Buff Innovator Insights

In this episode of Buff Innovator Insights, we meet Dr. Jennifer Ho, professor in the department of Ethnic Studies and the director of the Center for Humanities and the Arts. Dr. Ho tells us about how growing up in an Asian-American family, along with more recent societal and personal transformations, has influenced her scholarship and emboldened her efforts to end racism.

*Intro and outro music by the artist, Broke for Free. (http://brokeforfree.com/)

In this episode of Buff Innovator Insights, we meet Dr. Evan Thomas, a professor of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering and Aerospace Engineering Sciences, and Director of the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering. Dr. Thomas shares how his family’s interests in journalism, engineering and entrepreneurship, as well as his experiences with Engineering Without Borders, inspired him to tackle global poverty through his work and teaching.

*Intro and outro music by the artist, Broke for Free. (http://brokeforfree.com/)

In this episode of Buff Innovator Insights, we meet Dr. Sona Dimidjian, director of the Renée Crown Wellness Institute, which seeks to promote the wellness of young people and the systems and adults who support them through interdisciplinary research-practice partnerships. Dr. Dimidjian’s research focuses on cultivating mental health and wellness among women, children, and families by engaging people’s capacities for learning to care for themselves and their communities.

*Intro and outro music by the artist, Broke for Free. (http://brokeforfree.com/)

In this episode of Buff Innovator Insights, we meet Dr. Lori Peek, Professor of Sociology, Faculty Associate at the Institute of Behavioral Science and Director of the Natural Hazards Center. We’ll learn about her formative years in small-town Kansas, how her research helping us learn from disasters like Hurricane Katrina the COVID-19 pandemic, and her love for teaching and mentoring students.

*Intro and outro music by the artist, Broke for Free. (http://brokeforfree.com/)

In this episode of Buff Innovator Insights, we meet Dr. Jun Ye, Fellow of NIST and JILA, and Professor Adjoint of Physics at JILA and CU Boulder. We’ll talk with Dr. Ye about his formative years in China, his transformation into a leading researcher in the US, and how his work is helping to realize the vast potential of quantum science and technology.

*Intro and outro music by the artist, Broke for Free. (http://brokeforfree.com/)

In the first episode of Buff Innovator Insights, we meet Dr. Margaret Murnane, CU Boulder professor of physics and one of the world’s leading experts in ultrafast laser and x-ray science. Join us to learn about her improbable journey from growing up in the Irish countryside to developing the microscopes of the future and cultivating the world’s next generation of physicists.

*Intro and outro music by the artist, Broke for Free. (http://brokeforfree.com/)