Interviewed by Marlee Tichenor Clem Fortman is a bioengineer working for JBEI. His program iCLEM aims to provide science mentoring to high school students. 00:50 Tell me your name and position within JBEI.01:10 How did you become interested in studying science?03:10 Can you explain to me what goes on here at JBEI?04:44 How are you interested in using synthetic biology to manipulate systems?05:10 Are you interested in using all bioengineering techniques available to reach efficiency? (Inaudible)07:57 So synthetic biology is a set of tools you use in your work?08:53 Can you explain to me what iCLEM and its foundation?10:42Where did you grow up?11:13 What are the goals of iCLEM?13:35 What would you say is the biggest cultural change the students of iCLEM face?14:46 What sorts of technical challenges do you anticipate in the next year?15:32 What are your feelings on the future of biofuels? Do you envision biofuels to be the solution to the problems?18:15 Will the environment improve from the use of biofuels? Are biofuels substituting X for Y?19:28 Do you assume we will be dependent on other forms of energy?(inaudible)20:09 Most people work meaningless jobs, science is different, do you find satisfaction in your work? Do you find satisfaction in your mentoring position with iCLEM? 22:06 What does it mean to flourish, to have a good life?24:04 Whose business is ethics?25:13 Do you think there are limits to what can be designed with the knowledge of bioengineering/synthetic biology? Less