Mineral Talks LIVE - Episode 08 - Dr. John Rakovan - Prof. Geology & Earth Science; Miami University
If you can call label a person, "smart" by that person's ability to take a complicated subject and make it fun to learn and easy to understand, then Dr. John Rakovan can surely be considered a genius.
John is a Professor of Geology and Earth Science at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and he is our Featured Guest for Mineral Talks LIVE, Episode 8.
We go LIVE with John in this interview (originally aired on July 15, 2020) where he takes us inside his fascinating world of mineral research. In the interview, John describes some of his projects conducted at the Advanced Photon Source (synchrotron) in Chicago, the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center in New Mexico and more - including his deep research on the Harvard Ram's Horn Gold piece which is the world's finest example of a gold wire specimen. John also conducts a live analysis of a mineral sample using an X-Ray Diffractometer right there in his lab.
And while these all SOUND complicated, John, seemingly, effortlessly describes them all in a way that everyone can understand. And you thought mineral research was boring. HA!!!
John leaves us with a HUGE Apatite for more!!! (groan...I know but it IS a good pun!!)
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Mineral Talks LIVE is a joint-venture effort put on by BlueCap Productions, the Mineralogical & Geological Museum at Harvard University and the Society of Mineral Museum Professionals (SMMP). This series was created as a response to the COVID-19 situation that has been greatly affecting the mineral world by isolating and separating us. Our goal is to bring a new venue where the mineral world can re-connect with each other during these difficult times.
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