Covalent Conversations

Michele Galizia is an Assistant Professor at the department of chemical, biological, and materials engineering at the University of Oklahoma. During our conversation, Professor Galizia discusses the importance of mentorship in academia and provides insight on searching for faculty positions and navigating an early academic career.

Professor Galizia concludes with a brief discussion on his research investigating organic solvent transport in polymer membranes (72-minute mark in the podcast).

More information on Professor Galizia and his group can be found at: https://www.ou.edu/coe/cbme/membrane-lab, and the highlighted paper, published by Kelly P. Bye and Professor Galizia, can be found at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376738820305998.

Benny Freeman is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. During our conversation, Professor Freeman discusses the origins of membrane science and how it evolved to become a rich field with large scale industrial relevance.  Professor Freeman highlights seminal advances in synthetic membranes, applications including water purification, gas separation, hemodialysis, and drug delivery, along with some elusive challenges remaining in the field. More information on Professor Freeman can be found at:  https://mwet.utexas.edu/benny-freeman