BLACKSBURG, Va., June 21 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:

A series highlighting the stories behind the research of pioneering Virginia Tech faculty members.

"It's been one of the more rewarding aspects of this job. When I was hired, there was a lot of talk about transdisciplinary work, and I was like, 'Great, bring it. Let's go.'"Justin Perkinson on collaborating with professors and researchers from other subject areas



"The conversation always centers around how the sciences can reach the public in a meaningful way. It's a big issue today. How do we convey relatively complex science and distill it down so that people can understand it? I just feel like this medium, what Justin do...