In the latest episode of Learning and Living STEMM in Connecticut, host Tanimu Deleon is joined by Michael Winter, Chief Scientist at RTX, the parent company of aviation industry-leading divisions Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Michael and Tan discuss Connecticut's role in the aerospace industry today and what technologies are being developed that show promise for future aviation applications.

Dr. Thomas Pollard is the Sterling Professor Emeritus of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Professor Emeritus of Cell Biology and of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University, and the recipient of the 2025 Connecticut Medal of Science. In this episode, host Tan Deleon asks Tom to share insights from his 60-year career and research focus on the molecular basis of cellular motility and cytokinesis, and during the discussion, Tom reveals how his research was pivotal to the lifesaving treatment he received for Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

In this latest episode, host Tan Deleon is joined by Pamir Alpay and Michael Crair, principal investigators at QuantumCT, to discuss quantum—what it is and what it isn’t—and how Connecticut is among the leaders in the research and application of quantum technologies.