Episode 9: Thin Films - Building the Atomic Foundations of Modern Electronics

Episode 15: Quantum Materials - Simulating Matter from Atoms to Applications

In this episode of The Business of Materials, host Isha Ghiya and guest co-host Anish Ghiya speak with Professor Sohrab Ismail-Beigi, Strathcona Professor of Applied Physics and Materials Science at Yale University. Professor Ismail-Beigi discusses how quantum-mechanical simulations are unlocking new ways to understand and engineer materials for next-generation electronics, catalysts, superconductors, and other transformative technologies.

Episode 14: Energy Materials - Engineering Energy Solutions from the Bottom Up

In this episode of The Business of Materials, host Isha Ghiya along with guest co-host Anish Ghiya speak with Dr. Emmanuel Giannelis, Associate Dean for Innovation and Walter R. Read Professor of Engineering at Cornell University. Professor Giannelis explores how chemistry can design new energy materials from the bottom up, from nanoparticles, emulsions, and foams to porous carbon materials and single-atom catalysts, to help address some of society’s biggest sustainability challenges.

Episode 13: Biomaterials & Beyond - Engineering Materials for the Human Body

In this episode of The Business of Materials, host Isha Ghiya along with guest co-host Anish Ghiya speak with Professor Ken Gall, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Duke University. From biomaterials to 3D printing, Professor Gall discusses how materials innovation is powering new companies and enabling advances in medicine.

Episode 12: Iron & Steel - Modernizing the Materials That Built the World

In this episode of The Business of Materials, host Isha Ghiya along with guest co-host Anish Ghiya speak with Professor Chris Pistorius, Associate Department Head and POSCO Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. As a leading expert in metals production and steelmaking science, Professor Pistorius shares how sustainable iron and steel production is evolving and how research breakthroughs are driving practical change across industries.

Episode 11: Sustainable Materials - Reengineering Carbon-Intensive Industries

In this episode of The Business of Materials, host Isha Ghiya speaks with Dr. Richard Riman, Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Rutgers University, about how sustainable materials processing can reshape some of the world’s most carbon-intensive industries. The conversation explores how these breakthroughs are moving from the lab to real-world impact through new companies and scalable industrial solutions.