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STEMoirs

Sebastian Husein

23 episodes

1 week ago

Professor Sarah Kurtz, former senior research fellow at the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) and now a professor at the University of California Merced, sits down with guest host Rebecca Saive and Sebastian Husein to chat about all-things energy related. Listen to her take on what the "coolest" photovoltaic tech is, how she feels about her electric car, and how we need to challenge our conventional ways of thinking in multiple areas, including world population growth and even the relatio...

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Professor Sarah Kurtz, former senior research fellow at the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) and now a professor at the University of California Merced, sits down with guest host Rebecca Saive and Sebastian Husein to chat about all-things energy related. Listen to her take on what the "coolest" photovoltaic tech is, how she feels about her electric car, and how we need to challenge our conventional ways of thinking in multiple areas, including world population growth and even the relatio...

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Episodes (20/23)

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Eps. 23: Dr. Sarah Kurtz | Energy Expert | Music Lover | A Thorn in the Side of Solar Energy?

Professor Sarah Kurtz, former senior research fellow at the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) and now a professor at the University of California Merced, sits down with guest host Rebecca Saive and Sebastian Husein to chat about all-things energy related. Listen to her take on what the "coolest" photovoltaic tech is, how she feels about her electric car, and how we need to challenge our conventional ways of thinking in multiple areas, including world population growth and even the relatio...

4 years ago

1 hour 6 minutes

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Eps. 22: Dr. Parikhit Sinha | Director of Sustainable Development

Dr. Parikhit Sinha from First Solar—the only solar manufacturer to bring thin-film solar panels to the gigawatt scale (so far...looking at you, perovskite-enthusiasts)—joins STEMoirs to share about the winding path of his scientific career. We hear about his start at Harvard University, his transition into a science degree, moving to Seattle and how he found himself flying over wildfires in Africa taking air samples, and ending up in Arizona. We also touch on life cycle assessments and discus...

4 years ago

52 minutes

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Eps. 21: Lisa Fischer | EU Economics & Policies of the Green Energy Transition

Lisa Fischer of E3G—Third Generation Environmentalism—joins STEMoirs. We look back at the influences that brought her to work on climate economics and policy, and hear about the urgent work being done at E3G to accelerate the transition to climate safety across all levels of society. Lisa's insights point to keeping people at the core of innovation and climate change solutions to frame effective policy solutions. Stay up to date on Lisa's work by following her on Twitter @FactFisching ...

4 years ago

46 minutes

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Eps. 20: Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, Professor of Semiconductor and Nanostructured Material Growth

Professor Anna Fontcuberta i Morral from the Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials at EPFL in Switzerland joins STEMoirs. We hear about her journey from growing up in the outskirts of Barcelona, her time in Paris and Pasadena, and now about her work in Lausanne, Switzerland. She tells us about where her inspirations for material growth come from, and what it takes to persevere through those difficult periods when experiments—and life—don't always go how you planned. Follow her on Twitter @i_...

4 years ago

50 minutes

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Eps. 19: Dr. Camilla Nørgaard Jensen | Serious Play Expert | Innovation Consultant | Lego Connoisseur

Dr. Camilla Jensen joins STEMoirs. She is the founder of InterPlay, LLC where she uses her background in industrial design engineering, Lean Startup methods, and expertise in LEGO® Serious Play® facilitation to enable organizations to secure growth through venture-based innovation principles. Her work studying play has revealed that a play mindset can be crucial for enhancing group cohesion and dynamics, as well as effective knowledge sharing in cross-disciplinary teams. If you're interest...

4 years ago

1 hour 2 minutes

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Eps. 18: Albert Polman, Professor of Photonic Materials for Photovoltaics

Dr. Albert Polman, professor of photonic materials for photovoltaics at the University of Amsterdam, joins STEMoirs. We hear about his scientific journey, the thoughtful questions he asked himself on setting up and maintaining a meaningful scientific career, what he has found most rewarding, a bit about nanophotonics, and what is possibly his favorite rare earth element. You can find more of his work through his group's website: www.erbium.nl following him on Twitter, or by looking him up on ...

4 years ago

45 minutes

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Eps. 17 with Eva Pettinato: Aerospace Engineer | AC/DC Fan | Poker Player

Eva Pettinato, a guidance, navigation, and controls aerospace engineer, joins STEMoirs. She tells us about her path becoming a rocket scientist and engineer—which started with her belief that engineers only drive trains, but led to her double checking components of a 90+ foot long rocket she helped build while lying on a launch pad at Kennedy Space Center. We also hear about her love of 70's & 80's metal, her secret to winning 15+ concert tickets, perspectives on science outreach and wome...

4 years ago

51 minutes

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Eps. 16: Dr. Amanda Youssef

On this episode of STEMoirs, Dr. Amanda Youssef talks about her journey from Lebanon to MIT, the cultural differences of working in Germany and France (hint: may involve sunbathing after work and hiking on weekends), and now living on the west coast of the US. We hear about oxygen complexes and crystal defects in silicon solar cells, how she navigated the fast-paced environment of MIT, the amazing support of her family, and about women standing up for themselves in the workplace. Music credi...

4 years ago

1 hour 12 minutes

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Eps. 14: 2020 update!

We're back! For now. Here's a quick update about what's been happening over this past year for me, the host, Sebastian Husein. New episodes coming out soon :) Music credits: RetroFuture Clean and Furious Freak by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

5 years ago

5 minutes

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Eps. 15: Professor Giulia Tagliabue

Back in August of 2020, Professor Giulia Tagliabue sat down with Sebastian to discuss her life as a scientist, including her time at Caltech, her work in photocatalysis, her thoughts on diversity, and her love of rock climbing. Professor Tagliabue was recently presented with 1st place in the Rising Stars of Light Award by the Nature journal, Light: Science & Applications. You can find more of her work linked to at her institute's page. Music credits: RetroFuture Clean and Furious Frea...

5 years ago

40 minutes

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Eps. 13: Professor Rebecca Saive

Sebastian sits down with Rebecca Saive, assistant professor at the University of Twente and Co-founder and CTO of Effectively Transparent Contacts (ETC) Solar. We hear how her first interactions with kitchen experiments and solar cells as a child shaped her science journey, what it's like to found a solar startup company, her passion for dance, the outdoors and horse riding, and perspectives on being a woman in science. Music credits: RetroFuture Clean and Furious Freak by Kevin MacLeod (in...

6 years ago

1 hour 4 minutes

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Eps. 12: Professor Mariana Bertoni

Sebastian is joined by the notorious M.I.B. - Mariana I. Bertoni, a professor at Arizona State University in the School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering. We hear why she owns a brewery in Minnesota, the influences that guided her on this professorship path, how she handles the pressures, and her views on the duties of scientists to society. We rant a bit about duck curves and solar energy, chat about where solar manufacturing might be heading, and finally, why she finds it all ...

6 years ago

1 hour 1 minute

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Eps. 11: Professor Zachary Holman

Professor Zak Holman from Arizona State University joins Sebastian to talk about his cats, his research in photovoltaic devices and solar energy, and his time as a post-doc in Switzerland. With special guest appearance from "El Chapo". Music credits: RetroFuture Clean and Furious Freak by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

6 years ago

38 minutes

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Eps. 10: A podcast update

A "quick" update about the future of the podcast and what we hope to accomplish. Moving forward, the podcast will mainly be hosted by Sebastian Husein. Guests on the show will still be mostly from the solar energy research community for now, but STEMoirs will branch out to talk to researchers in all other fields of science, tech, engineering, and math. You can email the show at stemoirs@gmail.com, Tweet us @stemoirs, and like our page at facebook.com/stemoirspodcast. New episodes will be av...

6 years ago

6 minutes

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Eps. 9: Professor Alex Freundlich

Sebastian Husein and Joe Karas talk to Professor Alex Freundlich from the University of Houston about solar cells made from moon dust, cutting frozen chickens with sunlight, and why flies in your vacuum deposition chambers can make your results a little buggy. Music credits: RetroFuture Clean and Furious Freak by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

6 years ago

26 minutes

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Eps. 8: Abhishek Iyer

This is an archived episode of STEMoirs, previously called PodQESST. Sebastian Husein speaks with Abhishek Iyer, Ph.D. candidate from the University of Delaware and co-founder of solar energy startup SHIO, winner of the 2018 LaunchR clean technology innovation competition. Abhishek explains how he prepares for pitching competitions, and how important it is to still make time for English Premier League football. Music credits: RetroFuture Clean and Furious Freak by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech...

6 years ago

57 minutes

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Eps. 7: David Needell

Sebastian Husein talks to David Needell at the California Institute of Technology about tiny, luminscent balls for solar cells, the 2018 World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion held in Hawaii, and how David might be inadvertently causing volcanoes to erupt all over the globe. Music credits: RetroFuture Clean and Furious Freak by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

6 years ago

45 minutes

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Eps. 6: Simone Bernardini

This is an archived episode of STEMoirs, previously called PodQESST. Joe and Sebastian interview Simone Bernardini, Ph.D. in Materials Science at Arizona State University. They discuss electron lifetimes in silicon for solar cell applications, the process of publishing in academic journals, and Simone's enjoyment of the sun. The work discussed can, in part, be found at: ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8288645/ Music credits: RetroFuture Clean and Furious Freak by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.co...

6 years ago

26 minutes

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Eps. 5: April Jeffries

This is an archived episode of STEMoirs, previously called PodQESST. Joe and Sebastian chat with April Jeffries, a Ph.D. in Materials Science at Arizona State University, and Chief Technical Officer and co-founder of start-up company Reactive Inks, LLC. In this episode, they discuss her work in metal contact innovations for solar cells and getting outside of her comfort zone to do customer discovery in the NSF iCorps program, while Sebastian and Joe struggle to do mental math. Music credits:...

6 years ago

28 minutes

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Eps. 4: Pablo Guimera Coll

This is an archived episode of STEMoirs, previously called PodQESST. Sebastian and Joe meet with Pablo Guimera Coll from the Canary Islands in Spain, winner of the 2015 National Science Foundation "Perfect Pitch" competition, co-founder of semiconductor startup company Crystal Sonic, and Ph.D. student at Arizona State University. They discuss how Pablo got into solar energy research in the U.S., his experience presenting before U.S. Congress, and running around lost in the tunnels beneath C...

6 years ago

27 minutes