Podcasts about theoretical chemistry

Theology Thursday meets FTMonthly today: We often think of "wokeness" as a term specifically meant to explain leftist takeovers of institutions but what if there was a form of wokeness on the right? Dr. Neil Shenvi stops by to explain what the dissident right is and that, while it my eschew the label of "woke" it carries with it similar strategies and ideas about the world. Neil Shenvi is an author and speaker with PhD in Theoretical Chemistry and has written the books "Why Believe" and "Critical Dilemma" (w/ Pat Sawyer). Neil has spent decades researching, writing and speaking against Critical Theory and the ideology that undergirds it. While he focuses mainly on the critiquing the left he has noticed a troubling trend on the right... is it real? we'll discuss. note: Stephen Wolfe (author of The Case for Christian Nationalism) was invited to discuss with Neil in this episode. Check out Neil on X: https://x.com/NeilShenvi Check out Neil's website: https://shenviapologetics.com/ Check out my interview with Neil and Pat on Critical Dilemma here: https://youtu.be/QKH_TYu0krw  

Dr. Mark Tuckerman, Professor of Chemistry and Mathematics at New York University, is a theoretical chemist who works on various topics—including nuclear quantum effects, fuel cells, and crystal structure prediction. On this exciting episode of Let's Talk Chemistry edited by Presley Vu, hosts Erin Suh and Elizabeth Li discuss our interview with Dr. Mark Tuckerman. He shares his current research interests, machine learning in chemistry, and more. If you would like to learn more about Dr. Tuckerman, you can reach him by email at mark.tuckerman@nyu.edu.

How do we know that what we believe about Christianity is true? Our guest again this week, author, apologist, and theoretical chemist Neil Shenvi gives us some helpful and insightful ways to give a defense to those who ask of us how we know our faith in Christ is true. We continue to discuss his 2022 book, Why Believe? A Reasoned Approach to Christianity.Dr. Neil Shenvi grew up in Delaware and attended Princeton University as an undergraduate where he worked on high-dimensional function approximation. He became a Christian in Berkeley, CA where he did his PhD in Theoretical Chemistry at U.C. Berkeley on quantum computation, including topics in quantum random walks, cavity quantum electrodynamics, spin physics, and the N-representability problem. In 2015, he quit his job at Duke to homeschool his four children, He presently serves as the principal of the South Durham Academy for Math and Science (also known as Daddy Academy). He is also the author of Critical Dilemma - The Rise of Critical Theories and Social Justice Ideologies Implications for the Church and Society.Related Links: Free access to some related Watchman Profiles: Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Atheism by Dr. Robert M. Bowman: watchman.org/Atheism Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Agnosticism by W. Russell Crawford: watchman.org/Agnostic Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Naturalism by Daniel Ray: watchman.org/Naturalism Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Scientism by Dr. Luke Barnes and Daniel Ray: watchman.org/Scientism Additional ResourcesFREE: We are also offering a subscription to our 4-page bimonthly Profiles here: www.watchman.org/Free.PROFILE NOTEBOOK: Order the complete collection of Watchman Fellowship Profiles (over 600 pages -- from Astrology to Zen Buddhism) in either printed or PDF formats here: watchman.org/notebook. SUPPORT: Help us create more content like this. Make a tax-deductible donation here: www.watchman.org/give.Apologetics Profile is a ministry of Watchman Fellowship For more information, visit www.watchman.org © Watchman Fellowship, Inc.

God has revealed Himself to us through His Spirit, through what He has created, through His word, and through His Son. The evidence of His existence is manifold. He did not lavish us with so much so that we might think His existence is something of a mere intellectual curiosity, but so that He might bring dead people back to life. Author, apologist, and theoretical chemist Neil Shenvi discusses with us his 2022 book, Why Believe? A Reasoned Approach to Christianity.Dr. Neil Shenvi grew up in Delaware and attended Princeton University as an undergraduate where he worked on high-dimensional function approximation. He became a Christian in Berkeley, CA where he did his PhD in Theoretical Chemistry at U.C. Berkeley on quantum computation, including topics in quantum random walks, cavity quantum electrodynamics, spin physics, and the N-representability problem. In 2015, he quit his job at Duke to homeschool his four children, He presently serves as the principal of the South Durham Academy for Math and Science (also known as Daddy Academy). He is also the author of Critical Dilemma - The Rise of Critical Theories and Social Justice Ideologies Implications for the Church and Society.Related Links: Free access to some related Watchman Profiles: Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Atheism by Dr. Robert M. Bowman: watchman.org/Atheism Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Agnosticism by W. Russell Crawford: watchman.org/Agnostic Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Naturalism by Daniel Ray: watchman.org/Naturalism Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Scientism by Dr. Luke Barnes and Daniel Ray: watchman.org/Scientism Additional ResourcesFREE: We are also offering a subscription to our 4-page bimonthly Profiles here: www.watchman.org/Free.PROFILE NOTEBOOK: Order the complete collection of Watchman Fellowship Profiles (over 600 pages -- from Astrology to Zen Buddhism) in either printed or PDF formats here: watchman.org/notebook. SUPPORT: Help us create more content like this. Make a tax-deductible donation here: www.watchman.org/give.Apologetics Profile is a ministry of Watchman Fellowship For more information, visit www.watchman.org © Watchman Fellowship, Inc.

Innovation technologique Liliane Bettencourt (2022-2023) - Lydéric BocquetCollège de FranceAnnée 2022-2023Colloque - La nanofluidique à la croisée des chemins : Structure and Dynamics of Interfacial WaterThere are few molecules, if any, more important than water. However, remarkably little is known about how it interacts with surfaces, particularly at the molecular level. In this talk I will discuss some of our recent work on the application and development of a variety of state of the art computer simulation methods to better understand the structure and dynamics of water at surfaces and under confinement. Specific topics discussed will include work carried out in collaboration with experimentalists to understand the growth and diffusion of ice clusters at metal surfaces, heterogenous ice nucleation, and water confined within 1- and 2-dimensional membranes. Methodological developments aimed at providing more accurate treatments of adsorption on and bonding within solids will also be covered, as well as an efficient machine learning strategy for simulating complex aqueous interfaces.Angelos MichaelidesAngelos Michaelides obtained a PhD in Theoretical Chemistry in 2000 from The Queen's University of Belfast. Following this, he worked as a post-doctoral research associate and junior research fellow at the University of Cambridge and then at the Fritz Haber Institute, Berlin as an Alexander von Humboldt research fellow and subsequently research group leader. Between 2006 and 2020 he was at University College London where he was Director and Co-Director of the Thomas Young Centre: The London Centre for the Theory and Simulation of Materials and the founding Director of the Materials and Molecular Modelling Hub. Since 2020 he has been the 1968 Professor of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge.

In today's episode, Doug Stuart chats with Neil Shenvi, a PhD in Theoretical Chemistry, about his work in Christian apologetics. If you think there's a disconnect between his education and his work, he explains a bit about that in the opening to the episode, as well as the basis for new found expertise in critical theory. Shenvi's concerns about the influence of critical theory rests in the influence (and resultant damage) to orthodox Christian doctrine by ideas developed by critical theorists. He offers a history of the philosophical discipline; many ways to discern the mechanics of it, how to think through and address the moving target certain nomenclature creates, and much more. If you know very little about the topic, or believe it's not as bad some say it is, this episode gives a great bird's eye view making connections you might not have previous thought to consider. Shenvi has a very gracious demeanor and way about speaking on this topic; he's sensitive to certain topics of valid concern (racism, abuse, etc), while recognizing the necessary distinctions and why this particular ideology is such a poison. Shenvi is apolitical in his approach. He comes at this with no agenda about politics or political theory.   Main Points of Discussion: 00:00 Introduction 01:15 About Neil Shenvi 03:12 How Christians begin expressing wokism and the common trajectory 07:03 What is critical theory? 09:04 How culture effects economics - the connection to Marxism 11:15 How does post-modernism relate to critical theory? 14:11 The convergence of critical theory and post-modernism (and the significance of this) 16:31 Robin DeAngelo is critical race theorist?? 18:07 Academics and activists 20:10 Difference between critical theory and critical race theory? 22:18 James Lindsey's connection of critical theory to neo-Marxism? 25:49 Christians going woke are "just trying to deal with the poor and oppressed" 29:55 How lived experience can be wrongly interpreted 32:48 The woke have a "double consciousness" - lived experience is only valid for those liberated from their (white) blindness. 35:32 Wokeness is internally coherent even if it's realistically incoherent 37:48 Are there any ideas that are redeemable about crt? 42:00 there are some isolated ideas that are valid truth claims 42:43 Error in identifying problems, or just a matter of solutions? 46:55 Interest convergence theory? 50:39 CRT's biggest enemy is liberalism 52:00 Shenvi's book reviews and his professional writing 54:51 Concluding thoughts   Resources Mentioned: https://shenviapologetics.com   Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

Binyomin Abrams is a Research Associate Professor, Master Lecturer and Director of General Chemistry at Boston University. And if you think that's a mouthful, you can add Doctor of Theoretical Chemistry and Rabbi to that mixture. Abrams' impressive resume reflects a rich and diverse background that was a catalyst to his finding his path to […]

Dr. Neil Shenvi is the author of Why Believe? A Reasoned Approach to Christianity. After receiving his PhD in Theoretical Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, Neil has gone on to research nonadiabatic dynamics, electronic structure theory, and electron transfer while in positions at Yale and Duke. In addition to his scientific research, Neil speaks and writes about critical race theory and Christian apologetics. In 2015, he began homeschooling his family with Classical Conversations and now serves as a Tutor at his local Classical Conversations community. In this episode, Robert and Neil discuss homeschooling as a dad, critical race theory, and how to reconcile faith and science. Show notes: refiningrhetoric.com/neil-shenvi

In this episode, apologist and theoretical chemist Neil Shenvi and I discuss a variety of topics related to Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Critical Social Justice. Neil shares his experience leaving the academy and writing on Christian apologetics. We explore the ideas behind critical theory philosophies from a Christian worldview. Dr. Shenvi's new book, Why Believe? comes out June of 2022. What is CRT? Why is it a problem? Can we “eat the meat and spit out the bones?” Is CRT a religion? Why have so many evangelicals started to utilize concepts from CRT? What is the best way to make memes and more!Join my Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavisWhy Believe? A Reasoned Approach to Christianity - https://amzn.to/38YEf0xWhat is Critical Race Theory - https://shenviapologetics.com/what-is-critical-race-theory/Critical Race Theory: A Primer, Khiara Bridges - https://amzn.to/3KVI0kOThe Rise of Victimhood Culture: Microaggresssion, Safe Spaces, and the New Culture Wars, Bradley Campbell and Jason Manning - https://amzn.to/3LSZzDsThe Coddling of the American Mind, Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianhoff - https://amzn.to/37lR84u

In this episode, I'm speaking with Lee Harper, Principal Data Scientist at Catapult Systems. Lee holds a Ph.D. in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Lee is a teacher-turned-data scientist. We cover the various entry paths into the world of data science, the value of background diversity, security in ML production, and even AI fairness. Join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/tEYvqxwhah --- Timestamps: 00:00 Podcast intro 01:00 Guest introduction 01:39 How did you get into the fields of data science and machine learning? 05:04 Coding boot camps vs. academia & diversity of backgrounds in ML 09:37 How does the process of bringing your work into production change over the years? 13:02 How has the change in the languages used for data science affected production processes? 16:01 How do you accelerate the timeframes for getting from POC to production in ML? 18:19 Do data scientists reinvent the wheel more often than software developers, and why? 22:14 The value of learning how to Google 23:00 Recurring themes, challenges, and common issues in data science 27:50 Solving for security in ML in production 31:57 ML security considerations for startups 34:30 Data security considerations in ML 35:18 What is the most interesting topic in machine learning right now? 38:05 ML fairness, bias, and responsible AI 41:44 What does it mean to build a fair or unbiased model? 47:15 If you had to choose one challenge in bringing models to production, what would it be? 51:00 What are the tools and processes that you use to make the transition to production easier? 55:35 About "vendor lock-in" 58:00 Your favorite tool recommendations 1:03:35 Recommendations for the audience --- Relevant Links: Linux Command Line and Shell Scripting Bible – https://www.amazon.com/Linux-Command-Shell-Scripting-Bible/dp/1119700914 Project Hail Mary – https://www.amazon.com/Project-Hail-Mary-Andy-Weir/dp/0593135202 Social Links: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dagshub/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/catapult-systems/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/leeharper2425/ https://twitter.com/DeanPlbn https://twitter.com/TheRealDAGsHub

In this episode, I converse with Dr. Teodoro Laino, a Distinguished Research Scientist and Manager at IBM Research. Teodoro received his degree in Theoretical Chemistry in 2001 at the University of Pisa and Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, and further completed his doctorate in 2006 in computational chemistry at the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Italy on "Multi-Grid QM/ MM Approaches in ab initio Molecular Dynamics", supervised by the legendary Prof. Michele Parrinello. From 2006 to 2008, he worked as a post-doctoral researcher in the research group of Prof. Jürg Hutter at the University of Zurich, where he developed algorithms for ab initio and classical molecular dynamics simulations. Since 2008, he has been working in the department of Cognitive Computing and Industry Solutions at the IBM Research - Zurich Laboratory. Teodoro's research focuses on complex material simulations for industrial-related problems (energy storage, life sciences and nano-electronics) and more recently, he has been interested in the application of machine learning/artificial intelligence technologies to chemistry and materials science problems with the purpose of developing customized solutions. We indulge in a very fascinating conversation on his terrific journey through science; fantastic mentors who inspired him; heading into theoretical chemistry at the cusp of revolution; confronting the ubiquitous imposter syndrome; the extraordinary impact of AI and ML in the natural sciences; the IBM RXN for chemistry platform; becoming an aviation pilot, and many more things!!

Theoretical chemistry is one of those subjects that can intimidate even the most passionate experimental chemist. Complex theories rooted in super-advanced mathematics to model a chemical bond length are not everyone’s cup of tea. Yet it does not have to be like that and it takes brilliant minds like Brenda Rubenstein’s to make it so elegantly obvious. Brenda and Paolo’s discussion is as approachable as it gets; a surprisingly eye-opening discovery of how theory can have profound effects on experimental practice. Brenda talks through her efforts in finding the right balance between molecular simulations’ theoretical rigor and their practical utility, and opening the door to her incredible creative thinking and courage in pursuing disruptive ideas. Her novel paradigm for the computer of the future, where chemistry is used to achieve massive increases in data storage density compared to traditional semiconductor technologies, represents truly out-of-the-box. As if all this wasn’t enough, we also find a brilliant example of social responsibility in Brenda’s commitment to change lives of children from low-income background through facilitating access to STEM education. An unmissable episode.Visit https://thermofisher.com/bctl to register for your free Bringing Chemistry to Life T-shirt and https://www.alfa.com/en/chemistry-podcasts/ to access our episode summary sheet, which contains links to recent publications and additional content recommendations for our guest.

If you've been studying apologetics at all over the last 20 years, you've probably learned some solid arguments against New Atheism, and maybe Islam, Mormonism, and other ideologies believed by those outside the church. But in the last few years a completely new ideology has sprung onto the scene, catching us off-guard and making head-spinning progress *within* the church before many of us even recognized it as a danger. This is the ideology of Critical Theory, or "wokeness," and it presents a unique set of challenges to believers who desire to follow Jesus and obey His word. My guest, Neil Shenvi, is going to help us sort out the tangled web of wokeness in which we currently find ourselves, and get you equipped to navigate the ever-changing world of woke terminology and to respond to woke arguments biblically, lovingly and compellingly. Neil Shenvi grew up in Delaware and attended Princeton University as an undergraduate before earning his PhD in Theoretical Chemistry at UC - Berkeley, where he became a Christian. From 2005-2010, Neil worked as a postdoctoral associate at Yale, where he did research into nonadiabatic dynamics, electron transfer, and surface science. Neil moved down to Durham in 2010 to do research into nonadiabatic dynamics and electronic structure theory at Duke University. Since 2015 Neil has been homeschooling his four children, although he still fiddle with quantum mechanics now and then for fun. Get the full show notes at https://thethink.institute/podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-think-podcast/message

In this episode of the #PAY Podcast Bruce Burke speaks with Mirek Sopek, Founder & President, LEI.INFO Dr. Sopek holds a PhD in Theoretical Chemistry. He initially started his career as an assistant professor and lecturer at Technical University of Lodz, Poland, teaching molecular modeling. Later, after redirecting his interest toward digital technologies, he taught e-commerce and cryptography. In 1989 he founded Makolab. This was his “fall of the Berlin Wall” moment. Later he spent many years at Hypercube Inc in Canada and in the US. After returning to Makolab, in 2007 he led the company through successful IPO on Warsaw Stock Exchange. Then, again in the US he formed Chemical Semantics, Inc. (2014) and MakoLab USA Inc. (2016). In 2018 he created LEI.INFO as a startup in the digital identity space. He is now a specialist of semantic technologies and sophisticated blockchain solutions (like GraphChain and Quantum Blockchains) and is now leading the applications of these novel technologies to the digital identification and authentication markets. About LEI.INFO LEI.INFO is the supplier of trusted data and identification services based on the LEI system for businesses from around the world. The LEI system is a global identification system designed for the unambiguous and credible identification of Legal Entities participating in financial transactions across global markets Our Mission The LEI code provides the most fundamental information about a legal entity by answering two basic questions: “who is who” and “who owns whom”. LEI.INFO’s services solve two fundamental problems: How to obtain reliable Information about other companies (KYB services) and how to securely identify the user’s company to others (authentication services) in the digital world through the application of LEI secure data. For more information on LEI.INFO visit www.lei.info Dr. Sopek will be moderating a panel on digital identity along with Heather Dahl of Sovrin and other experts at the upcoming #PAY Symposium & Exposition. #PAY is being held August 20 - 21, 2019 at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. Dr. Sopek will also be pitching his Graph Chain concept in the #PAY Startup Showcase. 10 early stage startups will battle it out to see who wins the coveted Purple Hashtag Award and the Dell Prize Package. www.paysymposium.comshowcase Register today with code SAVE for a 30% discount from standard registration pricing. at www.paysymposium.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bruce-burke/support

Many of the processes carried out in traditional chemistry labs searching for new drugs or drug targets can be sped up through factory-style automation—and in fact, “combinatorial chemistry” was a big boost for the field. But Alán Aspuru-Guzik, a theoretical chemist in the departments of chemistry and computer science at the University of Toronto, says “the transition to autonomy is what we really want.” Think of a “self-driving chemical lab” that uses big data, AI, and robotics to explore chemical space through a cycle of synthesis, characterization, and testing: that’s what happening both at Aspuru-Guzik’s Cambridge, MA-based startup Kebotix, in cooperation with commercial partners, and at his lab in Toronto, where he holds the Canada 150 Research Chair in Theoretical Chemistry. “We’re trying to put together the molecular Lego pieces, with a finite set of reactions and fragments,” Aspuru-Guzik says. “The art of being successful is not getting lost in an infinite forest of possibilities.” How to rate MoneyBall Medicine on iTunes with an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: Launch the “Podcasts” app on your device. If you can’t find this app, swipe all the way to the left on your home screen until you’re on the Search page. Tap the search field at the top and type in “Podcasts.” Apple’s Podcasts app should show up in the search results. Tap the Podcasts app icon, and after it opens, tap the Search field at the top, or the little magnifying glass icon in the lower right corner. Type MoneyBall Medicine into the search field and press the Search button. In the search results, click on the MoneyBall Medicine logo. On the next page, scroll down until you see the Ratings & Reviews section. Below that you’ll see five purple stars. Tap the stars to rate the show. Scroll down a little farther. You’ll see a purple link saying “Write a Review.” On the next screen, you’ll see the stars again. You can tap them to leave a rating, if you haven’t already. In the Title field, type a summary for your review. In the Review field, type your review. When you’re finished, click Send. That’s it, you’re done. Thanks!

Theoretically Speaking is back for a second series, and has some new hosts! Have a listen to find out more about what we'll be covering in this series. Credits: - Support: TMCS, EPSRC - Theme music: from "Earnest's Understanding" © 2017 Charles Ormrod

Charles Martin, PhD, data scientist, machine learning AI consultant, and chief scientist at Calculation Consulting, delivers a thorough overview of the technologies that are helping companies expand their customer base and increase revenue. Martin is an experienced professional in machine learning, deep learning, data science, and AI software development. He has a long history in the technology field and was instrumental in the development of machine learning systems for major corporations and companies such as GoDaddy, Aardvark (acquired by Google), eBay, and Blackrock. Martin assisted Demand Media in their successful mission to become the first $1B IPO since Google. His specialization in software engineering and ML experience has made him a top consultant for many companies. Additionally, Martin is a full stack developer for web, object oriented, and numerical programming. Martin earned his PhD in Theoretical Chemistry from the University of Chicago. Martin gives an overview of his company and explains how they specialize in AI and machine learning with a keen focus on translating research into products. Calculation Consulting operates primarily in three areas, strategy, data science, and product development. In regard to strategy, the company seeks to find ways to design new products and predict revenue streams from aggregate data. Regarding data science, their team provides data solutions by applying machine learning algorithms to discover the essential patterns that can drive traffic, engagement, and sales. And in product development, Calculation Consulting builds and deploys contemporary, end-to-end, highly sophisticated, cloud-based software systems. The technology visionary discusses some of the areas his company excels in, such as semantic search and matching. Semantic relates to ‘meaning' in language. Semantic search improves search accuracy by more fully understanding a searcher's intent via the contextual meaning. By utilizing concept matching, synonyms, and natural language algorithms, a semantic search can produce a better interactive search and deliver more specific personalized results. He discusses some of the prototypes he has built in this area of the tech field. Martin expounds upon the ways that research has progressed especially thanks to Kaggle, the successful online community of data scientists and machine learners that is powered and owned by Google, Inc. Kaggle enables its many users to locate and publish data sets, to intensely explore and build models in a web-oriented data-science environment, work in connection with other data scientists, enter their work in competitions, and so forth. Martin explains how Facebook, Google, and Amazon alone have put thousands of their top engineers to work on these types of open source projects to develop the most innovative research and turn it into real tools and products. He discusses some of the top open source tools for natural language processing, and his techniques for running them in actual production, working with queries, etc. in the real world. He explains that the process of pulling all this information together, understanding how to utilize the techniques, methods, etc. is an area of their particular expertise. Martin explains in detail the methods of analyzation and how the technology is useful in a practical business work environment. He discusses their project phases and how they assist companies, citing specific examples of companies they have helped, to use neural networks to solve business-specific problems. Martin discusses click-thru and view prediction models, and gives examples of businesses that Calculation Consulting has assisted in their quest to learn more about customer behavior to increase revenue. Specifically, Martin details ways to increase click-thru efficiency using machine learning, and other tips to drive interest and sales. The machine learning specialist relates how, today, there are so many problems that can be solved via machine learning technology. He discusses online traffic and clicks and the successes he has had growing companies with the technologies, some of which have seen their revenue streams expand to amazing new levels. Further, Martin discusses the reservations that some high-level managers and even CEOs may have about making the transition to the new technologies, in spite of the exponential advantages for their companies. But Martin states that while some companies are slow to move, those with the right mindset, who hunger to jump into the AI arena, are clients that he and his team at Calculation Consulting can help to reach new levels of success in business. 

We have been writing and recording for this new podcast series, opening up the little-known world of theoretical chemistry. Here's a taster of what's to come!

Paulius Mikulskis is a Computational Chemist with a PhD in Theoretical Chemistry from Lund University, now working as a Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham. In this “tips & tricks”-themed episode, Paulius shares two tips which he found useful in his job search.

Dr. Tom George is Chancellor and Professor of Chemistry and Physics at the University of Missouri - St. Louis. He earned his bachelors degree from gettysburg college and MS and PhD in Theoretical Chemistry from Yale University and conducted postdoctoral research at MIT and UC Berkeley. Afterward, Tom joined the faculty at the University of Rochester, he later served as Dean of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at SUNY - Buffalo, Provost at Washington State University, and Chancellor at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point before accepting his current post. Tom has received many awards and honors during his career, including receipt of the Marlow Medal from the Royal Society of Chemistry and being named a Fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences, the American Physical Society, the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Dreyfus Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the Guggenheim Foundation. Tom has also been elected as a foreign member of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology, and he has received honorary doctorate degrees from the Universities in Hungary and Thailand. Further, Tom has been awarded the Medal of Honor from Gulf University for Science and Technology in Kuwait and the Diploma of Honour from Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences in Finland. In addition to his phenomenal science career, Tom is dedicated to being active in his community, and he has been recognized with many awards for community service as well. Tom is here with us today to tell us all about his journey through life and science.