#006 - Academic research in cultivated meat with Rachael Floreani

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Rachael is an Associate Professor at the University of Vermont in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, and Food Systems whose current research interests include cultivated meat.

In this episode

Rachael's interdisciplinary journey to working on cultivated meats
The control engineers have over the mechanical properties of cultivated meat
The increasing importance of engineers in the cultivated meat industry
The funding constraints for cellular agriculture and cultivated meat research
The value of engineers understanding business concepts and taking career risks for greater impact
Work-life balance in academia
Rachael’s advice for people interested in entering academia
How to test your fit for research and how to pitch research ideas to professors

Full show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/rachael

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/e8qIjwH7_tc
Timestamps

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:01:35) Rachael's journey

(00:07:17) Role models

(00:09:27) Work life balance

(00:11:16) Multidisciplinary work

(00:13:44) Cultivated meat materials

(00:19:31) Engineering in cultivated meats

(00:26:22) Funding challenges

(00:33:07) Research community

(00:35:22) Values

(00:40:46) Business education/experience

(00:46:24) Scale up challenges

(00:51:41) Academic research

(00:55:44) Advice for becoming a researcher

(01:04:57) Pitching research ideas to professors

(01:10:28) Resources for people interested in the space

(01:12:18) What do you wish you had invented?

(01:15:31) Where to learn more about Rachael's research

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