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Toufiq Reza, Florida Institute of Technology – Sustainable Waste Conversion Techniques for the Moon and Mars
Sustainable waste conversion techniques on Earth might one day be applied to colonies on the Moon or Mars. Toufiq Reza, associate professor of chemical engineering in the department of chemistry and chemical engineering at the Florida Institute of Technology, examines how. Dr. Toufiq Reza is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Department of…
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Robert Cheatham, Florida Institute of Technology – Growing Food on Mars
On this Student Spotlight: Can we grow food on Mars? Robert Cheatham, PhD student in chemical engineering at the Florida Institute of Technology, digs into the regolith to find out. Robert Cheatham is a PhD student and researcher pursuing a doctoral degree in chemical engineering at Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech) in Melbourne, Florida.…
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Moti Mizrahi, Florida Institute of Technology – “Scientism” as an Anti-Science of Doubt and Disbelief
The terms people use to stoke disbelief and doubt in science can be costly. Moti Mizrahi, associate professor of philosophy in the school of arts and communication at Florida Institute of Technology, details how. Moti Mizrahi is Associate Professor of philosophy in the School of Arts and Communication at the Florida Institute of Technology. He…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.11.01-2021.11.05
The Academic Minute from 11.01 – 11.05 Monday, November 1st Richard Aronson – Florida Institute of Technology Understanding the Impact of Climate Change on Sea Life His research explores the response of marine communities to environmental changes in deep time. His primary focus is on coral reefs and subtidal communities in Antarctica and on…
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Felipa Chavez, Florida Institute of Technology – Anxiety in Children
The rise of social media can leave kids anxious. Felipa Chavez, assistant professor of psychology at the Florida Institute of Technology, explores what can be done to combat these feelings. Dr. Chavez received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology, with a concentration in working with children and families from State University of New York at Buffalo…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.05.04)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.05.04 Monday, May 4th Carola Daffner, associate professor of global languages and cultures at the University of Dayton, looks into the history of German Jewish women writers during Holocaust. Tuesday, May 5th Karen Bonuck, professor in the department of family and social medicine at the Albert Einstein College of…