Podcasts about materials chemistry

Until now, the world's thinnest pasta has been made in a village in Sardinia, the so-called ‘Threads of God' pasta. But now, a crowd of scientists in London has created one that is 200 times thinner than a human hair!Joining Seán to discuss is Adam Clancy, a lecturer in Materials Chemistry at University College London...Image: Beatrice Britton / Adam Clancy

Until now, the world's thinnest pasta has been made in a village in Sardinia, the so-called ‘Threads of God' pasta. But now, a crowd of scientists in London has created one that is 200 times thinner than a human hair!Joining Seán to discuss is Adam Clancy, a lecturer in Materials Chemistry at University College London...Image: Beatrice Britton / Adam Clancy

Send us a Text Message.This summer is a sports fan's dream! Beyond some major soccer tournaments, Paris 2024 kicks off at the end of July. If you think about it, sports are science in motion, which means that buried in incredible athletic feats is a lot of data about how athlete bodies are using and responding to chemistry, biology and physics. That data is helping scientists design new or better tools for athletes. Today, in honor of this very sporty summer, Sam and Deboki delve into how scientists go about developing the equipment that helps move athletes, and how that equipment is holding importance for the medical field as well, for instance in diagnosing cystic fibrosis in infants. Sam and Deboki will also cover the creative experiments one scientist did to design a better bike saddle for female pro cyclists, who endured decades of intense injuries that ultimately required many to undergo labiaplasties, until American racing cyclist Alison Tetrick came along and said “enough is enough.” Title IX may have revolutionized female sports participation, but until more recently building gender-specific sports equipment from the ground up was unheard of.Email us your science stories/factoids/news at tinymatters@acs.org for a chance to be featured on an upcoming Tiny Show and Tell Us episode!Subscribe to our newsletter at bit.ly/tinymattersnewsletterLinks to the Tiny Show & Tell stories are here and here. Pick up a Tiny Matters mug here! All Tiny Matters transcripts are available here.

Michael returns to talk with legendary educator and inventor, Donald Sadoway, Professor Emeritus of Materials Chemistry at MIT. After earning his PhD in chemical metallurgy in 1977 at the University of Toronto, he joined the faculty at MIT where he spent 44 years. For 16 of those, he taught 3.091 (Introduction to Solid-State Chemistry)—and his animated lectures, peppered with references to music, art, and literature—doubtless contributed to the subject's popularity. Among the many accolades bestowed on Professor Sadoway in his 44 years as a teacher and researcher at MIT was a compliment by Bill Gates: “best chemistry lessons anywhere. Unbelievable.” In 2012, for the invention of the liquid metal battery, he was named by Time magazine one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World.” He has founded several hard tech startups, including Ambri, Avanti Battery Company, Pure Lithium and Boston Metal.  Links Review Donald's 2012 TED talk, "The Missing Link to Renewable Energy" here: https://www.ted.com/talks/donald_sadoway_the_missing_link_to_renewable_energy?language=enExplore Avanti Battery Company's tech here: https://avanti.energyExplore Ambri's tech here: https://ambri.comExplore Pure Lithium's tech here: https://www.purelithium.ioExplore Boston Metal's tech here: https://www.bostonmetal.comExplore Sadoway Labs' research here: https://sadowaylabs.orgTake Prof Sadoway's course, 3.091 - Introduction to Solid State Chemistry - here: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/3-091sc-introduction-to-solid-state-chemistry-fall-2010/   Related Episodes Metals Refining - From Mining to Brining - Ep142: Alex Grant: https://www.cleaningup.live/metals-refining-from-mining-to-brining-ep-142-alex-grant/Iron-Air Man - Ep144: Mateo Jaramillo: https://www.cleaningup.live/iron-air-man-ep144-mateo-jaramillo/ 

David Lee Shillinglaw Distinguished Service Professor Ka Yee C. Lee from the Department of Chemistry has multiple roles at the University of Chicago. As a provost, researcher, and mentor for her students, she constantly aims to bring a positive impact to people and things around her. In this episode, Professor Lee describes her school days as a head girl in Hong Kong, her research passion, her ultimate vision as a professor, and her role in making the University's campus in Hong Kong come to life.

Nicole Chu from the University of Ottawa speaks with Professor Cooper. Professor Cooper was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2015 and is currently a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Liverpool. He is the Founding Director of the Centre for Materials Discovery and the Academic Director of the new Materials Innovation Factory. He is also the principal investigator of the Cooper Group at the University of Liverpool, and his pioneering research work in Materials Chemistry focuses on polymer synthesis, nanoparticles and crystal engineering. In 2011, he was named one of the Top 100 materials scientists of the last decade in the Thomson Reuters list. In 2021, he was awarded the Super AI Leadership award, which was previously won by IBM Research, for his robotics work on the mobile chemist that was published in the Journal Nature. In this episode, he joins us to discuss more about the topic of AI in materials chemistry. Learn more: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/cooper-group/

Date of Lecture: 11 October 2022 About the Lecture: Catalysis – the process whereby chemical reactions are accelerated by reagents that are not consumed in the reaction – is of key economic and societal importance. Catalytic technologies are vital in the production of fuels and pharmaceuticals and in a wide range of manufacturing industry; they also play a crucial role in environmental protection and remediation. Over the last thirty years the field has been transformed by the application of computational modelling and advanced characterisation techniques, with the latter increasingly employing large scale central facilities including the UK Diamond Light Source and ISIS Neutron and Muon Source. This lecture will show how fundamental science, using these techniques, undertaken by UCL scientists and others, has led to major impact in industry in the UK and worldwide. We will also discuss the future impacts of the field including its vital role in achieving the target of net zero carbon. About the Speakers: Professor Andrew Beale , Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at UCL Professor Sir Richard Catlow , Professor of Computational and Materials Chemistry at UCL

Even if you're committed to making your organization and its C-suite leadership more diverse, your network tends to look like you. And as a result, you build a team of people like you. But if you seek out coworkers with complementary skills who are willing to challenge you, your team will perform better and have more fun doing it. So, what can we do as leaders to create a more diverse talent pipeline at work? D Sangeeta is Founder and CEO at Gotara, a career growth platform for women in STEM. Gotara provides mentoring and nano-learning programs based on the latest research with the goal of closing the gender gap in science, technology, engineering and math. Sangeeta spent two decades in the corporate world, leading teams at Amazon, Nielson and GE Aviation before launching Gotara in June 2020. She has a PhD in Materials Chemistry from the University of Illinois, holds 26 patents and is the recipient of the Nielson CEO Award, the National Women of Color in Technology Award and the GE Latimer Innovation Award. On this episode of Workplace Forward, Sangeeta joins me to discuss what gets in the way of creating diverse leadership teams, challenging us to hold space for differing opinions and healthy conflict in our organizations. Sangeeta explains how to create more diverse talent pipelines and why it's good for business, describing the Ally Stars and North Star Program Gotara offers current executives and emerging female leaders. Listen in for Sangeeta's actionable advice on promoting diversity of thought at work and learn how Gotara can support you in building diverse leadership teams in your organization. Themes explored in this week's episode: What inspired Sangeeta to build a career growth platform for women in STEM What gets in the way of creating diverse leadership teams Growing your capacity to hold space for differing opinions and healthy conflict How to create a more diverse talent pipeline in your organization How a diverse leadership pipeline impacts top-line growth, productivity and net profit Gotara's Ally Stars program to help leaders remove bias and promote inclusivity How Sangeeta's North Star Program serves emerging female leaders What you can do from your seat today to promote diversity of thought at work Sangeeta's take on why leaders need to be willing to break the rules How Sangeeta's leadership has evolved through the volatility of the last 2 years Why leaders of the future need as much EQ as IQ and how women lead in crises Resources from this episode: Read along with this Workplace Forward Podcast episode's text transcript Connect with D Sangeeta and follow Gotara on LinkedIn Follow Gotara on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook Learn more about Gotara at https://www.gotara.com/ Request a demo of Gotara's Ally or North Star Program Explore the research around women leaders in a crisis I would love to hear from you! Have an idea for a podcast or a question you want me to address? Interested in additional support, resources and workshops? Here are all the ways you can interact with me!  Tweet me @TeganTrovato Email tegan@brightarrowcoaching.com Follow me on Facebook @BrightArrowCoaching Follow me on Instagram @TeganTrovato Connect with me on LinkedIn: Tegan Trovato Download free tools and sign up for my newsletter, coaching and workshops at  https://www.brightarrowcoaching.com/ 

If you're a woman looking to fast-track your career path, then you won't want to miss this interview. Host, Cindy Watson, interviews Sangeeta, Founder of Gotara, a tech start-up providing career advice to women in STEM+. Gotara is dedicated to giving women a fair advantage to close the gender gap in STEM and beyond. Sangeeta is certainly well-equipped to deliver on that mission having completed her Ph.D. in Materials Chemistry from the University of Illinois, and M.S. in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology. She's authored two books, has 26 patents to her name, was recognized through the Nielsen CEO award, the National Women of Color Technology Award, and the GE Latimer Innovation Award. You'll cover hot topics including: Negotiating your most powerful mindset How to reframe blocks that may hold you back into empowering motivators Obstacles for women in male-dominated industries and how to tackle them to win Negotiating and self-advocating in male-dominated industries Practical tools to utilize for a thriving career Tips for negotiating with bullies or people with more power Role of preparation in effective negotiation Role of emotion in negotiations and how to use it as a superpower Advantage of EQ in the workplace and how to use it to turbo-charge your career   Learn more about Sangeeta and her work with Gotara at:  https://www.gotara.com/ Be sure to subscribe, rate and review the podcast at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/art-of-feminine-negotiation/id1502270402 If you're looking to up-level your negotiation skills, we've got packages to help you better leverage your innate power to get more of what you want and deserve in life. Check out our website at www.ArtOfFeminineNegotiation.com if that sounds interesting to you.   Also make sure to join our Women on purpose community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/Womenonpurposecommunity/ Follow Cindy: WEBSITE https://www.womenonpurpose.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/womenonpurposecoaching/ LINKEDIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/thecindywatson/ CLUBHOUSE: @HERsuasion TWITTER https://twitter.com/WomenOnPurpose1 YouTube Channel: Women on Purpose

The push to decarbonize electricity production in the U.S. focuses heavily on solar and wind generation. But delivering reliable energy from intermittent resource will require an upgrade in energy storage capabilities.This episode of Grid Talk features Don Sadoway who is the John F. Elliott Professor of Materials Chemistry at MIT. He's one of the leading experts on emerging battery products and at the helm of about a half dozen startups ready to speed deployment of the most promising approaches into the marketplace.“We have to deal with the intermittency. And nobody wants green electricity that's only available part-time; they want it all the time, so that means storage.”That's where the liquid metal battery comes in. Sadoway will explain why he believes it will revolutionize battery storage.“The aluminum/sulfur battery is no cobalt, no nickel, no manganese, no volatile flammable electrolyte, no graphite, forget the silicon. This is no lithium.”One of his companies is set to release its first product in about a year. When people see it working, things could really take off. “A liquid metal battery could be in the basement of every one of the skyscrapers in Manhattan.”Professor Sadoway has been at MIT for 44 years. His research seeks to establish the scientific underpinnings for technologies that make efficient use of energy and natural resources in an environmentally sound manner. This spans engineering applications and the supportive fundamental science. The overarching theme of his work is electrochemistry in nonaqueous media.He holds the following degrees:B.A.Sc., Engineering Science, University of TorontoM.A.Sc., Chemical Metallurgy, University of TorontoPh.D., Chemical Metallurgy, University of Toronto

Our guest today is Moniek Tromp. She's a Professor of Materials Chemistry at the Faculty of Science and Engineering and part of the BatteryNL consortium, which received a large NWA grant earlier this year. Wim, Tina and Arjen interview her about her research on catalysis and improving batteries & fuel cells. Batteries will play a vital role in storing renewable energy and creating a more sustainable society. Guest: Professor Moniek Tromp Hosts: Wim Brons, Tina Kretschmer and Arjen Dijkstra

Professor Donald R. Sadoway is one world's top experts on energy and batteries – one of the most important topics in our society, in aviation, and in AAM. There are few more important topics to our industry – and who better than Professor Sadoway to educate us on the topic – and talk about where we are and where innovation can take us.Professor Sadoway is the John F. Elliott Professor of Materials Chemistry in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT. He's the author of over 180 scientific papers and holder of 35 U.S. patents, is the founder of six companies, and his TED talk has been viewed over 2,400,000 times. In 2012 he was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.

Jason and Matthew speak with Samuel Stupp, a Professor of Materials Science, Chemistry, Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University. You may remember reading about Dr. Stupp late last year when news about his ‘dancing molecules' used in a preclinical model of acute spinal cord injury circulated widely. We discuss Dr. Stupp's discoveries, his commitment to researching and delivering a therapeutic for SCI and this area of study typically outside of the SCI world. --- Samuel Stupp is Board of Trustees Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry, Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University. He also directs Northwestern's Simpson Querrey Institute for BioNanotechnology and the Center for Bio-Inspired Energy Science, an Energy Frontiers Research Center funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. Stupp's interdisciplinary research is focused on developing self-assembling supramolecular nanostructures and materials for functions relevant to renewable energy, regenerative medicine, and robotic soft matter. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Royal Spanish Academy, and the National Academy of Inventors. His awards include the Department of Energy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Materials Chemistry, the Materials Research Society Medal Award, the International Award from The Society of Polymer Science in Japan, the Royal Society Award in Soft Matter and Biophysical Chemistry, and three national awards from the American Chemical Society: the ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry, the Ronald Breslow Award for Achievement in Biomimetic Chemistry, and the Ralph F. Hirschmann Award in Peptide Chemistry. Feedback: curecast@u2fp.org Bumper Music: Patience by Freaque (SCI musician)

D Sangeeta is the Founder and CEO of GOTARA whose mission is to offer career support and advice to women in STEM professions. Their goal is to help close the gender gap at all levels, and to make this service available to women around the world who are working in STEM fields as individuals, or as leaders in a variety of organizations. D. Sangeeta has held leadership and science/research positions in a variety of organizations throughout her career. She has a Master's Degree in Chemistry and a PhD in Materials Chemistry. D. Sangeeta holds 26 patents.Episode NotesD. Sangeeta founded GOTARA in an effort to keep women in STEM fields. A disproportionate percentage of women leave STEM fields - and that's in addition to fewer women than men entering many STEM fields to start with. D Sangeeta saw a need to work with companies to ensure women in STEM fields at those companies are supported. They do this by providing confidential and personalized nano-learning opportunities that include upskilling and career advice available 24 x 7.D. Sangeeta shares why she started GOTARA, how her leadership experience throughout her career led her to find her passion in supporting women in STEM and a very real and applicable way. We also talk about her career, chemistry vs. materials chemistry, and the patenting process.Music used in the podcast: Higher Up, Silverman Sound StudioAcronyms, Definitions, and Fact CheckGOTARA – http://www.gotara.comOrganic chemistry is a branch of chemistry that studies the structure, properties and reactions of organic compounds, which contain carbon in covalent bonding. Study of structure determines their structural formula. (wikipedia)Inorganic chemistry is concerned with the properties and behavior of inorganic compounds, which include metals, minerals, and organometallic compounds. ... For example, organometallic compounds usually contain a metal or metalloid bonded directly to carbon. (https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/careers/chemical-sciences/areas/inorganic-chemistry.html)Monolithic material is an item which is cast as a single piece, formed or composed of material without joints or seams a monolithic floor covering, or consisting of or constituting a single unit. (www.merriam-webster.com)Air foil - the cross-sectional shape of an object whose motion through a gas is capable of generating significant lift, such as a wing, a sail, or the blades of propeller, rotor, or turbine. A solid body moving through a fluid produces an aerodynamic force. (wikipedia)"Find your voice then listen to it. Even when it shakes. Especially then." Curly Girl Designs.

Dr. Morris received his doctorate from Liverpool University and later went on to become a post-doctoral fellow at Imperial College in London, before moving to Strathclyde University as a lecturer. He was appointed to a post in Materials Chemistry at UCC in 1993 and, while there, held the Chair of Inorganic Chemistry. We were lucky enough to talk with Dr. Morris about sustainability, the difference between a linear and circular economy, and the history of the circular economy.

Donald Sadoway is an emeritus professor of materials chemistry at MIT and the chief science advisor at Ambri Incorporated, a molten-metal battery company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In this episode, Sadoway explains why lithium-ion batteries are so dangerous, why we need to develop batteries with super-cheap ingredients, Ambri's decade-long road to commercialization, the origin of the neodymium-iron-boron magnet, coercivity, and why iridium is his favorite element.

In this episode, Andrew speaks to Professor of Materials Chemistry, Saiful Islam, about what he believes, from beautiful crystals, to green energy, scientific progress, combating ignorance and fear, and the value of education.

Jiye Son graduated from the CUNY Graduate Center's Chemistry Program in 2019 with a PhD in Nanotechnology and Materials Chemistry. She is now the Associate Director for the Nanoscience Initiative and the ASRC Sensor CAT at the Grad Center's own Advanced Science Research Center. The post Chemistry at the Advanced Science Research Center (feat. Jiye Son) appeared first on Career Planning and Professional Development.

Margarita Villanueva is the Assistant to the Director and the Manager of Conservation at the Lopez Museum and Library in the Philippines, helping oversee the management and operations of the museum and its Conservation Center, respectively. She also served as elected Chair of the Arts & Culture Committee at the League of Corporate Foundations in the Philippines. Prior to this, she worked in Venice at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, one of the most visited art galleries in Italy. She also worked for several years in conservation in Canada at various private laboratories and the Vancouver Art Gallery. Marga holds Bachelors Degrees in Materials Chemistry and Art History from the University of British Columbia. She later went to Cardiff University as a Chevening scholar to obtain her Master of Science in Professional Conservation, graduating with distinction. At Cardiff, she furthered her study in the scientific approach to conservation practice and collections care. On this episode, she shares with us her optimism for the Philippine art scene (she sees many more opportunities than limitations), the most memorable objects people have brought in for restoration, and how contemporary art gave her a whole new perspective on materials. She also shares anecdotes about why conservators should be consulted early in the architectural design process (i.e., why your airconditioning or windows may be ruining your artwork). This episode is dedicated to those keeping our arts, heritage, and culture alive. --- Follow Marga on LinkedIn - Ask her about her grad school dissertation, for which she developed a standardized methodology for evaluating non-aqueous deacidification spray treatments, and evaluated the neutralization and penetration characteristics of MgO (magnesium oxide) on watercolor paper - Marga was recently awarded a technical grant to participate in a professional program in Managing Collection Environments with the Getty Conservation Institute. Her final project involved developing an environmental management policy for the Lopez Museum and Library, and integrating the policy into the architectural design of its new building - Marga was also a panelist at the International Council of Museums (ICOM) Triennial Conference in Conservation, entitled, "Transcending Boundaries" More on the Lopez Museum and Library: https://www.lopezmuseum.org.ph/ -- Other references: Pacita Abad's show at the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD Manila) Pinto Art Museum Neri Oxman (MIT profile) Hedy Lamarr to be played by Gal Gadot Kintsugi --- Music: “Neon Laser Horizon” by Kevin MacLeod (imcompetech.com) licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License Sound Editing by franticsong Like what you heard? Do rate, review, share, and subscribe so others can find the episodes too. Follow instagram.com/occupationalhazards.podcast for more updates! xoxo Jo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/occupationalhazards/message

Donald Sadoway is a professor of materials science and engineering at MIT where he teaches the most popular freshman course that is offered. His accomplishments include inventing the liquid metal battery for large-scale stationary storage and molten oxide electrolysis for carbon-free metals production. He is the founder of four companies, Ambri, Boston Metal, Avanti Battery, and Sadoway Labs. His TED Talk is animated and inspiring - and with 2.4 million views it is as much about inventing inventors as it is about inventing technology. Professor Sadoway's mission to improve the environment, the success of his lab, the propensity to create spinout companies that commercialize his inventions, and most importantly the way he mentors grad-students and post-docs in his labs to ultimately be future technology leaders. We talk about thinking from first principles, knowing your limitations, thinking ahead of time about environmental impact of material inputs and the social considerations of extracting them, and much more. Check out his free series of lectures on MIT open courseware: Intro to Solid State Chemistry This is the course that Bill Gates loved to the point of wanting to meet Professor Sadoway which ultimately led to Bill Gates investing in Ambri, the liquid metal battery technology that Professor Sadoway invented. More about Donald Donald R. Sadoway is the John F. Elliott Professor of Materials Chemistry in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His B.A.Sc. in Engineering Science and Ph.D. in Chemical Metallurgy are from the University of Toronto. He joined the MIT faculty in 1978. The author of over 180 scientific papers and inventor on 35 U.S. patents, his research is directed towards batteries for grid-scale storage and towards environmentally sound metals extraction technologies. Online videos of his chemistry lectures hosted by MIT OpenCourseWare extend his impact on engineering education far beyond the lecture hall. In 2012 he was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.­­ Find Professor Sadoway on Twitter and LinkedIn and the website for Sadoway Labs. Join the Bountiful community today and realize your power to save the world. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn if you haven't already.

I was super excited when Jesse and Molly agreed to be the first couple on the podcast, this conversation really shows my passion to diversify the conversation about leadership and the opportunities to transfer learning from different situations and stories. Jesse and Molly recently appeared in a documentary called ‘Climbing Blind' which was aired on the BBC (check it out on iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000jb7t/climbing-blind). A tenacious and resilient couple pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the world of rock climbing. A fascinating story of dedication, trust and shear determination to achieve the seemingly impossible. Jesse epitomises achievement and bravery in the face of adversity. Born severely sight impaired and now blind he was advised as a child he may never be able to read or write. However, through his attitude, determination and ingenuity he has become an elite rock climber. Best known as the first blind person to lead climb the Old Man of Hoy, which is the focus of Alastair Lee's multi award winning documentary ‘Climbing Blind', for conquering previously unclimbed peaks in Arctic Greenland and as a world class competition climber. He has also excelled in the academic and corporate spheres. He holds a doctorate in Materials Chemistry, is passionate about the environment and clean energy and holds a senior role in a global hydrogen fuel cell company enabling decarbonisation throughout society. Molly is the other half of this powerful climbing duo. She is a strong, experienced climber herself who takes on the extra responsibility of acting as Jesse's sight-guide and surrogate eyes. Unphased by the extreme nature and obvious danger of some of the locations the couple climb in, Molly is an un-flappable voice in Jesse's ear as he climbs, delivering crucial guidance interspersed with brutally deadpan humour. Molly's engineering background shows itself in her innate problem-solving ability and creative thinking required to guide, coupled with the logistical prowess of a project manager she is a key force in the couples many adventures. Named 2017 Explorer of the Year by the Scientific Exploration Society Molly often seeks to avoid the limelight, preferring not to draw attention to her cool adroit capability. Details of Jesse's public speaking can be found on his website (https://jessedufton.com/) and on his profile with The Speakers Agency (https://thespeakersagency.com/speaker/jesse-dufton/). You can also keep up with his adventures on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JesseDuftonGBParaclimber Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessedufton/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JesseDufton Linked In: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jesse-dufton-b6045060 Basic format – 20 minutes to help you on your leadership journey PLEASE ENJOY Make sure you follow/subscribe to my social media platforms - Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/STARDevelopmentuk/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-waddington-1882b4aa/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/stuart_waddington/?hl=en YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/LeadershipWhatsonyourmind Spotify - #Leadership – What's on your mind? See you next week…..

Common phenomena, observed by most in their daily experience, can be surprisingly misunderstood and even mysterious! Genuine curiosity, an open mind, and good dose of creativity are the necessary ingredients for the most exciting scientific discoveries. This is the take-home message of our fascinating discussion with Dr. Lauren Zarzar, who studies microscale systems and their macroscopic effects. We find out what is behind the iridescence at the air-water interface, how this can be reproduced and controlled with many different types of emulsions, and how it could be used in novel paints and display technologies. We also discuss 3D printing at the nanoscale using lasers and how this can revolutionize materials science. The work of Dr. Zarzar is yet another great demonstration of how great science happens at the interface between different disciplines, with chemistry usually being one of them.

Sophia Chen of MRS Bulletin interviews Pelayo Garcia de Arquer of the University of Toronto in Canada about a catalyst-ionomer architecture his group designed to quickly convert CO2 into useful hydrocarbons. Read the abstract in Science. TranscriptSOPHIA CHEN: The challenge for the world to reduce carbon emissions is steep. To reduce these emissions in the long run, some scientists believe it will be necessary to extract carbon dioxide from the air. But once you extract all that carbon dioxide, what do you do with it? Pelayo Garcia de Arquer, a materials scientist at the University of Toronto in Canada, has a potential answer. He’s working on technology for converting carbon dioxide into useful hydrocarbons, such as plastics, fabrics and fuels that are now produced by the petrochemical industry. In other words, he’s trying to turn lemons into lemonade. PELAYO GARCIA DE ARQUER: Our approach is to decarbonize this process by taking existing CO2 in the atmosphere, in the exhaust of an industry for example, and using electricity, which could come from renewables, and using water, and upgrade the CO2 into other molecules that can be used in these production systems, for example upgrading CO2 into ethylene, which is the precursor to a lot of polymers. SC: To convert carbon dioxide into ethylene, they pump CO2 gas to a spongelike catalyst interface, where the CO2 breaks down and ultimately reacts with water and an electrolyte. But it’s difficult to orchestrate this reaction quickly and efficiently, at the rates needed to make this technology economically viable. On their own, the individual reactants don’t tend to move to the right location very quickly. PGDA: You need to have all the ingredients of your cake in the right place and in the right time. SC: The difficulty is that CO2 does not like to dissolve in water. It also tends to undergo undesired reactions with the electrolyte to produce hydrogen molecules, for example. This makes the reactions proceed slowly. So their lab’s innovation was to include an extra ingredient on the surface of the catalyst known as an ionomer, a polymer that conducts ions. The ionomer had both hydrophobic and hydrophilic parts, which in effect created distinct channels for carbon dioxide, water, and the other ingredients to travel through separately to reach the catalyst. Monitoring the electric activity in their system, which is an indication of how quickly the chemical reaction is proceeding, they measured an electric current density of more than one ampere per square centimeter, which Garcia de Arquer says is about 10x improvement compared to the state-of-the-art just 2 years ago. PGDA: This is enabled, we believe, because of this phenomenon, like CO2 can travel faster through these more dry channels that do not have water.SC: They also achieved an efficiency of 45%, meaning that 45% of the energy they put in created the ethylene. It’s not clear yet what metrics will make this system commercially viable, as the economics depend on many outside factors, such as the cost of electricity. But Garcia de Arquer says that the field is moving closer to a deployable technology.PGDA: Achieving current densities in the realm of amperes per square centimeter, together with energy efficiencies above 60%, that’s the threshold we predict with the numbers we have right now, where we think things will become more and more interesting.

Sophia Chen of MRS Bulletin interviews Tina Škorjanc, a PhD student at New York University in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, and her professor Dinesh Shetty at Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, about porphyrin–based covalent organic frameworks they developed that remove the toxic substance bromate from drinking water. Read the article in Chemical Science. TranscriptSOPHIA CHEN: Drinking water: Whether it’s out of the tap, the refrigerator, or a bottle, we expect it to be clean. Water treatment plants oblige, with a complicated sequence of filtration and purification processes. During a last purification step, the treatment plants add ozone to disinfect the water. The ozone removes odor, color, and taste, and it does this all quickly. But a potential dangerous side effect of the ozone turns harmless, naturally occurring bromine ions in the water into the toxic substance bromate. Tina Škorjanc, a PhD student at New York University in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, is working on methods to remove bromate from drinking water.TINA ŠKORJANC: It has been linked to a whole series of health conditions in humans and has been linked to cancer, which is why we think it is important to remove it.SC: Škorjanc’s team has developed a new material that can remove bromate much faster than any other existing method. TS: We really outperformed other materials which were of different classes. This list included inorganic materials, activated carbons, metal organic frameworks, a couple of other polymers, our rates really surpassed the ones reported for these other materials. SC: Dinesh Shetty, Škorjanc’s colleague and a professor at Khalifa University, also in Abu Dhabi, says that their group is the first to create a covalent organic framework specifically for bromate removal. DINESH SHETTY: Compared to normal polymers, covalent organic frameworks are ordered structures. It has defined structure, you can study exactly what is happening within this framework, you know exactly where bromate is going, how it is interacting with this material. SC: Bromate likes to stick to this material, because the material is positively charged and electrostatically attracts the negatively charged bromate. DS: If you think about other covalent organic frameworks, you have to synthesize COF first and then introduce positive charges. We are reducing one step, synthetically, if you think about it. TS: We can do our bromate adsorption experiment, take that material which has bromate on its surface and in its pores, remove those molecules by simple treatment with sodium hydroxide followed by neutralization, and we can reuse that same batch for bromate adsorption again. What’s important in the second step is the efficiency doesn’t drop. We’re still able to remove the same amount of bromate that was removed in the first cycle. SC: It’s still unclear whether this material will be economically viable for adoption by existing water treatment plants. But their work opens the door to further development of covalent organic frameworks that remove bromate. And in the meantime, their team is working to figure out how to scale up their experiment and eventually test it in a water research center in Abu Dhabi. DS: We are dealing with something which can directly impact society. If our plan works, if it becomes water purification material for bromate removal, we are helping millions all around the world. That’s real motivation for us. SC: My name is Sophia Chen from the Materials Research Society. Follow us on twitter, @MRSBulletin. Don’t miss the next episode of MRS Bulletin Materials News – subscribe now. Thank you for listening.

"At the end of the day, people can solve problems. But it's the RELATIONSHIPS that can make magic." Karen Temple experienced clinical depression as a young teenager. If not for the perceptiveness of her mother, she would not have known about it, or been able to get herself out of that situation. Karen's story is a clear reminder of the need for community and family in helping us through obstacles, and beyond. Today Karen has a doctorate in Materials Chemistry and passionately manages relationships and develops teams working to change the world through technology. How did she get unstuck and find her place of happiness? Hear for yourself now! Another episode brought to you by The School of Positive Psychology.

Episode 109: In this week’s #DataTalk, we chat with Louise Maynard-Atem about her love of data and leading innovative projects at Experian. Louise earned her PhD in Materials Chemistry from the University of Manchester and MSci in Chemistry from the University of Nottingham. More details: https://www.experian.com/blogs/news/datatalk/louise-maynard-atem/

Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Apple Episode 8 - Professor Saiful Islam The world is facing an energy crisis – our current energy storage and conversion technologies must continue to evolve to cope with an ever-growing population, but to avert a climate catastrophe science needs to meet those demands in a green and sustainable way. Well, thanks goodness then for people like Saiful Islam, Professor of Materials Chemistry at the University of Bath and our guest for episode 8! We caught up with Saiful at The Assembly Inn, Bath, to hear about his upbringing in Crouch End (apparently not as cool in the 70s as it is today), his optimistic outlook, his penchant for 3D glasses and how he likes to model... We also got to hear some behind-the-scenes stories from Saiful’s excellent Royal Institution Christmas Lectures (see below for videos), including tales of baking with GBBO star Selasi Gbormittah and nearly taking Richard Dawkins' head clean off with a cannon ball. Be sure to listen right to the end to hear Saiful’s extremely impressive performance in our inaugural ‘Periodic Table Music Quiz’. Welcome back to the Pint of Science podcast. Each week, we meet scientists in pubs around the UK to find out about their lives, their universe, and everything. From *how* fruit flies love to *why* humans love, via jumping into volcanoes, winning Olympic medals, where we came from and more! Like what we do? Let us know using the hashtag #pintcast19. And be sure to subscribe to us and rate us on your favourite podcasting platform! The Pint of Science podcast is a part of the Pint of Science Festival, the world's largest science communication festival. Thousands of guests and speakers descend on pubs in hundreds of cities worldwide to introduce science in a fun, engaging, and usually pint-fuelled way. This podcast is made possible with the help of our sponsors Brilliant.org. Do check them out, and visit www.brilliant.org/pintofscience/ where the first 200 people who sign up will get 20% off a Premium plan!  About Saiful Islam, this week's guest: After a youth sound-tracked by The Stranglers, The Jam and of course The Smiths, Saiful Islam decided to further his scientific education, and bagged himself a BSc and PhD from University College London, under the supervision of Professor Richard Catlow. An exciting post-doc in New York, investigating oxide superconductors, cemented Saiful’s passion for research and he returned to the UK in 1990 to become a lecturer and later reader at the University of Surrey, before eventually making his way to Bath to take up his current position in 2006. He now researches new classes of compounds for rechargeable lithium batteries and next-generation solar cells, with a view to meeting our growing energy demands in a green and sustainable way. His academic work and his public engagement work have earned him a health list of accolades. Perhaps his highest profile public engagement work was delivering the Royal Institution Christmas Lecturer in 2016, a clip from which you can view right here: You can also follow Saiful on Twitter (@SaifulChemistry) and contribute to his impressive page of albums and hit singles with chemistry references.  Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Apple

The chemicals used in firefighting foam, Teflon, stain-resistant carpet, outdoor sports apparel, and even the lining of your movie theater’s popcorn bags, are everywhere. Since they were first developed in the 1950s, they’ve become so widely used that traces of them have been found in the most remote regions of the globe, and in the blood of over 99% of the U.S. population. They’re correlated with several types of cancer, and are believed to disrupt hormone balance and be particularly harmful to young, developing children. Locally, they’ve been a hot topic because unhealthy levels of the chemical have been found in the groundwater of communities just south of Colorado Springs: Fountain, Widefield and Security. Learn all about PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds, sometimes called PFCs) in this fascinating presentation by Dr. Eli Fahrenkrug - Assistant Professor of Analytical and Materials Chemistry at Colorado College. Fahrenkrug, along with Dr. Tyler Cornelius, launched and runs the Fountain Valley Water Project, the first non-profit, non-partisan research group entirely focused on PFAS water quality in Southern Colorado. CC chemistry student Keenan Wright, who played a significant role in the launch, also shares about the water analysis and data collection project he’s handling (people in affected areas can get their water tested by the team for free). The Water Quality goal from Looking to Our Future: Pikes Peak Region 2030 (2012): ”Ground and surface water quality is better than designated water quality standards that are in place to protect classified uses (recreation, aquatic life, agriculture, water supply,and wetlands)." This presentation was made at the monthly Sustainability in Progress (SIP) event on March 20th, 2019. Sustainability in Progress is a monthly program of the Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future. Join us (free) the third Wednesday of every month 7:30-9:00 a.m. in the Wildcat Room at the Ivywild School. Coffee and pastries are provided.                                                                                           LINKS: Slide Presentation Fountain Valley Water Project The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare(2016 New York Times story) Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water Leave Military Families Reeling(2/19 New York Times story) The Devil We Know(Documentary about PFAS) Why We Can't Run from PFAS Chemicals   UPCOMING ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS: Friday, April 26 Mile High Youth Corps Providing lifetime skills for youth in the arenas of energy conservation and trail building Pikes Peak Environmental Forum Noon to 2 pm, Margarita at Pine Creek (Please RSVP)   About Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future The mission of Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future is to promote regional sustainability and advance the Pikes Peak region's sustainability plan (PPR2030) through regional collaboration and outreach. Green Cities Coalition Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future Pikes Peak Environmental Forum Pikes Peak Library District Green Team Pikes Peak Permaculture Keep up with all the organizations and events making our area a better place to live. Subscribe (free) on your favorite podcast app so you don't miss an episode:

Ryan Pearson is a Ph.D. candidate in Materials Chemistry at Colorado State University. Ryan's Ph.D. thesis has focused on how to use the sun's energy to drive chemical reactions. Now Ryan is working with a fellow graduate student to design window coatings to reflect the suns energy away from buildings.   CONNECT with Ryan HERE LISTEN to Ryan's TEDx talk HERE   BeTheTalk is a 7 day a week podcast where Nathan Eckel chats with talkers from TEDx & branded events. Tips tools and techniques that can help you give the talk to change the world at BeTheTalk.com !

Ryan Pearson is a Ph.D. candidate in Materials Chemistry at Colorado State University. Ryan's Ph.D. thesis has focused on how to use the sun's energy to drive chemical reactions. Now Ryan is working with a fellow graduate student to design window coatings to reflect the suns energy away from buildings.   CONNECT with Ryan HERE LISTEN to Ryan's TEDx talk HERE   BeTheTalk is a 7 day a week podcast where Nathan Eckel chats with talkers from TEDx & branded events. Tips tools and techniques that can help you give the talk to change the world at BeTheTalk.com !

This week, the team are joined by MIT Professor of Materials Chemistry, Don Sadoway. In this fascinating discussion, we explore extreme electrochemistry, Don's novel efforts to cut the carbon footprint of steel, his liquid metal battery for grid-scale storage, and the great things you can do simply by understanding some basic chemistry.

On Start the Week Andrew Marr looks back at lost heroes of science, and forward to cutting-edge experiments. Saiful Islam, Professor of Materials Chemistry, recreates Michael Faraday's famous 19th century experiments for the Royal Institution's Christmas lectures before exploring the latest materials being invented to boost clean energy. More Christmas fare as Brian Cox attempts to explain the birth of the entire universe with music, dance and comedy. Andrea Wulf celebrates the Victorian naturalist, geographer and explorer Alexander von Humboldt, whose name although mostly forgotten lives on through his research - from the Humboldt Current to Humboldt penguins. Michael Lewis has turned his attention from the financial crisis and his bestselling Liar's Poker and The Big Short to the birth of the Nobel-prize winning theory of behavioural economics, and the remarkable scientific partnership at its heart. Producer: Katy Hickman.

Although remote viewing can sometimes be explained by trance and telepathy, this is generally not a reasonable explanation. So what is it that enables a person to see something in a sealed box? or see something 100 miles away? or even move objects with only the power of the mind? That’s a good question, about which my guest has some … Read more about this episode...

The Materials Chemistry Consortium (MCC) is the single largest consumer of resources on the HECToR National Supercomputer. In this talk I will give an overview of how MCC members exploit HECToR in a wide range of materials chemistry research and the types of applications that we are interested in. Links: Slides - Talk slides

Bone Tissue Engineering In podcast #13, we talk with Professor Jöns Hilborn and Dr. Ivan Martin, two experts in bone tissue engineering who attended the 2006 Regenerate World Congress in April. Professor Hilborn of the Department of Materials Chemistry at Sweden’s Uppsala University is engineering cells to produce customized extracellular matrices, which his [...]