Maine Science Podcast

Maine Science Festival, Kate Dickerson

Conversations with some of the leading scientists, researchers, engineers, and innovators working in Maine. Presented by the Maine Science Festival, a program of the Maine Discovery Museum. read less

Rebecca Robich & Chuck Lubelczyk (vector ecology & human health)
Mar 9 2023
Rebecca Robich & Chuck Lubelczyk (vector ecology & human health)
Rebecca Robich and Chuck Lubelczyk are team members at the Vector-Born Disease Laboratory at Maine Health Institute of Research. The team goal includes investigating the spread of disease-carrying ticks and mosquitoes in Maine and the disease agents they carry. Chuck is a wildlife ecologist who is a vital part of the "outdoors" team, and Rebecca is a staff scientist who's work in analysis of samples provides critical insights to vectors and the transmission of diseases. Our conversation was recorded in January 2023.Save the date! The 2023 Maine Science Festival is March 22nd-26th, Bangor (and area), Maine.  The full program is  online at  https://www.mainesciencefestival.org/2023-program. You can plan your visit at https://www.mainesciencefestival.org/plan.  This episode is sponsored by Bangor Savings Bank.~~~~~~The Maine Science Podcast is a production of the Maine Science Festival and Maine Discovery Museum. It was recorded at Discovery Studios, at the Maine Discovery Museum, in Bangor, ME. The Maine Science Podcast is hosted and executive produced by Kate Dickerson; edited and produced by Scott Loiselle.The Discover Maine theme was composed and performed by Nick Parker.If you want to support the Maine Science Podcast and/or the Maine Science Festival, you can do so at our website mainesciencefestival.org at our donation page. Find us online:Website - Maine Science FestivalMaine Science Festival on social media: Facebook    Twitter     InstagramMaine Science Podcast on social media: Facebook    Twitter     Instagram© 2023 Maine Science FestivalA program of the Maine Discovery Museum
Amanda Smith (wastewater)
Feb 16 2023
Amanda Smith (wastewater)
Amanda Smith is the Director of Water Quality Management, City of Bangor. The world of water treatment is hugely scientific, wildly interesting, and hardly ever thought about, and Amanda's path to wastewater - and how she talks about it - is one of the best examples of applied science you'll hear. Call 207-992-4470 (the general number for the Bangor Wastewater Plant) to schedule a plant tour!Our conversation was recorded in January 2023.Save the date: 2023 Maine Science Festival: March 22nd-26th, Bangor (and area), Maine.  The full program is  online at  https://www.mainesciencefestival.org/2023-programThis episode is sponsored by Bangor Savings Bank.~~~~~~The Maine Science Podcast is a production of the Maine Science Festival and Maine Discovery Museum. It was recorded at Discovery Studios, at the Maine Discovery Museum, in Bangor, ME. The Maine Science Podcast is hosted and executive produced by Kate Dickerson; edited and produced by Scott Loiselle.The Discover Maine theme was composed and performed by Nick Parker.If you want to support the Maine Science Podcast and/or the Maine Science Festival, you can do so at our website mainesciencefestival.org at our donation page. Find us online:Website - Maine Science FestivalMaine Science Festival on social media: Facebook    Twitter     InstagramMaine Science Podcast on social media: Facebook    Twitter     Instagram© 2023 Maine Science FestivalA program of the Maine Discovery Museum
Ian Meng (neuroscience)
Jan 26 2023
Ian Meng (neuroscience)
Ian Meng is Professor of Physiology and Director of the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence for the Study of Pain and Sensory Function at the University of New England. Ian's path into science was inspired by a college class, and he's now studying pain and the eye. Ian will be one of the 5 Minute Genuis(TM) speakers at the 2023 Maine Science Festival (www.mainesciencefestival.org) on March 24th, 2023, 7:30pm.Our conversation was recorded in January 2023.Save the date: 2023 Maine Science Festival: March 22nd-26th, Bangor (and area), Maine. This episode is sponsored by Epstein Properties~~~~~~The Maine Science Podcast is a production of the Maine Science Festival and Maine Discovery Museum. It was recorded at Discovery Studios, at the Maine Discovery Museum, in Bangor, ME. The Maine Science Podcast is hosted and executive produced by Kate Dickerson; edited and produced by Scott Loiselle; financial support from Central Maine Power; production support by Maranda Bouchard; and social media support from Next Media.The Discover Maine theme was composed and performed by Nick Parker.If you want to support the Maine Science Podcast and/or the Maine Science Festival, you can do so at our website mainesciencefestival.org at our donation page. Find us online:Website - Maine Science FestivalMaine Science Festival on social media: Facebook    Twitter     InstagramMaine Science Podcast on social media: Facebook    Twitter     Instagram© 2022 Maine Science FestivalA program of the Maine Discovery Museum
Kat Allen (oceans & climate)
Oct 13 2022
Kat Allen (oceans & climate)
Kat Allen is an Assistant Professor School of Earth and Climate Sciences at the University of Maine, with a  Cooperating Appointment at the Climate Change Institute. Kat studies the ocean, both in the geologic past and in the present. Some of you may recognize her from the 2022 Maine Science Festival Headliner Event, The Warming Sea - an exploration of hope in the face of the climate crisis. Kat was part of our introductory panel, and her presentation provided fantastic context for the rest of the evening. You can see Kat at The Warming Sea on the MSF YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoUtjF9XPKP0zO5NsgYLU4SMGmzeNPJN9.Our conversation was recorded August 2022.~~~~~~The Maine Science Podcast is a production of the Maine Science Festival. It was recorded at Discovery Studios, at the Maine Discovery Museum, in Bangor, ME. Hosted by Kate Dickerson; edited and produced by Scott Loiselle; financial support from Central Maine Power; production support by Maranda Bouchard; and social media support from Next Media.The Discover Maine theme was composed and performed by Nick Parker.If you want to support the Maine Science Podcast and/or the Maine Science Festival, you can do so at our website mainesciencefestival.org at our donation page. Find us online:Website - Maine Science FestivalMaine Science Festival on social media: Facebook    Twitter     InstagramMaine Science Podcast on social media: Facebook    Twitter     Instagram© 2022 Maine Science FestivalA program of the Maine Discovery Museum
Habib Dagher (Civil Engineering & Composites)
Sep 29 2022
Habib Dagher (Civil Engineering & Composites)
Habib Dagher is the founding Executive Director of the Advanced Structures & Composites Center, a National Science Foundation funded research center housed in an 100,000 square foot laboratory with over 350 full and part-time personnel. Habib and his team have been responsible for some remarkable innovations in composites, off-shore wind, and bridge technology - to name just a few. The center has worked with over 500 clients world-wide, including 150 Maine-based companies, and has received top national awards for its research. In October 2015, Habib was recognized as a 2015 White House Transportation Champion of Change as the primary inventor of the composite arch bridge system. He holds 80 U.S. and international patents with 8 additional patents pending.More information about the Bridge in  Backpack: https://www.kleinfelder.com/project/bridge-in-a-backpack-technology/Habib was part of the 2021 online forums, in a session about "Off Shore Wind from the UK to Maine." The video of that forum is on the MSF YouTube page: https://youtu.be/hI4lECVXCKI.Our conversation was recorded August 2022.~~~~~~The Maine Science Podcast is a production of the Maine Science Festival. It was recorded at Discovery Studios, at the Maine Discovery Museum, in Bangor, ME. Hosted by Kate Dickerson; edited and produced by Scott Loiselle; financial support from Central Maine Power; production support by Maranda Bouchard; and social media support from Next Media.The Discover Maine theme was composed and performed by Nick Parker.If you want to support the Maine Science Podcast and/or the Maine Science Festival, you can do so at our website mainesciencefestival.org at our donation page. Find us online:Website - Maine Science FestivalMaine Science Festival on social media: Facebook    Twitter     InstagramMaine Science Podcast on social media: Facebook    Twitter     Instagram© 2022 Maine Science FestivalA program of the Maine Discovery Museum
re-release: Patrick Breeding (bioengineering)
Jul 7 2022
re-release: Patrick Breeding (bioengineering)
Patrick Breeding is a Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Marin Skincare and a Co-Founder of Dermarus. A biotechnology entrepreneur, Patrick developed his interest for the blue economy working with Lobster Unlimited. He earned his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering in 2017 and completed his M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Maine in 2020. Throughout college, Patrick became passionate about biotechnology research and commercialization in various fields, spanning drug development, skincare, marine bioresources, medical education and sports performance innovation, and has followed these passions toward a career of doing 'cool stuff that matters'. Patrick presented at the 2019 Maine Science Festival. ~~~~~~The Maine Science Podcast is a production of the Maine Science Festival. It was recorded at Discovery Studios, at the Maine Discovery Museum, in Bangor, ME. Hosted, edited and produced by Kate Dickerson; financial support from Central Maine Power; production support by Maranda Bouchard; and social media support from Next Media.The Discover Maine theme was composed and performed by Nick Parker.If you want to support the Maine Science Podcast and/or the Maine Science Festival, you can do so at our website mainesciencefestival.org either at our donation page OR by getting some MSF merchandise through our online store. Find us online:Website - Maine Science FestivalMaine Science Festival on social media: Facebook    Twitter     InstagramMaine Science Podcast on social media: Facebook    Twitter     InstagramMaine Science Festival Store - https://bit.ly/MSF-store© 2022 Maine Science FestivalA program of the Maine Discovery Museum
Luci Benedict (analytical chemistry)
Feb 17 2022
Luci Benedict (analytical chemistry)
Luci Benedict is an Associate Professor of Chemistry, and Director of Quality Control Collaboratory at the University of Southern Maine. Luci is an analytical chemist who has worked in the area of environmental pollutants and now focuses her research and work in the fermentation area - in particular the craft brewing industry. The 2022 Maine Science Festival program of events is online at https://www.mainesciencefestival.org/march2022.Tickets ($25/$10 students) for the 2022 Headliner: The Warming Sea - an exploration of Hope in the face of the climate crisis. (thewarmingsea.me) - March 19, 2022, 7pm, Collins Center for the Arts are on sale now!~~~~~~The Maine Science Podcast is a production of the Maine Science Festival. It was recorded at Discovery Studios, at the Maine Discovery Museum, in Bangor, ME. Edited and produced by Kate Dickerson; financial support from Central Maine Power; production support by Maranda Bouchard; and social media support from Next Media.The Discover Maine theme was composed and performed by Nick Parker.If you want to support the Maine Science Podcast and/or the Maine Science Festival, you can do so at our website mainesciencefestival.org either at our donation page OR by getting some MSF merchandise through our online store.Find us online:Website - Maine Science FestivalMaine Science Festival on social media: Facebook    Twitter     InstagramMaine Science Podcast on social media: Facebook    Twitter     InstagramMaine Science Festival Store - https://bit.ly/MSF-store © 2022 Maine Science Festival
Phoebe Jekielek (aquaculture - scallops)
Feb 3 2022
Phoebe Jekielek (aquaculture - scallops)
Phoebe Jekielek is Director of Research for Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership. Her current research focuses on farming scallops, and she's using eDNA as one of the tools to help analyze the aquaculture farm they have at Hurricane. Phoebe is pursing her PhD at the University of Maine, working in the Leslie Lab and being co-advised by Heather Leslie of the Darling Marine Center and Nichole Price of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences. If you want to email Phoebe and get photos/videos of scallops, she can be reached at phoebe@hurricaneisland.net.~~~~~Tickets are now on sale for the 2022 Headliner: The Warming Sea - an exploration of Hope in the face of the climate crisis. (thewarmingsea.me) - March 19, 2022, 7pm, Collins Center for the Arts.~~~~~~The Maine Science Podcast is a production of the Maine Science Festival. It was recorded at Discovery Studios, at the Maine Discovery Museum, in Bangor, ME. Edited and produced by Kate Dickerson; financial support from Central Maine Power; production support by Maranda Bouchard; and social media support from Next Media.The Discover Maine theme was composed and performed by Nick Parker. If you want to support the Maine Science Podcast and/or the Maine Science Festival, you can do so at our website mainesciencefestival.org either at our donation page OR by getting some MSF merchandise through our online store.Find us online:Website - Maine Science FestivalMaine Science Festival on social media: Facebook    Twitter     InstagramMaine Science Podcast on social media: Facebook    Twitter     InstagramMaine Science Festival Store - https://bit.ly/MSF-store © 2022 Maine Science Festival
Sean Birkel (climate change)
Dec 30 2021
Sean Birkel (climate change)
Sean Birkel is a climatologist and Research Assistant Professor at the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine. Sean is also the Maine State Climatologist and is part of the Maine Climate Council. One of his ongoing projects is Climate Reanalyzer, where visitors can visualize climate and weather datasets. Sean was also a critical part of the The Warming Sea project, meeting with Composer Lucas Richman as well as middle school students. ~~~~~Tickets are now on sale for the 2022 Headliner: The Warming Sea - an exploration of Hope in the face of the climate crisis. (thewarmingsea.me) - March 19, 2022, 7pm, Collins Center for the Arts.~~~~~~The Maine Science Podcast is a production of the Maine Science Festival. It was recorded at Discovery Studios, at the Maine Discovery Museum, in Bangor, ME. Edited and produced by Kate Dickerson; production support by Maranda Bouchard and social media support from Next Media. The Discover Maine theme was composed and performed by Nick Parker. If you want to support the Maine Science Podcast and/or the Maine Science Festival, you can do so at our website mainesciencefestival.org either at our donation page OR by getting some MSF merchandise through our online store. Find us online:Website - Maine Science FestivalMaine Science Festival on social media: Facebook    Twitter     InstagramMaine Science Podcast on social media: Facebook    Twitter     InstagramMaine Science Festival Store - https://bit.ly/MSF-storecontact us: podcast@mainesciencefestival.org© 2021 Maine Science Festival
Catherine Schmitt (science communication)
Dec 2 2021
Catherine Schmitt (science communication)
Catherine Schmitt, is a Science Communication Specialist at Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park and the first "official" science communicator who has been on the podcast. She is the author of three books, and her experience has let her learn about Maine from forests to the sea.To learn more about Catherine and find her writing, go to https://catherineschmitt.com/. ~~~~~~Tickets are now on sale for the 2022 Headliner: The Warming Sea - an exploration of Hope in the face of the climate crisis. (thewarmingsea.me) - March 19, 2022, 7pm, Collins Center for the Arts. ~~~~~~The Maine Science Podcast is a production of the Maine Science Festival. It was recorded at Discovery Studios, at the Maine Discovery Museum, in Bangor, ME. Edited and produced by Kate Dickerson; production support by Maranda Bouchard and social media support from Next Media. The Discover Maine theme was composed and performed by Nick Parker.  If you want to support the Maine Science Podcast and/or the Maine Science Festival, you can do so at our website mainesciencefestival.org either at our donation page OR by getting some MSF merchandise through our online store.  Find us online:Website - Maine Science FestivalMaine Science Festival on social media: Facebook    Twitter     InstagramMaine Science Podcast on social media: Facebook    Twitter     InstagramMaine Science Festival Store - https://bit.ly/MSF-storecontact us: podcast@mainesciencefestival.org© 2021 Maine Science Festival