Boilermaker Engineering Engenuity Podcast

In this episode, we meet Dr. Mohit Verma, an assistant professor in Agriculture and Biological Engineering at Purdue University and learn more about his work to develop a rapid diagnostic tool for Covid-19.

In this episode we meet Dr. Dennis Buckmaster, a professor in Agriculture and Biological Engineering and Dean’s Fellow for Digital Agriculture in the College of Agriculture and learn more about his many projects involving digital agriculture.

Maria Dadarlat, an assistant professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University, discusses her work in neuroscience and neural engineering. Her research is aimed at developing artificial sensation for brain-machine interfaces, which could ultimately help restore motor control to people who have lost the ability to move due to paralysis or injury.

Krishna Jayant, an assistant professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University, discusses his research on the application of technology to neuroscience.

Elsje Pienaar, an assistant professor in Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University, discusses her work to discover host-pathogen interactions through computational simulations.

Purdue University Nuclear Engineering professor Shripad Revankar discusses his work with gas-cooled small modular reactors, part of generation IV of nuclear reactors, which are the safest and most efficient designs yet.

Lefteri Tsoukalas, a professor of nuclear engineering at Purdue University and renowned scholar on deep neural networks, shares insights on how artificial intelligence is being integrated into nuclear power systems and nuclear security.

Dr. Ran Kong, a post-doctoral research associate in Purdue University’s School of Nuclear Engineering, discusses his work with a Versatile Test Reactor and how it will contribute to the future of nuclear energy.

Clive Townsend, supervisor for Purdue University’s Reactor 1 (PUR-1), shares his experience in helping to manage Indiana’s only nuclear reactor and the first nuclear reactor in the U.S. to have all digital instrumentation and controls.  Hear what is unique about PUR-1 and how it is used for teaching, research, and outreach at Purdue.

Purdue University Environmental and Ecological Engineering researchers Caitlin Proctor and Andrew Whelton discuss their NSF Rapid Response grant to study the water systems in buildings that were closed or shutdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.