This Professor Made Nuclear Physics Viral on YouTube: David Ruzic on Explosives, Love, and Crocs

David Ruzic is a Nuclear Engineering Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is widely recognized as The Illinois Energy Prof.


EPISODE LINKS:
David Ruzic's YouTube Channel: ‪@illinoisenergyprof6878‬
David Ruzic's UIUC Website: https://ece.illinois.edu/about/direct...
David Ruzic's Research Lab: https://cpmi.illinois.edu/about-cpmi/
David Ruzic's Research Topics: https://ipi.illinois.edu/research/


OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
1:10 - Father
3:52 - Childhood
6:17 - Why Professor?
9:47 - Secrets to Thriving as a Professor
15:06 - How to Master The Bureaucracy
18:21 - How to Make People Care About Your Work
21:02 - Teaching with Explosives 🧨
31:41 - Granddaughter
34:40 - Cold Fusion
37:50 - Fusion Energy
42:15 - God
45:58 - Manhattan Project
54:04 - Moore's Law
57:33 - Love
1:01:38 - Care
1:02:19 - Advice for young people
🚥Overrated or Underrated 🚥
1:06:17 - 🥵 Barbie
1:07:08 - 🎹 Piano
1:08:15 - 🏄‍♂️ Surfing
1:08:31 - 🐊 Crocs
1:09:51 - ☢️ Institute for Advanced Study
1:10:53 - Message David Ruzic's Mom & Wife
1:11:50 - Closing words


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