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Class E Podcast

The Class–E Podcast hosts conversations with leaders in innovation and entrepreneurship and sheds light on all the amazing accomplishments of students, faculty, and alumni in the Furman University Family.

We strive to help innovative thinkers share their stories, their expertise, and experience in hopes of creating an innovative and entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Our mission is to educate and inspire our listeners to engage in innovative thinking, connect with Furman Innovation and Entrepreneurship and launch their own ventures.

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How Drones Bring the World to the Classroom

Jul 20, 2022

In this episode of the Class E Podcast, Furman professor Dr. Suresh Muthukrishnan shares how he uses drones in Earth, Environmental, and Sustainability Sciences. He explains how drone innovation can assess the damage caused by natural disasters and help relief programs reach those affected. Muthukrishnan has implemented his research in this innovative use of drone technology within his classroom and around the world creating the first African Drone and Data Academy in partnership with UNICEF.

Guest: Suresh Muthukrishnan, Ph.D. 

Link to the academy: https://www.unicef.org/innovation/AfricanDroneAcademy

Host: Mary Sturgill

Producers: Kayla Patterson and Eliza Polich