The SICTR Second
What does Innovation mean to you? Welcome to the SICTR Second. It's a podcast about the people that make the Student Innovation Center (SICTR) at Iowa State University great. We keep you up to date on the events, trainings and the personalities of SICTR, plus how we are defining innovation through our makerspaces.
Episodes
10 episodes
Episode 10: Recapping Innovation's Vast Meaning
In Episode 10 of the SICTR Second, Jon Schaeffer changes up the format a bit as we look back on what innovation has meant to the guests of SICTR Second. We will get back to our normal format for episode 11. We hope you enjoy, and thank you for ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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20:00
Episode 9: Getting Lunar with Cardinal Space Mining
In Episode 9 of the SICTR Second, Jon is joined by two members of the Cardinal Space Mining team. CSM has back-to-back wins at Nasa's Lunabotics Challenge and in 2025, they're hoping to bring some competition to Iowa State's Student Innovation ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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29:34
Episode 8: Heavy Metals with Rick Willey
In Episode 8 of the SICTR Second, Jon is joined by Makerspace Supervisor, Rick Willey. Rick joined the Student Innovation Center team in December of 2024, and has hit the ground running since. As an ISU alum, Rick dives into his days as a stude...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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32:54
Episode 7: Architecture Connects Cultures with Peter Zuroweste
In Episode 7 of the SICTR Second, Jon Schaeffer sits down with Peter Zuroweste, an Iowa State University Associate Professor of Practice in Architecture for the College of Design. Zuroweste is a practicing architect, and most recently took the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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28:38
Episode 6: Learning to Innovate through SICTR Programs
In Episode 6 of the SICTR Second, Jon Schaeffer sits down with Tera Lawson, the Senior Program Specialist for the Iowa State University Student Innovation Center. Lawson is keeping SICTR busy with various programming events. She explains how he...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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20:11
Episode 5: Culinary Bootcamp fires up the Culinary Creations Lab
Episode 5 of the SICTR Second features two guests who are giving students the tools and knowledge to cook up some delicious meals on a budget. Host Jon Schaeffer is joined by Mahala Mueller and Isabel Ekwall who are are teaching the Culinary Bo...
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18:08
Episode 4: 3D Printing, Horror Heads and Mannequins with Ethan Thomas
In Episode 4 of the SICTR Second, Jon sits down with Makerspace Supervisor, Ethan Thomas. Ethan helps oversee the 2222 makerspace in the Iowa State Student Innovation Center. He is an expert in all things 3D printing, and shows off some of the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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21:51
Episode 3: Innovation and Artificial Intelligence
In Episode 3 of the SICTR Second, Jon is joined by Abram Anders, the Associate Director of Student Innovation Center at the Iowa State University Student Innovation Center. Abram has a vast background with generative artificial intelligence, le...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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18:27
Episode 2: Events and All-Makers Eve with Millicent Jackson
In Episode 2 of the SICTR Second, Jon sits down with Millicent Jackson, the events coordinator at the Iowa State University Student Innovation Center. We hear from Millicent about the various events SICTR hosts, the great spaces organizations, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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19:34
Episode 1: Meet Jim Oliver, Pithan Executive Director of Innovation for SICTR
In the debut of the SICTR Second, our host, Jon Schaeffer, sits down with Jim Oliver, the Pithan Executive Director of Innovation ant Iowa State University's Student Innovation Center. Jim talks about how he helped bring SICTR to life in the he...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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18:03