Learning & Living STEMM in Connecticut
The Academy is a nonprofit created by a special act of the Connecticut General Assembly in 1976, with key areas of work including advising and informing the people and the state of Connecticut, on science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine, collectively known as STEMM. This podcast is key to sharing, with the residents of our state, interesting STEMM developments, and increasing visibility for the state’s innovators and entrepreneurs, businesses and industries, academics, our talented workforce, and those doing STEMM-related work in public service. podcasts
Episode #14 Accelerating the Discovery of Abiotic Vesicles
In this episode, host Tan Deleon is joined by Sarah Maurer, professor of chemistry at Central Connecticut State University, to share insights into the work she is doing on the origins of life, why the public should be aware of abiotic vesicles, how artificial intelligence (AI) has accelerated the discovery and study of abiotic vesicles, and how Sarah knew she wanted to be a scientist while still in kindergarten (spoiler alert: Albert Einstein's hairstyle had something to do with it).
Episode #13 Business-focused Sustainability Initiatives to Reduce Emissions that Contribute to Climate Change
In this episode, Bernard J. Zahren, an honorary member of the Academy, discusses how his private investment funds, Clean Feet Investors I and II, support sustainability-focused businesses and how his commitment to reducing carbon emissions has led him to build a Zero-Carbon Home.
Episode #12 Artificial Intelligence: What We Should Know, and the Policies and Regulations States are Considering
In this episode, host Tan Deleon sits down with Connecticut Senator James Maroney and Nick Donofrio to discuss AI – what it is, what we should know about it, what the state is considering for policies and regulations around its use - and their work as the co-chairs of the Joint General Law Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly’s Artificial Intelligence Working Group.
Episode #11 DETICKT IT: An App for Real-Time Tick Identification and Disease Risk Analysis
Tickborne diseases are on the rise, with the Connecticut Department of Public Health reporting about 3,000 cases yearly. After being diagnosed with two tickborne illnesses, Antonia Kolb, a recent graduate of King School in Stamford, developed DETICKT IT, a one-of-a-kind app to help identify ticks and assess their risks. Listen as Antonia shares her experience as a student researcher and what it took to create the app. Antonia is joined by her research advisor, Victoria Schulman, to discuss how she navigates the student/advisor relationship and how high school research benefits students.
Episode #10 Desalination and Wastewater Reuse: Technological Solutions for Global Water Scarcity
Water scarcity is a critical issue globally, directly impacting human health, agricultural productivity, and economic development. Listen as Menachem Elimelech, the Sterling Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at Yale University and the recipient of the 2024 Connecticut Medal of Technology, discusses sustainable solutions to the ever-increasing demand for fresh water worldwide.
Episode #9 CASE – DEEP Science & Technology Policy Fellowship: Dr. Seema Alim
Host Tan Deleon sits down with Dr. Seema Alim, the 2022-2024 CASE-DEEP Science & Technology Policy Fellow to discuss Dr. Alim’s career and path to becoming the CASE-DEEP Science & Technology Fellow, as well as her work during the fellowship focused on building decarbonization, commercial and industrial benchmarking, and training real estate professionals.
Episode #8 Conducting Science Research in High School
In this episode of Learning and Living STEMM in Connecticut, Naomi Park, a senior at Greenwich High School, shares her scientific research journey that began in third grade and continues today - bringing her to local and national science competitions, and receiving the 2023 Stockholm Junior Water Prize.
Episode #7 A Changing Arctic
In this episode of Learning & Living STEMM in Connecticut, Penny Vlahos, professor and associate head, Department of Marine Sciences at the University of Connecticut, joins CASE to talk about the rapid change underway in the Arctic Ocean. With the projections that by 2040, it will experience its first ice-free September, what will be the impacts of these rapid changes on global and regional climates?
Episode #6 The Digital Transformation Conversation, continued
In this episode of Learning & Living STEMM in Connecticut, Mike Ambrose returns to continue the conversation on Digital Transformation and the real benefits of DX including reductions in time and costs, as well as improvements in quality.
Episode #5 What is Digital Transformation and Why is it so Important?
In this episode of Learning & Living STEMM in Connecticut, Mike Ambrose joins CASE to begin the conversation about Digital Transformation - or DX - and the complexities of product considerations, the importance of data, and concept of the single source of the truth.
Episode #4 STEM Student Research – Implementing Inexpensive Biochar to Remove Contaminants from Water
In this episode of Learning & Living STEMM in Connecticut, Snigtha Mohanraj, a sophomore at the Engineering & Science University Magnet School in New Haven, shares the inspiration for and research behind her award-winning project, “Implementing Inexpensive Biochar to Remove Contaminants in Water.”
Episode #3 UConn and SCSU-BioPath Partner to Bridge the Research Skills Gap
In this episode of Learning & Living STEMM in Connecticut, Professors Christine Broadbridge and Elizabeth Jockusch discuss the NSF funded RaMP, a partnership of UConn and Southern Connecticut State University BioPath, bridging the research skills gap for students from underserved and underrepresented populations, and as an initiative to solve the workforce issues within the biotech sector in Connecticut.