Dr. Edward LaVilla on Visual Optics, Inspiration, and the Spirit of Learning
In this episode we sit down with the extremely dynamic Edward LaVilla, who is working on obtaining his doctorate in optical engineering. His work focuses on visual optics, although he has done researc...
3 Dec 201959min
Dr. Shuang Wu on Biostatistics
This week we spoke with Dr. Shuang Wu, who received his doctorate in research relating to embryonic stem cell work. He decided to slightly alter his research focus and began working on bio-statistics....
3 Dec 20191h 8min
Spencer on Podiatry
Daniel Spencer is a medical student who will be receiving his doctorate in podiatric medicine in May. This is an often overlooked field of medicine, which focuses on the foot, ankle, and lower leg are...
3 Dec 20191h 2min
Dr. Abdullah Zafar on plasma diagnostics for nuclear fusion
This week we spoke with Abdullah Zafar, whose work focuses on diagnostics of plasma. Zafar discusses how optical spectroscopy can be used to study plasma effects and dynamics, which leads to a more ro...
3 Dec 20191h 5min
Dr. Kris Ford on Plasma Research and Nuclear Engineering
Dr. Kris Ford sat down to discuss plasma research, higher education, and motivation. At the time of this interview, Dr. Ford was a Ph.D. candidate in nuclear engineering, specifically plasma research....
3 Dec 20191h 13min
Dr. John Koshel on Illumination, the Century of Light, and Academics
Dr. John Koshel, the Associate Dean as the College of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona sat down to discuss illumination, the Century of Light, and academics. Dr. Koshel has a long backgro...
3 Dec 201957min
Oliver Spires on Optical Fabrication
This week Oliver Spires sat down to discuss optical fabrication. This is a topic often taken for-granted by optical scientists, as optical fabrication is the conversion of a theoretical component to a...
3 Dec 20191h 5min
Dr. Cooper-Sood on using Ketamine for Pain Management in Sickle Cell Anemia Patients
Dr. Johnathan Cooper-Sood sits down to discuss his research on novel pain management methods in patients who suffer from sickle cell anemia. These patients suffer extreme, chronic life long pain. Dr. ...
3 Dec 20191h 11min
