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Science graduates talk about their interests and studies with Dr Dave McMorran.

Dr David McMorran


    • Oct 3, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 84 EPISODES


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    Science Notes - 03-10-2024 - Exploring the geothermal microbiome - Claudia Hird

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 24:16


    Claudia Hird, a PhD student in Marine Science, looks for differences in the microbiome of species living in geothermal areas Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 19-09-2024 - Incorporating play into urban design - Tawfique Rahman

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 22:28


    Tawfique Rahman explores how to best incorporate spaces in cities to encourage adults to 'play' as part of their experience of the urban environment. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 05-09-2024 - Enriching numeracy talk in NZ preschoolers - Aimee Bartlett

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 22:59


    Aimee Bartlett talks about her part in a large longitudinal study on New Zealand preschoolers looking at language and numeracy skill development Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 22-08-2024 - Measuring Food Waste - Briar Mills

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 24:35


    Briar Mills talks about measuring food waste at Otago University's Residential colleges Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 29-02-2024 - Poisoning by Arsenic

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 26:10


    Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 21-12-2023 - Dave McMorran - Gold Nanoparticles

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 26:33


    Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 07-12-2023 - Shazia Gul - Augmented Reality

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 26:11


    Shazia Gul - Augmented Reality. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 23-11-2023 - Catherine Ross - Antibiotic Resistance

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2023 24:00


    Catherine Ross - Antibiotic Resistance. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 09-11-2023 - Amber Lim - How the world views of parents are transferred to their children.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 26:29


    Amber Lim - Amber is doing a PhD in Psychology, studying the way that the worldviews of parents are transferred to their children. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 12-10-2023 - 1929 Nobel Prizes for Chemistry

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 26:05


    1929 Nobel Prizes for Chemistry. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 28-09-2023 - Liam Hewson - Kanuka chemistry

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 26:38


    Liam Hewson - Kanuka chemistry. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 14-09-2023 - Efe Celic - Mental Fatigue in Swimming

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2023 25:35


    Efe Celic - Mental Fatigue in Swimming. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 31-08-2023 - MDMA in NZ - Jai Whelan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 27:01


    MDMA in NZ - The guest was Jai Whelan (PhD in Psychology) and he has been running the first survey of its kind to assess the usage of the party drug MDMA in NZ. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 10-08-2023 - Susie Waring - Discussing Dishwashers - Flashback Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2023 26:11


    Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 03-08-2023 - David Winter - Studying Snails - Flashback Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2023 26:11


    Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 27-07-2023 - Maddie Williams - Living with Lithium - Flashback Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 26:11


    Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 20-07-2023 - Emma Shaw - Feeding Frogs - Flashback Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 26:21


    Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 06-07-2023 - Californium (Show 250)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 24:42


    Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 22-06-2023 - Adolf Windhaus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 26:15


    Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 25-05-2023 - Thomi Brind - New molecules for fighting cancer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 26:08


    Thomi Brind - New molecules for fighting cancer. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 27-04-2023 - Anastasia Labudina - Cell Growth in Baby Zebrafish

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2023 23:30


    Anastasia Labudina - who is studying how cells grow in baby Zebrafish. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 13-04-2023 - Kirill Misiiuk - Metals and Water

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 26:35


    Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 30-03-2023 - Daniel Mac Manus - Solar Tsunamis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 25:15


    Daniel Mac Manus - Solar Tsunamis Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 16-03-2023 - Jen Gale - Sedentary Lifestyles

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023 26:15


    Jen Gale - Sedentary Lifestyles. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 02-03-2023 - Priyanthi Chandravarnan - Treating Contamination in Rice

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 24:10


    Priyanthi Chandravarnan - Treating Contamination in Rice. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 16-02-2023 - Jackson Henneveld - Making Alkaloids

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 26:12


    Jackson Henneveld - Making Alkaloids. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 22-12-2022 - Dr David McMorran - Senior Teaching Fellow

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 26:22


    Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 08-12-2022 - Elliot Nicholson - MOF Chemistry

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 24:22


    Elliot Nicholson - MOF Chemistry. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 24-11-2022 - Anya Kardailsky - River monitoring using DNA

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 26:29


    Anya Kardailsky - River monitoring using DNA. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 27-10-2022 - Understanding Fungi - Lydia Turley

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 26:13


    Understanding Fungi - Lydia Turley. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 13-10-2022 - Predation of Cockles by Crabs - Katie Fenton

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2022 25:37


    Katie Fenton - she was talking about predation of cockles by crabs. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 01-09-2022 - Nonconventional Superconductivity - Bri Nally

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 26:09


    Nonconventional Superconductivity - Bri is doing a PhD in theoretical physics, studying nonconventional superconductivity. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 18-08-2022 - Chemistry Approaches to Making Vaccines - Kaleb Winefield

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 26:42


    Chemistry Approaches to Making Vaccines - Kaleb Winefield. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 21-07-2022 - Searching for missing carbon in space - Lily Clague

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2022 26:06


    Searching for missing carbon in space - Lily Clague, MSc student in Chemistry Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 07-07-2022 - Elements of the Periodic Table - Antimony

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 25:52


    Elements of the Periodic Table - Antimony. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 12-05-2022 - Sam McIntire - Chemistry

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 25:09


    Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 28-04-2022 - Heinrich Wieland

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 26:06


    Heinrich Wieland - winner of the 1927 chemistry Nobel for his work on bile. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 31-04-2022 - Shruthi Sateesh - Memories

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 26:12


    Memories - Guest was Shruthi Sateesh and she was talking about how memories are formed, and lost, in your brain. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 03-03-2022 - Sam Purdie - Newly Discovered Species of NZ Gecko

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 25:40


    Sam Purdie - Newly Discovered Species of NZ Gecko. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 17-02-2022 - Daniela de Angeli Dutra - How Migrating Birds can spread Malaria

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 26:11


    Daniela de Angeli Dutra - How Migrating Birds can spread Malaria. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 09-12-2021 - Stephanie Brown - Inflammatory Bowel Disease in children

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 26:05


    Stephanie Brown - Inflammatory Bowel Disease in children. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 25-11-2021 - Matt Robb - Making molecules that can switch their properties

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 25:54


    Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 11-11-2021 - Acetylene - Turning Water into Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 26:01


    Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 14-10-2021 - Chemical Fingerprinting - Kavindra Wijenayake

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 26:08


    Chemical Fingerprinting - Kavindra Wijenayake. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 16-09-2021 - Benefits of Dungeons and Dragons for people with autism - Tanwen Ward

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 26:11


    Science Notes - 02-09-2021 - Richard Zsigmondy - 1925 Nobel Chemistry Prize

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2021 26:05


    Richard Zsigmondy - 1925 Nobel Chemistry Prize Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 19-08-2021 - How Computers can be taught to recognise Sarcasm - Pradeesh

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 26:11


    How Computers can be taught to recognise Sarcasm - Pradeesh Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 20-07-2021 - Pedro Rossetto - Neutron Stars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 25:52


    Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 08-07-2021 - Fritz Pregl - Chemical Microanalysis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2021 26:02


    Fritz Pregl - Inventor of Chemical Microanalysis and Winner of the 1923 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 10-06-2021 - Scott Forrest - The Habits of the Kaka which live at Orokonui Ecosanctuary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2021 25:57


    Scott Forrest - The Habits of the Kaka which live at Orokonui Ecosanctuary. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

    Science Notes - 27-05-2021 - Sulagna Banerjee - New Epilepsy Drugs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 27:00


    Sulagna Banerjee - New Epilepsy Drugs Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

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