In this episode, we talk about the faculty senate and provide insightful discussions and perspectives on the Senate's functions, promoting a better understanding of its significance within the academic community.

References:

• https://academic-senate.utah.edu/

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Cast list:

Guest:

• Prof. Shanti Deemyad, a professor in Physics Department at the University of Utah. She is an experimental physicist and study the matter at extreme conditions of pressure and temperature. She is studying quantum phenomena in condensed matter in systems such as superconductors, quantum solids and correlated electron systems. For more information check out: https://web.physics.utah.edu/~deemyad/

Hosts:

• Prof. Pania Newell (host) is currently an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Utah.

• Prof. Lucy Zhang (host) is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Editing team:

• Music by RuthAnn Schallert-Wygal ([email protected])
• Edited by Angella Chen
• Artwork is created using Canva (canva.com)