STEM in Action - a podcast by STEM Ascent
By The ChemTalk Team
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STEM Ascent (stemascent.org) is a nonprofit organization transforming the way students engage with science and career development in STEM. Founded in 2026, a transformative initiaitve born from the legacy of ChemTalk, to make chemistry and biology more accessible, we have expanded our work to support learning across multiple STEM fields.
On our podcast, we are excited to engage in conversations conversations with professionals across a wide range of STEM fields, giving you a broader look at the possibilities within STEM and help you discover where your own interests can take you.
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Introducing STEM in Action
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Oct 31, 2026 |
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Episode 70: Dr. Matthew Hartings on 3D Printing Materials & Food Science
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Oct 08, 2026 |
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Episode 69: Dr. Martin Burke on Democratizing Molecular Innovation
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Jul 23, 2026 |
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Episode 68: Dr. Michael Pollastri on Drug Discovery for Neglected Tropical Diseases
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Episode 67: Dr. John LaMattina on Drug Discovery, Pharma Innovation, and Industry Myths
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Episode 66: Dr. Neil Garg on Reimagining Organic Chemistry
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Episode 65: Dr. Frank Leibfarth on Upcycling Plastic Waste and Tackling Forever Chemicals
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Episode 64: Dr. David Julian McClements on Food Science
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Episode 63: Dr. Aaron Burton on What Meteorites Can Teach Us About Life
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Episode 62: Dr. Bruce McCord on the Chemistry behind Crime Scene Investigations
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Oct 26, 2025 |
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Episode 61: Dr. Lance Wells on Glycobiology
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Episode 60: Dr. Jonathan Sessler on Cancer Therapy and Texaphyrins
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Episode 59: Dr. Paul Chirik on Modern Alchemy
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Episode 58: Nobel Laureate Dr. Benjamin List on Organocatalysis
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Episode 57: Dr. Bruce Logan on Environmental Engineering and Microbial Fuel Cells
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Episode 56: Dr. Seth Marder on Optoelectronics and Interdisciplinary Collaboration
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May 30, 2025 |
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Episode 55: TikTok’s Favorite Chemistry Teacher Phil Cook on Making Science Viral
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May 23, 2025 |
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Episode 54: Nobel Laureate Dr. Morten Meldal on Click Chemistry
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Episode 53: Dr. Gaurav Giri on Crystallization Chemistry and MOF Innovation
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Episode 52: Dr. Tashica Amirgholizadeh on Merging Chemistry and Law
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Oct 06, 2024 |
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Episode 51: Dr. Benjamin Hsiao on Sustainable Chemistry
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Aug 10, 2024 |
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Episode 50: Dr. Adina Paytan on Earth Materials and Climate Science
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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Episode 49: Dr. Mark Tuckerman on Theoretical Chemistry and Fuel Cells
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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Episode 48: Dr. Christopher Hendon on Coffee Chemistry
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May 18, 2024 |
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Episode 47: Dr. Eric Decker on Food Chemistry and Lipid Oxidation
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Episode 46: Dr. Thomas Albrecht-Shoenzart on Radiochemistry and Nuclear Renaissance
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Episode 45: Dr. Joe Schwarcz on Separating Sense from Nonsense
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Episode 44: Dr. Bomyi Lim on CRISPR and Genetic Editing
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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Episode 43: Dr. Donna Huryn on Medicinal Chemistry and Women in Organic Chemistry
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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Episode 42: Dr. Lee Cronin on Digital Chemistry and Innovative Thinking in Science
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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Episode 41: Dr. Steven Clarke on Biochemistry and Biochemists
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Episode 40: Dr. Karen Wooley on Sugar Plastics and Sustainability
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Episode 39: Dr. Martin Chalfie on his Nobel Prize Winning Work on Green Fluorescent Protein
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Episode 38: Dr. Robert Bergman on the Bergman Cyclization and Organic Synthesis
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Episode 37: Dr. Robert Lefkowitz on his Nobel Prize Winning Work on G-Protein Coupled Receptors
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Episode 36: Dr. Sarah King on Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Studying Abroad
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Episode 35: Dr. Najat Saliba on Air Pollution and How Chemistry Can Influence Politics
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Sep 09, 2023 |
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Special Episode: Derek Miller from Genius Lab Gear on the Lab Coat Project
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Episode 34: Dr. Emily Ryan on Computational Methods and Sustainability
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Episode 33: Dr. Richard Zare on the Mystery of Droplets and Life on Mars
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Aug 12, 2023 |
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Episode 32: Dr. Syeda Sultana Razia on Chemical Security and the Dangers of Chemical Weapons
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Episode 31: Dr. Miriam Rafailovich on Flame Retardant Trees and Material Science
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Episode 30: Dr. George Schatz on the Mystery of Colloidal Gold Nanoparticles
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Episode 29: Dr. Damià Barceló on How Our Actions Impact Our Water and the Perception of Chemicals
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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Episode 28: Dr. Sibrina Collins on the Benefits of Storytelling in STEM
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Episode 27: Nobel Laureate Dr. Danny Schechtman on Quasicrystals and Early Science Education
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Episode 26: Dr. Ewine van Dishoek on Creating Telescopes and Water in Space
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May 31, 2023 |
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Episode 25: Dr. Russ Algar on Luminescent Materials and your Potential to Work with Them
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May 15, 2023 |
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Episode 24: Dr. George Whitesides on the Lorenz Effect and the Importance of Curiosity
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Episode 23: Dr. Sourav Pal on Quantum Chemistry and How to Choose What Subject to Pursue
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Episode 22 Extended Edition: Dr. Laura Bickerton on Life as a Grad Student
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Episode 22: Dr. Laura Bickerton on Life as a Grad Student
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Episode 21: "Professor Dave Explains" Farina on Youtube and Working as a STEM Educator
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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Episode 20: Dr. Helmut Cölfen on the Applications of Biologically-Based Materials
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Dec 27, 2022 |
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Episode 19: Dr. Devleena Samanta on DNA as Materials
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Episode 18: Dr. Kayunta Johnson-Winters on Enzymology and Diversity in Science
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Episode 17: Dr. Joaquín Rodríguez-López on Electrochemistry
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Nov 13, 2022 |
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Episode 16: Dr. Scott Cushing on the Power of Lasers
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Episode 15: Dr. Elizabeth Bess on the Human Gut Microbiome
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Episode 14: Dr. Philipp Zerbe on Plants' Use of Diverse Chemistry
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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Episode 13: Dr. Elizabeth Neumann on MALDI MSI
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Episode 12: Dr. Irene Chen on Bacteriophages
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Sep 03, 2022 |
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Episode 11: Dr. Jennifer Lillig on Listeria Monocytogenes
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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Episode 10.5: Insider interview with ChemTalk Co-founders Sam Magpantay and Bo Bramer
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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Episode 10: Dr. Kim Janda on Vaccines for Opiods
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Jul 30, 2022 |
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Episode 9: Dr. Carl Denard on Synthetic Biology
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May 07, 2022 |
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Episode 8: Dr. Eric Scerri on What Defines an Element
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Feb 12, 2022 |
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Episode 7: Dr. Dino Spagnoli on the Tobacco Industry
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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Episode 6: Dr. Fun Man Fung on Online Chemistry Education
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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Episode 5: Dr. Jen Heemstra on Nucleic Acids and Coping with Failure in STEM
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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Episode 4: Dr. Timothy Dore on Medicinal Chemistry and Working Abroad
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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Episode 3: Dr. Lauren Zarzar on Material Chemistry
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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Episode 2: Dr Roald Hoffmann on Being a Nobel Prize Winner
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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Episode 1: Dr. Michelle O'Malley on Biomaterials
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May 19, 2021 |