Curiosity Unbounded, Ep 1: How a free-range kid from Maine is helping green-up industrial practices

In this episode, MIT President Sally Kornbluth sits down with newly tenured associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, Desirée Plata. Her work focuses on making industrial processes more environmentally friendly, and removing methane (a key factor in global warming) from the air. (Read the full transcript: http://news.mit.edu/2023/curiosity-unbounded-podcast-desiree-plata-0419)

The Curiosity Unbounded Podcast is a conversation between MIT President Sally Kornbluth and newly-tenured faculty members. Sally invites us to listen in as she dives into the research happening in MIT’s labs and in the field. Along the way, she and her guests reveal the pressing issues facing science today and what inspires the people running at the world’s toughest challenges at one of the most innovative institutions on the planet.

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