Meet a Scientist
This is our way of showing that science isn’t just lab coats and Latin words — it’s people. Every episode spotlights a researcher, explorer, or all-around chaos agent sharing what they do and why it matters. Because science is personal, weird, and awesome.
Emily Morris is a cartographer at the Kentucky Geological Survey.
Maria Lounsbury is an artist who experiments with textures, paints, and a little Chaos.
Emily Morris
Maria Lounsbury
Jared Maucotel
Jared Maucotel is a DPA Violin Student at the Cincinnati Conservatory.
Rachel Washburn, PhD
Dr. Washburn is the director of CHAOS Lab, and has a very nontraditional path to science.
Sean Brooks is a Mobility Coach at Triumph Strength and Conditioning.
Julie Bowman is a licensed cosmetologist specializing in hair coloring and care.
Sean Brooks
Julie Bowman
Dextar Holland, PhD
Did you know that Dexter Holland, the frontman for the band The Offspring, has a PhD in Molecular Biology and did HIV research?
Rachel Washburn, PhD
Dr. Washburn is the director of CHAOS Lab, and has a very nontraditional path to science.
Maysn Hughes and
Charlie Lowman
Maysn and Charlie are talking to us about geoheritage and a trail they are making at Western Kentucky University
Vicky Apostolides
Vicky Apostolides was a former KGS Potter intern, and a current student at Appalachian State doing flood research.
Nick Belen is a caver and the director of the Louisville Grotto of the National Speleological Society
Dr. Murphy is a chemist at the University of Illinois, Chicago and his lab partners with Boys and Girls Club to do science.
Nick Belen
Brian Murphy, PhD
Washburn CHAOS Lab
Science is metal. Science is feral. Science is CHAOS.
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