Ep 25. Finding the Next Fix for the World's Problems: More from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
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In the second interview from our visit to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, graduate students Natalie Hudson-Smith and Jaya Borgatta interview Dr. Wade Elmer, Chief Scientist for the Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology. They discuss everything from everyday garden fertilizers to cutting-edge nanoparticle experiments on watermelon.
Dr. Wade Elmer with eggplant seedlings at the Connecticut Agricultural Research Station. (image by Jan Ellen Spiegel, used with permission from Undark Magazine)
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#### **ABOUT THIS EPISODE**
Related links:
- Dr. Wade Elmer
- The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
- Undark magazine: In Connecticut, a Nanoscale Agricultural Experiment With Global Potential by Jan Ellen Spiegel
- Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology
Interviewee: Dr. Wade Elmer
Interviewers: Natalie Hudson-Smith and Jaya Borgatta
Producer/Host: Miriam Krause
Music: Ketsa
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