Ever wonder where experts get their start?

Published 11.30.2023

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Experienced Faculty
Polymer Engineering

Professor Kirk M. Cantor's origin story, recounted in a three-and-a-half-minute video, takes viewers on a fascinating career arc that began with troubleshooting NASA weather balloons and – through an aptitude for math, a fondness for teaching and the bravery to leap into a brand-new academic program – produced an internationally recognized authority in polymer engineering