Science and Society
Nanotechnology, life sciences, space exploration and planetary science, K-12 science education, and the intersection between science and art. In our third year of broadcasting.
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Dr. Anthony Picciano, Professor, School of Education, Hunter College and Graduate Center of the Cit …
Online learning, K-12 education, multimedia instructional models. Dr. Anthony Picciano is the lead researcher on the study, 'K-12 Online Learning - A Survey of U.S. School District Administrators'. In 1998, Dr. Picciano co-founded CUNY Online, a multimillion dollar initiative funded by the Alfred P. …
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Dr. John Ambroseo, President and CEO, Coherent, Inc., 4-19-07
Laser systems, medical imaging, environmental monitoring. Coherent, Inc. - NASDAQ symbol - COHR - has production and research facilities around the world, supplying everything from laser systems and components to laser measurement and control products and precision optics to over 80 countries. Coher …
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John Rennie, Editor in Chief, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, 4-12-07
Global warming, renewable energy, infectious diseases, science education. Scientific American, founded in 1845, is the foremost publication for individuals who want to understand the science and technology that is shaping our world. John Rennie is only the seventh editor in chief in the 160-year his …
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Dr. Carole Beal, Project Director, K12 at USC, University of Southern California Viterbi School of …
Math education, science education, artificial intelligence, serious games. The K12 at USC project focuses on the design, development, and evaluation of technology-based learning resources in math and science. K12 at USC creates intelligent tutoring systems and serious games to provide middle and hig …
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Dr. Jo Anne Shatkin, Principal,The Cadmus Group, 4-12-07
Nanotechnology, nanomaterials, risk analysis, public policy. Dr. Jo Anne Shatkin is a recognized expert in nanotechnology, human health risk assessment, and technical communications. She has organized the Emerging Nanoscale Materials Specialty Group of the Society for Risk Analysis. Dr. Shatkin is a …
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Dr. Pat Marsteller, Director, Emory College Center for Science Education, and Faculty Member, Depar …
Science education, problem-based learning, diversity initiatives. Dr. Pat Marsteller has taught courses on evolution, Darwin and the idea of evolution, and many others over her 30 years of college teaching. She also works with college and pre-college faculty on developing curriculum materials and on …
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Stephen Piccot, Director of Environment and Energy, Southern Research Institute, 4-5-07
Energy security, climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy. Stephen Piccot has more than 22 years experience executing and managing environmental research projects for the U.S. EPA, the U.S. DOE, and private industry. Since 1997, Mr. Piccot has advised several global organizations o …
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Dr. Steven Aldana, Professor of Lifestyle Medicine, Department of Exercise Sciences, Brigham Young …
Lifestyle medicine, diabetes, obesity, heart disease, nutrition. One of the nation's leading health experts, Dr. Steven Aldana is a regular consultant to the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Aldana is the author of …
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Dr. Nieca Goldberg, Associate Professor of Medicine and Medical Director, NYU Women's Heart Program …
Womens cardiac care, healthy heart program, hypertension, Dr. Niesa Goldberg is the author of the award winning and highly acclaimed book 'Women Are Not Small Men', which is now updated and titled 'The Women's Healthy Heart Program - Lifesaving Strategies for Preventing and Healing Heart Disease', p …
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Matt Clouse, Director, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Green Power Partnership, 3-22-07
EPA Green Power Partnership, climate change, greenhouse gas emissions. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Partnership, a voluntary, climate protection program, seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by building demand for renewable power. EPA's growing numbers of Green Power Pa …
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Dr. Herbert A. Hauptman, Nobel Laureate and President, Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute …
Crystallography, protein molecular structure, Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute. In 1985, Dr. Herbert Hauptman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Although he is a mathematician by training who has taken only one chemistry course in his life, he was able to use classical mathematics …
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Dr. Buddy Ratner, Chairman, Scientific Advisory Board, Ratner BioMedical Group, and Professor of Bi …
Biomaterials, tissue engineering, wound healing, medical devices. Ratner BioMedical Group technologies stem from the intersections of materials science, engineering, biology, and medicine, and have synergistic potential for translation to unique biomedical products and services. RBG's focus is advan …
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David Stanley Ely, 2006-07 National Siemens Advanced Placement Teacher of the Year, 3-15-07
Science education, Siemens Foundation, advanced placement, biology. David Stanley Ely, a biology teacher at Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesberg, VT for nearly 35 years, has received many honors, including the Vermont Teacher of the Year, an Advanced Placement Teacher Recognition Award an …
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Dr. Philip Campbell, Editor-in-Chief, Nature, 3-29-04
Nature Publishing Group, Dr. Philip Campbell, science writing, medicine. Dr. Philip Campbell has been the Editor-in-Chief of Nature since December 1995. He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and a Fellow of the Institute of Physics. Under Dr. Campbell's editorship, Nature has won several …
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Dr. Antonio Giordano, Director, Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, and Pr …
Sbarro Health Research Organization, cancer research, diabetes, Temple University. At the Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine at Temple University, promising researchers from around the globe pursue groundbreaking research in the molecular workings of cancer and other devasta …
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Dr. Nathan Cady, Assistant Professor of Nanobioscience, The College of Nanoscale Science and Engine …
Nanotechnology, biomimetics, biosensors, cancer research. CNSE is the first college in the world dedicated to research, development, education, and deployment in the emerging disciplines of nanoscience, nanoengineering, nanobioscience, and nanoeconomics. CNSE's Albany NanoTech complex is the most ad …
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Bruce Jacobsen, Founder and CEO, and Mark Bretl, Vice President, Kinetic Books Company, 3-8-07
Digital curricula, digital textbooks, AP physics. Kinetic Books Company creates and publishes Kinetic Textbooks, the next generation of digital curriculum. The company's full line of textbooks have been adopted in every state that has gone through a physics text approval process since Kinetic Books …
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Dr. Edwin C. Krupp, Astronomer and Director of Griffith Observatory, 3-1-07
Griffith Observatory, astronomy, science education. Opened in 1935, Griffith Observatory is one of the best-known and most visited public observatories in the world. Dr. Edwin Krupp is recognized internationally as an expert on ancient, prehistoric, and traditional astronomy. His most recent book fo …
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Dr. Barbara Hempstead, O. Wayne Isom Professor of Medicine and Co-Division Chief, Division of Hemat …
Cancer research, molecularly targeted cancer therapy, personalized medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College. Physicians and scientists of Weill Cornell Medical College are engaged in cutting-edge research in such areas as stem cells, genetics and gene therapy, cardiovascular medicine, AIDS, obesity, …
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Richard Garozzo, Senior Composites Engineer in the Polymer Nanocomposites and Composites Group, Uni …
Nanotechnology, nanocomposites, materials science, polymers. The University of Dayton Research Institute's Center for Multifunctional Polymer Nanocomposites and Devices is the world's first manufacturing center for product demonstration of nano-enhanced polymer composites. Created in collaboration w …
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