Curiosity Unbounded

How a free-range kid from Maine is helping green-up industrial practices — Desirée Plata


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In this episode, MIT President Sally Kornbluth sits down with newly tenured associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, Desirée Plata. Her work focuses on making industrial processes more environmentally friendly, and removing methane (a key factor in global warming) from the air.


Links:

  • Desirée Plata
  • Woods Hole Oceanographic
  • Plata Lab
  • Global Methane Pledge
  • 2.00b Toy Product Design


Show notes and transcript:

https://news.mit.edu/podcast/podcast-curiosity-unbounded-episode-1-how-free-range-kid-maine-helping-green-industrial


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