Engineering Out Loud
From the College of Engineering at Oregon State University, this is "Engineering Out Loud"—a podcast telling the stories of how our research and innovation here are helping change the world out there.
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 19 minutes
- Episodes
- 78
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Chemical bonds: Forging partnerships with Thailand's PTT, S4E1
Goran Jovanovic, professor of chemical engineering at Oregon State, was interested in finding ways to convert carbon dioxide into useful products using renewable energy. When the U.S. Department of E…
Magnetic materials for medicine, S3E4
What are magnetic nanoparticles and how can they be used in medicine? Oregon State Associate Professor Pallavi Dhagat and graduate student Phil Lenox explain the very sensitive techniques they are de…
Sensors from the sea, S3E3
Biosensor technology is used to detect a wide variety of substances — from drugs, to cancer biomarkers, to chemical contaminants in our food and drinking water. Diatoms — tiny, single-celled plants f…
Enforcing the CTBT with CZT, S3E2
How do you prove someone tested a nuclear weapon? Researchers, Steven Czyz, Lily Ranjbar, and Salam Alhawsawi from the Radiation Detection Group at Oregon State are developing devices smaller than Po…
From Toy Story to tumors, S3E1
Advances in 3D graphics have made movies and video games more realistic, but can also have an impact on science. Associate Professor Eugene Zhang and Assistant Professor Yue Zhang describe their rese…
Change and ChickTech, S2E6
It’s no secret that women and minorities have historically been underrepresented in science and engineering and have faced a lot of bias upon entering those fields. But what is Oregon State Universit…
Inside and outside, S2E5
In this week's episode, we feature two stories from the Oregon State Robotics Group.
Ravi Balasubramanian, mechanical engineering assistant professor, is designing robo-inspired implantable mechanism…
Lenses and limbs, S2E4
In this episode, we hear from Greg Herman, professor of chemical engineering, about a sensor he's developed that has the potential to monitor glucose levels via a contact lens.
In Part 2, we explore …
Stoves and sopes, S2E3
Nordica MacCarty, a faculty member in the Humanitarian Engineering Program at Oregon State, talks about improving the lives of women and children in the developing world through cleaner-burning cook …
By air and by land, S2E2
In part one, we’ll uncover the extreme challenges of air travel for people with disabilities, the risky measures they take in order to fly, and the serious harm they face every time they board an air…
Polyphony of Inclusivity, S2E1
Inclusivity means listening to all voices — creating a beautiful polyphonic sound. Learn about Distinguished Professor Margaret Burnett’s mission to change the way software is designed to be more gen…
Hearts and phantoms, S1E6
In part one, we meet computer science Assistant Professor Stephen Ramsey, who uses computational modeling to look deep into the human genome. His goal: predict who among us is more susceptible to hea…
Odds and ends, S1E5
The Monte Carlo method conjures images of a suave gambler beating the house in Monaco. In reality, Monte Carlo methods are computational algorithms that use randomness to solve problems.
In this epi…
Inspection and direction, S1E4
In this episode, we find out how researchers are utilizing unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAVs) to gather data.
Dr. Dan Gillins, affiliated faculty member, along with his brother Matt Gillins, a gradu…
Lock and key, S1E3
The age of Big Data and cloud computing has created greater demand for advanced cryptography. To store data on the cloud safely it must be encrypted; in order to use the data it needs to be decrypted…
Sea and sky, S1E2
Xiaoli Fern, associate professor in computer science, explains how she and her team are using machine learning and bird song recordings to help biologists track bird populations. Plus, Geoff Hollinge…
Pros and cons, S1E1
What is data science and engineering? To kick off the podcast season on this topic, Tom Dietterich, distinguished professor of computer science, explains what it is, how it is related to Big Data, an…
Engineering Out Loud Teaser
The teaser for Engineering Out Loud--a brand new podcast from the College of Engineering at Oregon State University. We're telling the stories of how our research and innovation is helping change the…