MBS965- Think Like a Rocket Scientist with Ozan Varol

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In this episode, Matt is joined by rocket scientist Ozan Varol to discuss his journey from Turkey to becoming an award-winning professor and author.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Matt is joined by rocket scientist Ozan Varol. Ozan is a rocket scientist turned award-winning professor and author.A native of Istanbul, Turkey, Ozan grew up in a family of no English speakers. He learned English as a second language and moved to the United States by himself at 17 to attend Cornell University and major in astrophysics. While there, he served on the operations team for the 2003 Mars Exploration Rovers project that sent two rovers–Spirit and O...

People in this episode

Host: Matt Brown

Guest: Ozan Varol

Topics covered

• rocket science
• entrepreneurship
• education
• astrophysics
• personal development

Keywords

• rocket scientist
• Ozan Varol
• Mars rovers
• Cornell University
• astrophysics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cornell University

Places: Istanbul, Turkey

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