About this podcast
Welcome to Top Hat STEM Chat, where we interview faculty, staff, students and alums from the Austin Peay College of STEM to discuss their careers, their research and their lives.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 22 episodes
- Episode 22 | Owen Fink · 1 h 20 min · Episode 22Welcome to Top Hat STEM Chat! Today we're joined by Owen Fink, a dual-major with a long list of passions including, but not limited to, computers, nature, Full Spectrum Learning…
- Episode 21 | Blue Tinsley · 41 min · Episode 21Welcome to Top Hat STEM Chat! Today we're joined by Blue Tinsley, an Austin Peay alum now working with Tri-County Upward Bound! We talk about his life, his interests, how an…
- Episode 20 | Jacob Lehtola · 23 min · Episode 20Welcome to Top Hat STEM Chat! Today we're joined by Jacob Lehtola, a computer science major you might have seen around campus working with IT! This senior can also unicycle in…
- Episode 19 | Isaac Billeter · 31 min · Episode 19Welcome to Top Hat STEM Chat! Today we're joined by Isaac Billeter, a cybersecurity major who has carved quite a career for himself at Austin Peay, from Middle College to…
- Episode 18 | Yuriy Holovchak · 30 min · Episode 18Welcome to Top Hat STEM Chat! Today we're joined by Yuriy Holovchak--double major, Goldwater Scholar, two-time IRES traveler and all-around good dude. We discuss his time at…
- Episode 17 | Dr. Jordan Miller Tschida · 27 min · Episode 17Welcome to Top Hat STEM Chat! Today we're joined by Dr. Jordan Miller Tschida, a computer science currently working as a Research Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory; she…
- Episode 16 | Jacob Robertson · 33 min · Episode 16Welcome to Top Hat STEM Chat! Today we're joined by Jacob Robertson, a physics alum currently shaping policy with the Federation of American Scientists; Jacob talks about his…
- Episode 15 | Dr. Joshua Hinckley · 29 min · Episode 15Welcome to Top Hat STEM Chat! Today we're joined by Dr. Joshua Hinckley, a chemistry alum and the co-founder and CEO of Bioqore, a company aiming to disrupt the food science…
- Episode 14 | Sarai Faulkner · 35 min · Episode 14Welcome to Top Hat STEM Chat! Today we're joined by Sarai Faulkner, a senior chemistry major set to graduate in May and head off to Florida State in pursuit of her doctorate. We…
- Episode 13 | Dr. Mary Akinyemi · 41 minToday we're joined by Dr. Mary Akinyemi of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. In a wide-ranging conversation, we talk about her academic and industry career, giving…
- Episode 12 | Brandon Gulley · 41 min · Episode 12Welcome to Top Hat STEM Chat! Today we're joined by Brandon Gulley, an Austin Peay alum now working on his doctorate in ecology at Vanderbilt. A 20-year veteran of the Army…
- Episode 11 | Dr. Lynn Von Hagen · 45 min · Episode 11Welcome to Top Hat STEM Chat! Today we're joined by Dr. Lynn Von Hagen, an Austin Peay alum now serving the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance as their Regional Conservation…
- Episode 10 | Dr. Kallina Dunkle · 45 min · Episode 10Welcome to Top Hat STEM Chat! Today we're joined by Dr. Kallina Dunkle, Associate Dean for the APSU College of STEM and professor in the Earth and Environmental Science…
- Episode 9 | Dr. Dwayne Estes · 1 h 10 minWelcome to Top Hat STEM Chat! Today we're joined by Dr. Dwayne Estes, executive director of the Southeastern Grasslands Institute, PI in the Center of Excellence for Field…
- Episode 8 | Charles Weigandt · 31 min · Episode 8Welcome to Top Hat STEM Chat! Today we're joined by Charles Weigandt, who heads up Austin Peay's Aviation Science division out at Hangar 5 at Outlaw Field. Charles has taken…
- Episode 7 | Jane Semler · 46 min · Episode 7Welcome to Top Hat STEM Chat! Today we're joined by Jane Semler, a professor of medical laboratory sciences, 2015 Socrates Award winner, former Faculty Senate President, and a…
- Episode 6 | Michelle Rogers · 39 min · Episode 6Welcome to Top Hat STEM Chat! Today we're joined by Michelle Rogers, a faculty member in the biology department who is also involved in the CEFB and Healthy Yards, a program…
- Episode 5 | Dr. Adrian Parker · 31 min · Episode 5Welcome to Top Hat STEM Chat! This episode offers a rare treat: a visit from Dr. Adrian Parker, who works in the Navy's Missile Energy Systems branch! We talk about his time at…
- Episode 4 | Meleah Lanier · 45 min · Episode 4Welcome to Top Hat STEM Chat! On this episode, we visit with Meleah Lanier, an outstanding engineering physics student with a plethora of experience. From their research in…
- Episode 3 | Dr. Michael Northington · 44 min · Episode 3Welcome to Top Hat STEM Chat! On this episode, we visit with Dr. Michael Northington, a Clarksville native who now works for Optum. We discuss his post-grad work at Mississippi…
