Abrupt Impacts of Climate Change https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqhv3GgTdtA#t=54 PostedApril 5, 2018 This video introduces a new study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine asserting that climate change is occurring, is caused largely by human activities, and poses significant risks for--and in many cases is already affecting--a broad range of human and natural systems.
Anthropogenic Drought and Environmental Change https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9lXz4hOahI PostedNovember 18, 2016 climate change, Africa, desert, rising sea level, environment, polar ice cap, arctic ice, ice melt, Sahara Amir AghaKouchakTEDxUniversity of California, Irvine
Applications of Precision Agriculture in Rural Communities https://youtu.be/upUWftTrNnk PostedNovember 5, 2013 Amy Kaleita, Iowa State University 2013 NAE Annual Meeting Gilbreth Lecture
Baratunde Cola Receives Waterman Award https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcgQ5QFZwuM PostedApril 21, 2017 The National Science Foundation recognized Georgia Tech's Baratunde Cola (USFOE 2013) with the 2017 Waterman Award, considered the nation's highest honor for early career scientists and engineers, for his pioneering research to control light and heat in electronics at the nanoscale.
Cloud Computing: Challenges and Opportunities of a Fundamental Shift in Computing https://youtu.be/R6BbhFldRB0 PostedSeptember 23, 2010 Armando Fox, University of California, Berkeley2010 USFOE
Computational Social Science: Exciting Progress and Grand Challenges https://youtu.be/d6A80PbVmig PostedNovember 25, 2013 Duncan Watts, Microsoft 2013 USFOE
De-mystifying Music and Its Performance https://youtu.be/EPgV1tYg6B0 PostedSeptember 23, 2010 Elaine Chew, University of Southern California2010 USFOE
Digital Holographic Microscopy for 3D Imaging of Complex Fluids and Biological Systems https://youtu.be/bkm26rNozqA PostedJanuary 23, 2019
Electronic Tattoos to Monitor Blood Pressure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vht5b9Fhl2c PostedOctober 13, 2022 nanotech, biomedical, computer science, stress, smartwatch, LED Roozbeh Jafari (JAFOE 2016) at Texas A&M University is engineering an electronic tattoo that can be worn comfortably on the wrist for hours and deliver continuous blood pressure measurements at an accuracy level exceeding nearly all available options on the market today.
Engineering and Science for Grades 6-12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBpZ22VBcb8 PostedDecember 3, 2018 Centering science instruction around investigation and design can improve learning in middle and high schools and help students make sense of phenomena in the world around them.
Engineering Biomimetic Peptides for Targeted Drug Delivery https://youtu.be/_r4mGBQWCio PostedSeptember 23, 2010 Efie Kokkoli, University of Minnesota2010 USFOE
FEMA at the ResilientAmerica Roundtable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV2VUi39yvo&feature=youtu.be PostedSeptember 14, 2018 Former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate discussed the agency’s whole-community approach to emergency management in an interview during a workshop hosted by the ResilientAmerica Roundtable.
Fighting Climate Change by Engineering Air Pollution to Brighten Clouds https://youtu.be/dyhQevwJhG4 PostedSeptember 13, 2012 Lynn Russell, Scripps Institute of Oceanography 2012 USFOE
Gecko Gripper to Clean Up Space Junk https://youtu.be/7R5-3UKFRvY PostedJune 24, 2021 orbit, Earth, nasa, iss, international space station, astrobee, astronaut FOE alum Marco Pavone at Stanford has engineered a robotic gripper equipped with grippy but not sticky gecko-inspired adhesives that could be particularly well-suited for tasks such as collecting debris and servicing satellites.
How Realistic Are Those Robots in Movies? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfZ7Hd7H6EQ PostedJune 6, 2022 FOE alum and dean of engineering at Ohio State University Ayanna Howard discusses 11 robots from Iron Man, Spider-Man 2, Big Hero 6, Terminator, and other movies and television.
Humans Cause Traffic Jams, AI Can Fix Them https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMRziLak2Zo&t=1s PostedApril 7, 2021 Traffic causes a litany of problems for society, from increased emissions to accidents. FOE alum Alexandre Bayen thinks automated vehicles will help us finally solve it.
Identification and Modulation of Biophysical Signals that Control Stem Cell Function and Fate https://youtu.be/bi5J2RL6qCo PostedSeptember 13, 2012 David Schaffer, University of California, Berkeley 2012 USFOE
Innovation by Evolution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoLqdWlHf-Y PostedOctober 22, 2014 Frances Arnold, California Institute of Technology 2014 NAE Annual Meeting
Innovations in Manufacturing Technologies for Improving Global Vaccine Access https://youtu.be/b7JxiR-Nwf4 PostedApril 23, 2010 Rahul Singhvi, Novavax 2010 GAFOE
Intelligent Autonomy in Robotic Systems https://youtu.be/bnfHl_j3Vko PostedSeptember 23, 2010 Mark Campbell, Cornell University 2010 USFOE