The Business of Materials

Isha Ghiya

The podcast where we uncover how breakthrough materials can transform billion-dollar industries.

  1. Jun 1

    Episode 14: Energy Materials - Engineering Energy Solutions from the Bottom Up

    In this episode of The Business of Materials, host Isha Ghiya along with guest co-host Anish Ghiya speak with Dr. Emmanuel Giannelis, Associate Dean for Innovation and Walter R. Read Professor of Engineering at Cornell University. Professor Giannelis explores how chemistry can design new energy materials from the bottom up, from nanoparticles, emulsions, and foams to porous carbon materials and single-atom catalysts, to help address some of society’s biggest sustainability challenges.

    19 min

  2. Mar 31

    Episode 13: Biomaterials & Beyond - Engineering Materials for the Human Body

    In this episode of The Business of Materials, host Isha Ghiya along with guest co-host Anish Ghiya speak with Professor Ken Gall, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Duke University. From biomaterials to 3D printing, Professor Gall discusses how materials innovation is powering new companies and enabling advances in medicine.

    15 min

  3. Feb 12

    Episode 12: Iron & Steel - Modernizing the Materials That Built the World

    In this episode of The Business of Materials, host Isha Ghiya along with guest co-host Anish Ghiya speak with Professor Chris Pistorius, Associate Department Head and POSCO Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. As a leading expert in metals production and steelmaking science, Professor Pistorius shares how sustainable iron and steel production is evolving and how research breakthroughs are driving practical change across industries.

    18 min

  4. Jan 21

    Episode 11: Sustainable Materials - Reengineering Carbon-Intensive Industries

    In this episode of The Business of Materials, host Isha Ghiya speaks with Dr. Richard Riman, Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Rutgers University, about how sustainable materials processing can reshape some of the world’s most carbon-intensive industries. The conversation explores how these breakthroughs are moving from the lab to real-world impact through new companies and scalable industrial solutions.

    26 min

  5. 12/23/2025

    Episode 10: Sono-Tek - How Ultrasonic Coating is Changing Advanced Manufacturing

    In this episode of The Business of Materials, host Isha Ghiya along with guest co-host Anish Ghiya speak with Steve Harshbarger, CEO of Sono-Tek, a public company that produces ultrasonic coating technology that enables precise and efficient deposition of advanced materials. From drug-coated medical devices and antimicrobial surfaces to semiconductor photoresists, sensors, and next-generation displays, discover how ultrasonic coating drives innovation in countless industries.

    13 min

  6. 12/03/2025

    Episode 9: Thin Films - Building the Atomic Foundations of Modern Electronics

    In this episode of The Business of Materials, host Isha Ghiya speaks with Professor Emeritus John Abelson of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, a leading researcher in thin-film science. From building Yale’s earliest solar cells decades ago to pioneering new approaches in chemical vapor deposition (CVD), Professor Abelson explores how controlling materials at the atomic scale enables today’s microelectronics.

    26 min

  7. 11/17/2025

    Episode 8: High-Entropy Alloys, Additive Manufacturing, and Ice Mechanics

    In this episode of The Business of Materials, host Isha Ghiya speaks with Professor Ian Baker, a renowned materials scientist at Dartmouth College whose work spans high-entropy alloys, additive manufacturing, and the physics of ice and snow. Professor Baker also shares his motivation for writing materials science books for the general public, including Fifty Materials That Make the World and an upcoming book on how materials shape modern sports.

    13 min

  8. 10/30/2025

    Episode 7: Silveray - Transforming X-Ray Imaging with Flexible Detectors

    In this episode of The Business of Materials, host Isha Ghiya speaks with Dan Cathie, CEO of Silveray, whose groundbreaking technology is reshaping the non-destructive testing (NDT) industry. Their digital X-ray film offers the clarity of high resolution imaging with the convenience of flexible film. Explore how Silveray’s patented NPX semiconductor ink could make inspections safer, faster, and more accessible across many industries.

    16 min
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