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Hosted by Dean Ayanna Howard, Enginuity explores stories of innovation within The Ohio State University College of Engineering. You’ll meet faculty and students that are pushing boundaries and developing game-changing technologies.

The Ohio State University College of Engineering

The Ohio State University College of Engineering


    • May 7, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 18m AVG DURATION
    • 24 EPISODES


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    Ep. 24: Professor & Entrepreneur Jessica Winter

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 16:36


    A professor in Ohio State's William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Jessica Winter is a well-known leader in nanobiotechnology and has invented materials used in cancer detection and research. She has developed methods to tightly pack multiple nanoparticles in polymer carriers so that their properties could be multiplied. This approach led to… Continue reading Ep. 24: Professor & Entrepreneur Jessica Winter

    Ep. 23: Entrepreneur/Alumna Sampriti Bhattacharyya

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 26:03


    In 2020, Sampriti launched Navier, a next-generation maritime company whose mission is to build the most compelling zero-emission marine vessels. By adapting technology from automotive and aerospace, her company is making electric hydrofoiling more accessible and efficient. Last spring they began delivering their first product to customers, the N30 Pioneer Edition. She joins Dean Ayanna… Continue reading Ep. 23: Entrepreneur/Alumna Sampriti Bhattacharyya

    Ep. 22: Biotech Entrepreneur/Alumnus Michael Triplett

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 21:45


    Ohio State Engineering alumnus Michael Triplett is what you would call a serial biotech entrepreneur. Today, he is co-founder and board chair of Armatus Bio as well as co-founder and board member of Clarametyx Biosciences, a startup infectious disease company pursuing novel therapeutics and vaccines for the treatment and prevention of biofilm-related bacterial infections. Not so long ago,… Continue reading Ep. 22: Biotech Entrepreneur/Alumnus Michael Triplett

    Ep. 21: Ratmir Timashev

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 27:43


    Dean Ayanna Howard chats with globally recognized entrepreneur, technologist and community leader, Ratmir Timashev about his entrepreneurial journey and the new Center for Software Innovation. The founder of Veeam Software, he is an alumnus, a champion of education and technological innovation in the Midwest, and a staunch supporter of The Ohio State University. Learn more… Continue reading Ep. 21: Ratmir Timashev

    Ep. 20: Carmenton, Ohio State’s innovation district

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 13:08


    Dean Ayanna Howard chats with Peter Mohler, Ohio State's Executive Vice President for Research, Innovation and Knowledge, about Ohio State's growing innovation district – Carmenton. It began as a vision shared between the university, the City of Columbus and JobsOhio. The groups came together to accelerate collaboration between the public, private and academic sectors —… Continue reading Ep. 20: Carmenton, Ohio State's innovation district

    Ep.19: Entrepreneurial-Minded Learning

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 16:46


    In 2017, The Ohio State University joined the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) — a coalition of engineering programs from across the nation committed to preparing its students with an entrepreneurial mindset. Over the past six years, the college has focused on curriculum development, implementation, and assessment, and the engagement of faculty and students in… Continue reading Ep.19: Entrepreneurial-Minded Learning

    Ep.18: Understanding and Adapting to Climate Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 20:29


    Climate change is among the world's most urgent challenges, and it affects every person – make that every species – on Earth. Rising temperatures are fueling environmental crises, natural disasters, food and water insecurity, economic disruption, and increases in respiratory and infectious diseases. Assistant Prof. Kelsea Best's research is focused on climate change, specifically how it interacts with human societies and infrastructure, how people may adapt to climate change effects, and how climate adaptation measures can be designed and implemented in a just and equitable way.

    Ep. 17: Making Artificial Blood a Reality

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 8:09


    On January 8th, The American Red Cross announced an emergency blood shortage as it experiences the lowest number of people giving blood in the last 20 years. Without a dramatic increase in blood donors, shortages will occur more often. That's why Ohio Eminent Scholar Andre Palmer, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has devoted… Continue reading Ep. 17: Making Artificial Blood a Reality

    Ep. 16: The M4 Lab, Where Engineering Meets Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 12:53


    In this episode, Dean Ayanna Howard chats with M4 Lab Director Megan Malara. The 4 Ms stand for Medical, Modeling, Materials and Manufacturing. It is one of the first residents of Ohio State's spectacular Pelotonia Research Center on west campus. The engineers, physicians and students that work there leverage the power of additive manufacturing, better… Continue reading Ep. 16: The M4 Lab, Where Engineering Meets Medicine

    Ep. 15: Driving mobility innovation at TRC

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 16:06


    The College of Engineering's breadth and depth equips it better than most institutions to approach the lofty goal of making mobility smarter. From autonomous vehicle technologies to new planning methods for city infrastructure, Buckeye Engineers lead global discussions and advance national initiatives. But one of our most treasured assets in mobility innovation is our connection… Continue reading Ep. 15: Driving mobility innovation at TRC

    Ep. 14: A new field of study: Imageomics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 17:47


    A new field is forming at the intersection of computer science, wildlife biology and social sciences: Imageomics. With a $15 million grant from the National Science Foundation, Professor Tanya Berger-Wolf, director of the Translational Data Analytics Institute, is working with a team of researchers, scientists and students to leverage AI to lead a movement in… Continue reading Ep. 14: A new field of study: Imageomics

    Ep. 13: Student entrepreneurs thrive at Ohio State

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2023 17:09


    The President's Buckeye Accelerator program at Ohio State supports students who launch startups, combining entrepreneurial skill building, deep mentorship, community building and funding with a structured process. Parawave, a startup formed by Engineering students Adithya Ramaswami and Jack Murray, was chosen as part of the program's first-ever cohort. They join Dean Ayanna Howard to discuss… Continue reading Ep. 13: Student entrepreneurs thrive at Ohio State

    Ep 12: INTEL-ligent investments at Ohio State

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2023 18:58


    In January 2022, leaders from Intel announced a $20 billion investment in the construction of two new computer chip factories in central Ohio. And this past September, Intel awarded three grants to Ohio State – a combined $4.5 million – to prepare a highly skilled and diverse semiconductor industry workforce and to advance development of… Continue reading Ep 12: INTEL-ligent investments at Ohio State

    Ep 11: HAMMER: A Midwestern Manufacturing Revival

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 13:10


    Blending the agility of artisans and the reproducibility of machines, HAMMER, a brand new National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center, has the potential to create more robust local supply chains, lower manufacturing's carbon footprint and create new economic opportunities. Listen as Dean Ayanna Howard chats with HAMMER Director, Professor Glenn Daehn.

    Ep. 10: Engineering a regenerative medicine breakthrough

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022 16:26


    One of the most exciting developments in biotechnology is the emerging field of regenerative medicine. Our guests today are two Ohio State engineers advancing a technology called tissue nanotransfection that has the potential to drastically improve outcomes for patients battling chronic diseases and debilitating injuries. Listen as Ayanna Howard, dean of the College of Engineering… Continue reading Ep. 10: Engineering a regenerative medicine breakthrough

    Ep. 9: HackOHI/O, the invention marathon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 20:11


    HackOHI/O is a free, 24-hour hackathon that attracts over 800 participants for a full weekend of coding, learning, networking and innovation. The event is hosted by OHI/O, an Informal Learning Program dedicated to fostering tech culture at The Ohio State University. This year, HackOHI/O is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and has some exciting announcements. Dean… Continue reading Ep. 9: HackOHI/O, the invention marathon

    Ep. 8: Not your typical university airport

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 14:56


    While other universities own and operate airports, The Ohio State University Airport stands out for prioritizing education and research while providing exceptional service to its commercial and civil aviation clients. In this episode, Dean Ayanna Howard chats with Stephanie Morgan, Executive Director of Air Transportation and the Aerospace Campus since 2019. Not only does Stephanie… Continue reading Ep. 8: Not your typical university airport

    Ep. 7: Blazing new trails in mobility with the EcoCAR team

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 15:14


    As the academic year wraps, Ohio State's EcoCAR team heads out west for the final leg of the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge, a collegiate automotive engineering competition put on by the US Department of Energy. Dean Ayanna Howard connects with two of the leaders of the team – Shaumya Jha and Colin Knight – to talk… Continue reading Ep. 7: Blazing new trails in mobility with the EcoCAR team

    Ep. 6: Smart Cities' Promise and Problems

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 21:23


    The city of the future, we are told, is the smart city with numerous civic, health and sustainability benefits. But will smart cities help us all be more inclusive? In Episode 6 of Enginuity, Dean Ayanna Howard, chats with Jennifer Clark, Professor and Head of the City and Regional Planning Section at the Knowlton School… Continue reading Ep. 6: Smart Cities' Promise and Problems

    Ep. 5: Democratizing AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 26:17


    Dean Ayanna Howard, an artificial intelligence expert in her own right, discusses AI with the leaders of two NSF AI Institutes, Ohio State Engineering Professors DK Panda and Ness Shroff. They share their definitions of AI, outline the problems each AI Institute aims to solve, and explain what “democratizing” AI means. (Note: Dean Howard and… Continue reading Ep. 5: Democratizing AI

    Ep. 4: Breathing innovation into medical diagnostics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 14:55


    Materials Science and Engineering Professor Perena Gouma joins Dean Ayanna Howard. She leads a team of Ohio State researchers developing a device capable of detecting viruses – including SARS-CoV-2 – with just a single exhaled breath. If you've had the distinct displeasure of a nasal swab test, you're surely looking forward to a faster, easier,… Continue reading Ep. 4: Breathing innovation into medical diagnostics

    Ep. 3: Can your clothes get smart?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2021 18:42


    College of Engineering Dean Ayanna Howard chats with Asimina Kiourti, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at The Ohio State University and an expert in bioelectromagnetics. She's one of the researchers pushing boundaries in the emerging field of smart clothes and fabrics. Some smart clothes feature advanced textiles with interwoven circuitry, and others implement… Continue reading Ep. 3: Can your clothes get smart?

    Ep. 2: Engineering solutions to back pain

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 29:05


    Lower back pain is the second most common reason people visit their physicians. It's also the world's leading cause of disability. Millions of people suffer from back pain. Many of them lose time at work. Many will be prescribed opioid painkillers, and some will become dependent on them. In the U.S. alone, back pain accounts… Continue reading Ep. 2: Engineering solutions to back pain

    Ep. 1: The students who launched a clean energy company

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 22:52


    In the Knowlton Hall rooftop garden, College of Engineering Dean Ayanna Howard chats with computer science and engineering major Anita Nti and recent PhD graduate Danny Freudiger, co-founders of Electrion, an energy-storage-as-a-service startup. Startups and small businesses are vital for a thriving U.S. economy. And engineers possess the skills to launch companies and create jobs,… Continue reading Ep. 1: The students who launched a clean energy company

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