In the (Fume) Hood

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Professors Matt Cooper and Jason Bara talk about chemical engineering and education (among a variety of other fun topics) with a focus on Material & Energy Balance courses using the seminal textbook by Felder, Rousseau & Bullard as a guide.

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Episodes

ITFH 5: Things Chemical Engineers Probably Already Know

Jason and Matt discuss "old-timey" words in chemical engineering, pressure measurements, just what is temperature?, Matt's not on social media, graduate school is a great life experience, Christmas cards, preference comedy over drama, the Trolley Problem in ethics, Jason's mobile apps for chemical engineers, the concept of flow, online homework, and learning to say "no" at work.

Feb 11, 2020•32 min•Ep. 6

ITFH 4: Chemical Engineering Basics (Part 2)

Jason and Matt discuss engineering estimations, the challenges of timed exams, teaching statistics to engineers, random Simpsons stuff, curve fitting, baseball analytics, what Matt would do if he won the lottery, Matt's HW problem in the book, and engineering ethics.

Feb 04, 2020•40 min•Ep. 5

ITFH 3a: Out the Fume Hood

Leftover and off-topic material from Episode 3 becomes the first installment of "Out the Fume Hood"! In this "Analog to Digital Power Hour" (really only 25 minutes), Jason and Matt take a detour from engineering education and talk about music, concerts, stand up comedy shows, movies, soundtracks, and the digital photography revolution.

Jan 28, 2020•26 min•Ep. 4

ITFH 3: Chemical Engineering Basics (Part 1)

Matt and Jason discuss perceptions of chemical engineers, benefits of the metric system, significant figures, views on what "let's meet at 8:00" actually means, why you need to always include zero before decimal points, the value of polished presentations, recording lectures and a future "academic Netflix". Matt closes out with his famous "Cole's Law" story.

Jan 28, 2020•42 min•Ep. 3

ITFH 2: Introduction to Material & Energy Balances (Part 2)

Topics in this episode include: Unit Conversions, the Metric System and its use in Rap Lyrics, the History of Temperature, and Using Wikipedia for Science and Teaching.

Jan 17, 2020•43 min•Ep. 2

ITFH 1: Introduction to Material & Energy Balances (Part 1)

The inaugural episode! Topics in this episode include: Handling Make-up Exams, Social Media, Impostor Syndrome, and "What Some Chemical Engineers do for a Living".

Jan 14, 2020•35 min•Ep. 1

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