Our guest for this episode is Dr. Ghanim Kashwani, a material scientist and post-doctoral researcher at New York University Abu Dhabi. We discuss his research on sustainable materials, how to bridge the gap between academia and the industry, and what materials we need to develop in order to build on mars.

References:

NYUAD Kawader Research Assistantship Program: https://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/about/careers/postdoctoral-and-research/kawader-research-assistantship-program.html

Biomimicry: https://biomimicry.org/what-is-biomimicry/

Space Elevator: https://science.howstuffworks.com/space-elevator.htm (or find alternative/authoritative source)

You can reach Dr. Ghanim Kashwani at [email protected] and through his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ghanim-kashwani-90739389/?originalSubdomain=ae

This episode features the song “Let Yourself Be Huge” by Cloudkicker, available under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial license.

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