InSCIght episode 8: What skills and knowledge do computational scientists need to learn?

On episode 8, we discuss scientific computing in education for those outside of the Computer Science department! In particular, we muse on the technical skills needed to effectively do research. Apologies for the late post-- we flattened some kinks so it should be quicker delivery next time. On today's show our crew of hosts includes:

• Jonathan Ashdown (special guest)
• David Doria
• Matthew McCormick (moderator)
• Geraldine A. Van der Auwera

This week Jonathan Ashdown joins us from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where he is a PhD Candidate in Electrical Engineering. He is also an instructor of electrical engineering technology at Hudson Valley Community College. His concentration is in communication systems and signal processing, and he performs research in the area of ultrasonic wireless communication through acoustic-electric channels including thick metal walls. He is also the chair of the Schenectady branch of the IEEE Education Society. Intro Music: 'The Signal' -BertycoX Outro Music: 'sad robot' -8-bit lagerfeuer

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Show Links:

1. BioPerl (http://www.bioperl.org/wiki/Main_Page)
2. BioPython (http://biopython.org/wiki/Main_Page)
3. Verilog (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verilog)
4. PSpice (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSpice)
5. MultiSIM (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NI_Multisim)
6. Matlab (http://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab/)

InSCIght episode 8