Breaking Silos

May 17 2024 14 ep. 48 mins 1
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Welcome to Breaking Silos! We are an interdisciplinary student run podcast that exists to foster interdisciplinary development in higher education. We believe this can be done by breaking down the “academic silos” and showcasing interdisciplinary ideas, conversations, and providing professional development for graduate students with the ultimate goal of preparing them to solve real world problems in academia, or industry.

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Forever No More: Removing 'Forever Chemicals' from our Drinking Water

May 17 2024 30 mins  
Marc "Marky" Mason (B.S. Chemical engineering, Ph.D. student in Environmental Engineering) discusses harmful PFAS chemicals, their proliferation in our drinking water, and how he is on the frontline to end them!

Launching a Career in Science Communication – A Dose of Epidemiology and a Shot of Effective Science Communication with Erin Welsh from 'This Podcast Will Kill You'

Jan 02 2024 58 mins  
Embark on a journey into the realm of science communication with Erin Welsh, co-host of the highly acclaimed "This Podcast Will Kill You." Join hosts Prakrit & Scott for a Quarantini and Placeborita as they delve into Erin's transition from epidemiologist to passionate science communicator. Uncover the intriguing origin story of "The Erins" and their mis

Exploring Gravity and General Relativity with Peyton Stewart

Jul 31 2023 86 mins  
What is gravity? How was it explained by Newton, and how did Einstein improve our understanding of it with his theory of General Relativity? Peyton Stewart (Masters in Physics, Clemson University) joins us to explore the strange relationship between shape, matter, and energy. Peyton Stewart on LinkedIn Follow us on Instagram and Twitter Paper on black holes and dark energy here I

How to Write Successful Interdisciplinary Grants in Graduate School - with Evolutionary Biologist Matt McTernan

Jun 20 2023 60 mins  
Self-described lizard biologist and evolution enthusiast, Matt McTernan has been awarded numerous grants and proposals while pursuing his Ph.D. at Clemson University. We sit down and discuss crazy beers, his research, and how you can improve the way you write your grants! Enjoy! Get the Ghost pepper stout here ! Breaking SilosTwitter: @SilosBreaking (link)Instagram: Interdisciplina

Navigating the First-Generation Experience in Graduate School

May 29 2023 57 mins  
In this week's episode, we delve into the world of first-generation graduate students. In this thought-provoking conversation, Scott and Prakrit engage with Misty Stewart, Director of Student Success at the Clemson Graduate School, and Melanie Garcia, a PhD student in Biological Sciences. Discover the challenges faced by first-generation students in higher education, from finan

Developing Healthy Graduate Writing Rhythms and Adopting a Process-Driven Pedagogy in Undergraduate Writing Projects with Dr. Chelsea Murdock

Mar 21 2023 34 mins  
In this week's episode, Prakrit discusses with Dr. Chelsea Murdock, the Director of the Clemson Writing Lab and Lecturer in the English Department at Clemson University, about the struggles of teaching undergraduates how to write well. We also discuss Dr. Murdock's "process-driven pedagogy" in teaching undergraduate and graduate writing. If you are a graduate stud

How to Convert a Novel Idea into a Business? Ft. Jack Carson

Mar 13 2023 60 mins  
Jack Carson (genetics/computer science) joins us to discuss his company geneTunes, a computer software program that converts genetic nucleotides into art and music. geneTunes won the 2022 Clemson College of Science inaugural Catalyst competition, an entrepreneurship program where students pitch ideas for seed funding, and then develop their ideas into a minimum viable product. Enjo

How to Write a Winning Graduate Travel Grant with Matt McTernan

Mar 06 2023 14 mins  
Matt McTernan, a PhD student in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology in the Biological Sciences program at Clemson University, joins us for a conversation to discuss the anatomy of a winning travel grant! In this episode, we refer to the Graduate Student Travel Grants from the Clemson University Graduate Student Government, but these tips are applicable to any travel grant. We hope you f

The Decline of Disruptive Papers and How to Employ Interdisciplinary Problem Solving in Graduate School with Kyle Christenson

Feb 27 2023 55 mins  
Kyle Christenson (Industrial and Organizational Psychology) joins us for an amazing conversation about  how to operationalize something like trust, whether fewer disruptive papers is good or bad for science, and how to incorporate interdisciplinary problem solving in graduate school. Enjoy! Don't forget to check us, and Kyle, out on social media Breaking Silos Twitter: @Silos

Dr. McCoy - Ethical Decision Making and Creating Interdisciplinary Initiatives

Feb 17 2023 62 mins  
Dr. William McCoy (history, English, education) joins us to discuss having an egg on pizza, ethics, morality, and his long history of making wonderful acronyms. Enjoy! Dr.  McCoy's Clemson Bio: https://www.clemson.edu/ethics/about/staff.html Rutland Institute for Ethics: https://ethics.sites.clemson.edu Clemson Global Black Studies: https://www.clemson.edu/degrees/global-blac