Eps. 12: Professor Mariana Bertoni

STEMoirs

Sebastian is joined by the notorious M.I.B. - Mariana I. Bertoni, a professor at Arizona State University in the School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering. We hear why she owns a brewery in Minnesota, the influences that guided her on this professorship path, how she handles the pressures, and her views on the duties of scientists to society. We rant a bit about duck curves and solar energy, chat about where solar manufacturing might be heading, and finally, why she finds it all worth it.
Why the duck curve isn't a big issue (yet):
https://energytransition.org/2016/07/the-duck-is-safely-afloat-in-california/
The history of the duck curve:
https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2018/10-years-duck-curve.html
A less technical explanation, but take what is said about why the duck is an issue with a grain of salt:
https://www.suaoki.com/blogs/news/the-duck-curve-how-is-a-hindrance-for-solar-panel-market
Music credits:
RetroFuture Clean and Furious Freak by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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