Building Trust in Science Requires Diversity: Dr. Freeman Hrabowski

In this episode, I interviewed Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, the President Emeritus of The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). Per his website: He has given numerous TED talks and chaired the National Academies’ committee that produced the report, Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America’s Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads. President Obama named him chair of the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans in 2012. In 1988, he co-founded the Meyerhoff Scholars Program.

Science is a Living, Breathing Process: Dr. Holden Thorp

In this episode, I interviewed Dr. Holden Thorp, the Editor-In-Chief of Science Magazine. Formerly, he was Provost of Washington University in St. Louis and spent three decades at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), where he was Chancellor, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and a Kenan Professor of Chemistry. Transcription Transcribed by Caden Sweet (he/him) JP: Start recording. So yeah, Holden. Let’s start with like a short autobiography.

Directing the National Science Foundation (NSF) : Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan

In this episode, I interviewed Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan, the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Transcription Transcribed by Emma Dear (she/her) JP: Let’s do it. JP: Yeah. So Hi, Dr. Panchanathan, welcome to the show. I’d love if you could share an autobiography, you know. Tell us where you were born. How would you describe your journey, getting to where you are now and then, let’s end it with what impact you wanna have once you’re done serving in your current role.

Empowering Women in STEM: Dr. Marcia McNutt

In this episode, I chatted with Dr. Marcia McNutt. A decorated scientist who was the 15th Director (and 1st woman) of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the President and CEO of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), a Professor of Marine Geophysics at Stanford University and UC Santa Cruz, and a Professor of Geophysics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She was also the science adviser to the United States Secretary of the Interior, and the former Editor-In-Chief of Science Magazine.

Helping Underrepresented Students Move Up the Socioeconomic Ladder : Dr. Robert Fernandez

In this episode, I chatted with Dr. Robert Fernandez, the Executive Director of Cientifico Latino, and a United States Obama Leaders for the Obama Foundation Leaders USA Program. He is a former PD Soros Fellow and a former undocumented immigrant who once had a dream of becoming a scientist. His dreams have become a reality, and he is now helping historically marginalized students access higher education in the sciences! Transcription Transcribed by Julissa Larios (she/her)