"Nova ScienceNow" What's the Next Big Thing? (2011)

Directors:

Robe Imbriano
Terri Randall
(more)

Writers:

Terri Randall (3 segments)
Robe Imbriano (segment)
(more)

TV Series:

"Nova ScienceNow" (2005)

Original Air Date:

23 February 2011 (Season 5, Episode 6)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Nova ScienceNow consider what will be the next big thing. It looks at robots, earthquakes, self-driving cars, the smart grid, and profiles genetic engineer Jay Keasling. |

Plot Keywords:

Science

Cast

Dieuseul Anglade	...	Himself - Haiti Bureau of Mines and Energy
Christopher Borroni-Bird	...	Himself - General Motors
Rodney Brooks	...	Himself - MIT
Eric Calais	...	Himself - Purdue University
Chad Cohen	...	Himself - Correspondent
Daniel Darancou	...	Himself - General Motors
David Hanson	...	Himself - Hanson Robotics
Bill Hicks	...	Himself - Hanson Robotics
Thomas H. Jordan	...	Himself - Southern California Earthquake Center
Tom Jordan	...	Himself - University of Southern California
Jay Keasling	...	Himself - Joint BioEnergy Institute (as Dr. Jay Keasling)
Max Keasling	...	Himself - Jay's Father
Charlie Kemp	...	Himself - Georgia Tech
Eric Lightner	...	Himself - U.S. Department of Energy
Ernest Majer	...	Himself - Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Wendy Rogers	...	Herself - Georgia Tech
Blake Simmons	...	Himself - Joint BioEnergy Institute
Andrea Thomaz	...	Herself - Georgia Tech
Ziya Tong	...	Herself - Correspondent
Sherry Turkle	...	Herself - MIT
Neil deGrasse Tyson	...	Himself - Host
Vijay Vaitheeswaran	...	Himself - The Economist
Kirk Wolfinger	...	Himself - Correspondent

Directed by
Robe Imbriano		(segment "Profile: Jay Keasling")
Terri Randall		(segment "Robo Cars") (segment "Smart Grid") (segment "Social Robots")
Kirk Wolfinger		(segment "Earthquake Detection")

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Matthew Collins		segment "Earthquake Detection"
Robe Imbriano		segment "Profile: Jay Keasling"
Terri Randall		segment "Robo Cars"
Terri Randall		segment "Smart Grid"
Terri Randall		segment "Social Robots"

Produced by
Paula Apsell	....	senior executive producer
Laurie Cahalane	....	coordinating producer
Patrick Carey	....	associate producer
Julia Cort	....	senior editorial producer
Carla Denly	....	field producer
Samuel Fine	....	executive producer
Heeth Grantham	....	producer (segment "Earthquake Detection")
Robe Imbriano	....	producer (segment "Profile: Jay Keasling")
Joey David Jovanovich	....	supervising producer
Fran Laks	....	associate producer
Vincent Liota	....	senior series producer
Lisa Mirowitz	....	senior producer
Terri Randall	....	producer (segment "Robo Cars") (segment "Smart Grid") (segment "Social Robots")
Pamela Rosenstein	....	development producer
Daniel J. Sites	....	associate producer
Howard B. Swartz	....	executive producer
Stephen Sweigart	....	supervising producer
Melanie Wallace	....	senior series producer

Original Music by
Rob Morsberger

Film Editing by
David Chmura		(senior editor)
Dan Crow		(segment "Earthquake Detection")
Jedd Ehrmann		(segment "Robo Cars") (segment "Smart Grid") (segment "Social Robots")
Lauren Feinberg
Robe Imbriano		(segment "Profile: Jay Keasling")
Sonja Latimore

Production Management
Nathan Gunner	....	post-production manager
Jonathan Loewald	....	production manager
Regina O'Toole	....	post-production supervisor
Michael Reichman	....	production manager

Art Department
Spencer Anderson	....	prop maker
Hanna Bonner	....	illustrator
Brian Edgerton	....	graphic designer
Jon Hayward	....	designer
Tyler Howe	....	senior designer
Cassandra Sell	....	designer

Sound Department
Glen Ackers	....	sound recordist
Ryan Agostino	....	sound recordist
Bill Cavanaugh	....	sound mixer
Bill Cavanaugh	....	sound re-recording mixer
Carl Franson	....	sound recordist
Dennis Jensen	....	sound recordist
Brian Kaurich	....	sound recordist
Tim Korn	....	sound recordist
Jeremy Sides	....	sound recordist
Daniel J. Sites	....	sound recordist
Eugene Thompson	....	sound recordist
Eugene E. Thompson	....	sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department
Yoram Astrakhan	....	camera operator
Joe Brunette	....	camera operator
David Dellaria	....	camera operator
Joseph Friedman	....	camera operator
Ralph Knox	....	camera operator
Ben McCoy	....	camera operator
Duane Poquis	....	camera operator

Animation Department
Jared Flynn	....	animator
Yunsik Noh	....	animator
Hiro Sasa	....	animator

Editorial Department
Michael H. Amundson	....	post-production on-line editor
Patrick Carey	....	post-production assistant
David Chmura	....	colorist
David Chmura	....	senior editor
Julia Cort	....	edit producer
Darcy Forlenza	....	editorial assistant
Darcy Forlenza	....	post-production assistant
Spencer Gentry	....	post-production on-line editor
David Levin	....	assistant editor
Susan K. Lewis	....	senior editor
Vincent Liota	....	on-line editor
Rebecca Nieto	....	post-production editor
Yunsik Noh	....	assistant editor
Melissa Salpietra	....	assistant editor
Nicolas Stark	....	assistant editor
Neil deGrasse Tyson	....	executive editor
Peter Tyson	....	editor in chief
Rachel VanCott	....	editorial assistant

Music Department
Ray Loring	....	music theme
John Luker	....	music theme
Rob Morsberger	....	music theme
Walter Werzowa	....	music theme

Other crew
Lauren Aguirre	....	media director
Kristine Allington	....	project coordinator
Jon Asher	....	production assistant
Kate Becker	....	researcher
Linda Callahan	....	production coordinator
Eileen Campion	....	publicist
Candace Dunlap	....	consultant
Linzy Emery	....	compliance manager
Sarah Erlandson	....	paralegal
Janice Flood	....	talent relations
Reen Gibb	....	curriculum director
Ivan Hadingham	....	senior science editor
Scott Kardel	....	talent relations
Sharon Kay	....	senior researcher
Alan Kwan	....	developer
Karen Laverty	....	publicist
Hollington Lee	....	advisor
Ben Livermore	....	developer
Jonathan Loewald	....	business manager
Victoria Louie	....	publicist
Lisa Mirowitz	....	project director
Alan Ritsko	....	managing director
Susan Rosen	....	legal counsel
Maxine Rosenberg	....	consultant
Steve Sears	....	marketing
Karinna Sjo-Gaber	....	publicist
Kristen Sommerhalter	....	administrator
Elizabeth Stachow	....	personal assistant
Joseph P. Tracy	....	business manager

Produced by
Mary Robertson	....	producer (episode # 5)

Cinematography by
Robert Hanna

Film Editing by
Mike Sheehan

Distributors

• PBS International (2010) (Non-USA) (all media)

Other Companies

• Serie 23 Productions  Location Services (Dominican Republic/Haiti)
• Serie 23 Productions  location services: Dominican Republic/Haiti