School of Earth Sciences Assistant Professor Ann Cook aims to fill in the gaps in the scientific understanding of natural gas hydrates. She shares her research on the topic with David Staley on this week’s Voices of Excellence podcast: https://go.osu.edu/ascpodcast

Professor Abraham Badu-Tawiah is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Ohio State University where he studies photochemistry in droplets and disease diagnosis. He’s a recipient of an Early Career Award from the Department of Energy, an Eli Lilly Young Investigator Award in Analytical Chemistry, and most recently an American Chemical Society Division of Analytical Chemistry Arthur F. Findeis Award for Achievements by a Young Analytical Scientist.

David Staley and Frederick Luis Aldama discuss Aldama's recent Eisner award for his book "Latinx Superheroes in Mainstream Comics," Aldama's formative years with comics, and why comics have become an area of scrutiny for academics.

Michael Neblo is an Associate Professor in the Ohio State University Department of Political Science, an affiliated faculty in the department of philosophy, and the Director of the Institute for Democratic Engagement and Accountability (IDEA). His research focuses on deliberative democracy and political psychology. His new book, Politics with the People: Building a Directly Representative Democracy, develops and tests a new model of politics connecting citizens and elected officials to improve representative government. He will be the featured speaker at the Sept. 16 Science Sundays presented by the College of Arts and Sciences, a free and open to the public event. More information is available at go.osu.edu/ScienceSundays