Summary: <p>Ritu Raman is an engineer, writer, and educator with a passion for introducing bio-hybrid materials into the toolbox of every inventor. She grew up in India, Kenya, and the United States and has learned to appreciate and thrive in diverse and dynamic environments. Her life experiences have shown her that technical innovation can drive positive social change, and this inspires her to help democratize and diversify STEM education around the world.</p> <p>Ritu is currently a L’Oréal USA postdoctoral fellow in the renowned Langer Lab at MIT and a member of the Forbes 30 Under 30 Class of 2018. </p> <p>Listen in as Ritu chats with Aaron Kominos-Smith about how she navigated the US college process and learned "the Ivy League is a good thing," how she originally picked Cornell because of her aspirations to be an astronaut, how her successes in life not only resulted from her hard work but also some luck, and what she's currently working on at MIT. Check out WiSDM (Women in STEM Database at MIT), which Ritu mentions at the end of the episode at <a href="http://wisdm.mit.edu/">http://wisdm.mit.edu/</a>. </p> <p><em>“We all get value out of something when we see that it impacts other people”</em></p> <p>Read the <a href="https://cornell.box.com/s/yqziobczkue0gdi0afq91a8rff2iu1yh">episode transcript</a>.</p> <p>Created and produced by Amanda Massa.<br> Music by Kia Albertson-Rogers '13, <a href="http://koa3@cornell.edu/" target="_blank"><strong>koa3@cornell.edu</strong></a>.<br> Artwork by Chris Kelly. <br> Episode transcribed by Stephanie Watt '15 </p> <p>*The views expressed by <em>Fresh from the Hill</em> hosts and guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of Cornell University.</p>
