On a mission to expand access to STEM knowledge, AUI’s Kelsey Underwood sits down with experts to discuss their latest breakthroughs in science and technology and their impact on astronomy, energy, education and beyond.
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From COVID-19 vaccines to the first image of a black hole, user facilities have made significant scientific breakthroughs possible over the past 70+ years. How do scientists access user facilities to conduct complex scientific research? Allison Costa, associate scientist at the U.S. National Science Foundation’s National Radio Astronomy Observatory, breaks down the process.
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"UMR releases annual NIH Economic Impact Report: 2025 update". United For Medical Research. (2025, March 11). https://www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/statements/umr-releases-annual-nih-economic-impact-report-2025-update/
Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
Adam Reed, senior advisor at AUI, and Tom Campbell, cofounder and growth director of LEAP Manufacturing, discuss the challenges the Unites States currently faces with sourcing critical minerals necessary to manufacture batteries used to power items for defense, transportation and everyday tasks. Key players in BEACONS, Reed and Campbell explain how the battery technology initiative can combat these challenges and bolster the country’s authority in critical minerals.
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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, Fiscal Year 2023 Energy and Fuel Budget Justification Report. Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment. Retrieved March 21, 2025, from https://www.acq.osd.mil/eie/ero/oe/docs/reports/2023/FY23-Energy-and-Fuel-Budget-Justification-Report.pdf
Rimer, S. (2017, November 7). Loaded research question: Do male and female soldiers carry their equipment differently? Boston University. https://www.bu.edu/articles/2017/how-soldiers-carry-weight/#:~:text=In%20a%20combat%20mission%2C%20that,every%20soldier%2C%20regardless%20of%20sex
U.S. Government Accountability Office. U.S. - China relations. GAO. (n.d.). https://www.gao.gov/u.s.-china-relations#:~:text=In%20recent%20years%2C%20tensions%20between,challenges%20to%20the%20U.S.%20military
Thursday Mar 06, 2025
Thursday Mar 06, 2025
On a mission to expand access to STEM knowledge, AUI’s Kelsey Underwood sits down with experts to discuss their latest breakthroughs in science and technology and their impact on astronomy, energy, education and beyond.
SAVE THE DATE: First episode premiers March 26!