“Just getting the right answer doesn’t have as much value as igniting that spark of interest in them.”
From childhood, Preetha Ram has had a lifelong love affair with chemistry.
Her tools for sharing her love of chemistry? Social networking and simplicity (depending on the audience).
Preetha Ram is a Professor of Chemistry and the Associate Dean of Science Education at Emory University. She’s also the founder of Open Study , an online learning center that facilitates peer-to-peer learning via social networking. Preetha also sometimes teaches science to Buddhist monks as well… at the request of the Dalai Lama.
Original funding for "The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers" was provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.