Blue Dot: Excellence in science teaching: Caltech's Feynman award-winning Sarah Reisman
From Blue Dot by Dave Schlom, Matt Fidler
March 13, 2026 · 52 min
About this episode
Host Dave Schlom discusses teaching organic chemistry with Caltech professor Sarah Reisman.
Host Dave Schlom is joined by California Institute of Technology professor Sarah Reisman for an in-depth conversation about teaching one of the most difficult subjects taught on any college campus: organic chemistry.
People in this episode
Host: Dave Schlom
Guest: Sarah Reisman
Topics covered
- science education
- organic chemistry
- teaching methods
- higher education
- Caltech
Keywords
- organic chemistry
- science teaching
- Caltech
- Feynman award
- education
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: California Institute of Technology
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