celebrating Earth Day with Environmental Scientist Dr. Scott Doney
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Scott Doney is a superstar environmental scientist, the Kington Professor in Environmental Change at UVA and Assistant Director of Ocean Climate ...
Dr. George Bloom is Discovering the Cellular Basis of Alzheimer's
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. George Bloom is a renowned cell biologist whose longtime focus has been deciphering the cellular processes at the heart of neurodegenerative diso...
Dr. Mona Sloane is on the Cutting Edge of AI Ethics
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Mona Sloane is a superstar sociologist studying the intersection of technology and society. She leads the Co-Opting AI series, as well as UVA's S...
Dr. Karen Kafadar Is Advancing STEM and Society with Statistics
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Karen Kafadar is a renowned statistician who has worked across the country in government, industry, and academics. In this episode, she sits down...
The Human Computer Project Is Uncovering More "Hidden Figures"...And They Want Help
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Professor Mar Hicks of UVA's School of Data Science and Margot Lee Shetterly, author of "Hidden Figures," join host Ken Ono to d...
Third-Year Sam Crowe is Studying Stars with NASA's Webb Telescope
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
UVA third-year Astrophysics major Samuel Crowe holds a distinct honor-- he's one of, if not the only undergraduate Principal Investigator with access...
Dean Melina Kibbe is Leading Scientific Breakthroughs at UVA's School of Medicine
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Melina Kibbe is a vascular surgeon, Chief Health Affairs Officer, and the Dean of UVA's School of Medicine. In this episode, she sits down with ...
UVA's Futures Initiative is Charting the Next Era of Higher Education
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How will institutions of higher learning respond to changes in the workforce as a result of AI? What role will universities play in the evolving era ...
UVA's Physicists Are Studying Black Holes and Unraveling Ancient Paradoxes
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What's the nature of matter and energy? What would cold fusion mean for our energy systems? What is quantum physics -- and why was Einstein mistaken ...
UVA's Brain Institute is Fighting Cognitive Decline and Mapping the Brain
21 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How does the brain develop, change, and decline over a lifetime? What can we do to fight conditions like Alzheimer's disease and epilepsy? Dr. Jaidee...
Swimming with Data - UVA Data Points Podcast
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of UVA's Data Points Podcast, guest host Professor Ken Ono is joined by three UVA swimmers who are pursuing graduate degrees in data ...
UVA's Link Lab is Building Solutions in Cyber-Physical Systems
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How can engineers of vastly different disciplines work together to solve problems in the modern world? By putting them all in one place! This week's ...
Polymath Dr. Bill Basener Uses Remote Sensing Data to Solve Large-Scale Problems
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What do erosion, urban planning, food insecurity, disaster relief, and the hunt for lost cities have for common? Big data can help identify and solve...
Cosmic Time Travel with Dr. Bradley Johnson
22 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wouldn’t it be magnificent if we could reach back in time to witness the beginning of the universe…back to the Big Bang? What would we see? What ...
True, Personal Stories about Science at UVA - with Story Collider!
08 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Back in April, UVA was excited to welcome the Story Collider team to Charlottesville. During a special recording at Carr's Hill, five UVA STEM leader...
Dr. Ramasubramanian is the ‘Facilitator in Chief’ of Research at UVA
24 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. “Ram” Ramasubramanian came to UVA to serve as Vice President for Research in 2017. Prior to that he developed new microneedle technology that...
BIG Data is happening at UVA
20 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Big data is everywhere! This week’s featured guests, Phil Bourne, founding Dean of the UVA School of Data Science, and Cathy O’Neil, world-famous...
Graduation Celebration with Class of 2023's Paul Bean, Lexi Cuomo, Louisa Edwards and Zach Boner
06 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's finals week, and we are celebrating our grads! We'll hear from chemist Paul Bean, chemical engineer and swimmer Lexi Cuomo, and artificial intell...
Celebrating Earth Day with Environmental Scientist Karen McGlathery
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Earth Day! In celebration, we are talking about the environment with today’s guest, Karen McGlathery. McGlathery’s work with the Virginia C...
Dr. Francis Collins (Col '70) Led the Human Genome Project
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Once in a blue moon, a scientist comes along who revolutionizes the state of our world. Today’s guest, UVA alum Dr. Francis Collins, is one such sc...
Engineering Professor Devin Harris Studies What Makes a City Smart
25 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
These days, technology has enabled us to constantly interact with our cities. Whether by foot, bike, car or phone, our movements and interactions driv...
Marc Breton and Boris Kovatchev Created an Artificial Pancreas
11 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Marc Breton and Dr. Boris Kovatchev both knew they wanted to pursue a career in STEM research from an early age. Dr. Kovatchev was inspired to app...
Two Environmental Scientists that Study the Ends of the Earth
25 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hoos in STEM is thrilled to introduce you to polar opposite environmental science professors, Howie Epstein, an ecologist who researches the Arctic, a...
Dr. Bethany Teachman Harnesses the Power of Technology for Mental Well-being
11 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hoos in STEM is excited to welcome UVA Professor Bethany Teachman, an award-winning psychologist, to the show! Following the tragic events of Novembe...
Introducing Hoos in STEM
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Host Ken Ono, STEM Advisor to the Provost, keeps his finger on the pulse of scientific and technological innovation at UVA. Hoos in STEM showcases the...