#46 - 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/directory/affiliates/druzic

• 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

1:01:19 - 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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