In a matter of days, hundreds of students from around the world will descend on Ruston to put their civil engineering skills to the test in the ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition. Dr. Elizabeth Matthews and graduate student Katya Opel have played big roles in bringing this epic contest to our city. In this episode, they […]
29. Heath Tims: Teaching, Tradition, and Tech XXII
Dr. Heath Tims loves Louisiana Tech. So much so that Tech XXII (affectionately dubbed “Techie”) is a permanent four-legged family member in the Tims household. In this episode, Tonya Oaks Smith interviews Dr. Tims, an Associate Dean and a Professor in the College of Engineering and Science. He talks about his journey as both a […]
15. Terri Murray: Engineering Ways to Treat Brain Disorders
When Dr. Terri Murray was a child, she was the kid who turned every rock over, brought turtles home, and looked through magazines for pictures of wild animals. She was a born scientist and engineer — but she was also a female in high school in the late 1960s when women weren’t scientists and engineers. […]
13. Future Farmers of Our Solar System: Growing Gardens in Microgravity
While we’re trying to figure out how to baste a turkey or steal a decent dressing recipe to help us make it through the holidays, Dr. Gergana Nestorova, assistant professor in Louisiana Tech’s Department of Biological Sciences and program chair for Tech’s Molecular Science and Nanotechnology (MSNT) program, is aiding NASA in learning how to […]
12. Yuri Lvov: Nanotechnology, It’s the Little Things that Matter
Dr. Davy Norris, Chief Research and Innovation Officer at Louisiana Tech, interviews Dr. Yuri Lvov, Tolbert Pipes Eminent Endowed Chair in Micro and Nanosystems, for this episode of Beyond 1894. As a chemist, Dr. Lvov is recognized as one of the most influential nanoscience researchers in the world over the past 25 years. When he […]
11. Leon Iasemidis: Understanding How the Brain Works
Dr. Davy Norris, Chief Research and Innovation Officer at Louisiana Tech, interviews Dr. Leon Iasemidis, Rhodes Eminent Scholar Chair and Director of Tech’s Center for Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Science, for this episode of Beyond 1894. Iasemidis has spent his academic career learning about the brain and discovering new insights for the larger scientific community. […]