This Week on The Academic Minute
Monday
Bilal El-Zahab, associate professor of mechanical and materials engineering at Florida International University, explores durable lithium-sulfur batteries.
Tuesday
Lucia Bellino, PhD candidate at the University of Texas at Austin, takes a look back to find out how volcanism shaped early Mars.
Wednesday
Erik Van Aken, instructor of philosophy and religious studies at Rocky Mountain College, explains why chaos theory has changed how we think about certain ideas in physics.
Thursday
Scott N. Taylor, professor of organizational behavior and the Arthur M. Blank Endowed Chair for Values-Based Leadership at The Blank School at Babson College, suggests a strategy for entrepreneurial leaders to be at their best.
Friday
Andrea King, professor of psychiatry and behavioral neuroscience at the University of Chicago, tells us why our understanding of addiction may need a re-write.
Catch up with The Academic Minute from 3/23 - 3/27
Monday
Benjamin Pennington - University of Southampton
The Earliest Origins of Karnak Temple in Egypt
Dr Benjamin Pennington is a Visiting Fellow in Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Southampton, as well as a secondary school Geography teacher.
His research focusses on reconstructing ancient landscapes in order to answer targeted archaeological questions, usually by drilling sedimentary boreholes and analysing the deposits that are retrieved. Most of his work has focussed on Egypt, and to a lesser extent Iraq, China and other areas in the Mediterranean.
Tuesday
Mark Mba-Wright - Iowa State University
Filling Orphaned Wells With Bio-Oil Offers Flexible Carbon Capture Option
Mark Mba-Wright is a professor of mechanical engineering at Iowa State University. His research focus is sustainable energy systems, including techno-economic analysis, lifecycle assessment and process optimization.
Wednesday
Jeffrey Ravetch - Rockefeller University
Dendritic Cells
Ravetch is a faculty member in the David Rockefeller Graduate Program, and the Tri-Institutional M.D.-Ph.D. Program.
Thursday
Mathew Isaac - Seattle University
Does Unit-Based Versus Weight-Based Pricing Affect Consumer Perceptions of Product Value?
How products are priced can leave consumers confused while trying to get the best deal. I’m Dr. Lynn Pasquerella, president of The American Association of Colleges & Universities, and today on The Academic Minute: Mathew Issac, Loyola professor of marketing and chairperson of the Marketing Department at the Albers School of Business and Economics at Seattle University, delves into why.
Friday
Eyal Klang - Mount Sinai Research Institute
AI Improves Accuracy of Emergency Department Medical Coding
Eyal Klang, MD, is Chief of Generative AI in the Windreich Department of Artificial Intelligence and Human Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. His research focuses on using artificial intelligence to improve healthcare delivery and clinical decision-making.
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