Prof. Susannah Scott is a Distinguished Professor in both Chemical Engineering and in Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She received her Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from Iowa State University, under the direction of Jim Espenson and Andreja Bakac, for her work on the activation of O2 and transition metal-cata…

For our 30th episode it is a pleasure to welcome Prof. Charles (Charlie) T. Campbell! Prof. Campbell is Professor Emeritus in Chemistry at the University of Washington, where he is also Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering and of Physics, and the Rabinovitch Endowed Chair in Chemistry since 2012. He received his BS (1975) and PhD (1979, under …

Dr. Chris Bradley is a Program Manager in Catalysis Science at the U.S. Department of Energy. He earned B.S. degrees in Chemistry and Biology at the University of Kentucky and a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from Cornell University. He was then a postdoctoral fellow at UC Berkeley. His independent academic career involved stints as an Assistant Prof…

Prof. Suljo Linic was born in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he completed his elementary and high school education. His family were forcefully displaced from Bosnia during the Bosnian war of 1990s. He moved to the USA in 1994 after being awarded a faculty scholarship from West Chester University in PA. Suljo obtained his PhD degree in c…

Prof. Phillip Christopher earned his B.S. in chemical engineering from University of California, Santa Barbara in 2006 and his M.S and Ph.D. in chemical engineering from University of Michigan in 2011 working with Prof. Suljo Linic. From 2011-2017 he was an Assistant Professor at University of California, Riverside. In 2017 he moved to the Universi…

Dr. Simon R. Bare is a distinguished scientist at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. He earned his B.Sc. in Chemistry and Ph.D. in Surface Chemistry from the University of Liverpool, UK. He was a postdoctoral fellow at both Cornell University and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He then transitioned in industry and held various positions i…

Dr. Sean Hunt is the co-founder and CTO of Solugen. He focuses on utilizing novel metal catalysts, scaling up proprietary chemienzymatic process technologies, and developing the framework for Solugen’s molecule factories: the Bioforge. His engineering endeavors have spanned a wide range of industries and applications, working as fuel cell engineer …

Dr. Stafford (Staff) Sheehan leads Air Company as President and Chief Technology Officer. Staff is a scientist and entrepreneur who has developed several commercial technologies based on his applied research in the fields of chemistry, physics, and computer science, and has built collaborations with several world-renowned universities and institute…

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On this episode of PodCAT we welcome Cathy Tway, bp’s Senior Director for Chemistry and Catalysis. Cathy designs and directs development programs to deliver bp’s growth engines portfolio. Cathy has a wealth of industrial experience, having held leadership roles at several major chemical companies including most recently serving in leadership positi…

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Dr. Randall Meyer received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Rice University, his master’s degree in environmental engineering from UCLA, and his doctoral degree in chemical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He then performed postdoctoral research at both the Fritz’s Haber Institute and the University of Virgini…

Darren Lipomi is a professor of nanoengineering, chemical engineering, and materials Science at UC San Diego. He is also the Associate Dean for Students and the Faculty Director of the IDEA Engineering Student Center at the Jacobs School of Engineering at UCSD. He is the incoming chair of Chemical Engineering at University of Rochester, scheduled t…

Prof. Julie Rorrer is an assistant professor of chemical engineering at the University of Washington. She obtained her doctoral degree from the University of California at Berkeley, where she investigated etherification catalysis under the guidance of Profs. Alexis T. Bell and Dean Toste. She then performed postdoctoral research at the Massachusett…

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Electrocatalysis guru Prof. Ian McCrum did his undergraduate studies at Clarkson University, graduating in 2012. From there he went on to Penn State for his PhD, where he was advised by Prof. Mike Janik. In 2017 he moved to the Netherlands, studying at Leiden University as a postdoc under advisor Marc Koper. He returned to Clarkson in 2020 as an as…

Prof. William Schneider earned his PhD studying Inorganic Chemistry at The Ohio State University. Following his PhD he spent over a decade working at the Ford Motor Company, where he researched strategies for mitigating the environmental impact of automotive emissions. He joined the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Notre Dame …

Prof. Lea Winter is an Assistant Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at Yale University. Lea earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Yale and received her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Columbia University as a NSF graduate research fellow, working under the supervision of Professor Jingguang Chen - sharing academic lineage…

On this episode of PodCAT we welcome the distinguished Prof. Michael Janik from the Department of Chemical Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. Mike earned his B.S. from Yale University and then had a brief stint in industry working at Procter and Gamble. He returned to academia and earned his Ph.D. from University of Virginia under Pr…

On this episode of PodCAT we welcome Prof. Yuriy Román from MIT. Yuriy Román is the Robert T. Haslam Professor of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Yuriy earned his B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 2002 and received his Ph.D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2008, wor…

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On this episode of PodCAT we welcome Prof. Sheima Khatib from Virginia Tech. Sheima exemplifies the complete professor: successful research, top-notch teaching, and recognized service to the profession. For her research in natural gas upgrading she received the NSF CAREER award, for her teaching she received the Rawls Outstanding Undergraduate Educ…

Episode Summary: In this month’s episode Jesse Cook (Host) sits down with Dr. Allan Pack, M.B.Ch.B., Ph.D., FRCP, current Editor-in-Chief of the Sleep journal, to discuss many topics related to the journal broadly. including elements like its history, scope, mission, recent changes, and future intentions. Additionally, we cover topics related to th…

On this episode of PodCAT we welcome Prof. Alexis T. Bell. We discuss how Prof. Bell entered the field of catalysis and went out on a limb to secure a faculty position at UC Berkeley. We also discuss strategies for maintaining a successful research program and how to respond to reviewer comments. Fun fact, Prof. Bell was Ezra's PhD advisor! Prof. B…

Episode Summary: In this month’s episode Jesse Cook (Host) sits down with Dr. Kiran Ravindran, PhD to discuss the recently published paper in the journal SLEEP by Dr. Ravindran and colleagues that unpacks an investigation evaluating the capabilities of two commercially available contactless monitoring devices as tools to capture nocturnal and dayti…

Welcome to the new season of PodCAT! Our first episode of 2023-24 is a deep dive into submitting your first proposal. Where should you apply? What are strategies for dealing with rejection? No worries, PodCAT is here to help.

Episode Summary: In this month’s episode Jesse Cook (Host) sits down with Dr. Hailey Meaklim, PhD, DBSM to discuss the recently published paper in the journal SLEEP by Dr. Meaklim and colleagues that evaluated the implementation of a large-scale roll-out of the Sleep Psychology Workshop, a previously validated, behavioral sleep medicine program, in…

Episode Summary: In this month’s episode Jesse Cook (Host) sits down with Dr. Cassie Hilditch, PhD to discuss the recently published paper in the journal SLEEP Advances by Dr. Hilditch and colleagues that assessed the role of biological sex on the subjective experience and objective cognitive manifestation of sleep inertia following nighttime awake…

Episode Summary: In this month’s episode Jesse Cook (Host) sits down with Drs. Catherine Chu, MD, MA, MSC and Dara Manoach, PhD to discuss the recently published paper in the journal SLEEP by Drs. Hunki Kwon, Catherine Chu, Dara Manoach and colleagues that describes an investigation that identified age- and region-specific normative values for slee…

Episode Summary: In this month’s episode Jesse Cook (Host) sits down with Dr. Brendan Gabriel to discuss the recently published paper in the journal SLEEP by Dr. Oussama Saidi, Dr. Pascale Duché, Dr. Brendan Gabriel, and colleagues that examined the effect of the timing of high-intensity exercise (afternoon vs. evening) on the sleep, sleepiness, an…

Episode Summary: In this month's episode, Jesse Cook, MS (host) sits down with Dr Stephanie Crowley to discuss the recent publication“Extending weeknight sleep of delayed adolescents using weekend morning bright light and evening time management” Here is a link to the article. Timestamps: (00:00) - Introduction (00:52) - Topic Orientation (04:14) -…

On this episode of PodCAT we welcome a very special guest, Prof. Cathleen Crudden. We discuss how Prof. Crudden entered the field of catalysis and rose to Editor in Chief of ACS Catalysis. We also discuss mentoring strategies and philosphies, with important tips for early career researchers. Prof. Crudden is the AV Douglas Distinguished University …

Episode Summary: In this month's episode, Jesse Cook, MS (host) sits down with Rob Velzeboer and Dr. Wayne Lai, PhD to discuss their recently published paper in the journal SLEEP that overviews a systematic review performed to synthesize the existing literature surrounding the effects of various components, routes of administration, and dosing of c…

What do you need to be successful? Estimating start-up costs and negotiating an offer is no sweat with PodCAT in your corner. Tune in for the last installment of our series on the faculty application process.

Episode Summary: In this month's episode, Jesse Cook, MS (host) sits down with Angus Burns and Dr. Jacqueline Lane, PhD to discuss their recently published paper in the journal SLEEP that unpacks a foundational investigation into the genetic architecture underlying interindividual differences to light sensitivity. Here is a link to the article. Tim…

On this episode we welcome a very special guest, Prof. Paul Dauenhauer. We discuss details of how Prof. Dauenhauer became interested and excited about catalysis with some tips and strategies for early career researchers. Prof. Dauenhauer received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. His PhD was u…

Episode Summary: In this month’s episode Jesse Cook, MS (Host) sits down with Dr. Beth Malow, PhD to discuss their recently published paper in the journal SLEEP that serves as a position statement for the Sleep Research Society on the current debate surrounding clock change and adoption of either permanent standard time or daylight saving time. Her…

In this episode of PodCAT with Tom, Ezra and Marc we discuss tips and strategies for approaching the research seminar and chalk talk.

In this episode of PodCAT with Tom, Ezra and Marc we discuss tips and strategies for approaching the on campus interview. Good luck!

Episode Summary: In this month’s episode Jesse Cook, MS (Host) sits down with Dr. Darlynn Rjo-Wissar, PhD, MPH and Miranda Chappel-Farley, the current and incumbent trainee member at-large (TM@L), respectively, to provide an overview of all things TM@L. Additionally, key upcoming SRS events and opportunities, including the Advances in Sleep & Circa…

We are honored to have our very first guest, Prof. Jesse Bond. We discuss details of the faculty application process and getting involved with AIChE. Jesse Bond received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Louisiana State University, where he developed an interest in catalysis and reaction engineering. His PhD and Postdoctoral training were under…

Episode Summary: In this month’s episode Jesse Cook, MS (Host) sits down with Dr. Christine Blume, PhD to discuss her recently published paper in the journal SLEEP that comprehensively evaluated the impact of melanopically different lights on sleep, sleepiness, vigilance, and sensory processing. Here is a link to the article on the SLEEP journal we…

Welcome to our first episode of PodCAT with Tom, Ezra and Marc. We provide an overview of the faculty application process for the field of heterogeneous catalysis.

In the second episode of PodCAT with Tom, Ezra and Marc we discuss strategies for approaching the research statement. Find your champion!

In the third episode of PodCAT with Tom, Ezra and Marc we take a deep dive into the teaching statement.

In this episode of PodCAT with Tom, Ezra and Marc we discuss the horrors and opportunities of the meat market, better known as the Meet the Faculty Candidates Poster Session at AIChE.

Tom, Ezra and Marc discuss tips and strategies for approaching phone and Zoom interviews.

Episode Summary: In this month’s episode Jesse Cook (Host) sits down with Dr. Micheal Grandner to discuss his recently published paper in journal SLEEP that comprehensively evaluated the performance abilities of a novel, multisensor sleep wearable device: The Happy Ring. A component of this investigation was to assess differences in performance abi…

Episode Summary: In this month’s episode Jesse Cook (Host) and Dr. Diego Mazzotti reviewed the major takehomes from a recent workshop focused on data harmonization of sleep and circadian informatics. The conversation unfolds into a broader discussion that covers topics including open science, the promise and pitfalls of “big data,” data sharing, an…

Summary: Just in time for the return to school, Jesse Cook (Host) sits down with Dr Lisa Meltzer to discuss two vital papers at the intersect of sleep, school start times, and education modality among pediatrics, adolescents, and teenagers. (00:00) - Introduction (00:50) - Topic Orientation (03:45) - An introduction to Dr Lisa Meltzer and the two f…