Nanotechnology with Dr. Ali Shakouri, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University

01 Jan 2015 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Lisa Paulette Kirkham

In this 26 minute video Dr. Ali Shakouri talks about nanotechnology work in his lab at Purdue. Electro semi-conductors that heat and cool at the nanoscale are shown and explained.

Center for Direct Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels (C3Bio): An Overview with Dr. Maureen McCann, Center Director

20 May 2014 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Lisa Paulette Kirkham

Dr. Maureen McCann, Director of the C3Bio center, provides a 25 minute virtual field trip for high school STEM students. Dr. McCann, a plant biologist, directs interdisciplinary efforts with chemists, biologists, physicists, engineers, and economists to find effective, efficient ways of...

Extracting Energy From Plants: Why is this important? A Virtual Field Trip by Dr. Mahdi Abu-Omar

06 Feb 2014 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Lisa Paulette Kirkham

Dr. Mahdi Abu-Omar, Robert Wetherill Professor of Chemistry, presents a 20 minute virtual field trip for high school STEM students. Dr. Abu-Omar describes work he is doing on the conversion of biomass to biofuels, emphasizing techniques for breaking down lignin in plant materials. Lignin contains...

Dr. Nate Mosier's Virtual Field Trip on Developing Biofuels

04 Dec 2012 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Nate Mosier, Lisa Paulette Kirkham

Dr. Nate Mosier, Associate Professor of Ag and Biological Engineering, presents a 30 minute virtual field trip for high school STEM students. Dr. Mosier and his graduate assistant, Barron Hewetson, describe work they are doing on the conversion of biomass to biofuels, with a special emphasis on...