This episode continues the sustainability series. Rather than the usual research paper, this episode is about an interview that EpiSTEM had with the co-founder of GroPod©, Ivan Ball. Heliponix was co-founded by Ivan Ball (CTO) and Scott Massey (CEO). Ivan Ball discusses his previous experience designing a hydroponic growth chamber on a NASA funded research study at Purdue University. The long term goal of this NASA R&D initiative was to identify more efficient methods to grow food in future space colonies

GroPod© is a company that designs controlled environment hydroponic chambers for plant growth. This episode goes over how hydroponics can change the global farming and gardening industry. Listen to this episode to learn about the science behind a device that might be in your future home.

EPISTEM

By Hunter Johnson and Luke Rhoades

E.P.I.STEM is an acronym for Exploring Papers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. E.P.I.STEM is also derived from the word epistemic which is relating to knowledge or its validation. Hunter Johnson and Luke Rhoades discover current research papers and bring their findings to you. E.P.ISTEM will teach you all about fantastic research that is happening around the world and how it could affect your life