LASER Focused Conversation: The Importance of Research Translation in International Development

Host Christopher Rice sits down (remotely) with LASER PULSE Director Arvind Raman to discuss the LASER PULSE program and how research translation factors into international development. 

Arvind Raman, Director, LASER PULSE; Executive Associate Dean, College of Engineering, Robert V. Adams Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Materials Engineering (by Courtesy) Purdue University. 

Dr. Raman has co-authored over 140 peer-reviewed journal articles, held visiting positions at universities in Spain, the UK, and Germany, and secured funding from the NSF, NIH, NASA, and NNSA, as well as national and international industrial sponsors. He is an American Society of Mechanical Engineers fellow and Gustus Larson Memorial Award recipient, Keeley fellow at Oxford University, College of Engineering Outstanding Young Investigator awardee, and NSF CAREER awardee. Dr. Raman speaks with us about the importance of research translation in international development.